Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

March out there and celebrate spring

"...Parks on the horizon. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department is wasting no time putting the new funding..."

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

ArmadilloCon, Art, a Hot Sauce Hootenanny, and More Recommended Events

Get out and get spicy this weekend

"...simple machines, and more to explore both the art world and corporate culture and other themes during this exhibition’s..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

AAPI Family Style Passports Debut, Soupleaf Opens, Sprinkles x Nguyen Coffee Supply Is Almost Too Good To Be True, National Pretzel Day Is Knot Happening, There’s Sotol and Bourbon and Cider, It’s Pasta Paisanos FTW, and More …

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

"...Bobcat single barrel bourbon, the second release in their Wildlife Collection, a cask-strength whiskey that will be available exclusively..."

April 19, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...to the biennial budget bill that would ban state funding toward "school vouchers or similar programs."..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature

TribFest Recap: Can Texas Plan Properly for Droughts and Floods to Come?

Are we "thinking as preciously about water as we can"?

"...but she meant the most existential: Texas’ and the world’s worsening climate crisis. The panelists – Robert Mace of..."

Sept. 25, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Politics Gift Guide 2021: Ain't That Good News

Some gift ideas for the politically and civically minded

"...as this, even just for the neighborhoods within the pre-World War II city limits. Texas Up That Tree!..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Walking Waller Creek Is a Tour Through Wildlife, Wild Flora, and Wild History

Take this self-guided tour from UT's Office of Sustainability, and learn how much wildness this waterway is home to

"...Well No. 1, which kicked off the Permanent University Fund when it struck oil in 1923; the 620 oaks..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Day Trips & Beyond: Out of Town Closures Due to COVID-19

Here are the latest updates

"...through April 20 will be canceled for a full refund. These changes affect LCRA-managed parks only and do not..."

March 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Spring is the season for Texas travel

"...author and animal rights advocate Cleveland Amory founded the Fund for Animals to “speak for those that can’t.” Since..."

Feb. 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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

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

"...having so much fun. The striking, sinister, and playful world of their creator convenes for her first-ever exhibit, "Hot..."

Jan. 24, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...utility bond, and thus not have to compete with general-fund needs. Then-Mayor Kirk Wat­son brokered a peace agreement between..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Becoming an Enlightened Carnivore

Outrider helps facilitate responsible hunting experiences

"...years. Manterola is also deeply entrenched in the culinary world. She's back in the U.S. after working for Mesamerica,..."

Nov. 24, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...criminal records. President Trump's own threats to cut federal funding to "sanctuary cities" and deport millions of undocumented immigrants..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...thrilling, scary, and mind-warping Midnighters to their slate, with world premieres including Joe Lynch’s eagerly awaited follow-up to Everly,..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Waller Creek Comes to Life

Conservancy seeks radical makeover east of Downtown

"...Austin's biggest public-private partnerships, is devising a strategy to fund those plans. If all goes according to schedule, Waterloo..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Austin's Sustainable Secret

Student-founded Green Is the New Black makes renewable energy at Huston-Tillotson

"...in central East Austin, the group holds events, raises funds, and advocates for its cause: environmental awareness. However, GITNB..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

'Nothing Is Done Alone' Extended Interview

The TxCC and their role in Bastrop's recovery after the fires

"...MH: In an ideal world, when we deploy, we have an experienced local entity..."

Dec. 2, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

SXSW Eco: The Culture War to Save the World

Punk, hip-hop and literature sign up for the eco fight

"...Change the culture, and you'll change the world. The genius of Ronald Reagan and the fossil fuel..."

Oct. 9, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

It's a Jungle Out There For Runners

Watch out for the Gorilla Run on Saturday morning

"...The race is the big local annual fundraiser for the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund, one of the..."

Jan. 18, 2013 Sports Post

Gift Guide: Pet Edition

Don't forget about the furry friends this holiday season

"...(oh my), foxes, sharks, turtles, and more through the World Wildlife Fund, which works to protect endangered species and..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Post by Monica Riese

Can the Earth Be Saved?

Walter Cronkite and the creation of Earth Day

"...the first Earth Day as if it were a World Series game, it's unclear whether the environmental movement would..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Douglas Brinkley

The Daily Hustle: 8/16/10

Ask yourself - Who's the MACC?

"...signs” alerting drivers to traffic information and other information. Funded by federal recovery dollars...."

Aug. 16, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and

"...mention of the oil industry, a major source of funding for his re-election campaign). Abbott claimed the EPA's endangerment..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature

Austin@COP15

Local participants, activists in Denmark for U.N. climate summit

"...This week the world's eyes are upon Copen­hagen, during the 15th United Nations..."

Dec. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, May 28-June 4

"...evening to raise money for the Al Franken Recount Fund. 5pm. Threadgill's World HQ, 301 W. Riverside, 689-4664. $50..."

May 29, 2009 News Feature

The Man in the White Hat

Larry Joe Doherty rides into the battle for CD 10

"...consultants are producing slick mailers, doing opposition research, raising funds, conducting polls, and doing the other work essential for..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Gibbs Milliken In Memoriam

Gibbs Milliken, one of the UT Art Department's most adventurous instructors, has passed away at age 71

"...had a long association with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, serving as a field photographer and outdoor-products field..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

More on CD 10

The Democratic candidates discuss the issues

"...Security is going to outstrip our government's ability to fund it, maybe before I'm dead. Maybe that's true, but..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...Milton in 2005, coupling it with 2,300 acres of bond-fund-purchased Pedernales frontage in the county's southwest corner to form..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...continue to spawn conflict and impede progress around the world. … Through the lens of the Arts, ArtesAméricas can..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature

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