Day Trips

Five quick getaways in Central Texas to recharge the internal batteries without draining the gas tank

"...Canyon of the Eagles Lodge & Nature Park is a world-class hideaway on Lake Buchanan outside of..."

May 25, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The East Texas Arboretum in Athens uses flowers and landscaped gardens as a gateway into the rugged beauty of the hardwood forest along Walnut Creek

"...East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society, which maintains the park on the northwest side of town. The woods have..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Summer fun is heating up around the state

"...resource and allow public access. This is a maternity colony; the number of bats emerging around sunset increases through..."

June 30, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Theatrical Provocateurs Rubber Repertory Return to Austin

Two of the best and oddest come back for their own good and ours

"...Kansas, and turning that space into a temporary artist colony called the Pilot Balloon House … and then Josh..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Civics 101

"...TOWN LAKE METRO PARK PUBLIC VISIONING SESSION Help steer the future of Auditorium..."

May 2, 2014 News Column

The Webberville Conundrum

Austin's plans for an eastern landfill hit a little obstacle – the people who live there

"...from the road takes you to a sprawling county park abutting the Colorado River, where one can put in..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Day Trips

Capt. Day Trips ventures north of the border to magical Victoria, British Columbia

"...at the tip of the island off the British colony's coast. The city of Victoria was incorporated as the..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Windmills play a powerful role both in Texas' past and present.

"...The Windmill Museum in Nederland's Tex Ritter Park is a model of a Dutch windmill with 25-foot..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory's an ornithologist's paradise.

"...area was once part of Stephen F. Austin's original colony. Known as the Columbia Bottomlands or Austin's Woods, the..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Condo Clash

The Gotham Has Neighbors Up in Arms

"...it was guano from Austin's famed Mexican Freetail bat colony, Davis' reaction was, "How do we get rid of..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Day Trips

"...In 1892, a colony of Norwegians settled in the area and changed the..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Five Dark Events to Beat the Heat

Nighttime distractions that flip off the sun

"...just one bridge, making it the biggest urban bat colony in America. Right now, nursing season is over and..."

July 21, 2023 Arts Column by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Stay Trips

Daytripping in the age of stay-at-home orders

"...San Antonio is home to the world’s largest maternity colony of bats. When the more than 15 million Mexican..."

April 28, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Galveston's Lafitte Steps

A notorious pirate leaves his mark

"...Lafitte's colony on the island grew to around 2,000 living in..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

Ruby Jane's no longer the innocent

"...couple streets down in a Jack in the Box parking lot. Those were the only two things that were..."

June 29, 2012 Music Feature by Adam Schragin

Day Trips

NatureFest in Bastrop's Fisherman's Park will celebrate the opening of Wilbarger Paddling Trail on Sept. 27

"...from the Utley Bridge on FM 969 to Fisherman's Park in Bastrop among the longest. Depending upon water flow..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas coast near Brazoria is a very peaceful place

"...Stephen F. Austin brought his colony of immigrants to the area around the mouth of..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

An Ill Wind Blowing No Good

"...alter the insect population, which is critical for the colony's survival. That alone would be a travesty. But every..."

July 17, 2007 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Donuts (106 West Liberty in Round Rock), and the Colony (16 miles east of the Airport on Highway 71),..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips

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

"...Published by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department with assistance from the Texas Department..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

From 380 Angles

Karen Kocher's multimedia 'Austin Past and Present' tells hundreds of stories in almost as many ways.

"...and not worth recording -- someone sits on a park bench and daydreams, another sings at their local church,..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Screens Feature by Michael May

The Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever

Like those Christmastime baskets full of cheese logs, summer sausages, miniature jars of jellies, etc., The Best Salvage Vanguard Holiday Ever features a diverse little gathering of tasty treats -- in this case, five-minute plays on a common theme -- and it's fun to snack on.

"...who seem hellbent on keeping the likes of Swiss Colony and Harry & David in business. And, similarly, it's..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips

Baseball, bats, obits, no buts, and environmental action figure into this year-end wrap-up.

"...for the season. Considered one of the most intimate parks in professional baseball, Enron Field was a home run..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Articulations

Austin playwrights are drawing attention around the nation, and one theatre company is getting hit by the Macbeth curse smack in the face.

"...Rockefeller Foundation Multi-Arts Production Fund grant for the Frontera@Hyde Park Theatre world premiere staging of con flama. Bridgforth shared..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Day Trips

Get your jitters all over Central Texas at these rural coffeeshops.

"...was only a matter of time before this artist colony had its own coffeehouse, but unfortunately, they put it..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Lindheimer Home in New Braunfels stands as a monument to the "Father of Texas Botany."

"...ran a private school for gifted children in the colony. In 1852, he became the first editor of the..."

March 3, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...The Meusebach-Comanche Treaty that was ratified by the colony of Germans provided safe passage for settlers through the..."

April 2, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Markets, Matheson, and More Recommended Events

Fill your weekend with arts, culture, and a bit of capitalism

"...sets off on a path of revenge against the colony of beavers who destroyed his still? A mix of..."

Nov. 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Young the Giant, Shakey Graves to Headline New Landlock Festival in Waco

Pro surfing competition supplements the unusual event

"...Wong, Landlock takes place at Waco Surf, a water park that allows inland Americans to ride some gnarly (artificial)..."

Jan. 30, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas

"...Borden served in various positions in Stephen F. Austin’s colony and the Republic of Texas, in addition to starting..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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