Best Central Texas Rivers to Paddle, Fish, Swim, or Tube

Explore the winding rivers and small towns of the Texas Hill Country

"...to make sure you won’t be dragging your gear for miles along the rocky river-floor; the USGS water-level monitor..."

July 19, 2023 Travel Post by Leo Vernor

Election Ticker: As First Ballots Cast, Is Turnout Surging, Lagging, or Both?

Get your vote on in this week's "Election Ticker"

"...in-person early voting Monday, Oct. 24. Combined with the more than 10,000 mail-in ballots already received by the county..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by the News Staff

Venture Into Full-Flavored Mocktails at Home or Out on the Town

Elevated drinks on the wagon

"...earned their seat at the adult table. Creating space for no- and low-ABV drinks is not only more inclusive,..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin at Large: More Land, or a Big Ditch?

If we’re really going this far on the reimagined I-35, we might as well go all the way

"...influence and knowledge base that the Texas Department of Transportation felt any need at all to dramatically modify its..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped

"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”

"...It was the fifth day of Winter Storm Uri, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. The power was still..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Faster Than Sound: Should the Live Music Fund Go to Musicians or Venues?

While eligibility is worked out, Music Commission nails down “PIE” equity plan

"...discussion swirled around whether music venues should be eligible for a long-discussed city fund, currently drafted to benefit independent..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Vaccine or Ventilator? You Decide

As COVID-19 surges, the unvaxxed overwhelm Austin hospitals – again

"...in and around Austin as of Monday, Aug. 2, for more than 2.3 million Central Texans who, at any..."

Aug. 6, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...back to what was asked in the 20 years prior: How much will APD's budget grow, in real terms,..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Without Getting Killed or Caught

The troubled life and haunted love of Guy Clark, the Dean of Texas songwriters

"...The history of country music is filled with legends that Nashville..."

July 23, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

14 People Shot or Injured in a Chaotic Scene on Sixth Street Early Saturday

UPDATE: One suspect in custody, another at large

"...assistance from the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Detectives are still seeking information from the public. -..."

June 12, 2021 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Where to Park Your Van or RV During Your Pandemic Road Trip

And other socially distanced camping tips

"...Here's the most important rule of camping: Never underestimate raccoons. They will make..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Features Feature by Kevin Curtin

By Mail or In Person, the July 14 Election Is Looming

Masks encouraged, distancing required; 25,000 mail ballots sent

"...County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir is giving a summertime heads-up for voters anticipating the July 14 primary run-offs and special..."

June 19, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Restaurateurs Discuss Plans to Reopen (or Not)

Local restaurants on how they made the tough decision

"...of businesses around the state, by way of Executive Order GA-18, including retail stores, restaurants, movie theatres, and malls...."

May 6, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Capital T Theatre's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

This production of Edward Albee's play shows that hubris and catastrophe are as much a part of America now as in ancient Greece

"...On being informed by a friend that her husband Martin has been..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Accessing Personal Care While Trans, Nonbinary, or Queer in Austin

New Cute Nail Studio promises a safe space and rock star vibes

"...It’s a common experience for trans, queer, and nonbinary Austinites who seek services like..."

June 3, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Taylor Prewitt

Public Notice: Trick or Treat!

Scary times for CodeNEXT

"...to enter your comments and suggestions, to be considered for the final draft of the CodeNEXT land development code..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Sounds Like a Plan … or Three

City Council hears reports on Merck, racism, and housing

"...credit goes to a relatively brief and uncontentious agenda, Mayor Steve Adler and his colleagues did plow through the..."

April 10, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Austin as Tech Hub: Myth or Reality?

Start-ups abound here in Bat City, but they rarely stick around

"...Ever heard of the Silicon Hills in North Austin? How about Silicon Forest in Portland, Oregon, Silicon..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Screens Feature by Johnny Holden

Page Two: All or Nothing Is No Way Forward

Will the most hopeful mass leftist movement in recent years end up handing the presidency to Donald Trump?

"...What Good Came of Voting for Nader?..."

June 17, 2016 Column by Louis Black

The Hotel Vanya, or A Metaphysical-Paradigm at the End of Everythingness

For a getaway steeped in Chekhovian longing and ennui, The Hotel Vanya is the only place to stay

"...and the wheeled chair along the edge of a borne settee. Around and around and around it he goes,..."

June 3, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

More or Less

Kathy Dunn Hamrick's dance, performed to Steve Reich's Drumming in its entirety, had rhythms moving the dancers and moving through them

"...More or LessSalvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd. May 21,..."

May 27, 2016 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

"McKay Otto: Ever or Ever" at CAMIBAart

The visually rich and meditative surfaces of these mixed-media works take the viewer to a space veiled in silence

"...out over Lake Austin on a cold and foggy morning. Everything is veiled in a gauzy white silence. That..."

May 6, 2016 Arts Review by H.C. Arnold

Point Austin: Thumbs Up or Down?

Will bowing to Uber and Lyft set a bad precedent for city government?

"...appears the simmering dispute between City Council and the transportation network companies is about to come to a boil...."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Art or Parenting?

Four professional artists discuss how having kids has affected their careers and ways of working

"...is the rapid shrinking of one's peer group at work in the arts. The reality of trying to live..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Hearing or Anti-Abortion Attack?

AG leads criminal and civil investigation of Planned Parenthood

"...Health and Human Services Committee hearing was called Wednesday morning to investigate whether Planned Parenthood had violated the law,..."

July 29, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Beside the Point: Your Job or Your Life

It's time for workers to have better choices

"...Who built your home? Were they born in the U.S., or were they immigrants? If they..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Council: Historic or Just Old?

Bull Creek tract makes an appearance, as does Bluebonnet Hills

"...(several postponements and a handful of first readings only). For a change, there were not many purchasing contracts to..."

June 15, 2015 News Post by Michael King

All or Nothing

Ian McLagan: Small Face, Face, auxiliary Rolling Stone, A-list sideman, Austinite

"..."He did something I never saw anybody do before he went onstage," says Billy Bragg. "He brushed his..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Online Privacy: Technical, Political, or Both?

When it comes to encryption, there's solidarity in numbers

"...Along with ACLU technologist Chris Soghoian, Snowden emphasized the importance of making "end-to-end encryption" available and user-friendly for those..."

March 28, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Gus or Bust

Spicy, fried Memphis deliciousness – just hold the Styrofoam, huh?

"...going to write about it. Late last year, Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken moved into the Downtown spot long..."

March 21, 2014 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

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