Shop the Monkey

SoCo boutiques and more

"...1220 S. Congress, 441-1157. www.austinmotel.com..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Austin @ Large: Max on a Mission

Will Austin's turbulent climate produce a perfect storm for Max Nofziger's mayoral campaign?

"...ironies of the season: Max Nofziger, the Voice of South Austin, has his mayoral campaign headquarters downtown, while Will..."

March 7, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Regular Folk

"...South Austin has longcaptivated the rest of the city with..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

The Austin Music Atlas

A primer for the musically inclined

"...along that same stretch. The nearby Elephant Room (315 Congress), a basement venue devoted to jazz music, also has..."

June 14, 2016 Columns Post by Emily Gibson

To C-Boy, With Love

Continental Club maverick Steve Wertheimer pays tribute to his mentor – with a nightclub

"...and white awning on a hot new club on South Congress: "C-Boy's Heart & Soul." Inside glows tribute in..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Downtown Dining & Bites of Austin

"...at 1pm daily from March 11 to 19 for South by Southwest...."

March 11, 2011 Food Feature

A Rocky Road to Recovery

The lights are still on at ME TV, but is it a new dawn?

"..."A lot of our relationship took place here on Congress Avenue," he says. First Thursdays, catching bands at the..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Rockin' Solutions: A Four-Piece Combo

Highlights of solutions emerging from the four Live Music Task Force subcommittees

"...Red River District (11 venues), and the Warehouse District/West Sixth/Congress Avenue (13 venues). Downtown, less restrictive sound levels and..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Mars

When Mars landed on South Congress, citizens of the 78704 didn't flee in horror from the invaders

"...Mars1400 S. Congress, 472-3901 www.marsaustin.com Sunday-Monday, 11am-10pm; Tuesday-Wednesday, 11am-10:30pm; Thursday-Saturday, 11am-11pm..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Food Review by Barbara Chisholm

Naked City

"...… My family has been all over North and South America for centuries and centuries. Yes, we have been..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature

The Woodland

Opened in the waning hours of 2006, it's housed in the site formerly occupied by the restaurant 7. And Lamberts. And Liberty Pie.

"...1716 S. Congress, 441-6800, www.woodlandaustin.com..."

April 6, 2007 Food Review by Barbara Chisholm

Seaholm: The railroad conundrum

Two pieces of long-neglected and barely salvageable railroad track along and on the Seaholm Power Plant site could hold the key to whether the city has a commuter rail system limited to North and Central Austin or one that spans the entire city.

"...the Convention Center. Crossing Downtown – and especially crossing Congress Avenue – would be complicated, messy and, most importantly,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Hey Sailor, Pt. 2!

More of Austin's GLBTeratti welcomes you with open arms and tells you what's hot about our town

"...A. A visit across the South Congress bridge near dusk. Now personally, I recommend not..."

March 17, 2006 Features Feature by Kate Getty

Southern Rock Opera

SXSW 02 Music Fest Wrap-up

"...South by South AustinSouth Congress Avenue, Saturday 16 For many..."

March 22, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Food-o-File

Food Editor Virginia B. Wood's toaster activity and other recent Austin culinary news.

"...have projects in the works that will give the South Congress neighborhood some new additions to enjoy just in..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Postmarks

Who has the ego problem?

"...Hospital in December of 1966. I have lived in South Austin all of my life, as did my father,..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...trying to prevent an asphalt and granite-laden Convention Center South (and they're convinced the threat of that is very..."

April 16, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the week: The Great Outdoors landscape and nursery on South Congress marquee reads, "We Have the Cheapest Hoes on..."

March 19, 1999 News Feature

Five Quintessentially Texan Things To Do In Austin

Drink spicy beer, eat brisket, dance your heart out

"...an outlier when it comes to Texan cities, but Southern charm runs deep through the city. Here’s a guide..."

March 7, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Sidewalk Fail!

"...Treadwell from South Lamar to South Eighth. A perfect unison of bad..."

Aug. 28, 2014 Photo Gallery

Restaurant Roulette

The 10 you clicked

"...is a favorite for good reason. European, Cajun, and Southern dishes are prepared with organic, local, and homegrown ingredients..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Food Feature by Anne Harris

Retirement and the City

Retirement is tough. Living Downtown makes it all better.

"...in West Austin, to the Long Center, and down South Congress, South Lamar, and South First...."

March 27, 2009 Food Feature by Linda Ball

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...and other small businesses in the 200 block of Congress were meeting with representatives of the pending Marriott convention..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...• The city has ordered the South Congress Cafe, part of the Trudy's Tex-Mex chain, to..."

July 14, 2006 News Feature

Food-o-File

The sustained explosion of South Congress; plus, Garden Parties, farmers' markets, and Sunday Musical Mystery Series

"...SoCo BuzzSeems like there's always something new happening on South Congress! Michael Parker e-mailed to say there's a new..."

April 29, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The May 15 Ballot

"...South..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature

RTP: Been There, Haven't Done That

The Rapid Transit Project tries to win voters over with its workshops.

"...debate. Residents of rail-skeptical hot spots such as Crestview, South Congress, and the Eastside rail yard are no more..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

They're History

The Blue Genie boys -- those whimsical artists responsible for the armadillo-festooned entrance to Threadgill's World Headquarters, the guitar gal atop Fran's Hamburgers, and other mini-landmarks around Austin -- have been fun for the people who see them and fun for the people who made them. Making giant panels for the new Texas State History Museum, though, was a bit more than just that.

"...corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and North Congress. Six panels illustrating the museum's theme "The Story of..."

April 27, 2001 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Catch a Fire

Phillip Noyce explores the havoc and repercussions caused by white interlopers toward indigenous peoples in this straightforward account of real-life black South African activist Patrick Chamusso and the white Boer police agent, who hunts him.

"...indigenous peoples in this straightforward account of real-life black South African activist Patrick Chamusso (Luke) and white Boer police..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hey Sailor! You Here for a Conference?

The Gay Place polls Austin’s GLBTeratti, who welcomes you with open arms and tells you what’s hot about our town

"...A. Shopping on South Congress..."

March 10, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

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