Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

New year, new adventures

"...Historical Park • Rio Grande National Wild & Scenic River (fee) • San Antonio Missions National Historical Park •..."

Jan. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Restaurants With Killer Views

Eat with your eyes (and your mouth)

"...to admire the Downtown skyline, rolling waters of the Colorado River, and other scenic vistas around town...."

Aug. 21, 2021 Food Post by Hannah Williford

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...exhausted nurse, battles coworkers, clients and one impatient bus driver to learn her self worth as she chases the..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Mid-September Travel Updates

Travel news from around Texas and beyond

"...the 32-year-old organization joined with two accredited sanctuaries in Colorado to become The Wild Animal Sanctuary-Texas. This will be..."

Sept. 10, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Out of Town Closures Due to COVID-19

Here are the latest updates

"...Visitor centers at Lower Colorado River Authority Parks are closed and organized group activities..."

March 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...The rise, fall, and rise again of a Cambodian refugee who escaped genocide and overcame poverty to build a..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...Our city sits astride a river that is now a lake, which floods when we..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...war, Madina’s Dream tells the story of rebels and refugees fighting to survive in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains. (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...crossing under the traffic-laden I-35 and entering the Red River district, home to music clubs – Stubb's, Beerland, Mo­hawk,..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

Day Trips

Beautiful hiking oasis in Bastrop

"...The Colorado River Refuge near Bastrop is alive with the sound..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Looking back at 2009, it was a year of drought, change, and some exciting new opportunities for day trippers

"...of endangered whooping cranes at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge declined...."

Jan. 1, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

How Green Grows My County?

'Greenprints' aim to protect our most precious natural lands

"...relaxed raft trip along the winding bends of the Colorado River. The five-mile float showcased the 87-mile stretch of..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Holiday Rambles

Here's a list for exploring Austin's precious parkland

"...of the city's Center for Environmental Research, for a river-rambling December: McKinney Roughs..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature

Day Trips

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

"...San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas coast near Brazoria is a very..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

"...intersection with Boswell, who was wearing a helmet. The driver stayed at the scene; Boswell was taken to Brackenridge..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...the same South Shore Central subdistrict – across the river from Downtown – development pressures, battles, and opportunities have..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Limits• In a surprising turn of events, the Lower Colorado River Authority on Sept. 18 told the Hutto City..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the victims were not wearing a seat belt. Other driver-error factors – like driving on the wrong side of..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: The Lege v. Austin

The Austin-bashing bills are not just about water – also property, power, and democracy

"...half-lives – the myth that Austin is an uncharted refuge for a bunch of tree-hugging, anti-business zealots still flourishes..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The Lower Colorado River Authority can't carry developers' water (literally) fast enough...."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Square. Museum officials say they'll keep the Fourth and Colorado property but pursue less expensive options for a new..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

"I Made a Movie, and They Didn't Want It!"

Shut out by distribution companies, indie filmmakers go DIY when it comes to getting their movie out there.

"...more common for these vagabond indie films to find refuge at microcinemas; indeed, these city-based film collectives dedicated to..."

July 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Salon of the West

They may not notice us every time we go to Barton Springs -- after all, they are thinking, passionate men, deep in conversation. But we sure notice them: the men at Philosophers' Rock. Who are they? And why does Austin owe them such a debt of gratitude?

"...long blocks east, and crests the hill at Red River. He can see the last of the after-work traffic..."

July 4, 2003 Books Feature by Steve Moore

Rio Grande No Longer?

An overview of the ecological crisis along the Rio Grande

"...to maintain the flow of fresh water as the river passes through myriad farms and municipalities on its way..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Flippin' the Birds

Closing parts of Balcones Canyon Preserve angers mountain bikers and doesn't do enough to save wildlife.

"...the preserve are owned and managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority, Texas Audubon Society, and the Nature Conservancy...."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Land Mine

public access debate surrounds preservation issue

"...of the city of Austin, Travis County, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), the Nature Conservancy of Texas and..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.

"...public bodies in the state" and advocated protecting the Colorado from "abuse and overuse." (Sept. 23, 1986, page A8)...."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column

Day Trips

"...communities along the Rio Grande. A month later the Colorado River overflowed its banks and flooded towns between Bastrop..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Missoula, Montana and Boulder, Colorado

Tale of Two Cities

"...to the current 46,386 residents. West Coast newcomers, seeking refuge from crime-ridden inner cities, traffic, and crowding, have discovered..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature