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Day Trips
National Trails Day launched in 1993 and has become a rallying cry to get Americans outdoors
"...walk through the soggy coastal wetlands or across the dry desert, being outdoors frees the mind and gets the..."

June 4, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Food-o-File
A capacity crowd stands up for small, sustainable family farms at Pamela Walker's book signing
"...– Larry Butler and Carol Ann Sayle of Boggy Creek Farm, Katie Kraemer of Tecolote Farm, Amelia Sweethardt of..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips
San Antonio's San Pedro Springs eternal
"...and filling a small lake before running down a creek that empties into the San Antonio River. Bones of..."

July 4, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips
Taking a wine-tasting journey through Texas wineries
"...(512/264-3630). A relative newcomer to the wine game, Tehuacana Creek Vineyards & Winery at 6826 Hwy. 6 E., east..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips
Nacogdoches has more history in its little finger than most other Texas cities have in all of their city limits
"...the city was once an Indian village on Lanana Creek. Originally there were four burial mounds around the town,..."

July 20, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Luv Doc Recommends: Concert to Save Town Lake
Stubb's, Friday, July 20, 2007
"...44-story high rise on the breathtaking shores of Shoal Creek? Imagine leaning over your balcony railing on the 42nd..."

July 20, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Cool City: Water Utility Flows Green
Daryl Slusher hops from Austin Energy to Austin Water Utility to serve as first assistant director of environmental affairs and conservation
"...utility's plan to run a sewer line over Onion Creek (cheaper) rather than under the creek (better for the..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...eligible neighborhood associations are Zilker, Barton Hills, and Bouldin Creek (all near Zilker Park), plus Old West Austin and..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature

Wine of the Week
Sweet libations
"...Flat Creek Estate is a winery on the north side of..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Taking a Look at Texas Wine Month
Throughout October, and thanks to Susan Combs
"...the time she was through, a winery in a dry area could sell wine from its tasting room, something..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...the buying of additional psychiatric beds at Seton Shoal Creek Hospital in the upcoming year. The measure, based upon..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature

Day Trips
Some 'Day Trips' highlights
"...and the best new winery in Texas is Flat Creek Estate near Lago Vista. Actually, the winery is about..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Home From Home
Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return
"...staff grabbed the cart and scurried off to the laundry room...."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Food-o-File
The Meat Shop shuts its doors in anticipation of SH 130; plus, the Shoal Creek Saloon's Ski Lodge and Quack's Maplewood Bakery
"...was the local retail outlet for the organic, grass-fed, dry-aged super prime Wagyu beef raised at the Harrell Ranch..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...the Save Our Springs Alliance, and the Save Barton Creek Association, want Lowe's to either abandon the site or..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...conservation land in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. The Bull Creek Warbler Owners Association is expected to transfer the land..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Council today, with scheduled votes on both the Blunn Creek Wal-Mart and the Lowe's settlement. See How Lowe's Can..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Burning Brights
Billy and Bryn Bright, yes they do.
"...outdoors. We walk for a few minutes in the dry heat to the Blanco River, down an incredibly steep..."

June 27, 2003 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Two High String Band Reviewed
"...R.I.P.), Django-style swing (David Grisman), virtuosic neo-jam-band excursions (Nickel Creek), and traditional bluegrass from down in the holler and..."

June 27, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Everybody Loves a Wynn-er
Will Wynn is his own flavor of ice cream -- pure vanilla, but mixed with nuts
"...When Wynn got here in 1981, "Barton Creek Square had just been finished, and the boycott was..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Mental Health Care Meltdown
The mental health care system for Austin and Travis County is increasingly overwhelmed, with no relief in sight.
"...will make arrangements for a bed at Seton Shoal Creek (or another private facility outside the county)...."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips
"...the ranch are happy that someone is keeping Miller Creek running into the Blanco River. In the past several..."

May 10, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Hill Country Food and Wine Guide
"...The Lodge at Creekside, Country Inn & Conference Center (64)..."

April 5, 2002 Food Feature

Roosters: In The Midst of Poverty, Beauty
The Different Stages production of Milcha Sanchez-Scott's Roosters offers a script and actors that are quite enjoyable. However, the mix of inventive and repetitious staging, striking and visually inappropriate costumes, open and cluttered space, it feels almost like two entirely different shows.
"...Auditorium on Waller Creek,..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Grave Importance
Meiling Guentzel explores her fascination with small local graveyards and death and learns about life in the process.
"...hand-in-hand. I remember sitting in my favorite graveyard, Fall Creek Cemetery, just admiring the calm. I was perched on..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Features Feature by Meiling Guentzel

Day Trips
The summer drought is making historical Indian sites throughout Texas more accesible to archaeologists ... and to looters.
"...campfire. Normally the lake would have backed up the creek to cover the muddy bank, but with the lake..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks
A tawdry Kelsonian cababble.
"...LCRA's proposed Bee Caves-to-Dripping Springs water line ["High and Dry," June 2]. There are a few points that need..."

June 9, 2000 Column

SXSW Music Festival
Picks & Sleepers
"...THE ORIGINAL HARMONY RIDGE CREEK DIPPERS: The Joshua Tree project featuring (last time through..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Naked City
Hays County environmentalists and other area residents applaud a recent LCRA decision to delay building a water pipeline to Dripping Springs until an Environmental Impact Statement can be completed.
"...Cullick says the efforts of the Save Barton Creek Association (SBCA) played a vital role in the LCRA's..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Scanlines
Black Sunday
"...Italian sci-fi is about as interesting as watching paint dry, but here's an exception. A crew of Earth astronauts..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

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