Day Trips: Half-Way Oak, Breckenridge

Citizen uprising turns 200-year-old historic oak into a folk hero

"...Half-Way Oak, near the midpoint on U.S. 183 between Breck­enridge..."

July 1, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Home Improvement

Live Oak Theatre and the Overhaul of the State

"...photograph by John Anderson..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Character Generator

Why Tom Parker Never Looks the Same Way Twice

"...time masquerading as a feisty octogenarian in the Live Oak Theatre revival of Herb Gardner's comedy I'm Not Rappaport...."

Jan. 16, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Which Woody?

Live Oak Theatre Celebrates Guthrie, but Which One?

"...So when Austin's Live Oak Theatre at the State brings on "the Texas premiere"..."

March 28, 1997 Arts Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves

By Any Other Name

The history of Austin's cherished landmarks reveals the extent to which chance plays a part in who among their namesakes we remember and which fade with time.

"...is it? -- or streets with names like West Oak Crest View Trail. Those have, in the past, been..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Liquid Sunshine

Park Kerr Makes Tequila the Old-Fashioned Way, by Agonizing Over It

"...lets it rest for two weeks in very old oak barrels. The oak imparts a sweetness to the tequila...."

Aug. 25, 2000 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Perfectly Barked Barbecue and Unlimited Hush Puppies at the Switch

The restaurant just off Highway 290 also serves up phenomenal peach cobbler

"...The four of us split a half-dozen oak-smoked fried chicken wings, which came undressed and accompanied with..."

June 21, 2019 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Postmarks

United Way Clarifies

"...and environmental groups opposed the relocation of a the Oak Hill ACC campus (Pinnacle). Although we were successful in..."

June 12, 1998 Column

Shove

Fun Fun Fun Fest headliners L7 come roaring back on the lips of Donita Sparks

"...really make some money doing this reunion!'" mimics the Oak Lawn, Ill., native. "I mean, we don't have a..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

The Comforts of Home Cooking

Two Austin schools are teaching the old-fashioned way.

"...a main house dating back to 1910, a huge oak-shaded back yard with two garage apartments and two cottages,..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Y Not?

The battle over AMD's move to Lantana is a one-tract skirmish in a larger war over the uncertain future of Central Texas

"...Locals call it "The Y": the congested intersection in Oak Hill where Highway 71 branches off from 290 West..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...brisket to pork ribs to mutton over a slow oak fire. We tried all the meats and found them..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

Taming the 12-Lane Monster

Task Force Finalizing Plan to Limit Environmental Damage From Aquifer Freeway

"...traffic from this massive US 290/Loop 360 Interchange through Oak Hillphotograph by Jana Birchum Oak Hill restaurant owner Rocky..."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

Believing the Children

In 1992, Fran and Danny Keller were convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse at their Oak Hill day care center and sent to prison for 48 years. It's likely they were innocent. Indeed, it's very likely that no crime ever occurred – except an absurd and overzealous prosecution

"...the 3-year-old was an infrequent drop-in at their home-based Oak Hill day care. Among the multiple counts were allegations..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Road to Ruin

US290: We Built It, and Dammit, They're Coming

"...the heart of the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone to Oak Hill, and possibly beyond. For the past year, debate..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Feature

Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

It's time for our annual Central Texas Brewery Power Rankings

"...hosting an Old Settlers Festival every weekend in their oak grove with singer/songwriter gigs, artisan vendors, and tipsy powerbroker..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Facing the South

The Democratic primary for the new CD 25 pits Austin's Lloyd Doggett against McAllen's Leticia Hinojosa

"...– but right in the middle, across the Live Oak/Duval county line. No road (at least none I could..."

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

Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine

Support local business while maintaining your social distance

"...locations offering to-go, online orders, and delivery through Favor. Oak Hill and Brodie locations have drive-throughs. Also offering juices..."

March 16, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Texas Gets Spirited Away

Taste-testing Texas liquors against the world

"...Graham Barnes Distilling makes Treaty Oak Platinum Rum. Owners Bruce Graham and Daniel Barnes are..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Top 10 Austin Breweries

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...of Hans' Pils in every imaginable way. 1) Live Oak..."

June 23, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...someone was Don Toner, producing artistic director of Live Oak Productions, a local theatre company which was in the..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Hot Takes

What to drink with the fieriest salsas at the AC Hot Sauce Festival

"...of water) – enjoy." [page] Clay Inscoe – Treaty Oak Distilling Co...."

Aug. 19, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Beer Convenience

Finding great craft brew selections in unlikely places

"...me what I've missed in the comments section. Live Oak Market4410 Manchaca Rd., 416-0300 Unexpected: Rahr & Sons Pecker..."

June 24, 2011 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Bahn, Bahn, Bahn ...

Apparently, most Austinites don't know that New Braunfels' Schlitterbahn Waterpark has a resort.

"...confused as to what could possibly be titillating their Nintendo-soaked attention spans. "I bet it's a hundred years old!..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Is Austin the Pilsner Capital of America?

Czech your privilege

"...no choice," says Dusan Kwiatkowski, head brewer at Live Oak, a brewery nationally regarded for its crisp German-style lagers,..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the expansion of the Motorola plant (now Freescale) in Oak Hill, which had a sign right outside the Motorola..."

July 15, 2005 Column

Slouching Toward Happy Hour

East Sixth & Thereabouts

"...car, and it's immediately recognizable because of the 600-year-old oak tree wending its way up through the patio. Whether..."

March 19, 1999 Food Feature

A Disaster Brewing

Hops shortage squeezes local-beer makers and drinkers

"...still plugging away. And quality microbrewers such as Live Oak and Independence Brewing Co. are building strong and well-deserved..."

March 21, 2008 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Clear-Cutting Austin

Rapid growth laying waste to city's urban forest

"...on [that neighboring] property, that was a beautiful red oak that was about 24 inches at 4 feet high...."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Edibles in Isolation

Send Me to a Desert Island, but Let Me Have My ...

"...that their Cabernet Reserve was somewhat similar to Silver Oak ($65) since they use the same barrel makers. I..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Food Feature

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