Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Plus Luther Hotel updates, Elephant Rock petition, more

"...half years before the first guests check into the restored Luther Hotel under a nonprofit/for-profit ownership and management arrangement,..."

April 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas

"...and a shaded biergarten out back. Continue on to Fredericksburg where Ecker Barbecue serves outstanding smoked meats with their..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...regulatory inspectors had only recently approved. The Lower Colorado River Authority has fined developer Rusty Parker $5,000 for pollution..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...9 issue, within the article entitled "Did SOS Matter?," appeared this phrase ... "the Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance, just about..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...procession to make its way to Ikeja, the working-class district of Nigeria's metropolis Lagos and center of Anikulapo-Kuti's politically..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Day Trips

Rails have been turned to trails at Lake Mineral Wells State Park.

"...by the railroads, very little of it is being transferred to public use. The only other stretch of former..."

June 9, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

SUVs are not sluggish, the Internet is not homogenous, and roads are not decongestants.

"...were driven in such a stately manner that I wondered how anyone could stand to be bound to such..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Clifford Antone gets one more reprieve?, More music at the airport, and more

"...me about the music, nothing else matters"stance has kept predictably mum. Antone's sentencing on federal charges of racketeeering had..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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Scaggs Photo in Bad Taste

"...be gifted with more self-restraint? Should the SmartGrowthers be prepared to wait patiently for the natural development of events,..."

Dec. 18, 1998 Column

Public Notice: A Drop in the Aquifer

Still in a drought, in the middle of a downpour

"...according to data on the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Drought Information site. And as for Austin's crown jewel..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Fear & Loathing

Travis County says goodbye to a coyote-killing machine

"...you have a coyote story to tell. Perhaps you've encountered the native predator on a walk, or looked outside..."

Dec. 22, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Headlines

"...the likelihood of dueling charter proposals over geographic council districts (see "Not a Short-Term Meeting")...."

June 22, 2012 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the state, and beyond

"...city squeezes out more than $20 million in budget reductions next year? Send your comments to the city; they'll..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature

A Moveable - and Musical - Feast

Eating at ACL Fest

"...Bain explains. The 31 vendors who made the cut offered drinks or dishes that reflected the flavor of Austin,..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Coming as no great surprise, the Lower Colorado River Authority is moving full-speed ahead with plans for a..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

E-Night Party Roundup!

"...Festival 2004 presents its election night party at Antone's, Red, White & Blues, featuring Austin blues stalwart W.C. Clark..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...Our Springs Alliance is awaiting a decision by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks regarding what SOS sees as inadequate..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature

311 Story in Error

"...Marshall Kuykendall credits Bill Bunch with inspiring him to initiate the so-called..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Polishing His ACT

L.A.-Ex Gary Goldstein Brings Real News to Kids

"...him about his work in the Austin Independent School District, and his life as a Hollywood prodigy, writing, producing,..."

July 5, 1996 Screens Feature

Restaurant Review: Golden Hour

The menu is extremely delicious, but bread will cost you extra

"...in Southwest Austin, where Menchaca Road flows like a river, which until now has lacked something like Golden Hour:..."

April 7, 2023 Food Feature by A. Richmond

Preparing for Takeoff

Plans under way for major redo of Airport Boulevard and Highland Mall

"...city and its prospective partners unveiled tentative plans for redeveloping Highland Mall and upper Airport Boulevard to a largely..."

Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Tracking Cap Metro's Eastward Proposal

The Green Line takes conceptual shape

"...a second, eastward Green Line to complement the westerly Red Line – although its feasibility depends on whether the..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

TCB

SXSW inches closer, the Scoot Inn rises again, Arclight Records booms, and Cindi Lazzari and Chris Foley depart much too soon

"...holds the unusual distinction of anchoring Austin's newest entertainment district, the nascent East End, as one of its oldest..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Ms B's Authentic Creole Restaurant

Whatever you do, order the sweet potato fries

"...excellent sweet-potato fries ($4) are but one of several inspired touches providing exceptional side notes to the numerous Creole..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Food Review by MM Pack

Born to be Reviled

Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.

"...an independent review of the plan before seeking the required federal approval next year...."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

Map 1: "Recommendation: Initial Phase"

"...The "Red/Green Line with BRT" -- the package Capital Metro will..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature

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They Got Nothing on Lacresha

"...Elaine Witkowski Inspired to Action..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Column

Is This UTopia?

A Long-Overdue University Master Plan is Unveiled

"...the old Forty Acres, with its buff stone and red tile roofs and pervasive sense of architectural grace. But..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Seeing Downtown Through the Eyes of Austin’s Caretakers

An afternoon with Austin’s ambassadors

"...In recent years, the folks in red shirts who clean the sidewalks, give directions to tourists,..."

Dec. 27, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Public Notice: Drunkenness, Affordability, and the Big Lie

"...a minor traffic accident in fact involved running a red light, coming out of a small street onto Lake..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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