A Sampling of Summer Attractions Around Texas

"Day Trips" columnist Gerald E. McLeod picks some of his favorite things to do and see around Texas

"...The Saga tells Texas history on the façade of an 18th century cathedral..."

May 17, 2019 Features Feature by Gerald E. McLeod

Eating Fresh in Texas

Local foodies are reveling in a festival of produce

"...the aroma signaling their arrival before they were spotted: Texas peaches are here. Smaller and less attractive than their..."

June 22, 2007 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...statewide beers that will be pouring at the annual Texas Craft Brewers Festival over in Fiesta Gardens (see the..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

Hot Sauce Festival Winners 2018

The judges – and the people – have crowned their local hot sauce royalty

"...sauces at the 28th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival. Thanks to everyone who braved the heat and helped..."

Aug. 27, 2018 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Hot Sauce Festival Winners 2017

The critics and people have spoken

"...Steve Adler declaring the day Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Day...."

Aug. 21, 2017 Food Post by James Renovitch

Playback: Meet the New Texas Music Czar

New Texas Music Office director, new Rock N Roll Rentals branch, and a new Foot Patrol fetish!

"...experience in music-related e-commerce has assumed leadership of the Texas Music Office. Brendon Anthony, 38, whose résumé includes a..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

35 of the City's Best Food Vendors Are Ready to Take Your Order at ACL Music Festival

"...Austin joint specializing in tacos and margaritas – aka festival magic. www.chispasaustin.com..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Food Feature

25th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners

"...Place: Bravado Spice – Pineapple & Habanero 3rd Place: Texas Triangle Grove – Evil Cowboy Smokin' Ghost Pepper Sauce..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Food Feature

26th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners

"...Chili Honorable Mention: Bravado Spice – Ghost Pepper & Blueberry; Mikey V's Foods – Sweet Ghost Pepper Commercial Bottlers..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Food Feature

28th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners

"...Kent’s Sauce 3rd Place: Das Güd Spice Co. – Blueberry Habanero Pepper Sauce 1st Place: Aztexan Pepper Company –..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Food Feature

27th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners

"...Chili – Crenshaw's C6 3rd Place: Ghost Pepper & Blueberry – Bravado Spice Commercial Bottlers Judged by Celebrity Judges..."

Aug. 25, 2017 Food Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

School’s out and June is the beginning of summer fun

"...Taste your way through Texas and beyond this summer, sampling Cajun cuisine, Southern specialties,..."

June 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Titanic, turtle hatchlings, and Texas beaches after Harvey

"...Titanic artifacts come to Texas while the Gulf Coast recovers from Hurricane Harvey, and..."

June 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Summer travel opportunities and news from all over Texas

"...How the Roman bust got to a Texas Goodwill store is anybody’s guess. After the war the..."

June 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...As things are opening up there are more festivals, events, and happenings around the state. Maintain a social..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

At the pick-your-own Blueberry Palace outside Nacogdoches, it's one in the bucket and one in your mouth

"...The Blueberry Place outside Nacogdoches doesn't have blueberry bushes; it has..."

May 23, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

No more pencils, no more books, just tons of fun for everyone

"...first keg of Amber Ale. From humble home-brewing beginnings, Texas’s first craft brewery has become a giant among the..."

May 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Craft beer, Matisse, SummerFest, and more

"...the company and built it into an enterprise that Texas beer drinkers felt a part of just by buying..."

June 1, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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"...swimming hole in the state. It definitely ranks among Texas' top 10 swimming spots...."

June 6, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Bid the sun farewell and enjoy a fall fair this October

"...than it will be in a long swath across Texas to the south and west of the capital city...."

Oct. 5, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Catfish, outlaws, and armadillos

"...to find something to celebrate at one of the festivals or just get your toes wet in a river..."

May 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis

"...And the winners are… This year’s Texas SandFest in Port Aransas was as marvelous as the..."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Some Like It Hot

25th Hot Sauce Festival brings the crowds

"...Now that the 25th annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest is in the record books, we can say..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...highlight the 107 acts on Oblivion Access' poster. The festival, christened with a two-word title that seems to imply..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

It's time for our annual Central Texas Brewery Power Rankings

"...plan for most – if not every – Central Texas brewery was to go full steam ahead into SXSW..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

ACL's Food Court Continues to Expand Its – and Our – Horizons

Take an ACL break Austin-style with local eateries and portable fine dining

"...the Food Court every year, Austin City Limits Music Festival organizers have a stellar lineup of wonderful vendors with..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Claudia Alarcón

ACL's Food Court Keeps the Crowds Nourished and the Good Times Rolling

Take an ACL break Austin-style with local eateries and portable fine dining

"...After spending most of last year's ACL Festival visiting behind the scenes with the vendors at the..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Claudia Alarcón

To Have and to Eat

A Chronicle food writer says goodbye to Austin

"...something else. He took me to Knoxville’s International Biscuit Festival, and I squeezed him in an alleyway. He brought..."

Dec. 31, 2015 Food Post by Anna Toon

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...of beer. Lagers. They brewed more lagers. And our Texas brewers absolutely crushed it. A Mich Ultra? Hell no...."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...is now a special snow crystal in our Central Texas beer bubble. In turn, we've tasked ourselves yet again..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

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