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..."

April 5, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

The Luv Doc: She’s Not My Friend

Never be the designated driver

"...of the night I was up by the stage drinking my near beer and rocking out, so I lost..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Rooster Teeth Goes Big With the Extra Life Fundraiser

Streaming event for children's hospitals goes 24 hours this weekend

"...up until the big show kicks off on Saturday morning at 10am central, with the beginning of the 24-hour..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Qmmunity: Fund-Raising Hell

This month’s edition of Austin International Drag Foundation’s drag competition fundraiser digs into Halloween nostalgia for its theme

"...hosts this twisted visit to the world of Saturday morning cartoons – but this time with cocktails. Sat., Oct...."

Oct. 6, 2023 Column by James Scott

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, August 25-31

"...move her left arm. But months later, on the morning after grandma died, her spirit showed up in a..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

Stage 2 Drought Restrictions Begin as Highland Lake Levels Continue to Drop

Restaurants can only serve water upon request, new irrigation rules

"...According to a press release from Austin Water Friday morning, combined storage in Lakes Travis and Buchanan – the..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

How One Cottage Food Purveyor Helps Launch Careers

Kimchi Rók and the Clifton Career Development School bring young chefs to the table

"...2022, Beth started working with Clifton students, spending Tuesday mornings teaching them the basics of making kimchi and developing..."

April 14, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Texas Tests Limits of Death Penalty With Mentally Ill Man on Death Row

"[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

"...Thomas began drinking at the age of 10, with his parents' encouragement...."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Mayor Apologizes for Lack of Communication as 120,000 Austinites Are Still Without Power

Austin Energy "cautiously optimistic" about power restorations

"...At a Friday morning press conference, Mayor Kirk Watson formally apologized for the..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Bill Callahan on Escaping YTI⅃AƎЯ

“Every album I’m just a blank slate waking up to creation”

"...the past. It’s more like waking up in the morning. You know, when you wake up, you’re a blank..."

Nov. 2, 2022 Music Post by Julian Towers

Recipe: Las Manitas’ Migas con Hongos

The Downtown spot where musicians, politicians, bankers, office workers, and regular Joes all felt at home

"...Chronicle article from 2006, "The Mayor could be seen drinking the same coffee during his daily meetings as the..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...supremely overlooked legacy beer that broke into the local drinking scene a FULL YEAR before other ultralow-ABV tart ale..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 7-13

"...LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "Dear Rob the Astrologer: This morning I put extra mousse on my hair and blow-dried..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Crow Bar Burns; Arson Investigation Continues

Some terrible fires are less accidental than others

"...on 2728 S. Congress Avenue that occurred on Sunday morning. Investigators with AFD filed a probable cause affidavit for..."

Sept. 19, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cheap Eats for Austin Students

From Huston-Tillotson to St. Ed's to UT and even Texas State

"...your wallet. Try the Mediterranean breakfast wrap in the morning, or the vegan spicy tofu wrap for lunch to..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Ethan Hawke Teams Up With Local Writer for The Black Phone

The team behind Sinister creates the summer's scariest film

"...in Chicago for the Cinepocalypse Film Festival, hanging out, drinking scotch, when Derrickson suggested a radical departure from their..."

June 24, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Can Dirty Sixth Be Cleaned Up?

City Hall, the bars and clubs, and now a big developer say, “Maybe?”

"...to be minor crimes against good order – underage drinking, brawls, petty theft. That's changed: People are now getting..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Devoted Marathoner Keeps Running and Inspiring at Age 79

UT instructor and running coach Karen Ostlund keep up the pace

"...Every day, early in the morning before driving to teach at UT’s College of Education,..."

May 9, 2022 Sports Post by Dina Barrish

Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped

"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”

"...hall], I lived there. And we cooked, literally every morning, thousands of breakfast tacos to feed the police officers,..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Oliver Tree on crying, his cowboy lineage, and his influences… which are none

Memeable alternative pop star plays sold out Stubb’s gig this weekend

"...I was working out with three different personal trainers, drinking Muscle Milk for breakfast and Muscle Milk for dinner,..."

March 26, 2022 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Best Music We Saw at SXSW on Thursday

Young Thug in the park, icy French experimentalism, and more

"...In Austin, the March music extravaganza supplants the Catholic-rooted day-drinking holiday...."

March 18, 2022 SXSW Post by Derek Udensi

The Most Memorable Moments of Friday’s ACL Fest

Megan, Miley, Maidza, and one really long line

"...this in 4K.” Primo posted: “I sobbed. Now, I’m drinking a beer and chilling.” – Rachel Rascoe Zella Day..."

Oct. 2, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Strand of Oaks and the Cadence of Joy

Overcoming grief and exploring sobriety, Tim Showalter finds himself In Heaven

"...were "probably a billion reasons" for him to quit drinking, but he came to the decision when a date..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Music Feature by E. Ryan Ellis

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, July 16-22

"...be parched. She wants to be like "a tree drinking the rain." I think every Cancerian has similar dreams:..."

July 16, 2021 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Luv Doc: The Cannon Fodder of Capitalism

No one wants to be the Michael Jordan of the cash register

"...rather than someone they should try to please? This morning I spent nearly $40 at a Central Austin restaurant..."

July 2, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin FC Reveals Stadium Noms, Your New Neighbors Are Coffee & Dogs, Jimmy Eat Sandwich at Old Thousand, Salt & Time on Seventh Respawns, and More

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

"...will anchor the Q2 Stadium hospitality experience,” notes their shhhh-it’s-embargo’d-until-this-very-morning press release, “512 Food Co. will launch the Austin..."

March 31, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Music Panel Recap: TikTok Curators Roundtable

“What you’re seeing is the deepest corners of anybody’s brain”

"...SXSW Online panel, which became available for broadcast Tuesday morning, began with the explicatory: TikTok feeds cater uniquely to..."

March 16, 2021 Music Post by Derek Udensi

The Luv Doc: Sleepless in Springdale

The problem with neighbors is that some of them are unneighborly

"...they're outside they are always playing loud music and drinking, often late into the night. They also talk loudly..."

March 12, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Updated: Boil Water Notice Lifted for All Austin Water Customers

Tap water now cleared for consumption

"...Customers no longer need to boil water used for drinking, cooking and, making ice. Water quality testing submitted to..."

Feb. 22, 2021 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...facilities that themselves had limited capacity. As of Thursday morning, when power had been restored to most Austin residents,..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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