Day Trips

Send your favorite daytripper or daytripper-to-be on a photographic journey through Austin or a uniquely Texan greasy-spoon odyssey.

"...parts of Austin, such as the bats under the Congress Avenue Bridge and the less well-known, such as the..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Tailgating Teasips

Mick Vann makes a foray into the curious and often elaborate rite of University of Texas fandom known as "tailgating" and discovers some intriguing practices.

"...MLK to 18th Street and from Trinity to North Congress was a megaconglomeration of rabid fans, in groups of..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Map 1: "Recommendation: Initial Phase"

"...shelved after Cap Metro discovered (or re-discovered) that the Congress Avenue bridge can't hold rail vehicles and that rebuilding..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature

Driving and Cranking

"...the all-day, multi-band blast out back of the South Congress folk-art shop. "And then the Bloodshot showcase. All those..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Postmarks

Sweep Them Out

"...witch-hunter hails from a small-minded camp of zealots in congress clamoring for a so-called religious freedom amendment and return..."

June 4, 1999 Column

Mule Conversations

"...is acquainted, chuckling about all the water under the bridge since he taped an edition of Austin City Limits..."

April 23, 1999 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Dancing About Architecture

Unnecessary Roughness

"...that eyesore Stevie Ray Vaughan statue under the 360 bridge because it currently attracts pesky pigeons to Auditorium Shores.)..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Snapshots on Photography

Anonymous Was a Photographer

"...Last Time Emmett Modeled Nude (1987), which represents a bridge between Mann's various obsessions, Southern landscape and Southern folk...."

Oct. 16, 1998 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Hazardous Hoofers

Jaywalking is No Mean Feet

"...he said, Sixth Street would be fully accessible from Congress to I-35...."

June 12, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Postmarks

Helping Herb

"...running the campaign that stopped a proposed Barton Skyway bridge over Barton Creek. And the creek bed wouldn't be..."

March 6, 1998 Column

Potholes and Potshots

"...Exhibit A -- a piece of "Jo Baylor for Congress" campaign literature that bore Haywood Ware's name on a..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by Amy Smith

Articulations

Giving It Up

"...action that begins with a silent walk from the Congress Avenue bridge to the Texas State Capitol, then has..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Road Shows

Are County Bond Proposals Good for the Long Haul?

"...expansion funds are millions for much-needed routine road and bridge maintenance. "We are not generally opposed to spending on..."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

McLeese's Pieces

Statesman Columnist Vents Spleen on Greens

"...and from there, it's a quick walk across the Congress Avenue bridge to the Statesman offices...."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...of I-35. The retail district just south of the Congress Street bridge was chosen for the latest bike release..."

Aug. 22, 1997 News Feature

Art's New Address

Uptown Is Home to Austin's Latest Cultural District

"...the region south of Sixth Street and west of Congress Avenue was such an area. At that time, it..."

July 4, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Articulations

Easley Leaves ACB

"...A retreat exploring art as a bridge between the human spirit and God's spirit is being..."

April 25, 1997 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Food-O-File

"...complete what owner Kent Cole refers to as "the bridge to the 20th Century," the restaurant will close at..."

March 28, 1997 Food Column

Perpetuating Preservation

Austin's Historic Victory Grill

"...fewer prostitutes here than any given night on South Congress, and far fewer drug dealers than a visit to..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Taming the 12-Lane Monster

Task Force Finalizing Plan to Limit Environmental Damage From Aquifer Freeway

"...recently completed segment of US290 between South First and Congress actually rerouted natural stormwater drainage from West Bouldin Creek..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Articulations

Great Scott!

"...but this year it will take place on the Congress Avenue Bridge instead of the Capitol grounds. For details,..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Arts Column

Curriculum II: America Is an Artist

Letters at 3AM

"...Court. Those appointments are Clinton's major trading card with congress, and he will appoint "centrists" -- i.e., people who..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Column by Michael Ventura

Austin Trails: New and Proposed

"...the Barton Creek greenbelt, just downstream of the MoPac bridge. Construction will be performed, without public funding, by 13..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

Off the Desk:

"...requests include $8.6 million to widen the Lamar Boulevard Bridge to six lanes, $3.5 million to widen Fifth Street..."

Sept. 20, 1996 News Feature

Tune in to Tapas

Little Spanish Bar Snacks

"...by non-Spanish standards. Taken at their traditional time, tapas bridge the gap between meals while providing opportunities for relaxation..."

July 12, 1996 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Tunnel Vision

The New Waller Creek

"...to withstand major floods without busting its banks and bridges. During more typical dry spells, the tunnel will instead..."

July 12, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Club Comings and Goings

"...I hear, the bat (like the kind under the Congress Street Bridge, not like in baseball) costume which cost..."

Nov. 10, 1995 Music Column

Day Trips

"...built in 1939.) The Scarbrough Building at Sixth and Congress was the first air-conditioned retail store west of the..."

Aug. 25, 1995 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Commissions, Committees, and Comments

"...or not he's been spending any time under the Congress Avenue bridge. Mixed Notes I don't have a confirmation..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Day Trips

"...You Wanted to Ask (includes a field trip to Congress Ave. bridge), Aug. 31. All seminars are free and..."

July 28, 1995 Column

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