Muralist Mila Sketch Celebrates a Decade of Creativity in Austin

Innovative immigrant artist on her approach, future, and love affair with the city

"...the feminist tagline “The Future Is Female” on the corner of South Lakeshore and South Pleasant Valley...."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by Julie Royce

Hairy Situations, Pickle Parties, and More Weekend Events

Some non-SXSW arts and culture recommendations

"...delicious designs featuring women ringed by flowers and fiery hearts, flora and fauna of her Texas roots. Reichle adds..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...Parade, a philanthropist, and a leading advocate for the arts in Houston and beyond. She passed away peacefully on..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Austin Fire Department but the derailment shut down Seventh Street for most of the day, disrupting car and bus..."

Oct. 25, 2024 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...Tree time. The southeast corner of Texas illustrates the old saying that you can’t..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Historic hotels, hummingbirds, and highways

"...Bar is an oasis in the desert. Down the street, the Brick Vault Brewery and BBQ seems to feed..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

What to See and Do When You're Visiting the University of Texas Campus

Explore the Forty Acres deep in the heart of Austin

"...The Blanton Museum of Art is the largest art..."

Aug. 5, 2024 Chronolog Post by Aaron Sullivan

David Sedaris and the Art of Ignoring

Austin-bound, the author adds a new descriptor: controversial.

"...the constant presence of a bubbling humanity in its streets...."

April 28, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Storytelling, a Book Trail, Markets, and More Arts Events

Get reading, go shopping, or just enjoy a gala this week

"...Pulling from Nigerian mythology, Okosun’s novel Forged by Blood starts a duology “set in a highly atmospheric, complex world..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Short and Sweet: The Passing

Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan take a tender look at a vet's work

"...The Best of Austin-winning filmmakers called Austin their home..."

March 8, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Texas travel news and more

"...the Zac Lentz Parkway (Loop 463) in the northeastern corner of Victoria. It turns out the replicas of the..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

How to Get to and From ACL Festival

Free shuttles, pricey rideshares, and more

"...shuttles that run between Republic Square Park at the corner of Fourth & San Antonio street to the Barton..."

Oct. 4, 2023 Music Post by Oscar Rodriguez

Tech-Art Organization dadaLab Reboots in New Eastside Studio

Find community, coding, music, and light at the July 15 celebration

"...Forced to leave their Real Street location to make way for an apartment development, dadaLab..."

July 11, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Native, the Former Hostel, Venue, and Business Hub, Has Closed Unexpectedly

Displaced tenants include Tiny Diner and Sugar Baby Plants

"...Austin-based artist Deb Soromenho had a June 24 event, Arts Alive, planned at the venue. On June 19, she..."

June 22, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Ballsy, Artsy, Anti-Sixth Street Outlook of DJ Joaqu.n

Austin to L.A., keeping up with the beloved Pangea Sound producer

"...Eastern, a now-shuttered space behind Cisco's Restaurant on the corner of Sixth Street and Comal. With the help of..."

May 19, 2023 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

Day Trips & Beyond: Love Lock Bridges in Texas

A guide to "love locks" (and rocks) across the state

"...The most famous love lock bridge is Pont des Arts in Paris where the weight of thousands of locks..."

Feb. 9, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Review: Street Corner Arts' The Gulf

Simple narrative hides its power in what it doesn't say

"...Lorenzo Garcia. I’ve been familiar with and fond of Street Corner Arts’ work since their inception (and in the..."

Dec. 15, 2022 Arts Post by Shanon Weaver

We Have an Issue: "My God, It's Full of Stars"

The Top 10s Issue

"...Shanon Weaver reviews the Austin premiere of Audrey Cefaly's..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...Austin's award season starts in dramatic fashion on Monday night with the ceremony..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...were able to shift the culture back toward snarling, street-corner boom-bap at a combined age of 120, but their..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Cheap Eats for Austin Students

From Huston-Tillotson to St. Ed's to UT and even Texas State

"...Long associated with late-night slices on Sixth Street, Roppolo's opened a brick-and-mortar location on Guadalupe back in..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Hot Summer Nights Reviews

Free music fest cools out record hot summer

"...Choux proved a triangle formation hits hard at the corner of Seventh and Red River. – R.R. Norman Ba$e at..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Wednesday

The buzzy, the brave, the thrash-able twee-pop

"...see her on a bigger stage (she plays Cedar Street Courtyard on Friday at 10pm). New Orleans young gun..."

March 17, 2022 Music Post by Michael Toland

A New Parish Set to Open in Former North Door Location

Owners behind Empire and Resound Presents team up at Eastside Venue

"...interior, while it had previously been positioned in a corner. Meanwhile, the smaller, secondary room will exist as a..."

Feb. 10, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Local Comedy Gets a New Buzz at the Buzz Mill

New Seventh Street venue wants to make you laugh your nights away

"...The new joint staking its clubby claim at the corner of Seventh and Attayac (formerly the burrito-slinging Troublemaker Bar),..."

Jan. 14, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Street Corner Arts' Strange, But Perfect

World premiere is a delightful treatise on the stuff of which friends are made

"...The vexatious virus serves as the backdrop for Street Corner Arts' world premiere production of Carlo Lorenzo Garcia's..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Five Things to Relish About the Stage Over Thanksgiving

Plan your theatrical December

"...complex humanity ensue. Directed by A. Skola Summers for Street Corner Arts, featuring Natalie D. Garcia and the playwright..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

It’s Mac & Cheese Festival Time, Jester King Goes BBQ, Tso Expands, Smash Hearts the Service Industry, Eberly Does Brunch, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Nov. 17, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Two Married Couples, Two New Neighborhood Spots in Austin

It takes two with Birdie's and Bobo's

"...community tasting room," says Andrée, who has a fine arts and design background, of their "gallery for Texas producers."..."

May 7, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Collin Shook Strikes a Chord With Jazz Pop-Up Series

Monks Jazz Club improvs a hit for the pop-up pianist/promoter

"...East Austin Piano Shop sits on Sixth Street a few blocks west of 183, next to BLK..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Music Feature by Michael Toland

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