The Princess and the Frog

Disney's 49th animated feature film is set in Jazz Age New Orleans and stars a black cast of characters.

"...fit for All Hallows Eve than it does for the holiday season. No matter – the Disney 2-D animators,..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin at Large: Brightness on the Edge of Town

Samsung’s Taylor expansion lights up needs, opportunities in the Eastern Crescent

"...with us speeding up Texas 130 to Hutto and then picking up good ol' U.S. 79 to Taylor, the..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Battle of the Boba

Which of these four Crescent spots has the best bubble tea?

"...Of the four Asian restaurants and one food court grocer in..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

LoneStarCon 3: The Jo Walton Interview

The Hugo-winning author of 'Among Others' really loves books

"...will love you back.” So says Morwenna "Mori" Phelps, the 15-year-old protagonist of Jo Walton’s weird, wonderful, genre-bending book..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

"...Barclay, William O'Leary and Bill Nunn. Taking up where the original Candyman left off, this stylish, atmospheric spook story..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Let the Good Times Roll

Good food to get you in the mood for Mardi Gras

"...Over the years, the number of Cajun and Creole restaurants in..."

March 4, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

R.I.P., John Mueller; Farewell to Contigo; Garbo’s Lobsters On; Trudy’s Says Howdy to Seafood; the Garrison Brothers Are Convivial Steak Holders

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

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Dec. 21, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Peoples Feel Good BBQ, Diner Bar Collabs with Mashama Bailey, Daiboku’s Debut, TenTen’s Plant-Based Sushi, the Roosevelt Room’s Indulgences, Hyatt Centric’s Finery, Something Something Bacalar, and More

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

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

May 17, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

'The Voice in My Head': Requiem for a Dream Season

Is it too soon to toast 2012-13 as the best season ever?

"...Super Bowl weekend in New Orleans have returned to the rat race – although some are still MIA. The..."

Feb. 5, 2013 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Wendell Pierce's The Wind in the Reeds

In Wendell Pierce's memoir The Wind in the Reeds, Godot and Treme help transform post-Katrina New Orleans

"...Maybe you thought of Treme as just another HBO show – the thing David Simon did after..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Electric Exchange

Theatre, dance, music, and film meld and get supercharged in the Fuse Box Festival

"...The walls are coming down...."

April 25, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'NFL Analysis 101': The Last of the Southern Belles

"...day, my pupils. We need to dive right into the heart of our subject. Since last we met, much..."

March 9, 2007 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

New Health Clinic Opens to Serve Travis County's "Eastern Crescent"

CommUnityCare brings care closer to thousands at Hornsby Bend site

"...CommUnityCare and Central Health celebrated on Saturday, March 7, the opening of a new health clinic that brings care..."

March 9, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: The Way We Got Here

On the journey to today’s Austin, Ron Davis helped make the road by walking

"...County Com­missioner Ron Davis stayed one step out of the spotlight while other, louder news was being made. The..."

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

Crescent at North Lamar and Airport Now Offers Unique Asian Dining Options

Long-ignored strip mall gets a makeover

"...For years, a strip mall at the intersection of North Lamar and Airport Boulevard sat mostly..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

Mapping the Future of MetroRail's Green Line

Jan. 10 is the last day to provide feedback on new rail line

"...Friday, Jan. 10, is the last day for you to participate in Capital Metro's..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

East Austin Doesn’t Get the Same Shade, and Consequences Ripple for Health and Equity

Beating the heat

"...have been facing a record-hot summer, having just endured the hottest May, June, and July on record. August is..."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

Who Won the Cocktail Showdown at Hotel ZaZa?

Who combined spirited liquids the best to beat this murderous heat?

"...So, yeah, there was a seven-bartender Cocktail Showdown at Hotel ZaZa recently..."

Aug. 17, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Take Me to the River New Orleans

Rhythms of the generations resonate in a portrait of the Big Easy

"...in collaboration. He walked out with Take Me to the River, a unique lens on a living history. A..."

May 20, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Up From the Streets: New Orleans: The City of Music

Delightful if overstuffed musical history of the Crescent City

"...hip-hop – generously seasoned with love and respect for the largely African-American artists who forged that heritage over the..."

May 15, 2020 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Wind in the Reeds

Treme actor Wendell Pierce finds Godot and gratitude in post-Katrina New Orleans

"...something one imagines being thankful for. And yet in The Wind in the Reeds, Wendell Pierce's book about that..."

Nov. 27, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Girl on the Bridge

"...Claude Aufaure, Bertie Cortez and Giorgios Gatzios. Girl on the Bridge is a film about luck and love and..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crescent City Redux

The new version of Gumbo's has made the transition from mom-and-pop shop to a classy, upscale chain operation. It definitely makes the grade.

"...For several years in the mid-to-late Nineties, my favorite Louisiana-style Cajun-Creole restaurant in the..."

July 21, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect

Diving into the plan

"...The Project Connect system plan and "initial investment" – the..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Luv Doc: Trojan Rain

The Catholics sure do know how to ruin a pagan fertility ritual

"...of poetry and brevity in an advice-seeker's missive. Were there an award to give I would give it –..."

April 22, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Umlauf in the Sky Like Diamonds

The renowned sculpture garden takes fundraising to a new height

"...And so there was Austin’s acclaimed soprano Sarajane Dailey, about 12 feet..."

Jan. 27, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Flavors of Summer

Memories of Tastes

"...craving only one thing: flatbread. A few blocks down the road, I know I can score a fix at..."

July 13, 2001 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Specialties of the House

Recent Publications From Our Contributors

"...or no advance knowledge and no preconceived ideas about the old port city at the mouth of the mighty..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The ACC Drama Department Enters Teaching in the Coronavirus Tragedy

For Marcus McQuirter and the ACC drama department, even in the pandemic it's on with the show

"...These days, a lot of people teaching theatre in higher..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Robert Faires

The Luv Doc: Tested in All Ways But One

There has never been a better time in the history of the planet to get to know someone without swapping cooties

"...anytime soon. Three Mountain West conference schools – including the UC system – have announced they plan to only..."

May 22, 2020 Column by Luv Doc

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