Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup
The weather’s ideal to learn about Bob Dylan or see hot air balloons
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Sept. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Texas Tribune Festival 2022
"...on the upcoming legislative session, including Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock (holding mic)..."
Sept. 26, 2022 Photo Gallery
The Texas Tribune Festival Brings Star Power to Politics
TribFest resumes in person in Downtown Austin Sept. 22-24
"...the Texas House committee investigating Uvalde, Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, and former Supreme Court Justice (and unsuccessful attorney general..."
Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup
Find fall foliage and festivities all over Texas
"...Buddy Holly’s Birthday Bash Sept. 7, Lubbock, ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/buddy-holly-center/events..."
Sept. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Austin Energy's Proposed Rate Change Draws Controversy
Critics say the base rate increase will hurt low-income customers
"...other municipal electric utilities in Texas (San Antonio and Lubbock are the two largest). "Under no circumstances should the..."
Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
LookOUT Fest, Circle Jerks, Holy Fawn, Bernell Jones II, Tav Falco’s Panther Burns, and a Buddy Holly Birthday tribute
"...as Holly's older cowboy sibs at one of his Lubbock birthday bashes. Rave on about the skinny, horn-rimmed Strat-wielder..."
Sept. 2, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
SNAP Benefits Amplified, Bacon Day Snoozes Up the Yum, 4th Tap Folds and SXSE Food Co. Moves, Garrison Brothers Release Bourbon Passport, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...of its kind in Austin, with our metrop joining Lubbock as the only other Texas city to offer such..."
Aug. 31, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Courtney Barnett, Kid Cudi, Butch Hancock, Marisa Nadler, Robert Earl Keen, and more
"...the Back to the Basics Music Festival after the Lubbock triumvirate's five-star Treasure of Love yielded raconteur relief deep..."
Aug. 26, 2022 Music Column by Alejandra Ramirez
Day Trips: Slaton Bakery, Slaton
The pies sell like hot cakes and don’t cost a lot of dough
"...St. in downtown Slaton about 17 miles south of Lubbock. The bakery is open 6am-6pm Tue.-Fri. and 6am-3pm on..."
Aug. 19, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup
Finish out a hot summer with a cool adventure
"...Buddy Holly’s 85th Birthday Celebration Aug. 6, Lubbock, www.buddyhollyhall.com/event/buddy-hollys-85th-birthday-celebration..."
Aug. 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Podcast the Myth: B.J. Novak Goes to Texas in Vengeance
The Office star explores the stories that Texas tells itself
"...of Texas, and it's a very varied state – Lubbock is a different universe to Houston or Nacogdoches, which..."
July 29, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Faster Than Sound: The First-Ever Lucktoberfest Lands Halloweekend at Willie Nelson’s Luck, Texas
Plus, the Red River Cultural District searches for a new director, and remembering Stewart Wise
"...presence in the Central Texas music scene. Born in Lubbock, Texas, the punk intellectual lived in Austin from 1975..."
July 29, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Day Trips: Wind Turbines
Fun facts about the giant pinwheels along Texas highways
"...The windmills along U.S. 84 between Sweetwater and Lubbock are prominent landmarks on the long drive. In South..."
July 22, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Sunday, according to the committee's chair, Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock). But Tuesday, the Austin American-Statesman and KVUE released edited..."
July 15, 2022 News Feature
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Die Spitz, Red Axes, Fiddlehead, Albert Lee, Elsa Cross, and more recommended shows
"...picker Albert Lee hadn't cut A Long Way From Lubbock with the Crickets in 1974, he still deserves a..."
July 8, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Day Trips: “Peace Circle,” Grapevine
Statues depict meeting between Native Americans and Sam Houston
"...Ioni, Biloxi, and Cherokee nations. Artist Linda Lewis, a Lubbock native, depicted the chiefs in traditional attire. The attention..."
July 1, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
In the Yard: Austin Winery
Pretty much surpassing all your grape expectations
"...vineyards in the High Plains – like, in the Lubbock area. We do a little bit of Hill Country,..."
May 12, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Day Trips: Lubbock Tornado Memorial, Lubbock
Monument commemorates havoc wreaked by two twisters in 1970
"...The Lubbock Tornado Memorial commemorates the twisters that tore through town..."
May 13, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Gardeners and Librarians Join Forces to Catalog Seeds
Seed banking on the future
"...societies, and even the Texas Forest Service nursery in Lubbock. But for the most part, large quantity efforts have..."
April 22, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
Celebrate 4/20 With These Inclusive Local Cannabis Products
All the stoner ladies
"...see you crossing the border to stand in line, Lubbock!) And a majority of those folks – and consumers..."
April 15, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup
Visit historic Presidio La Bahia, take a scenic drive, and more
"...Hops, and Shops Wine and Beer Festival April 23, Lubbock, www.texaswinehopsandshops.com..."
March 31, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
A couple of mini-festivals, Progger, Blk Ops, Mama Duke, and more live music to see
"...Kill the Client, local heavy-hitters Dining With Dogs, and Lubbock legends the Dead See. Their unpredictable heavy metal, using..."
April 1, 2022 Music Column by Chad Swiatecki
Five Things to Do Outside of SXSW
Believe it or not, there's life outside SXSW this week
"...Many artists work in multiple mediums, but for Lubbock-raised Terry Allen, music, performance, writing, and visual artwork are..."
March 11, 2022 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner
Day Trips: Dining Destinations
Three small-town roadside eateries worth a stop
"...and ice cream chain has outposts in Early, Eastland, Lubbock, Sweetwater, and San Angelo. The franchise began in 2009..."
March 11, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup
Celebrate Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, and more in Texas
"...Buddy Holly’s 85th Birthday Feb. 6, Lubbock, www.buddyhollyhall.com..."
Feb. 4, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
The Verde Report: Austin FC Is the Wake-Up Call Its Texas Rivals Needed
FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo open their checkbooks to sweeten their rosters
"...to get you 400 miles? You're in luck! The Lubbock Matadors of the fourth-division National Premier Soccer League are..."
Jan. 21, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman
Dale Dudley of The Dudley & Bob Show Exits KLBJ
Longtime talk show host announced departure this morning
"...After beginning his career on KFMX in Lubbock, Texas, Dudley was recruited to KLBJ in 1987. The..."
Jan. 4, 2022 News Post by Rachel Rascoe
Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup
Saddle up your reindeer
"...Candlelight at the Ranch Dec. 10-11, Lubbock, www.ranchingheritage.org..."
Dec. 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Koko's Bavarian Spreads the Germans, Tèo Gelato Gets Boozy, Curry Pizza House Opens Soon, and More
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering
"...pizza and more, and, hell, we’d drive halfway to Lubbock for some of that action. Note: Pizzas can be..."
Dec. 1, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner
Industry Celebrates as Delta-8 Stays Legal, but for How Long?
Cannabusinesses try to keep up with laws concerning the THC product
"...A proposed amendment to it by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, aimed to outlaw Delta-8 – 18 other states have..."
Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon
The Far Out Lounge & Stage
