Waxing Nostalgic: 2008 SXSW

Getty's SX wrap-up.

"...finally ours again. Overheard label execs whining, "It's been fun. But I'm so ready to go home." We were..."

March 18, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

Mind Your Eyebrows, It's the WWE

The WWE to hold first live TV broadcast in Austin in four years

"...2005 (the ECW house show in July 2006 was fun, but doesn't really count) and the first live broadcast..."

Jan. 29, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Ice Bats Drop the Puck on a New Season

"...under the new ownership of CS&J Management, which is run by Randy Sanders. Sanders has been the majority investor..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Giving City Hall the (Small) Business

Small Business Group raises some serious concerns about the city's finacial forecast – in between all the hand-wringing.

"...It's just too easy to poke fun at the Small Business Group. The pseudo-libertarians inveigh against..."

May 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

'Possession Arrow': Badgley->Razook

"...today, my thoughts suddenly turned far from the innocent fun that is sport, particularly college basketball and the game..."

Jan. 17, 2007 Sports Post by John Razook

UT Hosts NCAA Volleyball Playoffs

"...watch the No. 8 Texas Longhorns begin their playoff run in the NCAA volleyball tournament. I haven't seen nearly..."

Nov. 29, 2006 Sports Post by Lee Nichols

Luv Doc Recommends: Thundercloud Subs Turkey Trot

Waterloo Park, Thursday, November 23, 2006

"...Thundercloud Subs sponsors their annual Turkey Trot, a 5K fun run benefiting Caritas, a local charity that fights poverty,..."

Nov. 24, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

The American League Is a Joke

"...outs for the win. We had a lot of fun, and everybody celebrated afterward as if the Cardinals had..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Luv Doc Recommends: Trail of Lights 5K

Zilker Park, Saturday, December 10, 2005

"...up for the Trail of Lights 5K, a nighttime fun run that winds its way through the Zilker Park..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

The Common Law

Are the Texas Hold 'Em poker tournaments that I host in my home illegal?

"...bets on the NCAA tournament or whether Hillary will run for president in 2008, this is generally legal as..."

July 1, 2005 Column by Luke Ellis

Point Austin: Ringing in the New

New City Council takes its place, and the fun just keeps on coming

"...to restore some of the services and even infrastructure funding slashed in the years of the recession that has..."

June 24, 2005 News Column by Michael King

The Secret Recipe

Journeyman chef Charles Mayes knows how to run a restaurant

"...Consequently, we built our meal around the wine. Queso Fundido ($7) sounded like fun. Given Mayes' obvious love of..."

April 1, 2005 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Luv Doc Recommends: Keep Austin Weird 5K

Auditorium Shores at the Long Center, Saturday, September 6, 2003

"...Running – or for that matter performing any of the..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

A Snowball's Chance

Casey's New Orleans Snowballs, the little family business that could at 51st and Airport, packs a year's worth of fun and flavor into six months, writes the Chronicle's Rae Nadler-Olenick.

"...town, a sister bought him out. Suzy's siblings still run the New Orleans stand together, on the original lot...."

July 5, 2002 Food Feature by Rae Nadler-Olenick

Robots, Sleuths, and Warthogs

Winter games run the gamut

"...of an old-fashioned movie theatre filled with puzzles is fun to explore (for a while), but in the end,..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Jennie Kennedy

Robots, Sleuths, and Warthogs

Winter games run the gamut

"...Auto III starts with a Seventies cop-movie feel, easy funk pulling users into an urban environment as the credits..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Matt Pyle

Robots, Sleuths, and Warthogs

Winter games run the gamut

"...Therein lies the fun of the game -- the combat works, and works..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Ed Baker

Public Notice

Public Notice is noticing that spring is in full swing with so many kid-friendly opportunities to make community spirit grow.

"...simplest of single-celled beings out there. KLRU has been running the two-parter for the last few weeks and will..."

April 21, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Food-o-file

"...annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot. The five-mile competitive and fun run kicks off at 9am on Thanksgiving Day at..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Food Column

City of Austin "Major Events" Roster

The city lists over 400 days’ worth of events from the Commitment Day 5K on Jan. 1 to the New Year’s Celebration on Dec. 31. The full list is posted here.

"...Saturday)1/12/20131/12/2013 3M 1/2 Marathon1/13/20131/13/2013 Farmers Market (every Saturday)1/19/20131/19/2013 Gorilla Run1/19/20131/19/2013 MLK Community Celebration1/21/20131/21/2013 Farmers Market (every Saturday)1/26/20131/26/2013 Farmer's Market1/26/20131/26/2013..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

Razzle-Dazzle 'Em

David Bologna on making it to Broadway with 'Billy Elliot'

"...no one there – and it was so much fun. So one night, Father Billy came by, and my..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Jumanji: The Next Level

Back in the game for a fun if flimsier sequel

"...inevitable sequel, and much as The Mummy Returns was fun but not as fun as the first film, so..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

2005 Kids Summer Camps

An annotated list of several places where kids could be going this summer to enjoy physically and mentally invigorating activities

"...animals, science, sculpting, and Texas history, all while having fun over eight weeks of adventure. First through sixth grades...."

April 29, 2005 Features Feature

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...like a U2 album where Bono tries to be funny and manages to keep his laugh from curling into..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Time for PRIDE

It's time to gear up for Austin PRIDE 2013 because this year is a doozy

"...that this year is going to be jam-packed with fun things to do...."

Aug. 21, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Candice Gallion

The Next Next

Jasper Fforde reveals the secrets behind the new Thursday Next adventure, narrative gymnastics, and the job of writing

"...happens to Next. So it's kind of nice. It's fun to be back, actually, in a funny sort of..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Books Feature by Robert Faires

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...bag for a gig, but then that's half the fun of getting out to see her play. Although billed..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Sxsw

"...and drums playing exotic rhythms, and you get sex: funny, lazy, crazy aural sex. (Maggie Mae's West, 9pm) --..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...We see Telly and his friends hanging out, getting drunk, smoking dope, fighting, fucking (there's no sex here, no..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Sour Notes Tour Diary

Local indie troupe cruises NXNE and all points between

"...Unless you have a trust fund, come from “very $upportive parents,” or hold a magic..."

June 28, 2013 Music Post by Jared Paul Boulanger

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