Day Trips

Reimers Ranch in southwestern Travis County is about to go the way of the Armadillo (World Headquarters)

"...not-so-well-kept secret to local fishermen, swimmers, rock climbers, and mountain bikers. The property will be sold on Nov. 15..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...in a dismal trailer park. Instead he hits the road with his estranged grandson for one last adventure. Cast:..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Finding God in the Gumbo

Once in the Ninth Ward and now in the Hill Country, the Smoking for Jesus Ministry serves up Real New Orleans Style fare with a side of spiritual nourishment

"...Round Mountain (population: 118) in Blanco County is not much more..."

May 4, 2007 Food Feature by MM Pack

Liquid Assets

The 'Chronicle' food and wine update: spring, 2003

"...McReynolds Wines706 Shovel Mountain Rd. in Cypress Mill..."

May 9, 2003 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Day Trips

"...by the dark greens and browns of the Davis Mountains of West Texas. In fact, mountaineers in Mexico, a..."

June 14, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Benini Sculpture Ranch outside of Johnson City uses the rugged Hill Country landscape as a backdrop for two-dozen designs by internationally recognized artists

"...artists. The juxtaposition of the man-made structures with the rocky hills and expansive horizon works in a dynamic way...."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Rubies Among the Shooting Stars

A trip to the headwaters of the Pecos River in July 1976 resulted in the culinary surprise of a lifetime.

"...strenuous backpacking trips with hippie friends to the high mountain ranges of New Mexico occurred on a regular basis...."

Aug. 8, 2003 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Day Trips

There's drupelets a-plenty at the Bella Vista Ranch pick-your-own fruit farm.

"...takes RR 12 south 10.6 miles to Jacob's Well Road (turn right at the VFW rodeo grounds on CR..."

July 13, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...and pose less risk for groundwater contamination than the rocky Hill Coun­try soils. That's one reason, among obvious others,..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Stranger Than Paradise

Tucked up in the Catskill Mountains, All Tomorrow's Parties stages a music festival for its own

"...the others being Nutter Butter sandwich cookies and Abbey Road...."

Sept. 10, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Orbiting SXSW

Return of the Secaucus 7? Try the arrival of a SXSW septet: Dana Falconberry, Shakey Graves, The Eastern Sea, My Jerusalem, Black Pistol Fire, The Preservation, and The Boxing Lesson.

"...expound on much. This grouping – out on the road, in the studio, floating around inner and outer space..."

March 1, 2013 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Picks & Sleepers

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"...PERNICE BROTHERS: As leader of the Scud Mountain Boys, Joe Pernice sang and played a bleakly purist..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Jerry Bywaters: Lone Star Printmaker

The landscape shapes us, say these prints by the Texas regionalist, and we are it

"...The mountains look like they erupted out of nowhere, so mammoth..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Live Shots

"...(Taylor inserts different elements into his free weekly shows), "Road to Kenai" began as a long, dusty trek into..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Music Feature

7 Central Texas Destination Restaurants Worth the Trip

Travel guide-worthy dining and tucked-away spots near Austin

"...a long list of travel guide-worthy restaurants and tucked-away road trip spots located only an hour or so's drive..."

May 17, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Down & Out in Atlanta

The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics

"...the address on their letterhead: 2221 Peachtree (what else?) Road, Suite D...."

Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey

More Reissues

"...Little Longer" and even Diana Ross' pompous "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," before doing the reggae with Bob (not..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Oh, Sister

Adelaide, South Australia, sibling city and state of Austin, Texas, is a delicious destination for food and wine lovers

"...Nature lovers find New Zealand fur seals relaxing on rocky shores; bizarre, spiny echidnas waddling along probing for insects;..."

April 21, 2006 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Safety in Words

If there is drama in Laura Furman's stories, Robin Bradford writes, it is not usually the life and death kind. It is the daily, wearing, ineffable drama of living as a human island among others who invariably seem more attractive, more connected, or simply more "normal."

"...dangers of living in a wooded enclave haunted by mountain lions, deer, and S.U.V.-driving teens. Later on, Furman will..."

April 20, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Food Top Tens 1996: A Year of Good Tastes

Top Ten Bites of 1996

"...4. Peach ice cream stands on the road to Fredericksburg in the springtime..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...makes this exploration of narrative as winding as the road the drifter took to get there, or to the..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...South Mountain D: Hilary Brougher When her teenagers head off to..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sturgill Simpson

"...Sturgill SimpsonMetamodern Sounds in Country Music (High Top Mountain)..."

June 20, 2014 Music Review by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Saturday Showcases

"...a Texas tilt. Closing is John Beauchamp's once flatlined roadhouse country band Them Duqaines, who use hot guitar, train..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

Into the West

Kelly Reichardt re-creates the hazards of the Oregon Trail in Meek's Cutoff

"...a wagon train of three families led by the mountain man Stephen Meek is perilously lost, even though none..."

May 6, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips

National Trails Day launched in 1993 and has become a rallying cry to get Americans outdoors

"...miles of hiking paths ranging from paved sidewalks to rocky climbs over rugged hills. Whether you're taking a walk..."

June 4, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...ode to spontaneous filmmaking, Paddy Considine stars as rock roadie and failed musician, Le Donk. Along the way he's..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Wednesday Sleepers

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

"...the Snowy Fields (Yep Roc) travels the same shade-covered road as bands like Iron & Wine. – Jim CaligiuriThe..."

March 11, 2005 Music Feature

Day Trips

The geologic magnificence of Palo Duro Canyon.

"...of an ancient forest that once stretched to the Rocky Mountains...."

Jan. 12, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...never got past being nomadic, Prikryl says. The thin, rocky soil and the primitive wood-and-rock tools were not conducive..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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