The Daytripper Finds Small Town Charm at the Metro’s Edge
October 24, 2023 | By Chet Garner
The town of Liberty Hill, population 8,700, has embraced the Hill Country’s rapid growth without losing its down-home vibe.
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The Austin Powwow Is a Celebration of Indigenous Heritage and Culture
September 19, 2023 | By ire’ne lara silva
The Enchiladas at Armadillo World Headquarters Were Shrimply Irresistible
August 22, 2023 | By Michael Corcoran
Recipe: Armadillo World Headquarters Shrimp Enchiladas
August 22, 2023 | By Michael Corcoran
(Makes 12 enchiladas)
Ingredients
24 medium to large fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
12 corn tortillas
1 cup chicken stock
1 avocado
For the stock
1 clove of garlic (peeled and chopped fine)
12 tomatoes
6 onions
1 pound canned green chile strips
Juice squeezed from half a lemon
1⁄3 pound butter
Cut the vegetables in half and then in quarters.
Black Pumas Guitarist Adrian Quesada’s Music Knows No Boundaries
July 25, 2023 | By Joe Gross
It is entirely possible Adrian Quesada is the most talented and inspired musician, producer, and songwriter Austin has seen in 20 years.
Why Doesn’t Texas Have an Ice Cream Capital?
July 21, 2023 | By Amanda Ogle
Across Texas, you’ll find festivals, celebrations, special cocktails and menu items, and general merriment over things we’ve designated as capitals: mermaids, strawberries, peaches, kolaches, wildflowers, peanuts, horned lizards, and even walking, just to name a few.
The Daytripper’s Picks for a West Austin Adventure
June 27, 2023 | By Chet Garner
The city of Austin is a crossroads—a place where hippies and cowboys commingle, where blackland prairie meets limestone hills, and where the eastern and western halves of the state collide.
The Righteous Gemstones’ Edi Patterson Likes Playing ‘Weirdos’
June 17, 2023 | By Dina Gachman
The deep-water port of Texas City has long been known for its refineries, shrimp boils, and the longest human-made fishing pier in the world at 5.3 miles.
Meet Comfort Tysen, the Texas State Capitol’s Longest-Serving Tour Guide
May 25, 2023 | By Clayton Maxwell
When Comfort Tysen gives a tour, she puts her whole body into the job.
On some days, the longest-serving guide at the Texas State Capitol will ascend the building’s ornate cast-iron staircases hundreds of times, greeting many of the people she passes there by name.
There’s a Story Around Every Corner on the Guided History Tour at Austin’s Driskill Hotel
May 19, 2023 | By Jen Hamilton Hernandez
As I finish my quiche and bloody mary garnished with a generous bacon slice at the Driskill Hotel’s first-floor 1886 Cafe (named for the year the hotel opened), I realize I’m time traveling in a few different ways.
Austin’s Waterloo Park Is Abuzz with Dan Winters’ ‘Seeing Bees’ Photo Installation
May 9, 2023 | By Melissa Gaskill
A path winds down the hillside in the Luci and Ian’s Family Hill Country Garden at the south end of Waterloo Park, just a couple blocks from the Texas State Capitol.
Austin’s Broken Spoke Dance Hall Finally Gets Its Texas Historical Marker
April 14, 2023 | By Jen Hamilton Hernandez
On what would have been James M. White’s 83rd birthday, friends of the White family, local musicians, politicians, and press, along with longtime patrons, gathered in the dirt parking lot under the storied oak tree outside the Broken Spoke in Austin.
An Expectant Mother Contemplates Growth at Austin’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
March 16, 2023 | By Ali Montag
Armadillo Day is Texas’ Response to Punxsutawney Phil
January 30, 2023 | By Asher Elbein
Home of Austin’s Original Slacker, the O. Henry Museum Reopens
January 17, 2023 | By Sarah Thurmond
Go on a Treasure Hunt at the State Archives Building in Austin
January 9, 2023 | By Robyn Ross
El Naranjo’s Iliana de la Vega Brings Traditional Flavors of Mexico to Austin
October 27, 2022 | By Marisa Charpentier
Formula 1 Goes ‘Full Texan’ at the 2022 United States Grand Prix in Austin
October 24, 2022 | By Matthew Wetzler
Celebrate World Sake Day at Texas’ First and Only Sake Brewery
September 30, 2022 | By Sallie Lewis
At Texas Saké Company, steel tanks filled with fermented rice emit a sweet and nutty perfume.
Project Pollo’s Plans to Take Its Vegan Chicken National
September 29, 2022 | By Cynthia J. Drake
Surrounded by Change in Austin, South Congress Avenue Shop Owners Find Ways to Endure
August 25, 2022 | By Omar Gallaga
A Native East Texan Remembers the Teacher Who Taught Him to Love the Detour
August 18, 2022 | By Dalton LaFerney
What a 500-Year-Old Tree Taught Me About Putting Down Roots
July 29, 2022 | By Ali Montag
In the early weeks of summer, a restlessness set in. Shouldn’t something be happening? When I was young, summer closed one chapter and opened another.
