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City Slickers
How the state's most influential conservative think tank works to undermine our local control
"...blocks from the Capitol, in a pristine auditorium on Congress Avenue, attorney/activist Fred Lewis, District 8 City Council candidate..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

All Politics Is Local at Texas Tribune Festival
Evan Smith leads the fest’s move Downtown and brings national newsmakers to Austin
"...Downtown footprint that includes a Saturday street fair on Congress Avenue...."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: San Felipe de Austin Historic Site
Original Texas capital returns through new museum
"...moving to Austin where she earned a statue on Congress Avenue. The town ended in 1836 when the retreating..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Point Austin: In the Shadow of the Capitol
Council approves its latest budget with the Lege over its shoulder
"...800-pound state gorilla waiting at the other end of Congress Avenue. That said, it's worth noting that City Manager..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Things to Do Downtown During the Texas Tribune Festival
Take a break with these hot spots within walking distance of the Capitol
"...the Lone Star State, the Bob Bullock Museum (1800 Congress) is the place to go for some Texas history..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

Nicole Eisenman Receives Booth/FLAG Art Prize
NYC artist is the first recipient of the $200,000 award
"...a solo exhibition at the Contemporary's Jones Center on Congress Avenue in February of that year, with an option..."

Aug. 6, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Rename Austin? Not Likely.
City name not going anywhere anytime soon
"...the first African-American U.S. treasurer, and scrap Jeff Davis Avenue for Will Holland, a former Travis County commissioner who..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Jawbreaker, Last Band on the Titanic
Saving lives decades on
"...million illegal rodents are living under the bridge on Congress Avenue,” Schwarzenbach announced, referring to Austin’s famed population of..."

July 14, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Drinks Issue: Guide to Getting Home Safely
Put somebody else in the driver's seat with these transpo options
"...catch a late-night bus from East Sixth Street and Congress Avenue to neighborhoods in North and South Austin. Single..."

July 13, 2018 Food Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Guide to Central Texas Breweries
Our comprehensive list of places to grab a craft beer in and around Austin
"...SOCO Homebrew 8201 S. Congress, 78745, www.socohomebrew.com..."

July 13, 2018 Food Feature

Austin July Events Guide
The fun isn't over yet. Summer is just getting started.
"...Selena. All screenings include $5 parking courtesy of 600 Congress, and every Tuesday means $2 Lone Stars and sodas...."

June 28, 2018 Events Post by Cassie Arredondo

Battle of the Briskets Champion: Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que
"...Although the Austin location (217 Congress) has only been open since 2014, the Wootan and..."

June 22, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Council: Put on Your Hard Hats
City Council, staff get to work
"...(i.e., allowing such activity) would result in tents on Congress Avenue and along the front steps of City Hall...."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

2018's Texas Pride Celebrations
Celebrate your queerness throughout the Lone Star State this summer
"...stop when the stage is cleared. Head down to Congress Avenue or Fourth Street to see the parade in..."

May 22, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

A Brief History of Rooster Teeth
For those late to the party, here's the story of a little production team that could
"...homes, including an office over a kebab shop on Congress Avenue, RT becomes the newest tenant at Austin Studios...."

May 11, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Look at Women Leaders in the Kitchen and at Austin Food + Wine Festival
We chat with the other 25%
"...also the site of the original Tamale House [at Congress Avenue and Cesar Chavez]. It made me really emotional..."

April 27, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Bob Schneider’s Just Making It Up
Pre-eminent Austin Music Awards winner teases new LP
"...the composition with an everyday Austin spot check – Congress Avenue, Lady Bird Lake – that builds momentum into..."

April 25, 2018 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Live Music Soundtrack for Your Weekend
Austin Reggae Festival, and more if you're not too high
"...statewide pool of Texans performing inside the rotunda of Congress Avenue's other massive stone monolith. Your ear-to-ear grin will..."

April 20, 2018 Music Post by The Music Staff

SXSW Film Review: A Tuba to Cuba
Preservation Jazz Hall Band doc is filled with life and joy
"...onstage, and led a “second line” parade out onto Congress Avenue and down Sixth Street. Holy SXSW!..."

March 15, 2018 Screens Post by Michael King

2018 SXSW Film Venue Guide
Where to go, how to get there, and how to navigate the lines
"...Venues Overview Paramount Theatre (713 Congress Ave.)..."

March 1, 2018 SXSW Post

Big Money for Big Roads
Deciding how the Mobility Bond is spent on Austin's most traveled streets
"...12) South Congress Avenue..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Ellsworth Kelly's Austin Opens at the Blanton Museum of Art
By building this structure, the Blanton enabled a major modern artist to realize his masterwork
"...with that of the Texas State Capitol just down Congress Avenue), specifying mouthblown glass for the windows (supplied by..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: Can Austin Be a Jazz City?
Two venues usher in a new era in Austin jazz. Plus music scholar Bill Bentley brings the Smithsonian Institution to bear at BookPeople.
"...been taken up by just one dedicated venue: cavernous Congress Avenue subterranean space the Elephant Room, which presents local..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Mexic-Arte Museum's "Fotografía y Nuevos Medios: Selections From the Permanent Collection"
The exhibition puts on view a treasure trove of images that have been in hiding for too long in the museum's collections
"...hiding out for too long in the collection on Congress Avenue. "Fotografía y Nuevos Medios: Selections From the Permanent..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Listening Outside the Lines
Kevin Curtin spends four days on the fringes
"...to 45's State of the Union address, a happier congress gathered in the back of the Townsend to delight..."

Feb. 2, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Snapshot: Day of Resistance
If you had 15 seconds alone with Trump, what would you say?
"...at City Hall, followed by the Women's March up Congress Avenue and the subsequent 45th Texas Roe v. Wade..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

A Day of Resistance in Austin
"...Women’s March to Capitol on Congress Avenue..."

Jan. 22, 2018 Photo Gallery

Austin's Day of Resistance
Where to commemorate the first anniversary of the Women’s March
"...Rally Noon-1pm, from City Hall to the Capitol via Congress Avenue, Free As the Impeachment Rally ends, all who..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Events Post by Sarah Marloff

Seen / Soon: Dec. 22
Getting down to earth with Wangechi Mutu's solo show and easing into New Year's with a Hideout improv sampler
"...Jan. 14. The Contemporary Austin – Jones Center, 700 Congress. www.thecontemporaryaustin.org. Soon..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Arts Column

Contemporary Austin Goings & Comings
Judith Sims retires, Deming sculpture Mystic Raven returns
"...was being installed on the corner of Eighth and Congress, in the courtyard of what was then called First..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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