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Draft Day
Baseball season arrives with Kevin Costner playing a football GM. Blasphemy!
"...This is not America’s pastime.” True, but neither is golf, and Tin Cup was very likable...."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

No More Than a Foursome
Council bumps exemption, buys golf course, squeezes “stealth dorms”
"...the $9.6 million appropriated to purchase the Grey Rock golf course and tennis courts (near Circle C). The Parks..."

March 25, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Ice Hits, Austin Stops
UPDATE: Multiple accidents mean schools, UT, county, city close
"...open for "swim at your own risk" swimming. All golf courses will have a delayed opening time: Call 512/974-9350..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Running to Daylight
Blind runner and teacher determined to see what he can do
"...of rocks inset down the south side of Hancock Golf Course. He made no mention that the fall also..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Gay Place: Big Top
See you at the Circus – in your red tutu, we hope
"...MAMMA JAMMA MINI-GOLF FUNDRAISER Watch out for the pirate! There goes the..."

Aug. 23, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: Cock in a Frock on a Rock
It's time to get ready for 2013 Pride!
"...TEAM SURVIVOR MAMMA JAMMA MINI-GOLF FUNDRAISER Watch out for the pirate! There goes the..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Range War at the Dobie Ranch
A bulldozer's intrusion onto 'enchanted' property uncovers the struggles of UT's historic retreat for writers
"...other, a smooth, emerald-green lawn in the Spanish Oaks golf course community, crowned with a mansion and hot tub...."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

Cause of West Explosion Undetermined
Probe remains criminal investigation
"...the plant's two electrical systems, a battery on a golf cart, or arson. Several other possibilities – including ammonium..."

May 16, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Only the Young
This gorgeously shot documentary impression of three teenagers in Santa Clarita, California, effectively captures the sensation of youth on the verge.
"...skeletoned with foreclosed homes, stagnating pools, and abandoned miniature golf courses – a bane perhaps to residents, but a..."

Feb. 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Utopiafest Survival Guide, Version 20.12
All the info you need for a truly epic weekend
"...like it… ▪ Hiking shoes, yoga mat and/or disc golf set: For those feeling adventurous. Disc Golf is back..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Events Post by Courtney Byrd

Half True: What Politifact Got Wrong About the GOP and Critical Thinking
Fact checking the fact checkers
"...after Collins, whose column was mostly about Ted Cruz's golf-related conspiracy theories, evades understanding. After all, there were plenty..."

Aug. 18, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Hope Springs
A sincere, considered, and unembarrassed exploration of mature sexuality that's more drama than comedy.
"...for her husband every morning and concluding with the golf shows Arnold falls asleep to every night. That routine..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Civics 101
"...LIONS MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE Save Muny representatives offer comments about county funding..."

June 29, 2012 News Column

City Hall Hustle: The Wages of Faith
Perfect and good face off in US Farathane incentives debate
"...franchises. A ban on smoking in parks passed – excluding golf courses during rounds, although Mayor Lee Leffingwell picked at..."

Dec. 23, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar neglected to mention your name, didn't he?
"...originally heard about the renovation of Peter Pan Mini Golf, I was really pleased. It's a pop culture landmark...."

Dec. 16, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

City Hall Hustle: Last-Minute Shopping
No Silent Night here
"...thanks to the unresolved issue of permitting smoking on golf courses. Mayor Lee Leffing­well was opposed on financial grounds,..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar is 100% and amping up for the rush of impending holiday 'ho'-downs
"...Everyone knows that Peter Pan Mini-Golf is eternal. I remember it from my earliest days..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Into the Abyss
In his latest documentary, Werner Herzog tackles the subject of the death penalty in Texas.
"...chief among them that chaplain, who recounts a surreal golf-course encounter with a pair of lively squirrels and somehow..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wish List
Here's your chance to give back to the areas of our community that need it the most
"...Large permanent canopy to cover deck area and minigolf course..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Yam Jam
Threadgill's World HQ -, Sunday, October 17, 2010
"...other cities, fundraising is done with walkathons, bake sales, golf tournaments, or car washes featuring bikini-clad high school girls..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

Happy Accidents
That a car crash of a video shoot turned viral is only half the story. What a long strange trip it's been for Winnebago Man.
"..."All you do is play golf," he grouses...."

Aug. 20, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Spa at Hancock and 41st?
Developer has eye on historic Central Austin property
"...41st Street and Red River, just across from Hancock Golf Course and the Hancock Shopping Center (near I-35 and..."

July 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Day Trips
The Stephen F. Austin State Park includes both a traditional recreation area and a historic site celebrating the birthplace of Texas
"...spending the day at the 18-hole Stephen F. Austin Golf Club. The tight fairways lined with commercially harvested pecan..."

July 9, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Joneses
David Duchovny and Demi Moore star in this partially successful comedy about consumer culture that turns uncomfortably moralistic part way through.
"...whatever it is the Joneses are consuming, be it golf clubs, beauty products, flat screens, gourmet goods, or apparel...."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye
On why we should care about Tiger and his wood (psst: we shouldn't), and other major irritants
"...his public persona's ability to sell shoes or promote golf – and don't get me started on how much..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Old Dogs
Mork and Vinny Barbarino star in this witless comedy about middle-aged men caring for a couple of 7-year-olds.
"...their offspring. Let’s see; there’s also a tanning disaster, golf balls whacked to the nuts, a camp-out that ends..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Splinterheads
Amiable and proficient, this indie romantic comedy is never more or less than reliable.
"...what Sersen will come up with next. A Frisbee golf movie, anyone? (Brant Sersen will attend the 7:10pm screening..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Review: Wii Sports Resort
Nintendo's Wii Sports reboot does more than go through the motions
"...in the gutter. The trouble was most pronounced with golf, perhaps my old favorite, as the remote’s sensitivity makes..."

Sept. 2, 2009 Screens Post by Wells Dunbar

Sara Hensley Turns Over a New Leaf
The new PARD director has big ideas – to realize them, she'll have to raise big bucks
"...90 playscapes, 47 swimming pools, 20 recreation centers, five golf courses, six amphitheatres, three senior activity centers, lakefront areas..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Luv Doc Recommends: Party at the Moontower
, Saturday, June 20, 2009
"...Similarly, your father may not fish, play poker, or golf, but chances are he won't be insulted if you..."

June 19, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

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