A Church and Its People on Austin's Eastside

The living history of David Chapel

"...darkness of Austin's racial history. The congregation originated in 1924, when members of a community then south of Austin,..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Day Trips & Beyond: October Travel Updates

A true beer cave softens the blow of pandemic cancellations

"...Lindbergh made an unscheduled landing in Camp Wood in 1924. Flying to California from San Antonio, Lindbergh took a..."

Oct. 1, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 8-14

"...more than 70 conflicts that lasted from 1776 until 1924. If there is any long-term struggle or strife that..."

May 8, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

Opinion: Suffragettes of White Supremacy

Ashley Cheng, co-host of the Rabble podcast, looks at the history of racism in Austin’s suffrage movement

"...by denying citizenship entirely. Native Americans received citizenship in 1924 but weren't guaranteed voting nationwide until 1962. My own..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Ashley Cheng

Day Trips: Interurban Railway Museum, Plano

Remembering the interurban rails

"...Fort Worth rail station displays a car used from 1924 to 1934...."

Jan. 24, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Texas Prison Museum

Slammer school in Huntsville

"...of the Texas prison system's electric chairs. Used from 1924 until 1964, it led 361 men to meet their..."

July 5, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

14 Fabulous International Bakeries Right Here in Austin

From macarons to kolaches to milkshake cookies, we got you covered

"...1924 S. First, www.lamexicanabakeryaustin.com..."

June 14, 2019 Food Feature by Emily Beyda

Seven Spots to Get Amazing Tamales in Austin

A fan of masa but a mess in the kitchen? Leave it to the pros.

"...days, so get on it if you want ’em. 1924 S. First. La Cocina de Consuelo..."

Jan. 26, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

New Speakeasy, Whisper Room, Opens This Friday

Relish in opulence and whiskey in Downtown Austin

"...by the history of the hotel, which opened in 1924 at the height of Prohibition, the Whisper Room aims..."

Oct. 25, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"..."I was born at 8:30am on Aug. 30, 1924, close to Fairfield, Texas – the nearest village or..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Six for CD 10

Dem primary candidates contend at Pct. 149 forum

"...traced the history of discrimination against immigrants to the 1924 Immigration Act aimed at excluding Italians and Eastern Europeans,..."

Feb. 13, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Day Trips & Beyond: D.H. Lawrence in New Mexico

D.H. Lawrence’s banned art finds a home in Taos hotel

"...the British painter Lady Dorothy Brett who arrived in 1924 and stayed in New Mexico until her death in..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Trumpet Constant Ephraim Owens Won’t Be Rushed

New Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee substitutes kindness and ubiquity for a back catalog

"...the last musical heir to Banks' antecedent Kenny Dorham (1924-1972) and the many players preceding the underrated Texas trumpet..."

April 7, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Deep in the Heart of Texas Political Scandals

Crimes, carousing, and contravention from the Capitol grounds

"...lawmakers banned him from holding public office. So in 1924, his wife Miriam "Ma" Ferguson ran, telling voters not..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Jeff Nichols' Intimate Portrait of a Marriage in Loving

Austin-based director on the pivotal civil rights case that inspired his film

"...convicted of violating the state's Racial Integrity Act of 1924. Rather than go to jail, they took the judge's..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The word "scofflaw" was coined in 1924 (during Prohibition) to mean a person who drinks illegally...."

June 10, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Who Let the Dogs Out?

A playlist for the dog days of summer

"...traditional blues first recorded by Papa Charlie Jackson in 1924, the guitar/banjo duo cut their take as a 1952..."

July 17, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Estate Sale Roundup: January 10-11

Baby, it's cold outside, but your holiday money is burning your pocket.

"...other dinnerware. School yearbooks include Texas yearbooks 1910, 1916, 1924, 1929-31, 1935-38, 1941-44, 1947, 1949, 1957, 1964, 1968 UT..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Design Post by Anne Harris

Death Watch: Running Low on Poison

The state of Texas has three executions' worth of pentobarbitol

"...death in Texas since reinstatement, and the 864th since 1924, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice...."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

For Those Late-Night, All-Night Cravings

"...La Mexicana Bakery (1924 S. First) This 24-hour, family-owned Mexican bakery and diner..."

March 15, 2013 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Thirteenth B'ak'tun Bacchanalia

A Mayan feast fit for the end of the world or the beginnings of a new age

"...(5.9% ABV) and Tecate (4.5% ABV). First introduced in 1924, Noche Buena is Mexico's only seasonal winter beer, made..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Food Feature by Mick Vann

The First Annual Rancho Winslow Mayan Fin del Mundo Fiesta!

Friday, Dec. 21, 2012

"...Noche Buena – 5.9% ABV. First introduced in 1924, this is Mexico's only seasonal winter beer, done in..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Food Feature

Big Night at the Barber Shop

Dripping Springs brewpub hosts Austin caterers

"...The Barber Shop opened in 1924 as a wood and tin garage, and then in..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Food Post by Mick Vann

Calling All Sportsmen – It’s Rugby Time

Austin Rugby Club open tryouts loom

"...has been winning gold medals in the sport since 1924. Playing rugby also provides a great cultural experience since..."

Sept. 17, 2012 Sports Post by Carly Yansak

A Southern White in the Social-Justice Trenches

AFS Doc Nights screens 'Anne Braden: Southern Patriot'

"...activist and writer Anne Braden. The latter, born in 1924 to a white, middle class family in Louisville, Ky.,..."

July 13, 2012 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

KD: A Jazz Biography

Austin jazz trumpet legend by the rhyme

"...the soul and verve of a bebop solo. Dorham (1924-1972) spent his adolescence in Austin, attending the old, segregated..."

June 15, 2012 Music Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Hops to It

The gospel of good beer is spreading

"...Built in a great old building constructed in 1924 as a gas station, it later, as the name..."

April 6, 2012 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

A Brief History of Food Radio

How it all began

"...first American food broadcast. Initially aired in Minnesota in 1924, the program was nationwide by 1926, and The Betty..."

July 15, 2011 Food Feature by MM Pack

Texas Takes on the World

A coming-out party for Texas olive oil

"...we can tell, the trees were planted in about 1924 after the mansion was built. They've survived all these..."

March 25, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

SXSW: Austin Dining From Yawn Till Dawn

Some late-night lifesavers to keep you well-fed in the wee hours of SXSW

"...1924 S. First Mexican sweets, pastries, and savories too. ¡Muy..."

March 11, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

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