Day Trips: North Shore and South Shore Parks, Bastrop

Glamping on Lake Bastrop

"...North Shore Park has become a glamping retreat. Whether you..."

May 21, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Red River Shore

Lifting the Dylan sideman vow of silence, Lone Star-style

"..."Dignity," "Can't Wait," and the previously unreleased "Red River Shore." Unreleased songs, such as the foreboding "Dreamin' of You"..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Migrating North

As the Texas and national film industry feels the burn of runaway production, many agree with one directive: Blame Canada.

"...itself a shadow of its former glory, dependent on offshore investments and relying on an infrastructure that increasingly is..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Riding Giants

A creative wipe-out from the director of Dogtown and Z-Boys

"...footage of daring surf gladiators filmed from the distant shore by girlfriends and assorted AV geeks. A good historical..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips

Lake Bastrop's North Shore Park gets a major facelift.

"...The new North Shore Park hardly resembles the recreation area that has..."

July 21, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

TV Eye

Why The OC rocks and why its many imitators should walk

"...tried to re-create the OC magic with lame results: North Shore, Summerland, and The Mountain. A pristine beach location..."

June 25, 2004 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Happy Trails on the Horizon?

AMTC's Vision Quest

"...between the east-west Town Lake hub and neighborhoods in North and South Austin...."

July 28, 1995 News Feature

Day Trips

South Shore Park on Lake Bastrop preserves a corner of the Lost Pines for all to enjoy

"...South Shore Park on Lake Bastrop preserves a corner of the..."

April 17, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Big Picture Map

A comprehensive map of Town Lake Corridor public and private development projects

"...To help convey the changing nature of Town Lake's shorelines, this map provides a comprehensive look at dozens of..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...called the Gotham (later rechristened the Mirabeau) on the shores of Town Lake stirred up classic Austin neighborhood vs...."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin's Chambermaid

"...To shore up support to accomplish what is widely considered a..."

June 16, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban

Developing Stories: Protecting the Waterfront (Part 2)

Council vote to determine future of waterfront

"...a density-bonus system for Downtown, which includes the urban north-shore subdistricts; the new advisory board can fast-track a lake-specific..."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The LuvDoc's Celebrity Corner

A chat with Meg Bodi, master of esthetics

"...tuber for an alabaster skinned young lady from the North Shore. Not surprising. Meg is multidimensional - and I'm..."

Aug. 15, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...million square-foot convention center multiplex on Town Lake's south shore. Slusher joined a group of Austin notables (Roberta Crenshaw,..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

day trips

"...year, the dam created Lake Buchanan, the largest and northernmost of the chain of six lakes called the Highland..."

May 23, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Choke Canyon State Park is a haven for fishermen, birders, and campers alike

"...to supply water to Corpus Christi, most of the shoreline of the 12-mile-long and 5-mile-wide lake is persevered as..."

March 2, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Science of Injustice

Capital murder case highlights Texas courts' resistance to physical evidence

"...misplaced in this section of the forest, hugging the shore of Lake Conroe outside the East Texas town of..."

Aug. 19, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin at Large: The Showdown at the Batcave

Part I: What's all this we hear about a $277 million developer handout?

"...Plant and turn the river into a lake. The north shore of that lake was on high enough ground..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Death Wish

Bruce Willis picks up where Charles Bronson left off.

"...Joe Carnahan’s story about a white family in the North Shore suburbs being touched by violence seems very out..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beyond Sight: The Derek Rabelo Story

Guided by his faith, a blind Brazilian fulfills his dream of surfing

"...his dream of surfing the famous Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore...."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Interactive Pro Tips

How to get around, find that forgotten cord, and get your coffee fix

"...of the SXSW Shuttles. There are two looping routes (north and south), but both of them go to the..."

March 3, 2015 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Then There's This: Parks and Rec in Review

In a parks-centric town like Austin, it's not easy being PARD

"...an aquatics center on prime city-owned property along the north shore of Lady Bird Lake...."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

The Unborn

A young woman is possessed by the spirit of her twin brother who never made it to term in this film directed by esteemed horror writer David S. Goyer.

"...which Cloverfield's Yustman, out for a jog on Chicago's North Shore, encounters an apparition in the form of a..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dangerzone

Austin's programming elite tangle Friday night at Mojo's in a Linux Top Gun contest.

"...and sponsored by ACC and Austin's coolest security firms (North Shore, Symbiot Security) will be attended by Austin's programming..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Lindsey Simon

Condo Clash

The Gotham Has Neighbors Up in Arms

"...developer Gables Inc. is also meeting resistance on the north shore of Town Lake (see "Sand Beach Battle," p.28),..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Book Reviews

By the Shore: A Novel

"...By the Shore is narrated by 12-year-old May, a reflective, serious English..."

April 30, 1999 Books Review by the Shore

Dip, Sip, & ’Que: A Texas Trilogy

Day Trips on the best barbecue and swimming holes in Central Texas

"...is one of the oldest continuously occupied spots in North America. The swimming pigs of the Aquarena Springs theme..."

June 30, 2016 Columns Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: Think Globally, Act Locally

Planning for mobility, hoping for democracy

"...and drawings of a wishbone design connecting to the north shore in two places, with a plaza feature mid-lake,..."

March 18, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Election Results: Austin Can Save Itself, Thanks

Pro-policing GOP-aligned campaigners crash into city’s fiscal reality on Election Day

"...a potential parkland swap of 9 acres on South Lakeshore Boulevard, currently home to the Parks and Recreation Department's..."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Terrain: New Paintings by Shawn Camp

Artist Shawn Camp's latest works are topographical and aerial in theme, emphasizing swirls of grasslands and rivulets, clouds and stars

"...tent and use it as a sail. We reach shore just in time." I recall an incident on the..."

March 10, 2006 Arts Review by Benné Rockett

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