Public Notice

Mow Better

"...You've got gas? Your gas-powered lawn mower is stinking up the place, not to mention waking..."

April 11, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

After a Fashion

This week, your Style Avatar sounds a bit like Homer in the Flaming Moe episode of The Simpson's: Mow, Mow, Mow, mow, mow

"...THAT'S MOW LIKE IT I usually manage to give hairdresser, artist,..."

May 11, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Public Notice

"Public Notice" gets its motor running and hits the streets with Meals on Wheels.

"...the route drivers, who also happens to be the MoW's director of development, Margo Dover, to deliver a few..."

May 11, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...of shooting interiors. Suddenly, there was the sound of lawnmowers, and they sent a production assistant to ask the..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A Surprise Gift Boosts Meals on Wheels

MacKenzie Scott offers an $8 million gift

"...totals more than $4 billion and includes the local MOW award, which like all of Scott's donations was made..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Turn Your Yard Into a Wildlife Habitat

Preserving the environment by letting your lawn go wild

"...Laura Croteau doesn't mow her yard or water her plants. Her residential property..."

April 21, 2017 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Bitter Harvest

In 1930s Ukraine, young lovers fight Stalin and forced starvation

"...farm implements are no match for Stalin’s killers, who mow them down with belt-fed machine guns when they’re not..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Setting the Table

How Thanksgiving meals make their way to Austinites in need

"...$2.5 million a year in home repairs. The clients MOW serves are often elderly or disabled, with one or..."

Nov. 27, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Panhandle Rambler

Walkabout with Joe Ely

"..."I love to mow," he confirms, surveying his 18-acre ranch. "I always wanted..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

We’re Fluffing the Guest Towels for Dax & Kristen As We Speak

'Hit & Run' stars would hide out in Austin

"...And you'll be a baker, and I want to mow. Some of my favorite memories are of riding lawn..."

Aug. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Get Low

Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray all in one odd drama: What more is necessary?

"...this stage of his career you could watch Duvall mow the lawn and be transfixed and enraptured – but..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Subsin's Authentic Thai Food

Tastes of Thailand in Central Texas

"...this a dish easily shared by two. The pad mow-mow ($7.95), stir-fried flat rice noodles with basil, zucchini, peppers,..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Food-o-File

All you can read ...

"...Pie Empowerment Project. Here's how it will work: The MOW&M kitchen in East Austin is empty in the afternoons,..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Public Notice

Cool out for the summer with Meals on Wheels Air Conditioner Drive Fundraiser at the Dam View, some film, or an art's fest.

"...Wheels, and Handy Wheels, not to mention the basic MoW program, which delivers hot meals. It seems that volunteers..."

July 27, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Death Race 2000

"...a futuristic society in which the idea is to mow down pedestrians. A pre-Rocky Stallone and the always divine..."

Oct. 14, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Spanish Prisoner

"...or worry whether the crop duster is going to mow them down. Nevertheless, taken for what it is, The..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Coach's Corner

"...A corollary is, The game's over, I'm going to mow the lawn. As in, the Boone City Beavers are..."

May 23, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Austin Film Society Announces Recipients of 2024 Grants for Short Films

Rising filmmakers from around the state get essential support

"...Short in Production A high school boy, hired to mow a horribly overgrown lawn, accidentally awakens a magical genie..."

Jan. 8, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...in Seguin, Texas, living with my grandparents. We would mow lawns so we could buy batteries to put in..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Drought Conditions Fuel Extreme Wildfire Season

Fire, fire everywhere

"...rather than sorry, not to discard cigarettes, not to mow lawns, and not to do outdoor grilling. Austin ranks..."

Aug. 18, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Watch for Poison Ivy-Eradicating Goats on the Hike-and-Bike Trail

Four-hooved heroes nosh on the invasive plant

"...success in San Antonio and Houston. Once the goats mow down targeted sections, the Trail Conservancy mulches the areas..."

July 13, 2023 News Post by Amelia Nonemacher

The Common Law

City code compliance and backyard inspections

"...property for the amount owed. In short, remember to mow your lawn...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Column by Luke Ellis

Austin’s Best Breweries, According to Children

Meet your beer garden friends, the Beergardigans

"...a lot of space to play. They need to mow the grass, though, it's too long." – Enzo..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Austin at Large: It’s Good to Try New Things

We could build more decent housing for all Austinites if we rethink what’s “normal”

"...on others. Interrogating those assumptions is healthy. Who's Gonna Mow That?..."

July 30, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Protester Killed at BLM March, Shooter Released From Custody

Foster remembered at defiant vigil: "Garrett was a hero"

"...in late June when another motorist tried twice to mow down protesters at APD HQ. (Police detained the driver..."

July 27, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Opinion: Parks Have Been our Refuge During the Pandemic. Using Them Responsibly Is the Only Way to Keep Them Open.

The CEO of Austin Parks Foundation asks you to respect our green space and the PARD staff working to maintain it

"...Department (PARD) staff. These are the fine people who mow the grass, empty the garbage, plant and care for..."

May 29, 2020 Column by Colin Wallis

Checking In: Sweet Spirit Alights to Trinidad

Austin glam rockers’ third LP casts a deep digi/Tropi spell

"...While I mow my lawn or jog in the Saharan climate, I..."

May 27, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Top 10 Local Video Games

From battlegrounds to the bathroom, here are our favorite Austin games

"...This time around you have guns to help you mow down the evil trees...."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Local Food Organizations Worth Your Charitable Dollars

Get those fuzzy food feelings by giving

"...a delivery might take some stress off everyone's plate. MoW also provides other services, including help with pet care...."

Dec. 6, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

What Happened to Bonnie and Clyde's Missing Gun?

In which we hear the report of a gun and a secret is revealed

"...their gang would just pick up machine guns and mow everybody down. They had guns, like, in their laps...."

July 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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