Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...fun for everybody as colorful floats travel down Main Street and arts & crafts booths cover the courthouse lawn...."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Drag Fest, Nutcracker, and Puppets in This Week’s Events

Lots of weekend events to keep you occupied

"...behind Tarman. Stick around for the Krampus Parade, elf racing, evil storytime, and of course perfect gifts for the..."

Dec. 6, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Find a December adventure

"...live music, and costumed vendors peddling their wares from street stalls and rolling carts. New additions include Tiny Tim’s..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Opinion: Formula 1: An Environmentalist’s Guilty Pleasure

A student tries to reconcile her passion for F1 and environmentalism

"...water from the tap, ordering beverages with ice, consuming street food, ordering salads or cut fruit at restaurants). Clearly,..."

Nov. 1, 2024 Column by Julia Ruiz

A T-Rex, Trivia, and Twilight, in This Week’s Recommended Events

Take those long arms and find a weekday happening

"...offers bikers a chance to imagine they are actually racing a Formula 1 vehicle – except, you know, a..."

Sept. 20, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Viva México, Mooncakes, and Motorbikes in Our Recommended Events

Lots to celebrate this weekend

"...of the Americas this weekend. Five classes of road racing are competing, all with sick names including Steel Commander..."

Sept. 13, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Historic hotels, hummingbirds, and highways

"...Bar is an oasis in the desert. Down the street, the Brick Vault Brewery and BBQ seems to feed..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Beat the heat in San Marcos and have fun at events around the state

"...takes two weekends to fit in all the music, street vendors, games, fireworks, and parades. July 8-14, Lampasas, www.springho.com..."

July 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Movies, Mothers, and 4th of July Fun Highlights the Week's Events

Make your holiday weekday worth it

"...Thursday 4, Mays Street & Old Settlers Park..."

June 28, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

Plus dispatches from SandFest, farewell to Gary Oliver, and more

"...Live Thoroughbred Racing May 3-July 14, Grand Prairie, www.lonestarpark.com..."

May 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Plus Luther Hotel updates, Elephant Rock petition, more

"...Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival April 18-21, Fort Worth, www.mainstreetartsfest.org..."

April 2, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Catch up on news from around Texas and travel destinations for fall

"...waterfront to a new location at McAlister and Beach streets. After a nine-month hiatus, the local landmark is back..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Saint Teresa: Richard Linklater and John Pierson on the Icon of Slacker

The director of Slacker and the film's sales agent discuss the creative importance of actor and musician Teresa Taylor

"...but shot that scene rather quickly, on a side street in Downtown Austin with no permits or permission. She..."

Aug. 4, 2023 Screens Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...abortion, for example) and bills that deal with illegal street racing, criminal penalties, and support for rural law enforcement...."

June 9, 2023 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis

"...Live Thoroughbred Racing May 5-July 4, Grand Prairie, www.lonestarpark.com..."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Catch up on Texas travel news and plan some spring sightseeing

"...Live Thoroughbred Racing April 13-July 4, Grand Prairie, www.lonestarpark.com..."

April 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: Not Good, Not Getting Better

Austin police learn the limits of their propaganda

"...hard to predict the twit-storm that followed Saturday night's "street racing" idiocy – nor the attempts to tie the..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Find fall foliage and festivities all over Texas

"...Western Heritage Music Festival Sept. 2-4, Bandera, www.11thstreetcowboybar.com..."

Sept. 6, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Behind the Wheel With Deezie Brown

After five years of fine-tuning, the perfectionist producer and rapper rolls out 5th Wheel Fairytale

"...were able to shift the culture back toward snarling, street-corner boom-bap at a combined age of 120, but their..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Finish out a hot summer with a cool adventure

"...chance you were detoured by road work on Hopkins Street west of the Hays County Courthouse. Finally the major..."

Aug. 3, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

It's a great time to get out and explore

"...the same block, and the Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street History Center is an 8-minute walk away. The Dylan..."

May 5, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Small Screen, Big Games at Zynga

From harvesting crops to dueling lightsabers, the Austin-based developer has created games to get you through the pandemic

"...Friends, Zynga Poker, Harry Potter Puzzles & Spells, CSR Racing, or its dozens of casino-style offerings. The company's games,..."

Jan. 7, 2022 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...students or take it to the park across the street overlooking the bay. The Point: Beer-Ice-Bait-Tackle-Grocery-Lottery (& Good Food),..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Travel Roundup

Flowers, birds, and more to spy on spring road trips

"...Live Thoroughbred Racing May 1-July 11, Grand Prairie, lonestarpark.com..."

May 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"...which met at the old Marimont cafeteria on 38th Street near Guada­lupe. Come the next cycle in 2011, as..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...the time with a chapter from new memoir Horse Racing & Rock ‘N’ Roll, in which he helps produce..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

Now Streaming in Austin: "Butterflies"

Director Ken Brisbois on fetishes and power

"...do more. We have a TV series in the street racing world and a horror script that we would..."

July 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Netflix's Home Game Catches Austin Roller Derby on the Track

TXRD rolls onto the unconventional sports show

"...Bali, where farmers compete in Makepung Lampit (imagine drag racing but with water buffalo); to Italy for the no-holds-barred..."

July 10, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Pandemic's Effect on Travel

Out of town closings due to the threat of COVID-19

"...scheduled to take place April 16-19, including the Main Street Drag, the Sneak Peek at Saint Arnold Brewing Company,..."

March 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...things outside the Music Hall, where we closed the streets. I think it was called Moontower Madness. We did..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

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