Every Day is a Green Day in Austin
In 2017, a developer wanted to turn an office complex into a mixed-use development, but to do so he needed to cut down several mighty oak trees protected by a city ordinance.
It’d Be a Lot Cooler if You Read Alright, Alright, Alright: An Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused
This fall marks the 27th anniversary of the release of Richard Linklater’s iconic, coming-of-age movie, Dazed and Confused.
Georgetown’s Field of Honor Pays Tribute to Veterans and COVID-19 Heroes
In Georgetown, a field of roughly 1,700 American flags stretches as far as the eye can see.
Five New Wineries to Visit During Texas Wine Month
October is Texas Wine Month, and after several months of closed doors due to the pandemic, wineries are opening up to celebrate the art and science of winemaking in the Lone Star State.
Take a Tour of Horton Foote’s Wharton with Director Anne Rapp
One of the most poignant images in director Anne Rapp’s documentary, Horton Foote, The Road to Home, is that of the esteemed Texan playwright sitting on his front porch swing in Wharton.
From a Bank to a Bed-and-Breakfast in Small-Town Bartlett
Historic Texas Dance Halls Face Another Test of Time in the Form of a Pandemic
Generations of Texans have grown up learning to two-step and waltz in historic dance halls, the shuffling of their boots smoothing the halls’ wood and concrete floors through the decades.
ACL Fest through the Eyes of a Cinematographer—The Viewpoint We’re All Getting This Year
What we would give to feel streams of sweat running down our cheeks beneath a brutal October sun at ACL Fest.
Monarch Butterfly Season Arrives in Texas With Virtual and In-Person Events
Around this time every year, up to 500,000 monarch butterflies start arriving in Texas, migrating 1,600 miles from Canada and the northern United States down south to Mexico, fueling up on nectar from mistflower, lantana, and sunflowers along the way.
Bartlett’s Houston Black Soil Is Once Again Fertile Ground
The hourlong drive from my house in Austin to the quiet town of Bartlett is not so much a drive as it is an unwinding, an unpacking, a leaving behind of the detritus that accumulates in the city. I get behind the wheel and creep through traffic on Interstate 35, headed north.
Austin’s Weird Homes Tour Goes Virtual This Weekend
Growing up in Brownsville, Autumn Circé loved animals. She loved animals so much, she was invited to shadow zookeepers at Gladys Porter Zoo when she was in middle school.
How Collin Street Bakery and Czech Stop Are Faring During COVID-19
Let the Transformation of Bartlett Begin
It’s a thought that has probably occurred to almost every Texan at one point or another. You’ll be out there driving along, going from nowhere to someplace, when you pass through a foundering small town with a tragic downtown area, and you see the abandoned gas stations and empty stores and think …
Shakespeare at Winedale Celebrates its 50th Anniversary Via YouTube
The June morning is still cool when members of the 2019 Shakespeare at Winedale summer class tackle the execution scene in Richard II.
Dr. James Ayres Reflects on 50 Years of the University of Texas at Austin’s Shakespeare at Winedale Program
In the fall of 1970, at a luncheon at the Winedale Historical Center in Round Top, philanthropist Ms.
Five Historic Texas Theaters Share Their Strategies for Survival
Since mid-March, theaters have been unable to book their usual slate of shows and special events resulting in lost ticket sales and lost revenue. Many theaters were expecting to reopen in June, and even put all of the necessary precautions in place to keep staff and guests safe. Then COVID-19 cases began to spike again in Texas, and reopening wasn’t feasible. Some theaters have postponed their reopenings until August, while others have canceled their seasons entirely.
The Original Threadgill’s Closes, Marking the End of a Defining Cultural Era in Austin
Eddie Wilson reflects on the end of an era in Austin with the closure of Threadgill’s, the restaurant, bar, and live-music joint where Janis Joplin got her start.
The 3 Best Places to See Poppies in Texas
Springtime calls for road trips to see Texas’ native wildflowers—bluebonnets, firewheels, and pink evening primroses, just to name a few. But other flowers bloom this time of year, too, and they’re celebrated in festive fashion in El Paso, Castroville, and Georgetown.
Spanish Colonial Architecture Finds New Life in the Restored Custodian’s Cottage at Goliad State Park
When Spaniards first blazed a trail from the Rio Grande to the Sabine in the late 1600s, they often followed long-established Native American pathways and trade routes.
Taylor’s Influx of Creative Residents Breathes New Life into the Small Town
These 3 Restaurants Give Modern Takes on Pre-Columbian Cooking
A Former 1920s Schoolhouse Offers Chic Accommodations Near the San Marcos River
Commune with Nature at These Treehouses in the Texas Hill Country
Photographer John Dyer Drove 5,500 Miles to Document Texas’ Outer Limits
In the spring of 2019, John Dyer set out to see what the edge looked like close up. Dyer is a San Antonio-based commercial photographer who has authored photography books on vaqueros and conjunto music, written two novels, directed several short films, and shot numerous magazine covers including Selena for the May 1995 issue of Texas Monthly. But he’d never taken on a project quite like this.
Trumpeter Robert Ortiz Has Been Playing the ‘Call to Post’ at Gillespie County Fairgrounds for 18 Years
How many race-track trumpeters do you know? Meet Robert Ortiz, who for 18 years has been the track trumpeter for the horse races at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds. Ortiz plays the “Call to Post” before each race during the summer, the signal for jockeys dressed in a rainbow of silks to parade their mounts past the crowd. There are two more race weekends this season: Aug. 10-11 and Aug. 24-25.
Transformed Shipping Containers are the Latest Lodging Trend
A few nights stay inside one of these Texas shipping containers could inspire your participation in the tiny homes movement, if not just allow for a great weekend getaway.