Loud and Invasive, the Monk Parakeet Charmed Its Way Into Texas Almost 50 Years Ago
April 19, 2022 | By John Nova Lomax
If you live along the coast or in any of the big metros of the Texas Triangle, you have seen or at least heard the cries of a monk parakeet.
Austin’s Beerburg Brewing Forages Plants for Its Wildcrafted Brews
February 24, 2022 | By Laurel Miller
Georgetown Loop Offers Thru-hiking in Austin’s Backyard
December 27, 2021 | By Morgan O'Hanlon
Musician Terry Allen Explores the Origins of His Work
December 23, 2021 | By Jonny Auping
An Okie Native Finds Belonging at Austin’s Broken Spoke
December 23, 2021 | By Kameron Dunn
Austin’s Driskill Hotel Marks 135 Years as a Nexus of Texas Culture, Politics, and Society
December 20, 2021 | By Jen Hamilton Hernandez
At one point in 2007, I found myself between jobs and needing to come up with my half of the rent for the apartment I shared with my then-boyfriend, now husband.
The French Legation in Austin Echoes With Wild Tales of Texas’ First Days as a Republic
November 24, 2021 | By James L. Haley
A Mother’s Quest to Give Her Autistic Son an Untethered Childhood
November 24, 2021 | By May Cobb
Why Alamo Drafthouse’s Publicity Stunt Is the Perfect Tribute to Wes Anderson
November 12, 2021 | By Tyler Stoddard Smtih
Beginning in 1996 with his debut film Bottle Rocket, it was clear Houston native Wes Anderson had tapped into something transcendent and special.
2021 Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas
October 25, 2021 | By Matthew Wetzler
Hill Country Spring Water is the Secret Ingredient in Nine Banded Whiskey
September 23, 2021 | By Pam LeBlanc
What the Heck is Pickleball?
September 22, 2021 | By Bryan C. Parker
Dreamland will host the league’s inaugural season starting in November, positioning Texas as the heart of the sport’s rapid rise.
Don’t Second-Guess These Second-Biggest Texas Attractions
September 7, 2021 | By Joey Held
Throughout the United States, many places lay claim to being the “first” or “largest” of their kind.
Underrated Gulf Fish Black Drum Takes Center Stage at Austin’s Huckleberry Food Truck
June 16, 2021 | By Laurel Miller
“You can easily catch 20 to 30 pounds of drum at that time,” Davis says. “It’s a very versatile fish—moist, meaty, and flaky, with mild white flesh, especially when they’re smaller, around 14-inches. The larger fish tend to be stronger in flavor and can be tough.”
Looking Back on the Dedication of the LBJ Library 50 Years Ago
April 29, 2021 | By Traces of Texas
The Eagle Will Roll Again at Austin’s Zilker Park
April 24, 2021 | By Melissa Gaskill
For a miniature amusement, the Zilker Park train sure has created a lot of big memories.
At Austin’s Curtain Theatre, the Stage Is Set for Its First Show Since the Pandemic
April 21, 2021 | By Sarah Thurmond
It’s a few days before opening night of the Baron’s Men’s production of The Tempest, and the cast and crew are rehearsing the first scene of the fantastical Shakespeare comedy.
A Guide To the Historic Bridges of Texas
January 28, 2021 | By Dale Weisman
From Austin’s Congress Avenue Bridge to the Pecos High Bridge, Texas has bridges that span different landscapes and marvels of engineering.
Jester King Brewery Adds a 2-Mile Trail to its 165-Acre Property
January 23, 2021 | By Kimya Kavehkar
Even before the trail officially debuted last weekend, Jester King was a fun place to socialize while spreading out. But the new addition tap into something else Texans have been craving since March—a connection with nature.
Jeweler Kendra Scott’s Journey to Entrepreneurial Icon and Star on Shark Tank
December 24, 2020 | By Kimya Kavehkar
There’s a term venture capitalists use to describe a private business valued at over a billion dollars: a “unicorn.” And Kendra Scott certainly fits the definition with her eponymous Austin-based jewelry company.
ACL Fest through the Eyes of a Cinematographer—The Viewpoint We’re All Getting This Year
October 8, 2020 | By Bryan C. Parker
What we would give to feel streams of sweat running down our cheeks beneath a brutal October sun at ACL Fest.
The Surprising Popularity of Carp Fishing in Texas
September 17, 2020 | By Pam LeBlanc
Siobhan Fairchild molds a fistful of what looks like pink oatmeal into a ball, tucks a thumb-sized hook into the fragrant bait, and launches it into Austin’s Lady Bird Lake using a 12-foot rod.
Austin’s Weird Homes Tour Goes Virtual This Weekend
September 3, 2020 | By Sarah Thurmond
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.
