Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

March out there and celebrate spring

"...Get tips on finding the best stands of bluebonnets and where to pick strawberries,..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

East Austin Needs More Trees, and This Nonprofit Is Planting Them

February 28 event will add foliage on Huston-Tillotson campus

"...TreeFolks, an environment-oriented nonprofit, is partnering with East Austin performing arts theatre the Vortex and Huston-Tillotson for a tree-planting..."

Feb. 25, 2025 News Post by Mattea Gallaway

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 31-February 6

"...(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As I envision your life in the coming weeks, I am moved to compare you to..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Column by Rob Brezsny

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

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

"...It’s time for a little daytrippin’ under October skies...."

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

Day Trips: Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary, Silsbee

Visit an East Texas rare plant museum

"...The Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary outside of Silsbee in..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

In a Violent Nature

An undead monster is revived and seeks revenge of a group of teens

"...When Wes Craven laid out the rules of horror films in the original Scream, the..."

May 31, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How a Shed in North Campus Is Growing Austin’s DIY Art Scene

Scrappy art gallery shedshows brings people together to celebrate Austin’s overlooked talent

"...Greg Valentine and Mai Snow, the co-founders of the DIY gallery space shedshows, waited for..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by Meher Qazilbash

Evil Does Not Exist

A glamping development threatens a small mountain village in Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s follow-up to Drive My Car

"...Winter is slowly receding in the small mountain village of Harasawa, a few hours north..."

May 10, 2024 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Day Trips: Village Creek State Park

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of providing diverse forest along a free-flowing creek

"...Village Creek State Park on the outskirts of Lumberton in southeast Texas preserves a small..."

May 10, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

This Week's Recommended Arts Events

On walls, on screens, and in crates, get some culture this week

"...The World of Hunt Slonem..."

May 3, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Austin Chronic: Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays Is Building a Hempcrete House

It’s the first privately owned residence in Austin made of the eco-friendly material

"...In a serene South Austin neighborhood, where the houses are so small compared to the sprawling oak..."

April 12, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Austin metro area has..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, January 5-11

"...disavow it, too, in 2024. In my astrological opinion, the coming months will be a favorable time to learn..."

Jan. 5, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Young Claus

Charming tale of Santa before he was so jolly and round

"...We all know the jolly old fellow (white beard, red suit, loves to..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, September 1-7

"...he has bleak views about human nature. He makes the following assertion: "We think we have freedom of choice,..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Day Trips: Lake Arrowhead State Park, Wichita Falls

Finding the charms of North Texas’ relaxing recreational area on the water

"...isn't a particularly pretty park, but it has charisma. The park's colorful sunsets, dark night skies, and cool waters..."

April 21, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Catch up on Texas travel news and plan some spring sightseeing

"...It’s April and the start of a festival season celebrating music, food, history,..."

April 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Weathering Austin’s Next “Unprecedented” Winter Storm

Why we can't just bury the power lines or trim back all the trees

"...Though the weather this week has been South By-perfect, with agreeable..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Day Trips: Fairfield Lake State Park, Freestone County

Sad news with state park’s closure due to development

"...Fairfield Lake State Park closed permanently on Feb. 28. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department delivered the dark news..."

March 3, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Texas travel news and events for spring

"...popping, making March a great time to go daytrippin’. The state added two new historic sites to its inventory,..."

March 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

When You Get to the Forest Gets to the Drafthouse

Animator Eric Power brings his new, mythical feature back home

"...Eric Power's films are known for their violence. The Austin cut-paper animator's debut, Path of..."

Feb. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Find fall foliage and festivities all over Texas

"...The monthly forecast calls for harvest festival fun statewide...."

Sept. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

East Austin Doesn’t Get the Same Shade, and Consequences Ripple for Health and Equity

Beating the heat

"...have been facing a record-hot summer, having just endured the hottest May, June, and July on record. August is..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 1-7

"...CANCER (June 21-July 22): Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard believes there's only one way to find a sense of meaning,..."

July 1, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Cine Las Americas Returns

A hemisphere of new films, plus SXSW fave What We Leave Behind

"...Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, the annual Austin celebration of movies from across the Spanish-..."

June 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Beergardigans Return: Austin Kids Grade Local Breweries

The second installment with your beer garden friends

"...For those of you just now being enlightened to the..."

May 27, 2022 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Gardeners and Librarians Join Forces to Catalog Seeds

Seed banking on the future

"..."I want to tell you about the most hopeful thing in the world. It is a..."

April 22, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

La Condesa’s Lucky 13; Graeme Little Goes Big; Lucy’s Loses a Leg; Pasta | Bar Opens on East Sixth; Indie Chefs Community Is On Its Way to Town; and the Hajimaleki Bros Step Up Like Champions

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

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

March 9, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is full of festivals and flowers

"...March begins on Fat Tuesday and finishes in the heart of wildflower season...."

March 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Fairfield Lake State Park, Fairfield

Want to buy a state park?

"...Fairfield Lake State Park is for sale. Actually, the entire 2,400-acre former power plant reservoir..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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