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In Search of Far Flung Adventures With Butch Hancock
"...Adventures down a lazy stretch of the Rio Grande. River guide by day and campfire sage by night...."
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May 15, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Hess
Why San Marcos?
Joe Hauer defends his town just south of Austin
"...fountain of youth? The headwaters of the San Marcos River spouted over 15 feet in the air for centuries..."
March 24, 2000 Features Feature by Joe Hauer
Day Trips: Bend, Texas
Five reasons to take the Bend in the road
"...When you come to the Bend in the road, take it...."
May 31, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Darkness in the Heart of Town
Will Sheff, one step forward, two steps back
"...in New Hampshire often while writing songs for Okkervil River's difficult departure LP I Am Very Far in 2011...."
Sept. 6, 2013 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran
What Now for SXSW?
A year after tragedy, the city and the Festival look to a sustainable future
"...immediately broke north toward the wreckage developing along Red River Street. (Gibbons is no longer with ATCEMS.)..."
March 13, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Christy Hays' Watershed Moment
One foot in Austin, one in Montana, the singer-songwriter jumps in with both on breakout River Swimmer
"...River Swimmer, Hays' remarkable third LP, resulted in April (revisit..."
July 20, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman
Gay Place
This is the summer to have fun, get wet, take a road trip, and stay fired up
"...up. This summer, have fun, get wet, take a road trip, and stay fired up. Attached you'll find Gay..."
May 19, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff
Music Amidst Used Furniture
The History of the Red River Strip
"...and mortar of any currently standing structure along Red River and find some sort of history. The Club DeVille..."
Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature
How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?
Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river
"...a 2,000-acre site on the banks of the Colorado River in Southeastern Travis County – and a 70% rebate..."
Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Crash Update from City Press Conference
Driver to be charged with intentional capital murders
"...Other media are reporting the identity of the suspect driver in the Red River crash as Rashad Charjuan Owens,..."
March 13, 2014 News Post by Michael King
It's a Gas, Gas, Gas
South Austin's Neon Transformers Light Up Life South of the River
"...creations. Much of his material was gathered from endless road trips through the countryside in earlier years...."
Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Rob D'Amico
Ribbon on the Highway
Here comes Jimmy LaFave
"...He looks like a truck driver, the kind of guy who might take on some..."
May 6, 2005 Music Feature by Dave Marsh
South Austin Secede!
Our second installment in a series about South Austin explores the roots of "Bubba" and the rivalry between North Austin and south of the river.
"..."I don't go north of the river," he says, puffing on a cigarette in his mother's..."
April 13, 2001 Features Feature by Rob D'Amico
Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35
The road not taken
"...a CliffsNotes version of those 2,300 comments, grouped and broadly summarized into 28 themes, none of which are really..."
April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Floating Tubes Hit NIMBY Rapids
City looks for ways to regulate Colorado River
"...scene on the eastern leg of the city's Colorado River was mellow this past Sunday. The river looked a..."
Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano
Austin's ROTten Roads
How to navigate around the Republic of Texas Biker Rally
"...Are you anywhere near a road? Then you can probably hear the roar of engines..."
June 14, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Guess Who's Knocking
Gone Hollywood? Not Ryan Bingham.
"...Not exactly the road-worn reflection that netted him a 2010 Oscar for "The..."
Nov. 23, 2012 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin
More Than a ZIP Code
In the exhibition "Road to 78704," artists Jill Alo and Tina Weitz pay tribute to the distinctive mood and ambience of South Austin.
"...South of the river. There's no good reason why being on one side..."
Jan. 10, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Playback: Still Weary
Weary Boys reunite, Red River vies for cultural district designation, and MusicMania to close
"...Club certified them local luminaries, but it was their road warrior ways that ultimately led them to hang up..."
Sept. 27, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup
Adventures abound all the way up to Albuquerque
"...There’s still plenty of time to make summer road trip memories...."
Aug. 6, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
More Dam Facts
Even if the rain stops soon, river levels could stay high for weeks.
"...meaning water levels continue to rise, the Lower Colorado River Authority is saying local river and lake levels could..."
June 29, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker
1,400-Acre Development Near Hamilton Pool Ignites Push to Protect Salamander
Environmentalists petition to list Pedernales River springs salamander as endangered species
"...U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Pedernales River springs salamander as "endangered" or "threatened" under the federal..."
Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup
Catfish, outlaws, and armadillos
"...festivals or just get your toes wet in a river before the summer crowds arrive...."
May 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Central Texas Recovers
"...Resort sign is steady and can be seen from River Road. The resort took on massive damage but is..."
June 10, 2015 Photo Gallery
Food-o-File
Food news about town
"...improvements, including equipment and irrigation," Johnson told me recently. River Road Farm is already certified organic, and Johnson broke..."
Sept. 25, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Day Trips
Fort Leaton State Historic Site stands as a stark reminder of the rugged life of the pioneers on the Texas frontier
"...subtly since Comanche raiders and Mexican traders forded the river at the Chihuahua Trail crossing...."
June 20, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
La Vie Promise
Isabelle Huppert stars in this French road movie about a selfish streetwalker, her unwanted teenage daughter, and the escaped convict who befriends them both.
"...Maud Forget, Fabienne Babe and André Marcon. The French road movie La Vie Promise is languorous to the point..."
May 28, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis
Concrete Carpet Ride
Jim Bob's Road to Nowhere
"...defoliated thickets of winter, but the long and winding road through the middle of them -- the Southwest Parkway..."
Dec. 27, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban
Day Trips: Four Books for Daytrippers
Hit the books before you hit the road
"...Viva Texas Rivers! Edited by Steven L. Davis and Sam L. Pfiester..."
Dec. 23, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Born to be Reviled
Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.
"...plunges ahead with plans to rebuild Austin's most vital roadway.A Growing City Must Grow Its Highways Everywhere you turn..."
