Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...| Hill Country | Panhandle | Piney Woods | Prairies & Lakes | South Texas | Out of State..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Beat the heat in San Marcos and have fun at events around the state

"...Mountain with its famous pair of double switchbacks. The view of the plains off to the east is amazing,..."

July 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...is now the Museo Frida Kahlo. The exhibition on view through Nov. 2 is included with admission. While at..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...3,803 foxes, 332 mountain lions, 535 river otters, 14,654 prairie dogs ... the list goes on and on. The..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...the July 2015 in-custody death of Sandra Bland in Prairie View. Bland, whose failure to signal a lane change..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Day Trips

The Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge is an excellent place for birders and nature lovers to soak in the beauty of the great outdoors

"...The rolling hills covered in a sea of long-stemmed prairie grass seem to move in waves, pushed by the..."

April 20, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...paperbacks is the kind of person who reads book reviews. That said, those who do pick up these things..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Summer Camp Guide

"...4. Weekdays, 9am-3:30pm (before- and after-care available). 8700 South View Rd., 288-5942 x252. $200/week. www.austinwaldorf.org/summercamp...."

April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...Awards"), blurbs ("International Bands," "Picks & Sleepers"), and album reviews. In this week's special SXSW pull-out section, there's nearly..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Texas Dems Set Their Eyes on the 2020 Prize

Their goal: Flip the state House of Representatives

"...let alone now. "It gave people such an inaccurate view of what the electorate looks like," Espinoza says. "We..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...in 2017, moved to New York City to rave reviews in 2018, and invades Houston from Oct. 26 to..."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer

"...new exhibit on the songbird from Golden, Texas. On view through June 7, 2020, the show includes artifacts from..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I have always enjoyed your point of view, Michael [Ventura], even when I thought you were totally..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Column

Austin Music Yearbook: Can You Name These Musicians?

"...First Grade, Prairie Lea ISD Prairie Lea One-young-man-band...."

Aug. 29, 2019 Photo Gallery

Day Trips

The Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands north of Decatur are where the wild things live

"...image that most people have of rolling hills of prairie grass and open spaces...."

Nov. 13, 2009 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Common Ground on the Colorado

The new Eastside Colorado River Park begins to take shape.

"...subject of a series of highly contentious public meetings. Viewed as the ideal spot for an Eastside destination that..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko

Three Canyons

The Southwest Edge of Texas Hill Country -- Home to Lost Maples and Garner State Park -- Is Rich in Both Beauty and History

"...The victims' graves are near old homesite, on Half-Moon Prairie. Coalson descendants are prominent in Texas history...."

May 18, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Sweet sheep, Lonesome Dove peeks, and more to see around the state

"...filming of the miniseries Lonesome Dove will be on view at the Bryan Museum in Galveston through Aug. 25...."

Aug. 1, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...fastidiously rolls a cigarette, my mind floods with every interview where the frontman expresses frustration with ST&C. Why is..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Day Trips & Beyond: May Travel Roundup

Flowers, birds, and more to spy on spring road trips

"...100 sculptures, fills the gardens, and will be on view through Aug. 8. Along with the art pieces, artists..."

May 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin's Sustainable Secret

Student-founded Green Is the New Black makes renewable energy at Huston-Tillotson

"...impact because we're small, because we're under-resourced." A Better View..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

King of the Swing Fiddle

Honoring country music's second most famous fiddle player, Johnny Gimble

"...Nelson & Mother Earth, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Pure Prairie League, Leon Russell, Connie Smith, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner,..."

April 5, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Day Trips

"...View from the patio of the Eagle's Lodge on Lake..."

July 2, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...mostly for the better, in the way local leaders view their mission and the region's future.Tar and Feathers, Anyone?..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Gung Ho

Q&A with punk priestess Patti Smith.

"...March, after South by Southwest, the Chronicle printed an interview that 107.1 KGSR Program Director Jody Denberg had done..."

March 31, 2000 Music Feature by Jody Denberg

Day Trips

"...In a symbiotic way, the beauty of the Blackland Prairie seems to naturally accept the nine-hole golf course that..."

May 9, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

"...• The Crestview Neighborhood Association has called for residents to show up..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...Nov. 1, 12-year veteran State Rep. Ray Allen, R-Grand Prairie, got the kiss-off of death from his daughter Melissa..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...rock before going "home" to heaven, and in their world-view, thrashing Iraq gives them a little better chance of..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Column

Postmarks

I never thought the letters in "Postmarks Forum" were real until this happened to me ...

"...difference between his situation and that of the Chronicle reviewers is that Clurman was an accomplished professional, whose frame..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column

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