Fashion, Heritage, Ballet, Puns, and More Weekend Events

Arts and culture to fill your days

"...to a close later this year when the beloved Downtown coffeehouse/theatre closes, catch this Austin comedy royalty in their..."

May 9, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Austin Elders: Meet Mary Lou Gibson, Journalist and Austin’s Voice of Saints

A woman of hundreds of articles and few words

"...to love night walks. In fact, she asked her doctor about her new dislike for nighttime, and he said..."

May 9, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Art Prom, Pup Crawl, Eeyore’s Birthday, and More Recommended Events

A smattering of ways to fill your weekend

"...Friday 25 - Sunday 27, Downtown Georgetown..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Opportunities to Amplify, Educate, and Trailblaze in This Week’s Events

The week ahead is looking bright

"...Monday 3 - Thursday 6, Downtown Austin..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...lawsuit last week against a Dallas pediatrician, accusing the doctor of providing gender-affirming care to at least 21 teenage..."

Oct. 25, 2024 News Feature

Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping

What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios

"...a medication you rely on, he recommends telling your doctor that you’re getting serious about preparedness and asking for..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

A Beloved Birthday, Dragon Boats, and More Recommended Events for the Week

Get out before the heat descends

"...careers such as blacksmith, surveyor, cowboy, farmer, dressmaker, teacher, doctor, and telegraph operator. They’ll even be able to try..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Exploring the McNeil Crossing Strip Mall

Exceptional forays into Indian and Vietnamese cuisine, plus a short trip to Subway

"...be home by NOW! instead of a half-hour from Downtown – and I'm suddenly considering it, because Pin Seeker’s..."

April 12, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

How Acclaimed Sushi Chef Tyson Cole Achieved His Dreams in Austin and Beyond

The chef behind Uchi (and several more notable restaurants) gets Hai all the time

"...The James Beard Award-winning chef, owner and co-founder of..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Foxtales Gets Back on Stage After Bicycle Accident and Spinal Surgery

Cleared to play guitar, the indie-pop act returns at Hot Summer Nights

"...and Lena Luca. The show slots into the totally-free Downtown music festival Hot Summer Nights...."

July 18, 2023 Music Post by Leo Vernor

Remembering Teresa Taylor, Stand-Up Butthole Surfers Drummer With a Memorable Role in Slacker

The Texas percussionist and “Madonna Pap smear girl” has died at 60

"...subleased rehearsal space from Taylor for $40/month in a downtown warehouse she rented. Then a University of Texas Radio,..."

June 20, 2023 Music Post by Tim Stegall

SXSW Music 2023: The Best Things We Saw on Tuesday

Bartees Strange, Coco & Clair Clair, plus a PinkPantheress misfire

"...kick off the venerable venue’s SXSW. Away from the downtown noise, the audience dutifully complied, though the song swap..."

March 15, 2023 SXSW Post by Nayeli Portillo

The House That Built DJ Shani Hébert

Decades in the making, The Groove Temple arrives on KUTX

"...security door with the magnetic lock at her East Downtown building. Beyond the entrance, she's quickly apologetic about the..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The Texas Tribune Festival Brings Star Power to Politics

TribFest resumes in person in Downtown Austin Sept. 22-24

"...just not the same, the festival is back in Downtown Austin Sept. 22-24. The last day includes the Open..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: Can Project Connect Actually Meet Our Needs?

The question remains if Project Connect will produce a public transit system that people will choose over their own cars

"...planners (such as Jane Jacobs) argued that a diverse downtown is more important than monolithic dense housing. For several..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Barbara Epstein

Town Hall Calls for Quick Action to Combat Overdoses

The crisis is now

"...from EMS, Integral Care, the Austin Police Department, and Downtown Austin Community Court – and CommUnityCare's street medicine team..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

In Service of Music Medicine, Jason Isbell Played at the Austin Library Last Night

Songwriter delivers phenomenal solo set for JoyRx fundraiser

"...I ask. “No,” she replies. “I’m a palliative care doctor…and also a Jason Isbell fan from Alabama.”..."

April 28, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

What ARE You Doing for Valentine’s Weekend?

Something special? Nothing at all? “Go away, kid, you bother me” … ?

"...Fandom Blends celebrating the love of such storyworlds as Doctor Who and Gravity Falls and the Magus Archives, among..."

Feb. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

You Deserve an Escape This Year, to Hotel ZaZa

Because you've totally earned this level of comfort

"...You knew that, right? You’ve been Downtown, you’ve noted the fancier places and the bargainish bed-sits,..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Queers Gone Country

Nashville's Jaime Wyatt brings queer twang to Austin, Elysium gets Bizarre, and more events

"...word for it though – mask up, giddy on Downtown, and hear it for yourself. 2 To Do..."

July 30, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

ProLodges Saves and Changes Some of Austin's Most Vulnerable Lives

Can the city keep them open?

"...27 Council authorized new case manager positions at the Downtown Austin Community Court, supported by federal COVID-19 relief grants..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Opinion: Medical Students Support Ballot Measures

Propositions A and B are key to a healthier future

"...against these conditions is waged on the individual level. Doctors will encourage their patients to exercise more, even though..."

Oct. 23, 2020 Column by Daniel R. Bamrick-Fernandez and Scott Spivey Provencio

ATX6 Makes It to Asia and Back All in One Piece

Local music ambassadors “made it in and out just in time”

"...home a week later – the week that the doctor who discovered the virus died from it and the..."

March 11, 2020 Music Post by Leslie Sisson

Rebooting Kitchen Culture With a Novel Concept: Sober Living

Food industry support groups encourage healthier lifestyles for restaurant workers

"...in Comedor every Monday at 11am, a time and Downtown location that work better with staff's schedules than most..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Local Band Montopolis Scores a Multimedia Ode to the Texas Coast

Galveston (and you) will be blown away by this production

"...to Galveston at the Stateside at the Paramount in Downtown Austin is only an evocation of that long-past devastation..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

How to Handle Your (Very Nice) Family This Holiday Season

Where, oh where, have all the hideouts gone?

"...PTSD counseling for transgender veterans to check into a Downtown hotel and eat Whataburger and watch reality TV. And..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Playback: Seth Gibbs Promises to Fight

Cancer stricken pop savant crafts his NOT-posthumous album

"...was having the big bad cancer talk when the doctor was listing me my options for how to tackle..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

MLS in Austin: Everybody Wins!

Browns owner saves Crew; new Austin FC side by 2021

"...the deal includes local investors led by Crew team doctor Pete Edwards. They’ve promised the new downtown stadium that..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Kellers Exonerated, Await Compensation

Tears of joy and thanks precede hope of financial safety

"...has happened? Dan and wife Fran were at the Downtown office of Keith Hampton, their attorney who has worked..."

June 20, 2017 News Post by Michael King

SXSW Announces Gaming Award Nominees and Hosts

WWE star Xavier Woods to co-host ceremony in March

"...dash of sexy, these two are just what the doctor ordered...."

Jan. 25, 2017 Screens Post by James Renovitch

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