Beside the Point

No, they're not speaking metaphorically

"...When they first emerged a month ago, new City Council proposals..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Pyramids

Where to find some of the finest pastichio, moussaka, and moi-moi in Austin

"...The Pyramids6019 N. I-35 (at Highway 290 East), 302-9600..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Residential Address: Jenny Parrott's Cozy Nest of Songs and Stories at Hole in the Wall

The Austin folk experimentalist offers a free-entry Friday time portal

"...Walking up the Drag's ever-growing skyline these days, it's impossible to avoid..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Column by Gary Lindsey

Austin Restaurant Weeks, Texas French Bread’s Secret Garden, Hyde Park Bar & Grill’s Partial Departure, MASS Gallery’s New Food Trailer, the Diner Bar’s Austin Family Kitchen, and More, More, More…

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

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

Aug. 30, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Austin Transit Partnership Recommends the Flexible Light Rail Option

Stretching the light rail

"...The Austin Transit Partnership has whittled down its light rail..."

May 23, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

From the Walls to the Web: "Austintatious," Austin's Original Mural, Goes Online

"Austintatious," Austin's first and most famous mural, celebrates its golden anniversary with a new interactive history

"...and a dream, three art students walked off of the University of Texas campus to 23rd Street to create..."

March 24, 2023 Arts Feature by Joelle DiPaolo

From the Dobie to Infinity ... and Beyond!

Stephanie Martinez-Arndt joins the adventure as part of the team behind Pixar's Lightyear

"...The first time Stephanie Martinez-Arndt saw Buzz Lightyear on the..."

June 17, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: The Housing Game

Council goes in search of the “lose-lose” solution

"...more of it. It would be really helpful if they weren't so belligerent about it, and if the entire..."

June 10, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

"Daniel Johnston: I Live My Broken Dreams" Tells the Story of an Artist

The first-ever museum exhibition of Daniel Johnston's work digs deep into the man, the myths

"...underestimate. His songs were mostly simple tunes that covered the same territory – love, redemptive and unrequited; his own..."

Sept. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

More Closings, Some Openings, Kristen Kish, Thai Ice Creams, Texas Wines, and the Spice Must Flow

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

"...Here’s your Food News Buffet for the third week of November in this Year of COVID-19,..."

Nov. 18, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Looking Back at the Corporate Comedy Classic Office Space

Mike Judge's defining depiction of corporate America enters the Texas Film Hall of Fame

"...The Nineties were the decade when everyone realized they hated..."

March 1, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Friday the 13th Reaps Austin Music

Joe Valentine, Ponty Bone, Fai Jow all pass on the same day

"...Easy to dismiss Friday the 13th superstitions as irrational nonsense, but the calendar's most..."

July 20, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Sharon Watkins

Chez Zee maven looks forward to another 25 years

"...did not set out to own a restaurant. In the Eighties, she parlayed her theater arts background into a..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Saving the Joy in Toy Joy

Whoa, unicorns, don't count Toy Joy out just yet

"...While the reports of their closing may not have been greatly..."

March 7, 2014 News Post by Kate X Messer

Gary Clark Jr.: The Chosen One

‘Bomber’ issue of ‘Rolling Stone’ also features Austin hero

"...about this hour, my wife and I sat in the outer office to Rolling Stone, waiting for our friend..."

July 26, 2013 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

UT Polishes the Dream Machine

Will it be a season of almosts or aww yeahs?

"...a lot about Sam Bradford and Fred Akers as the Longhorn dream of another national title goes into Week..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

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

Explore the Forty Acres deep in the heart of Austin

"...been a college town at heart. Multiple universities dot the I-35 corridor, but at the center of it all..."

Aug. 5, 2024 Chronolog Post by Aaron Sullivan

Stick Around, Say Damn: Inside the Cactus Cafe’s Tuesday Open Mic

Songwriters connect under Jake Farr’s ground rules

"...post-performance cold one. His black guitar case thuds against the wooden counter, and the bartender behind shatters a shot..."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Dina Barrish

What Hole in the Wall's Freshly Inked 20-Year Lease Means for Other At-Risk Venues

The Iconic Venue Fund plans to dish out more aid, but needs time, additional funds

"...On August 15, the Austin Monitor reported that Hole in the Wall had..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

More Than a Chance in Hell: The Casey’s New Orleans Snowballs Story

Considering the local frozen treat that helps to sweetly beat the heat

"...What's the difference, really? Between a so-called snowball and most of..."

July 15, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Who Will Guide Project Connect Into the Station?

As leaders leave the station we look at who will drive the public transit redesign

"...Randy Clarke is not irreplaceable, although there was a bit of that vibe on May 23..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: The Cost of “Whatever It Takes”

Project Connect hits a patch of rough news but – so far – stays on the tracks

"...30 years, Austin civic leaders and scenesters negotiated among themselves, and then with the larger community, within a frame..."

April 15, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

How I Won the War Against Stress With A Little Help From Vinyl & Tequila

Giving praise before the altar of the turntable

"...Newly ambulatory, Lazlo leveled up to the turntable – perfectly positioned for someone two-and-a-half feet tall...."

Oct. 2, 2020 Features Feature by Raoul Hernandez

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...The Project Connect system plan and "initial investment" – the..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Mayor's State of the City Is … Mixed

Adler touts city initiatives, decries “shadow” of state backlash

"...Adler delivered a mixed but certainly subdued “State of the City” address Wednesday night at City Hall. It’s the..."

April 18, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Playback: The Indestructible Mr. Lewis

The trials and tribulations of Mr. Lewis & the Funeral 5, plus a UtopiaFest report, and the passing of Seth Gibbs

"...Lewis and James Sheeran's friendship goes back three decades. Their teenage band, Blind Addiction, played Lewis' high school graduation..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Feels Like the First Time

The 36th annual Austin Music Awards mark a number of debuts

"...Agenda item No. 1 for the 2017/2018 Austin Music Awards Show hinged on a landmark..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Playback: Strike Up the Bond

Can the City finally save endangered clubs? Plus J.J. Offender obit and an Austin Music Poll plug.

"...Sixteen months ago – long after announcement of the ambitious Omnibus fix-all, and long before the subsequent fumbling..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Austin Film Society Unveils Its New Home for Cinema

Two-screen theatre will showcase the best of new and classic arthouse cinema

"...It's final touches time at the new Austin Film Society Cinema: fine-tuning the projectors, training..."

May 26, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Speaking of the Dead

To mark the Grateful Dead's final performances this weekend, a look back on the band's local history

"...Austin receives no such shout-out in "Truckin'," the Grateful Dead's highest-charting single of the Seventies. The psychedelic..."

July 3, 2015 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

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