The Long Day Closes

"...personal Distant Voices, Still Lives shows us life in the mid-Fifties Liverpool through an 11-year-old's eyes. Reported to be..."

Oct. 15, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flood Closes Some Lamar Restaurants

Cleanup effort ongoing

"...When KVUE reported Shoal Creek was overflowing at the intersection of 12th and Lamar on Memorial Day, I..."

May 26, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...troubles selling its latest batch of GreenChoice wind power, the utility announced plans to significantly lower the price, a..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Day One on the Floor

Liveblogging from the House in the 82nd Legislature

"...And so it begins: The 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas begins today...."

Jan. 11, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Moon-Shaped Panties & the Saint of White Trash

The Late Lucinda Williams

"...The morning starts normally for Lucinda. Well, maybe not normal,..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County

Tracking the local races

"...we all doomscroll and stress-bake our way through this longest of all Election Days, Central Texas saw steady yet..."

Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

Day Trips & Beyond: November Travel Roundup

Port A's Harvey recovery, Millican's pecan pie, and fall travel news

"...Thank you, Lord, for the blue skies and bright sunshine of Texas autumn. This..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Vulcan Video Closes

Multiple staff members confirm end of beloved rental store

"...A sad day for the Austin film scene as staff broke the..."

April 7, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

All There in the Music

Mandy Mercier puts down her fiddle to talk about her eventful life.

"...evening in early April, Mandy Mercier sets up on the makeshift stage at the Waterloo Ice House on 38th..."

May 11, 2001 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Faster Than Sound: Demons & Delights – The Art of Billie Buck

Local illustrator makes “Hot Soup” at the relocated Austin Museum of Popular Culture

"...On a rainy weeknight, Billie Buck is behind the counter at Antone's Record Shop. Enter a stonery young..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Longhorn Food Trailer Court Closes May 13

Real estate prosperity equals change in the food truck game

"...Members of the local vegan and vegetarian communities (as well as one..."

May 10, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...In Miles Davis' autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music, let alone jazz, recounts a..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Picking Up the Pieces

Karr Conviction Closes Another Chapter in O'Hair Case

"...For all their trouble, David Waters and Gary Karr never really enjoyed..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Mandy Mercier, Force of Nature in the Austin Singer-Songwriter Scene, Died on Her 74th Birthday

Fiddler/guitarist played with Lucinda Williams and Blaze Foley

"...Mandy Mercier, known for impactful live performances and lifelong connections in the Austin music scene, died on Monday,..."

March 31, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Zealot and the Emancipator by H.W. Brands

This history by the UT professor offers a new look at John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: side by side

"...When you see a book is called The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: White Hats at the White Horse

The White Horse expands its empire – into nonprofits and a record label

"...Since opening in late 2011, the White Horse has provided community essentials: homegrown roots music,..."

May 30, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips

At the Moravia Store, the beer is cold and the polka music fills the air even when there isn't a band playing in the dance hall

"...At the Moravia Store, southwest of Schulenburg, the beer is cold..."

July 15, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Role of Mentor

Austin Actors Teach by Example at St. Edward's

"...Teaching acting -- the phrase conjures up images of classrooms in which instructors..."

June 28, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...Sitting on the porch of the Evins Mill resort just outside of..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

The Lauryn Paige Fuller Story

Eighteen-year-old Donald Scott Fuller was brutally murdered last year. Jordan Smith explores

"...weeks before Christmas, but outside it feels like spring. The sky is clear and bright, and there is a..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Features Feature by Jordan Smith

Vulcan Video Lives in the Alamo!

Not a dream! Not a what-if! Video Vortex comes to South Lamar!

"...confirmed, just in time for International Independent Video Store Day: The Alamo Drafthouse will be the new home to..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Exit Interview: Trailer Space Owner Spot Long

Choosing happiness – even when going out of business

"...Last Thursday, as he prepared to enter a new chapter in..."

Oct. 15, 2015 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

'Another Long Stretch of Continuous Soft Rock'

The third-place story

"...The machine maintains a relentless cadence, disseminating paper over paper,..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Books Feature by Josh Justice

The News Gets Better

Austin's 1997 in Review

"...Zandt is found dead of a heart attack at the age of 52. The news is better for Junior..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Rich From the Journey

The crazy quilt career of Kimmie Rhodes.

"...In the waning daylight of a winter Sunday afternoon, Kimmie Rhodes..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Music Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Qmmunity: Love, Lust, and the Pursuit of Queerness

Lez Prom, OUTsider Fest, and more queer'd events

"...Must be love on the brain. Rihanna always says it best: The birthday "bad..."

Feb. 15, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

The Next Generation of Austin Hip-Hop

Young rappers reinvent the most streamed genre in America

"...One day, you click on a Facebook event from a fellow..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Music Feature by Clara Wang

The Q&A Hole: Killing a Human?

With Jon Lebkowsky, Marc English, Rowan Hagemann, and more

"...Here's the latest of our weekly Q&A Hole series, wherein your..."

Jan. 26, 2015 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Decade of Aggression at the House of Torment

Austin's top-rated Halloween haunt looks back on 10 years of scares

"...The guard at the door bangs on the metal. "Fresh..."

Oct. 31, 2012 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

From the Trenches

Previewing the Austin Eats battlefield

"...insane. It couldn't be any more intense," Bibby contends. "The food court becomes your whole world. For 15 hours..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

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