Day Trips: The Big Thicket National Preserve, Kountze

One of the first preserves turns 50 against all odds

"...water units primarily along the Neches River and Big Sandy/Village Creek. There are 313 miles of waterways, which is..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Punk Chronicles: The Shock of the New – The Violators and the Skunks Invade Raul's

14 days after the Sex Pistols break up and mainstream media declares punk dead, Austin's scene begins at a Tejano bar on the Drag in Chapter 5, Part 1 of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Vice President Jearl Ledbetter eventually started 2-J Restaurants, running Sandy's Hamburgers on Barton Springs Road and developing the Short..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Get in the Zilker Game

"...of my youth. These days, the stench of Barton Creek between the pool & Lou Neff Point can sometimes..."

Nov. 15, 2021 Postmarks

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...but Don't Swim: All Travis County parks except Cypress Creek Park, Sandy Creek Park, and athletic fields have reopened...."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature

The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs

How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres

"...success. "That sign, when we first came up Shoal Creek heading North and hit Anderson, we could see it..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

The Floods Hit Sandy Creek

Sustained rains bring trouble to Llano County site

"..."Sandy Creek peaked at over 40,000 cubic feet per second,"..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...persist only a few days. See "The Floods Hit Sandy Creek," Oct. 26, and check online for updates...."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature

From the Banks of Sandy Creek

A material plant moves in?

"...It's called Sandy Creek for a reason. It's fairly long and, coming..."

July 13, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

UT's Public Arts Program Debuts an Ambitious New Project

Landmarks presents Ann Hamilton’s O N E E V E R Y O N E at the Dell Medical School

"...in fog – there are no edges to the sandy hair crowning her head or to her cherubic cheeks..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: The Path Back to Believing

It only takes a moment for the ordinary to transform

"...brief stories. Just came back from a week with Sandy and family at a resort hotel in the Caribbean...."

Jan. 6, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Page Two: Telling Stories, Watching Movies

The real and the known, the unreal and then some

"...Now, I'm waiting for Sandy and Kelly to get back to pick me up..."

Dec. 9, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Election Notes

Gallo goes solo on the Grove; don't be like Zim; and other election stories

"...alone in her support of the Grove at Shoal Creek PUD. Each of her challengers – Rob Walker, Nick..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by the News Staff

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Houston Restaurant Weeks, Perseid Meteor Shower, and more

"...washed out a 255-foot span of the bridge over Sandy Creek. The Texas Department of Transportation anticipates the new..."

Aug. 10, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Art Par Excellence

The nominees for the 2014-15 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Sandy Yamamoto, Franck: Sonata in A Major..."

May 20, 2015 Arts Post

City Kiboshes Cycle Championship Because of Rain

Update: Did Lance Armstrong save the day?

"...arguing that it should have been held in Walnut Creek Metro Park instead...."

Jan. 11, 2015 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

“Jackie Lee Young curated by Sandy Carson”

Lower Left Gallery exhibits a dusty doublewide Americana in this photographic solo show

"...In the lower left quadrant of the Bouldin Creek neighborhood, in the garage space in the lower left..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Day Trips

The Big Thicket survives at Larsen Sandyland Preserve near Silsbee

"...Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary outside of Silsbee in southeast Texas is one..."

June 13, 2014 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Get Your Shovels Out

How a local crew of diggers built the baddest Downtown dirt jumps in the country at the Ninth Street BMX Trails

"...still does – because of its proximity to Shoal Creek, which got rocked during the Memorial Day flood of..."

June 6, 2014 Sports Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Randall Stephens: 'I Can Handle the Job'

"...'09 and '10. I had an office on Shoal Creek for my website – we completed development on the..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Swell!

Surf Texas: It's not a question, it's an invitation. Just ask Kenny Braun.

"...from the LCRA puts 2014 into perspective: "The Onion Creek flood missed the water supply lakes by about 10..."

May 16, 2014 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Playback: Record Store Day

Why Record Store Day matters

"...The local EDM fest has upgraded to Austin's Carson Creek Ranch from past outings at New Braunfels' Whitewater Amphitheater..."

April 18, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

World on a String

Young violinists from across the globe flock to Austin for North America's first Menuhin Competition

"...it, so that anyone passing the office/studio of violinist Sandy Yamamoto on this Saturday in February could hear one..."

Feb. 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Meet the Cheesemaker Series Kicks Off at Antonelli's

Intimate setting offers hospitality, flavor, and information

"...himself, straight from the Brown Swiss dairy cows at Sandy Creek Farms in Bridgeport, Texas, driving 60 miles in..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Local Bakery Touted as One of Nation's Best

Easy Tiger Bakeshop & Beer Garden garners national attention

"...a view of the beer garden below, above Waller Creek. Bakers dream about spaces like this...."

Dec. 31, 2012 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Farmers Market Report: November 17

Gearing up for Thanksgiving

"...started it all (at least here in Austin) Boggy Creek Farm, is planing to start selling at the Mueller..."

Nov. 15, 2012 Food Post by Kate Thornberry

God Loves Ya When You Swim

Behind the scenes of this week's Billy Joe Shaver cover shoot

"...from his own watery immersion to get the shot, Sandy Carson couldn't help his typically dry, Scottish observation dripping..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Dining Del Lago 2012

Coastal cuisine in the Hills

"...ago in its original iteration on Lake Travis at Sandy Creek Marina. It was a strikingly good-looking location and..."

June 29, 2012 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Then There's This: Salvaging a Middle Ground

Once a scrap yard, always a scrap yard

"...pre-LKQ days, seeped into the soil and nearby Boggy Creek...."

March 30, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Love for Lucker

Animal rescuer Sally Lucker's legacy lives on

"...her car was swept off the road into Yegua Creek on FM 1624...."

March 29, 2012 News Post by Amy Smith

Off the Record

OTR attends Fun Fun Fun Fest, packs things, and moves to the Cloud

"...to my mentor/editor Raoul Hernandez, photographers John Anderson and Sandy Carson, and Creative Director Jason Stout...."

Nov. 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

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