SXSW Film Review: A House Is Not a Disco

Portrait of the Pines on Fire Island moves and shakes

"...A House Is Not a Disco, the debut feature-length documentary by actor Brian J. Smith (Sense8),..."

March 9, 2024 Screens Post by Joe Gross

Farming Local Connections With Barton Creek Farmers Market

Austin’s longest-running farmers’ market continues to support small farms from a mall parking lot

"...handmade goods, and a strong coffee scent wafting through the air. These are the sights and smells shoppers will..."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by James Scott

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with films like the..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...For decades, Austinites have been calling for the closure of the Fayette Power Project, the coal plant..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Day Trips & Beyond: Holiday Lights 2023

Add some sparkle to your holiday season

"...Around the state, colorful lights twinkling in the dark means the..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Learn something new and explore what's out there this fall

"...November means it’s time to celebrate chili, sausage, and the holidays...."

Nov. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023

"...Start the new year with a new list of places to..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Texas travel tips from Llano lights to Kerrville craftsmanship

"...Happy holidays to one and all; now get out there and start daytrippin’...."

Nov. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Is ‘Sushi By Scratch Restaurants: Cedar Creek’ Worth Your Driving Time & Money?

The answer is in the pines, in the pines

"...Rather a bad-ass move by that chef Phillip Frankland Lee,..."

April 28, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Meanwhile Brewing’s National Beer Day at Loro; C-C-Cake Club Congregates; Fojtasek Everywhere You Look, So Very Very Much Sushi, and How About That Sweet Live Fire Action, Hoss?

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...."

April 6, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Be Filled With Dredd For Other Worlds

Judge Dredd retrospective plus new hits for SF fest

"...The law is coming to Other Worlds Film Festival: yes,..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Show Us Your Scares!

Last chance to enter our home haunt and costume contest

"...display contest. So, no tricks: how's about we sweeten the deal with some extra treats for the horror-loving home..."

Oct. 27, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ex-NFL Star Joe Barksdale Moves to Austin to Tackle Music

After a drastic career change, Barksdale looks for understanding and self-reflection

"...When we walk into the performance room of Austin's Orb Studios, Joseph Barksdale sits..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Opinion: LCRA’s Water Marketing Ambitions Could Lower the Colorado River Below Austin

Environmental activist Rusty Middleton raises concerns over a groundwater pumping plan

"...Armed with a permit it is seeking from the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District, the Lower Colorado River..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Column by Rusty Middleton

Top 10 Cups of Tea in Austin

We’re all about that tea life

"...scones with homemade clotted cream & seasonal jams (and other pastries), and the full option includes a curated selection..."

Dec. 19, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

As Millions Demand Justice, Texas Prepares to Take Rodney Reed's Life

Looking back at a long road of injustice for the death row inmate

"..."I don't think I would have ever imagined using the phrase, 'I just got off the phone with Kim..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Attica Locke on Solving Crime on Highway 59

Heaven, My Home author talks her East Texas roots and the blues

"..."Darren had never seen anything like it. Cypress trees, their trunks skirted like shy dancers at a church social,..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Banger’s Celebrates Its Seventh Anniversary in Style

A birthday bash featuring the holy trinity of beer, barbecue, and music

"...Garden on Rainey Street likes to throw a party. Their anniversaries are one of those occasions ... and how...."

Aug. 1, 2019 Food Post by Reid Jowers

Summer Night

Barhopping slice of life about facing up to adulthood is Linklater-lite

"..."If children are the future, we're fucked," says Seth (Nelson), bemoaning the state..."

July 12, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

7 Central Texas Destination Restaurants Worth the Trip

Travel guide-worthy dining and tucked-away spots near Austin

"...Texas is #blessed to have more options than even the most ambitious destination diner could tackle. With a long..."

May 17, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Crazy Sexy Cool Valentine’s Day Date Ideas

Staycations, cooking classes, and aphrodisiacs for brownie points

"...odds are good that you’ve worked your way through the usual suspects of Austin fine dining by now. Congratulations,..."

Feb. 13, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Sustainable Food Center’s Farm to Plate Fundraiser Announces Lineup

12th annual sip-and-stroll event is stacked with talent

"...Thursday, May 9, Sustainable Food Center is bringing back their popular annual Farm to Plate event...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

It's the most wonderful time of the year

"...The festival of holiday lights in Johnson City lives up..."

Dec. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Pre-holiday travel tips

"...celebrates with lots of fun festivals before turning on the Christmas lights at the end of November...."

Nov. 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: Decision Day?

Best of luck to all of us this coming Tuesday

"...has been a great mayor in most all respects; the singular failure in his first term was the land..."

Nov. 2, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Halloween Is Serious Business

Behind the gates at Scream Hollow and the House of Torment

"...year – but Austin's haunted house scene delivers twice the terrors, as the old evil of the House of..."

Oct. 31, 2017 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Halloween Picks, Part I

Low-budget horrors for the scary season

"...hand-crafted graveyard. Sometimes that's true for horror films too: the lower the budget, the bigger the ingenuity...."

Oct. 29, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

aGLIFF's 2017 Lineup Announced

Celebrating 30 years of queer entertainment with films for everyone

"...feature films and 54 shorts spanning genres and cultures, the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival-goers are in..."

Aug. 1, 2017 Screens Post by Iman Shah

East Austin Urban Farm Tour Announces Lineup

Tickets on sale now for annual food crawl

"...You bought a pair of shortalls last summer because they were only $35 at H&M and, besides, you remember..."

March 20, 2017 Food Post by Brandon Watson

"Valerie Fowler: Nature and Other Stories" at the Butridge Gallery

The art here tells local stories but is universal in ways that are loud, strange, and reverent for uncontrolled nature

"...I'm used to seeing images of Austin. Most of them are straightforward, really wanting to be pretty and recognizable..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Review by Sam Anderson-Ramos

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