Local, State Health Leaders Try to Keep Up with COVID-19

Six known cases in Travis County but actual number likely higher

"...With federal leadership still halting at best, state and local officials have doubled down in the last few days..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

The Foodservice Community: Keeping It Together

Because pretty much everybody is in the damn weeds atm

"...We’ve told you about some of the many fierce and generous efforts that are filling bellies..."

March 26, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

We Have an Issue: “The Light That’s Leaving”

On Bill Callahan’s likably melancholy new record, and another month of painful closures of Austin fixtures

"...The brilliant Austin musician Bill Callahan writes like a guy..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Sonya Cote's Bastrop Storehouse, Extending the To-Go Booze Waiver, Suga's Cakery at Dear Diary, Pizza from Intero, and More

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

"...Here’s some of what’s happening in Austin’s culinary scene during this second week of January...."

Jan. 12, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Sheriff Robert Chody on an evidence tampering charge in the destruction of video and audio recordings in connection to..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...reopen per Gov. Greg Abbott's announcement earlier this week. The list of businesses allowed to reopen Friday – a..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature

Council Preview: City Finds $15 Million to Help Struggling Businesses

Three programs designed to assist economic sectors forced to close early in the pandemic

"...help music venues, legacy businesses, and child care centers. The three $5 million programs are designed to assist economic..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council to Vote on SAVES Resolution on October 1

Good Work Austin offers amendments to help save restaurants and bars

"...As many of the businesses and spaces that make Austin a creative capitol..."

Oct. 1, 2020 News Post by Jessi Cape

Council Recap: Austin Revs Up COVID-19 Relief Efforts

"All things on the table" to help Austinites weather crisis

"...throngs of staffers, lawyers, lobbyists, advocates, and active citizens, the Austin City Council held its first-ever semi-virtual meeting, with..."

March 27, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Announces Limitations to Dine-In and Drink Service for New Year's and Beyond

Gov. Abbott pushes back: “This shutdown order by Austin isn’t allowed”

"...No one will be ringing in the new year at a bar, music venue, or restaurant..."

Dec. 29, 2020 News Post by Kevin Curtin

Brandon Cash Says He's a Clown. His Critics Say He's a Bigot. Will His Customers Keep Coming Back?

The show must (?) go on

"...As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket and the city's bars and clubs return to lockdown, a prominent..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Lee Ackerley

New Food Truck Cumberland Shares Its Chow Mein Recipe

Chef Chris Sapp talks about opening during a pandemic

"...truck, and to his Japan­ese Canadian ancestral influences. Unprece­dented local and global challenges might have postponed Cumberland's opening plans,..."

May 22, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Council Makes Time to Address Protest Fallout

The right to listen

"...with back-to-back meetings: a relatively light 52-item agenda for their regular session, followed by a special called meeting to..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Update: Ken Paxton Sues Austin Over New Year's Weekend Dine-In Limitations

Texas A.G. blasts COVID-19 orders as “shameless”

"...Ken Paxton has sued Austin and Travis County after local officials announced dine-in limitations over New Year’s Eve weekend..."

Dec. 30, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Can Architecture Provide a Blueprint for Our Post-COVID Existence?

Forge Craft Architecture's COVID Companion is a field guide to the world of the Aftertimes

"...It's our shorthand for the way we lived before the pandemic: without masks, without..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Bee Tree Farm’s Owner Shares Life on a Busy Goat Dairy Farm

One woman’s farm and education mission

"...We headed straight for the barn – for the goats – and she let..."

April 17, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

Day Trips & Beyond: September Travel Updates

Go the social distance

"...been a hot summer, but cooler temperatures are around the corner as we melt into fall...."

Aug. 28, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Travel Roundup

Port A's Harvey recovery, Millican's pecan pie, and fall travel news

"...Thank you, Lord, for the blue skies and bright sunshine of Texas autumn. This..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

City Council Mulls Future Events, as Venues Cry for Help Now

Convention Center expansion, money for local businesses, and more Council items

"...at its meeting today (Thursday, Sept. 17) to keep the Convention Center expansion ball rolling, despite concern over what..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

OroBianco Italian Creamery Makes Magic With Water Buffalo Milk

Making mozzarella from white gold

"...led him to relationships with ethical ranchers and a local chef, foretelling his future. "I got here and thought,..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Day Trips: Potty Breaks

Alternatives to public restrooms when traveling

"...Just the thought of using a public restroom during the pandemic..."

July 17, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Craft Brewers vs COVID-19: Vista Brewing and Hops & Grain

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 2)

"...I haven’t felt this great about the communal spirit since the Franklin Barbecue Line Cam. This..."

March 31, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Black Austin Artists You Can Support on Bandcamp Today

Shop merch, buy albums, and listen up

"...Alongside support for Black-owned restaurants and local Black Lives Matter protests, it’s an essential..."

June 5, 2020 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Keep Date Night Alive With Our Al Fresco Dining Checklist

You have the time, why not make it special?

"...insecurity. My prescription to anyone who wants to beat the rumination and get away from devices is to get..."

May 29, 2020 Food Feature by Alex Detmar

Travis County District Judge Allows Austin’s Dine-in Limitations

Update: Texas Supreme Court blocks local dine-in orders

"...The Texas Supreme Court has blocked Austin’s limitations on dine-in..."

Dec. 31, 2020 News Post by Beth Sullivan

30 Years of Hot Sauce Festival Creates Many Memories

Reminisce with event staff, judges, and fans during this year’s break from the heat

"..."The only unpleasantness that we ever had was at the..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Food Feature

Huckleberry Hospitality Food Truck Opens in North Austin

A chat with the sustainable seafood po’boy purveyors

"...The food truck branch of Huckleberry Hospitality, a local full-service..."

June 10, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Sam Houston & Blk Odyssy Adds Chicken and Waffles to Their Message

Serving up some neo-soul food

"...Local alternative soul act Sam Houston & Blk Odyssy had..."

June 12, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

LeRoy & Lewis x Huckleberry, Easy Tiger Returns to Downtown, Philanthropy Rules, OMG 4th Tap Brewing, and More

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

"...Here’s some of what’s happening in Austin’s culinary scene during this third week of January...."

Jan. 19, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Could a Hotel Tax Help Save Austin’s Creative Sector?

A familiar debate returns under extreme circumstances

"...and all revenue that can be used to stabilize the music venues, bars, and restaurants that face imminent closure,..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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