I Saw the Light

Clifford Antone, hardcore to the end

"...Alvin Crow and his all-star lineup, including the venerable Austin honky-tonk's owner James White, reach into their buckskin bag..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

For the Activist Who Has Everything

Useless political gifts for the holiday season

"...both off with one online stop at www.kindk9-humanhemp.com, an Austin-based company that deals in hand-dyed hemp-fiber guitar straps, dog..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature

Day Trips

The subterranean magnificence of Carlsbad Caverns

"...The lighting along the path is just enough to guide the explorer and add a subtle dramatic effect to..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...the 10 miles of road across the 1,500-acre sanctuary, visitors will spot more than 30 species from Africa, Asia,..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

day trips

"...The local Chamber of Commerce operates a visitors center and gift shop at the dam on TX29..."

May 23, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Start Your Modems!

The Joy of B-Movie Websites

"...Data Base (http://us.imdb.com/FAQ.html). Take your Siskel and Ebert's Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide, and all other..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Screens Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...Cellars, Salt Lick Round Rock, and outposts in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth airports...."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Gay Place: AHOY, SWABBIES

The week before SXSW: The calm before the storm of more queers than we know what do with ... Oh, we'll think of something

"...AUSTIN LGBT BAR ASSOCIATION HAPPY HOUR Watch the gay legal..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

Day Trips

White-water rafting on the Rio Grande in New Mexico is a huge rush and a little scary, too

"...Mexican native John Weinmeister. As owner of Known World Guide Service, Weinmeister has been taking visitors down the river..."

June 29, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...television sets. Since 1965, Mission Control in Houston has guided the astronauts through the heavens. The visitor center opened..."

March 15, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

For the Record

"...To The Austin Chronicle and its readers:..."

May 15, 1998 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: Ice Fishing, Door County, Wis.

A trip to Sturgeon Bay

"...generations,” says Capt. JJ Malvitz, the owner of JJ’s Guide Service (he pilots a fishing boat during the summer..."

Feb. 15, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Page Two

The economy begins to affect local businesses, as the ongoing debate over Sixth Street continues.

"...Sixth Street is to be avoided. Sixth Street defines Austin. The debate goes on and has for many years...."

May 4, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Day Trips

Two new guides lead the way to some hidden Central Texas jewels

"...Two new nature trail guides give directions to hidden jewels that make Central Texas..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Chasing the Dream

AVAA Director Vanessa Ronsonette

"...Three weeks after Vanessa Ronsonette came to Austin in 1992, she wrote an article for Avaanti, the..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Arts Feature

LBJ Library at 50: "Lady Bird Johnson: Beyond the Willdflowers"

The LBJ Library exhibit shows sides of the First Lady you may not know

"...last being especially important for the way they allow visitors to the exhibit the chance to hear Lady Bird..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: November Travel Roundup

Port A's Harvey recovery, Millican's pecan pie, and fall travel news

"...the thousands of volunteers, and to the thousands of visitors that continued to support the island’s businesses during the..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Health Care Needs Your Help to Slow COVID-19’s Spread

Keep your distance

"...cases of COVID-19. By Wednesday, there were 23, and Austin Public Health has declared the city and county are..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Catfish, outlaws, and armadillos

"...and Museum in Nashville, Tenn., recognizes the importance of Austin’s Armadillo World Headquarters and Redneck Rock with a new..."

May 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Waco Mammoth Site boasts the largest known concentration of mammoth skeletons, left after the beasts died from the same natural event

"...to the public. The tour starts at a small visitors' center, where a guide leads groups to the stylish..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Rio Chama is a beautiful day-trip destination in nearby New Mexico

"...And millions of visitors come to New Mexico every year to enjoy the..."

July 21, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

To Marfa, on a Tuesday in December

When high art and hipness move in, what happens to a tiny Texas town?

"...a railroad line about seven hours due west of Austin, smack in the middle of the most mythic corner..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Dan Keane

Day Trips

Appreciating the Indian rock art of the Lower Pecos River region

"...mastodons were beginning to disappear," said Gary Kendrick of Austin at the beginning of a tour of the rock..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...control, says Vicki Parker, marketing manager and winery tour guide. Richard Haak had no idea where two Concord grapevines..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...and solitude. It is best explored with an experienced guide (www.visitbigbend.com or 877/244-2363)...."

June 14, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Varner-Hoogg Plantation State Historical Park, near Houston, has gone from a settler's cabin to a great sugar plantation to an oil wildcatter's weekend home.

"...in 1818. Six years later he joined Stephen F. Austin's original colony and was given a league of land..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...term, in July 1917, he and his family left Austin as the state legislature handed down articles of impeachment..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Food-O-File

"...pork products are a sure sign of spring in Austin, Texas. The world-famous annual SPAMARAMA™ takes place this weekend,..."

March 27, 1998 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

"...from barbecue to bed-and-breakfast inns. Besides being a travel guide, Enchanted Rock Magazine preserves colorful local history. "You won't..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...McKissack dreamed of a little amusement/health park where visitors would have fun and learn about nutrition and the..."

July 7, 1995 Column

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