The Roosevelt Room Stands Its Ground in a New Downtown

How the right lease negotiations kept the Fifth Street bar in business

"...to Rainey, Fifth and Lavaca stalled. Almost all of the establishments on the corner, including Rebel's Saloon and Hudson..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Spamarama’s Happening, Kombucha Is A-Tappening, Texas Wine Auction’s Got the Deals, the Roosevelt Room’s on Wheels, and Nolan Ryan Outpitches Those Damned Tornados …

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

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

March 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Roosevelt Room Pivots Without Sacrificing Craft Cocktail Experience

Crafting COVID-era accommodations

"...It's the necessary new normal: temperature checks at the door, masked..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Food Feature by David Brendan Hall

Peoples Feel Good BBQ, Diner Bar Collabs with Mashama Bailey, Daiboku’s Debut, TenTen’s Plant-Based Sushi, the Roosevelt Room’s Indulgences, Hyatt Centric’s Finery, Something Something Bacalar, and 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...."

May 17, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Peoples Feel Good BBQ, Diner Bar Collabs with Mashama Bailey, Daiboku’s Debut, TenTen’s Plant-Based Sushi, the Roosevelt Room’s Indulgences, Hyatt Centric’s Finery, Something Something Bacalar, and More

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

May 19, 2023 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Spamarama’s Happening, Kombucha Is A-Tappening, Texas Wine Auction’s Got the Deals, the Roosevelt Room’s on Wheels, and Nolan Ryan Outpitches Those Damned Tornados …

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

April 1, 2022 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Roosevelt Room Reopens, Launderette Brings the Bagels (and Schmears), and – Who Was That On Netflix's Meateater Last Week?

All the news that's fit to make your taste buds quiver

"...Here’s your Food News Buffet for the fourth week of September, culled from numerous PR releases,..."

Sept. 23, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Storing Vintage Wine, Celebrating Italian Style, Cheesing National Queso Day, Tiki-ing Up the Roosevelt, and 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...."

Sept. 6, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

New Hours at Roosevelt Room, a New Face at Geraldine's

Today's Austin food news

"...America Justin Lavenue and co-owner Dennis Gobis are extending the hours at The Roosevelt Room and introducing a new..."

Sept. 21, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Roosevelt Room Reopens, Launderette Brings the Bagels (and Schmears), and – Who Was That On Netflix's Meateater Last Week?

All the news that's fit to make your taste buds quiver

Sept. 25, 2020 Food Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

St. Patrick’s Day Could Chase the Snakes of Your Blues Away

Annual celebration of all things Irish brings new shenanigans

"...this post without thinking of that hilarious headline in The Onion back in 1999...."

March 8, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hot Sauce Festival Triumphs, H-E-B Launches a Debit Card, Baraghani Delights, Bento Picnic Hosts the Harvest, Masienda Makes Masa Marvelous, and OMG Here Comes Oktoberfest Again

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

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

Sept. 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Half-Price Pizza, SXSE Laotian Party, Boozy Miracle on Fifth Street, the Embiggening of Micklethwait's, Hex Kitchen Sorcery, and More

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

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

Nov. 10, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Venture Into Full-Flavored Mocktails at Home or Out on the Town

Elevated drinks on the wagon

"...Skipping the sauce is far from novel, but only recently have..."

Oct. 14, 2022 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

What’s the Best Summertime Cocktail?

Whisler’s and Tigress bartenders talk summer sips

"...With summer firmly underway (just ask the mosquitoes), the internet has been returning to everyone’s favorite..."

July 11, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

SXSW Comedy: The Daily Show Presents the Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library

Capturing the President's character in 140-character bursts

"...Collecting the papers, books, and memorabilia from a president’s time in..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

The Full Franklin

It's been 60 years since a biograpy of Benjamin Franklin has been written; Austin author H.W. Brands' The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin makes up for lost time.

"...Who is Benjamin Franklin? The question is bizarre but necessary. Unlike George Washington, for..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...The long, gnarled, nimble fingers that raced, danced, and jumped..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

Fallen Warriors Remind of Roosevelt Leaks

Victory in adversity

"...by a knee injury, I keep thinking back to Roosevelt Leaks...."

Nov. 18, 2011 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Texas Book Festival 2015:
The Train to Crystal City

Jan Jarboe Russell's saga of World War II internment in Texas reviewed

"...Although most readers may be familiar with the World War II internment camps in California for Japanese..."

Oct. 15, 2015 Arts Post by Michael King

The Desegregation of Austin's Movie Theatres

A history of the stand-in movement

"...Efforts in 1960 to desegregate movie theatres along the Drag started with a bang...."

Dec. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Jordan Buckley

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"...guess it just by looking at him. Waiting in the green room of San Antonio's Municipal Auditorium for his..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Miller's Tale

Swinging across the century with Ernie Mae Miller, 'a little blues, a little bawdy'

"...holds in one small hand a framed photograph from the Forties. It's a band photo of the Prairie View..."

July 6, 2007 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Does Anybody Want the Warren Wildlife Gallery in Bouldin Creek?

Rick Warren's indoor safari brings turmoil to the South Austin neighborhood

"...Nobody's missing this mammoth among the single-family houses in Bouldin Creek. When its exterior was..."

Jan. 12, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Big Chill

Wild Thing Chip Taylor waxes political on 'New Songs of Freedom'

"...To truly understand the success a single song can achieve, look up songwriter..."

June 27, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

DVDanger: The Hoarder

Matt Winn and Emily Atack on storage nightmares

"...Ever wondered how many storage lockers there are in America? There's enough square footage that you..."

April 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Alejandro Escovedo scores his own life and Man From Plains, Backspin Records relocates, and UT's Center for American History archives Tary Owens' legacy

"...A Gathering of Promises..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Craft Work

The Roosevelt Room primes West Fifth revival

"...The Roosevelt Room hopes to bring even more sophistication to..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Learn to Make a White Tuxedo With a Livestreamed Happy Hour

Roosevelt Room's spirits wizard Matthew Korzelius shows you how

"...Punch is the James Beard Award-winning online magazine of narrative journalism about..."

April 20, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Drink Your Flowers

Austin mixologists are putting the petal to the mezcal

"...This week's feature traces the resurgence of edible flowers on Austin's menus, but local..."

Nov. 19, 2015 Food Post by Brandon Watson

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