Pointing Out Detention Centers "In Plain Sight"

Sky-high art turns eyes to migrant detention and incarceration

"...El Salvador, and other countries – ran outside. “I felt such great joy,” she says, remembering that May evening..."

July 3, 2020 Arts Post by Victoria Rossi

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Texas travel updates as of Memorial Day weekend

"...when you can wear something exciting. Meow Wolf, the Santa Fe-based interactive art experience, is selling locally designed Meow..."

May 22, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Foxtail Supper Club Adds Camaraderie to Your Socially Distanced Dinner Table

Share a meal with friends in separate homes

"...toward throughout his career – from his origins in Santa Fe, N.M., to the Culinary Institute of America in..."

May 22, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Violet Crown Cinema Staying Closed During Pandemic

Local minichain standing with other Austin cinemas

"...middle of the coronavirus pandemic, the reality is very different. In Austin, the brick-and-mortar cinemas are staying dark -..."

May 4, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Memoriam: Glenna Goodacre

Sculptor of Austin's beloved Philosophers' Rock has died

"...The sculptor was at her home in Santa Fe, where she's lived for 35 years, when she..."

April 21, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

AFS Cinema, Violet Crown Closing Temporarily During COVID-19 Outbreak

Arthouse cinemas follow national chains

"...AFS announced that it will close effective Friday. Explaining the decision, Austin Film Society (which runs..."

March 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas’ Most Important Courts

For the first time in years, Dems are running en masse for statewide judicial seats

"...• Place 7 features Staci Williams and Brandy Voss. Williams has served on..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas’ Most Important Courts

Dems run en masse for statewide judicial seats

"...The contest for Place 7 features Staci Williams and Brandy Voss. Williams has served on..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Terry Allen Reels in Moby Dick for His New Album

The multimedia conceptualist's first new studio album since 2013 sets sail

"...make a record is to make it one thing," offers Terry Allen over Sunday lunch at Taqueria Vallarta, not..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

“Valerie Fowler: The Story of the Deer in the Road”

Wonderfully painted memories of where the wild (and even-toed ungulate) things are

"...work by Austin's vinyl-weaving savant Adreon Henry and Orna Feinstein with her concrete-anchored mixed-media monoprints and Santa Fe's William..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wheatsville's Frustrated Employees Call for Change

Mismanagement and toxic working conditions remain entrenched in the co-op’s culture

"...Grocery Store." While many who have viewed the video feel the song is stupid, not everyone sees it as..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Fall into fun!

"...at the Wheel beginning in 1978. He and his wife Brenda (she passed away in 2016) opened the café..."

Aug. 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Abbott Appoints Domestic Terrorism Task Force in El Paso's Wake

Thoughts, prayers, committees

"...Force to coordinate law enforcement responses, and a Texas Safety Commission to develop an "immediate action plan." The latter..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Annabelle Chairlegs Sees Red in New Video

Black-gloved assassin strikes in visual whodunit

"...A knife in the back, a poison apple, a drill bit..."

Aug. 5, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer

"...have opened a new distillery, brewery, and restaurant a few blocks from the Alamo. Housed in the historic Lockwood..."

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

Dog Restaurant Week in Austin Brings Pups to the Patio

Treats for dogs and their humans, benefiting local nonprofits

"...Last year’s event was so successful that Louisville, Nashville, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque are having copycat events of their..."

July 22, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Point Austin: Another Year of the Gun

As the carnage continues, the Legislature shrugs again

"...jolted us back briefly into the ordinary reality of life in the U.S. The double-digit death toll made the..."

June 7, 2019 News Column by Michael King

A New Generation Brings Heloise Gold's "Bird Dream Dances" to Life

Taking wing with the bird dances Gold has been making for 40 years

"...Picture a nest, with a mother bird feeding three younger ones. Only she has no worms or..."

May 31, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Open Carry for School Marshals?

Senate wants to let school districts decide if marshals can open-carry guns on campus

"...their guns tucked away in a lockbox or a safe; when they're toting their firearms, they must keep them..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Author, Poet, and Podcast Host Carrie Fountain Isn’t Trying to Trick You

The 2019 Texas Poet Laureate talks shop as she receives two Texas honors

"..."I trust that there are very few artists out there who approach what they're doing with..."

April 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

An Unconventional Campaign History in Running With Beto

Hop in Beto O'Rourke's passenger seat

"...most of the driving himself – Modigliani said he preferred being "in the driver's seat," but also believed his..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Michael King

City Council Supports High School Program to Aid "Bleeding Emergencies"

The dais endorses life-saving program Stop the Bleed

"...The Austin City Council endorsed bringing the life-saving program Stop the Bleed to all Austin high schools..."

Feb. 13, 2019 News Post by Alex Puente

Hi, How Are You Day: Wayne Coyne

Flaming Lips’ singer talks Daniel Johnston ahead of Tuesday megashow

"...Married Jan. 5 in Oklahoma and reached halfway to Santa Fe to celebrate his 58th birthday, Wayne Coyne mused..."

Jan. 21, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Music Lab Explores Consolidation

Rehearsal space’s Oltorf location posted for sale; Hi, How Are You Day draws the Flaming Lips; and Esme Barrera tribute launches Girls Rock El Paso

"...include a retail store for music gear and a cafe. Music Lab first launched at a now-shuttered original space..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Rep. Vikki Goodwin on the 86th Texas Legislature

“I worry when people talk about property tax caps [and not] where the revenue is going to come from instead”

"...VG: I will feel like we've been successful when the state is paying..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...area in our own state – reflects both what's different and what's the same as the Lege goes back..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

2018's Top 10 Quotes of the Week

"...Patrick, blaming doors, not guns, after the shooting at Santa Fe High School that left 10 dead. (May 25)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Column

Will Courtney Summons Seventies L.A.

The rootsy popsmith takes the production reins in a West Austin duplex

"...on Neil Young and Neumann microphones with the same heartfelt stridency that fuels songs like "The Days When Bands..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

RTX Animation 2018 Festival Lineup

Rooster Teeth gathering adds Titmouse, more

"...Feeling strangely drawn to the RTX Austin festival taking place..."

July 2, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

RTX Adds Meow Wolf, Overwatch, and More

Exclusive first look at gamer con's 2018 schedule, guests

"...of the Rooster Teeth clans has gone from a few hundred guests at the old RT studios in 2011..."

June 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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