Lick’s New Summer Flavors

Ice cream powerhouse debuts the season’s freshest sweet-n-creamies

"...Yes, it’s officialy summer. As of a week ago, actually, though you may..."

June 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

For One Austinite When the Pandemic Closed the Border, Uzbekistan Rolled Out the Welcome Mat

Jennifer Whiddon reflects on what it was like getting trapped abroad for six months

"...in person. She loved her initial experience so much that she decided to return for a longer stay in..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Food Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Summer Stock Austin Gets Fired Up to Go Back Onstage

Cheer up with Bring It On: The Musical

"...Everyone who loves theatre may feel like cheering the return..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Rough Start to Summer for Austin’s Beloved Pools

Can we swim yet?

"...[Correction, June 11, 2020: The original story stated that the hiring freeze for lifeguards had been lifted. The..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Conspirare's Quarantine Madrigals Creates a Choir of One

This new song cycle gives isolated singers music to build a choir with – a choir of just themselves

"...If the member of a choir sings when no one is around, is there a sound?..."

March 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The COVID-19 Long Haulers

Nearly 1 in 3 coronavirus survivors have strange, often changing symptoms without known causes or cures. Here’s what they and their doctors are doing about it.

"...COVID-19, the virus has led to numerous health problems that have persisted after recovery from their initial illness. These..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"..."It's imperative that we see the city manager's office, staff, council, and..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Some Mocktails Are Better Than Others

Three bright brands to inspire your best non-boozy drinking

"...as a quicker way of saying festive adult beverages that don’t have any alcohol to them, because that’s what..."

Dec. 2, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

Six known cases in Travis County but actual number likely higher

"...Central Texas and across the country, driven by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19...."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Margaret Nicklas

The Paramount Lights Up Tonight With the Classic Film Series

An Austin tradition returns with Casablanca

"...tradition, and even though it's been delayed, the Paramount Summer Season is starting tonight in the way it always..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

New Year, New Grim Milestones in Austin’s COVID-19 Crisis

Amidst an unprecedented surge, Austin could reach ICU surge capacity within the next week

"...The start of the new year witnessed several grim milestones in Austin's COVID-19 crisis...."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Will Vote-by-Mail Happen by July?

Legal battle clouds election planning timeline

"...Tim Sulak of the 353rd state District Court ruled that in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, all Texas..."

April 23, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Health Care Needs Your Help to Slow COVID-19’s Spread

Keep your distance

"...backdrop of the widely criticized federal mishandling of the coronavirus crisis, state and local officials have doubled down to..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Have Austin's Magicians Vanished for Good?

With the coronavirus shutdown, it's now you see 'em, now you don't

"...hey presto! or avada kedavra! – and this whole coronavirus situation we're struggling through just vanishes. None of us..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tune In to Throwback Virtual Reading Sessions for Vintage TV Live

Scooby Doo, where are you? Online, in this new Vortex series

"...performance, but not Benajah T. Baskin. He’s spent the summer immersing himself in several classic roles as part of..."

July 14, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Local Leaders Scramble to Get a Complete Census

Count every one

"...low or high, an inaccurate count can cause issues that would take another decade to correct. Last year, one..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Jose Benjamin Montaño

We Have an Issue: Meet the Interns

COVID may have robbed our summer interns of the hands-on experience of putting out a paper, but they're making the most out of their virtual internship

"...activity from the interns; there was usually at least one – and sometimes up to four – camped out..."

July 10, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Austin Returns to Stage 4 of COVID Risk Guidelines

Amid spike in community transmission, officials urge all to mask up

"...Austin Public Health announced Wednesday morning that Austin and Travis County have returned to Stage 4..."

Dec. 29, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

Checking In: Seela Side Hustles

“I’m known as the South Austin Bread Fairy”

"...with a searing insight.” Add in an adult voice, one of timeworn experience and clear-eyed realism, for maximum effect...."

Aug. 11, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...today the film festival released the lineup of films that will be part of its online streaming festival through..."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Rooster Teeth Cancels RTX 2020

After initial rescheduling, fan event returns in 2021

"...ever-growing list of festivals and events disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, local production staple Rooster Teeth has officially pulled..."

June 25, 2020 Screens Post by David Sotelo

ATX TV Fest Shifts Schedule In Response to National Crisis

Streaming festival still happening, with rescheduled panels

"...The ATX Television Festival responded to the coronavirus pandemic by turning into the ATX TV Fest ......"

June 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chi’Lantro Expands, Taco Flats Expands, G’Raj Mahal Preps a Return, Delucca Opens, Épicerie Spotlights Kallas-Lee, Central Market Celebrates Hatch, and More, More, More

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

"...Yes! Antonelli’s Free Cheese Week continues! Just two more days left,..."

July 27, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Mystery of the Mysterines

Why did I fly 1,500 miles to see Liverpool’s sixth best act?

"...debut of her Mysterines, the bandleader induced at least one pandemic revelation...."

May 25, 2022 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Country Boyz Fixins Owner Talks Pandemic and Soul Food

This Black-owned restaurant serves Southern/Creole classics

"...East Austin since 2013 with roots in the neighborhood that go back even farther. The residents of this historically..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Food Post by Andrew Turner

Public Notice: You Know Things Are Bad When ...

Part 47 in a long series

"...Coronavirus (remember when that was a big thing?) actually did..."

June 12, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Abortion on the Border

A Q&A with one of the most important players in the state’s fight for abortion access

"...This summer, after nearly two decades of operating abortion clinics in..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Deborah Hay's New Work for Dancers in Sweden Was a Long-Distance Creation

The pandemic forced the Austin choreographer to adapt her dance and even premiere for an audience of no one

"...Dance like nobody's watching – that's exactly what one contemporary ballet company did in Sweden..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

ATX Television Festival Switches to Streaming

TV fest adopts virtual format in response to coronavirus

"...reboot, reschedule, or find ways to survive during the coronavirus lockdown, today comes the announcement that ATX Television Festival..."

April 6, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Ten Ways the Pandemic Affected Daytrippers

"...strange trip 2020 has been. After a ban on nonessential travel due to the coronavirus pandemic was lifted, the..."

Dec. 18, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

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