How to Prepare a Possum: 19th Century Cuisine in Austin

Austin History Center exhibits local food history

"...Michael Miller, archivist at the Austin History Center, the beginning of our city was rooted in a meal...."

May 16, 2013 Food Post by MM Pack

At the Crossroads: Joe Nick Patoski’s Austin to ATX

Book, launching Feb. 13, tracks Austin’s evolving character

"...a city like no other, an anomalous spot of “blue in a sea of red,” where East Coast meets..."

Feb. 11, 2019 Arts Post by Lauren Jones

Land of the Free: the History of State-owned Lands in Texas

"...several icons that endure. From the animal kingdom, there's Bevo. From the coaching kingdom, there's Darrell Royal. Among athletes,..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Day Trips

"...the Indian leader and the expulsion of his peaceful band of farmers from East Texas. It is the story..."

July 12, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Chief Duwali Bowles Driving Tour

A Chief Duwali driving tour in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day

"...Chief Duwali Bowles led the Texas Cherokees until his death at the..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Daytrips

"...the state is some of the most eclectic statuary available to the general public. There are 254 counties in..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

2003 Texas Book Festival Preview

An interview with Don Graham, editor of Lone Star Literature.

"...Red River to the Rio Grande (Norton, $29.95) has been published just in time for the Texas Book Festival,..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Blessed Deliverance

The Borderland, Bud Shrake's Latest Tall Tale

"...The Borderland: A Novel of Texasby Edwin Shrake..."

March 31, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Sand Beach Battle

Sand Beach Reserve on the north shore of Town Lake is the subject of a land-use and legal dispute.

"...the north side of Town Lake turn out to be just another Aggie joke? In what seems on the..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Day Trips: West Columbia

A replica of the first capitol illustrates the humble beginnings of the Republic of Texas

"...The first capitol of an independent Texas in West Columbia looked like an old dilapidated barn when it was..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Amsterdam Cafe

The Amsterdam is comfortable, informal, and friendly in the laid-back way that has always been Austin's hallmark

"...The Amsterdam Cafe121 W. Eighth, 236-1606, www.theamscafe.com Monday-Tuesday, 7:30am-9pm;..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Food Review by Kate Thornberry

No Art Left Behind

New campaign fights for the arts in Texas schools

"...Tired of arts education being treated like a redheaded stepchild in Texas public schools?..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Why Austin Gets Screwed

"...Capitol watchers have speculated on why Austin is targeted by legislators attempting to replace city ordinances with state law...."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Bonus Tracks

"...LONE STAR..."

June 28, 1996 Music Feature

After a Fashion

What did the drag queen teach Stephen, and when and where will he get Wilde?

"...FAMILY MATTERS I have been off the social circuit lately, entertaining visiting family members,..."

June 11, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...For better or worse, there's still a heap of new downtown..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...past the apartments where the ice plant used to be, and downstairs into the ditch. It's crowded, cold, and..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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.

"...more important figure in Austin history: Tom Miller or Robert Mueller?..."

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

Look Out! She's Got a Gun!

Angelina Eberly returns to the scene of the crime

"...Henceforth, Leslie Cochran will not be the only Austin hero standing at Sixth and Congress..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips: Comanche Lookout Park, San Antonio

Climb the (fourth) highest mountain

"...San Antonio has a history as expansive as its views. ..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Downtown's New Year

"...The year begins like its predecessor, with persistent economic worries, but developers..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Going With the Flow

The next life of Waller Creek

"...the modern world and at the same time to be aware of how brief an instant modernity has been..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Ari Phillips

City of Dreams

Visions in Earlier Austin Plans Not Unlike Our Own

"...by Mike Clark-Madison..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature

Nonfiction and Memoir

Justin St. Germain, Stephen Harrigan, and more delight with these true tomes

"...by Justin St. Germain Random House, 256 pp., $26..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature

I Plan, Therefore I Am

A Downtown Planning Timeline

"...the original city of Austin -- today's downtown. Envisioned by Republic of Texas President Mirabeau Lamar as "a seat..."

Jan. 30, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Food-o-File

Even Threadgill's gets the blues

"...amazing collections of iconic local neon signs and Texas beer and music scene memorabilia imaginable. He's decided it's time..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postscripts

Not one day back from vacation and the growing list of noble souls who need to be congratulated is making Books Editor Clay Smith uneasy.

"...Kudos..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Books Column by Clay Smith

A League of Their Own

"...Bud Shrake photograph by Todd V. Wolfson Nowadays there's so..."

March 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett