Day Trips

"...Blanco River Valley west of Wimberley and the surrounding Hill Country that it was just too beautiful for Joe..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Great Springs Project Proposes a Network of Trails From Austin to San Antonio

Squaring conservation with development

"...Can one of the fastest-developing regions in the country prioritize conservation? That's the hope of the ambitious Great..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Catfish, outlaws, and armadillos

"...The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tenn.,..."

May 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Stonehenge II beckons from its home near the Point Theater in Ingram

"...sculpture used to sit in a meadow surrounded by hills on a country road outside of Hunt. Unlike its..."

April 13, 2012 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Don't Destroy the Land

"...called Houston, and I can dream about the pristine Hill Country. But now I read about all the developers..."

June 4, 2004 Postmarks

Day Trips

"...west of Johnson City, honors the diversity of the Hill Country as well as the life of the 36th..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Bacterial assault on Hill Country wineries.

"...Hill Country wineries are under siege by a deadly bacteria..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Songs of Innocence and Experience

From poetry scrawled on walls to poetry inscribed on CD: the saga of the Gourds.

"...states by the highly respected American roots label Sugar Hill, who are also reissuing the band's entire back catalog...."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Day Trips

"...Bigger than many states and several countries, the Hill Country is marked on most highway maps as a..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

La Vista at the Hyatt

"...locale on a lot once occupied by a rustic country roadhouse. Now, the Northwest Austin neighborhood has grown to..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Food Feature

Substance and Whimsy

The Never-Too-Serious Epicureans of Austin

"...music scene, Barton Springs, Sixth Street, sports events, the Hill Country, the bats, and the fact that there is..."

April 4, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Concrete Carpet Ride

Jim Bob's Road to Nowhere

"...Austin's velvety evergreen hills are now rough-hewn with the defoliated thickets of winter,..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

7 Central Texas Destination Restaurants Worth the Trip

Travel guide-worthy dining and tucked-away spots near Austin

"...Nicklaus, a new 18-hole day/night putting course, and gorgeous Hill Country and Lake LBJ views, it's a solid one-stop..."

May 17, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Texas Hill Country Cuisine: Flavors from the Cabernet Grill Texas Wine Country Restaurant

Cookbooks and cultural conversation starters top our summer reading list

"...Texas Hill Country Cuisine: Flavors From the Cabernet Grill Texas Wine..."

May 23, 2014 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Austin in the Big Apple

If Texas food can make it here, it can make it anywhere. MM Pack explains.

"...Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival Takes Manhattan by Storm..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

Food-o-File

Travel Advisory

"...Brett Tisdale, Basil's owner Marshall Slacter, Chronicle contributor Meredith Phillips, and soon-to-be Italian restaurant partners Stan Adams and chef..."

April 16, 1999 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Get ready for spring with travel tips and eclipse news

"...One wild ride. The Texas Hill Country, roughly defined as the area west of Austin,..."

March 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Texas travel news and events for spring

"...where three creeks empty into the lake. The rolling hills are covered in old-growth hardwood and evergreen trees shading..."

March 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

In the Yard: Austin Winery

Pretty much surpassing all your grape expectations

"...the Lubbock area. We do a little bit of Hill Country, but it’s mostly the High Plains. We get..."

May 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Visit historic Presidio La Bahia, take a scenic drive, and more

"...at the center of a spider web of scenic country roads. Take the backroads to or from Independence, Chappell..."

March 31, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The New Traditional

Damian Mandola has the restaurant business in his blood

"...sitting in the new Mandola's Italian Market at the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave discussing those early years..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Ends in Southwest Road Wars," News, Sept. 22]. The Hill Country Alliance was formed to promote responsible and planned..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column

Sweet Heat

The 16th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival

"...since the festival formerly known as the Saveur Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival got a divorce from..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

Naked City

"...try to influence the 50 largest cities in the country to institute similar plug-in programs in order to actually..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Day Trips

A new exhibit at the New Braunfels Museum of Art & Music in Gruene documents the love and skill that musical-instrument makers around America put into their creations.

"...are steel guitars by Herb Remington of Houston, Fredericksburg's Hill Country Dulcimers, and guitars by Bill Collings, Tom Ellis,..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...Still others can remember U.S. 183 as a two-lane country road...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Food-O-File

"...Hill Country vintners are certainly busy this month. Hot on..."

April 11, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The First Annual Texas Wine Auction

A fun and classy start to a new tradition

"...where the Galleria heralds the beginning of the Texas Hill Country.]..."

May 24, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

City Staff Reports on Risks of Natural Gas Pipeline Through Edwards Aquifer

Council hears from Environmental Officer on Permian Highway Pipeline

"...on the far western segment – work on the Hill Country segment is expected to begin this fall, with..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Post by Michael King

What Makes Wine 100% Texan

Texas lawmakers debate state grapes

"...Texas has eight American Viticultural Areas (AVAs): Hill Country, High Plains, Texoma, Fredericksburg, Bell Mountain, Mesilla, Escondido,..."

May 31, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

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