Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, April 19-25

"...GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you drink alcohol, don’t operate a forklift or backhoe. If you gamble,..."

April 19, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

A Drag Tribute, Eclipse Events Galore, and More Local Happenings

Get your glasses and find your totality

"...Oh! Who can resist drinking their alcohol with the flavors and textures of marinara sauce? Certainly..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

How Austin Transformed Danny Brown

The Detroit wild card on getting his shit together (and finding H-E-B)

"...It wasn’t long before Brown apologized, tweeting: “That’s why alcohol is something I need to be done with cause..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...had a tough one. Now, dogs cannot actually drink alcohol – not even Spuds MacKenzie – but you can..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

South by Gay-west

The official unofficial SXSW recommendations for your queer Austin experience

"...festival promoting “rest, wellness, play, and healing.” With a no-alcohol policy and an analog vibe, Mutual Love Rest Fest..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

An Outdoor Screening, Bluey Live, and More Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

Get out and art this week!

"...Bring chairs, dogs, and/or picnics, but no glass, styrofoam, alcohol, or smoking, please!   – Kat McNevins HFC Presents..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Queer Comedy, a Goth Market, and More Community Events

Recommended happenings for your calendar's approval

"...Bring chairs, dogs, and/or picnics, but no glass, styrofoam, alcohol, or smoking, please!   – Kat McNevins Queer Bi..."

March 15, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Olivia Rodrigo, at the Precipice of Rock and Pop Stardom

Singer teeters on poise and rowdiness for fourth GUTS tour stop

"...singer joked: “I obviously had my first sip of alcohol in my whole life.” Otherwise, rather than spilling her..."

Feb. 29, 2024 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Blues on the Green Back On, Thanks to City Council and H-E-B

New resolution outlines city co-sponsorship of free event

"...“Chito” Vela to allow the free events to sell alcohol, the resolution passed 10-1, with Council Member Mackenzie Kelly..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 9-15

"...intoxicated a lot. Not because I’ve ingested drugs and alcohol. Not because I have been doing three-hour meditations or..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Whimsy Meets Elegance at South Lamar's Elementary

Happy meals for adults

"...Despite the fact that alcohol isn’t very fashionable these days (I guess we’ll have..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Swedish Hill Is Kind of Closing; Hong Kong Supermarket, C’est Finis; Dry January Is a Good Idea All Over; But, Oh Boy, We Still Wine an Awful Lot; and More

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

"...program this year. Last issue we shouted out the nonalcoholic tippling opportunities at Bureau de Poste (4300 Speedway), but..."

Jan. 10, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

After Free Week, Red River Cultural District Requests City Funding

Stressing increased rents and insurance rates to the Music Commission

"...named increased rates for liquor liability insurance, which protects alcohol-serving businesses from legal costs due to injury or property..."

Jan. 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Made In Makes Farewell, Tiny Grocer Champions the Dry, the Loren Brings Midnite Bagel, Uchiba Goes (Briefly) Nashville, and More

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

"...… dry? This is a good year for going alcohol-free, citizen, but also doing so without having to forfeit..."

Jan. 3, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Qmmunity: Homoscopes for the Holidays

Find the queer New Year’s event that’s best for your sign

"...VIP Spend NYE in style with a VIP package: alcohol, mixers, party favors, and a reserved table at Rain...."

Dec. 29, 2023 Column

Review: Ground Floor Theatre’s Jack & Aiden

Queer musical gets to the intimate, sexy heart of a relationship

"...way, secrets are shared. A dead fiancé! Drug and alcohol addiction! Enjoyment of Axe body spray! These revelations all..."

Dec. 12, 2023 Arts Post by James Scott

Fallen Leaves

Finland's master of understated absurdity shakes off retirement

"...a decision must be made. It’s either Ansa or alcohol...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Only All-Woman-Owned-and-Brewed Beer in Austin Takes Root

Lass Haüs Ales is all woman

"...smiled at the gravity, or the measured potential for alcohol, in the sample she took...."

Nov. 10, 2023 Food Feature by Christina Garcia

Waco in the Sans Bar, Diwali in Thanksgiving, RedFarm in Downtown, Trona in the News, Graham Reynolds in Cahoots, and, OK, C’mon, Where Is Antonelli’s New Place?

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

"...Who says you have to be drinking alcohol to savor elevated flavors? To kick off Austin’s Food..."

Nov. 1, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...involved an intoxicated driver. Travis County noted drugs or alcohol present in 77% of cases, while the state only..."

Oct. 27, 2023 News Feature

Sightseer Sets Their Sights on Sustainability

Local queer women-owned coffee roaster brings new ideas to the classic coffee system

"...food-and-coffee truck that hired people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. There she discovered the complexity of coffee –..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Food Feature by James Scott

Austin Bouldering Project Partners With Local Recovery Group

New alliance marks a first for the 11-year-old climbing gym

"...becoming involved with its Dallas branch after struggling with alcohol misuse. At the time a lapsed climber, she quickly..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Sports Post by Hannah Rossi

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...this stuff is actually unsustainable: the health detriments of high-alcohol and high-caloric beers, the redundancy of identical taproom experiences,..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 6-12

"...favorite mind-altering substances? Coffee, tea, chocolate, sugar, or tobacco? Alcohol, pot, cocaine, or opioids? Psilocybin, ayahuasca, LSD, or MDMA?..."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Judge in One of the County’s Busiest Courts to Be Appointed This Month

Nick Chu will move to the county’s new probate court

"...a mental illness and self medicating with drugs and alcohol, since often those issues can manifest in different ways..."

Sept. 6, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Austin's Summer Hellscape Persists. Time to Find a Frozen Margarita.

Some of our favorite places slinging frozen margs

"...classic recipe, with a consistent creamy frozen texture; the alcohol isn't too assertive, but it doesn't taste weak, either,..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Food Post by Evan Rodriguez

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

"...peanut-butter brownie, the near-savory fig and fromage, and that alcohol-spiked Back Porch Iced Tea… after a five-year hiatus, Central..."

Aug. 30, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Wild Child to Sir Woman, Kelsey Wilson Is Taking the High Road

The laid-back ringleader reinvents Wild Child and forges a new path with Sir Woman

"...a way. And being around so much drug and alcohol abuse, it was just so much, and writing a..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Review: Beyond August Productions' God of Carnage

A good play about bad behavior, made even better by a great production

"...in a bucket. And then things turn ugly. When alcohol is added to the couples' already dysfunctional dynamic, vicious..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Qmmunity: Spirits of Sobriety

Austin's queer community offers intentional alcohol-free events for the sober and sober curious

"...an LGBTQ- focused gathering on recovery from addiction and alcoholism. Regular features of the event at the DoubleTree Austin..."

July 7, 2023 Column by James Scott

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