South By San Jose

Hotel San Jose

03.13.13 - 03.16.13

Escape the frenzy downtown for this unofficial SXSW event featuring live music, local vendors and cold beer. Event is free.  Lineup: Wednesday, March 13 To be announced.  

Celeb Watch

Seeing stars: The best restaurants, bars and odd spots for celebrity sightings in Austin

By Shannon McGarvey

09.12.12 | 2:05 pm

Over the decades, Austin has been a bastion for artists, musician-types and, in more recent years, a growing number of celebrities. Sure, this has everything to do with Austin’s long-establis ...

Food for thought

Top Chef Master Marcus Samuelsson celebrates new book with a visit to Austin

By Jessica Dupuy

07.12.12 | 12:02 pm

Marcus Samuelsson is no stranger to the spotlight. If you’re a “foodie,” you’ve no doubt heard of him. At the age of 24, he was the youngest chef to receive 3 stars by The N ...

national nightlife

Travel + Leisure declares two Austin watering holes among "America's Best Outdoor Bars"

By Caitlin M. Ryan

06.18.12 | 4:31 pm

Travel + Leisure bestowed the honor of being one of "America's Best Outdoor Bars" to two equally popular but distinct watering holes in Austin. First up is the sprawling, glitteri ...

Puppy Power

Sashay, Shar-Pei: Easter Pet Parade to honor the fabulous Leslie Cochran and benefit Austin Pets Alive!

By Michael Graupmann

04.02.12 | 4:37 pm

It's Easter time again in Austin, and that can only mean one thing: pets on parade! (Yes, to some of you it means other things; but as for me and my house, we will watch the pugs.) For the ...

13th Annual Easter Pet Parade, Benefit and Fair

Jo's Coffee - South Congress

04.07.12

A celebration of family, friends and of course our furry friends. The pet parade will benefit Austin Pets Alive! and this year’s event pays tribute to Austin icon and South Congress regular L

Necessary television

TV-loving Texans announce all-television ATX Festival at Drafthouse this June

By Michael Graupmann

01.18.12 | 10:00 am

Make room, SXSW. You've got a little sister joining you on the festival circuit in Austin. The ATX Festival, the first festival of its kind devoted to the past, present and future of televi ...

Inner City Sanctums

Ring in the new year at Austin's best hotels

By Ramona Flume

12.21.11 | 10:20 pm

Sometimes escape is all you need to be happy — believe me, it's one of many personal manifestos. But don't run away to Times Square or Rio this New Year's Eve. Stick around town & ...

small shop spotlight

Marfa moves east: Home décor and style shop JM Drygoods relocates to Austin

By Jackie Rangel

11.28.11 | 1:15 am

JM Drygoods may be a newcomer to Austin (it opened its doors in early November), but this cool and casual-chic shop first found its footing in the West Texas artistic hotspot of Marfa. Just ste ...

Searching for San Antonio

Liz Lambert's hypnotic Hotel Havana: Changing the face of San Antonio, one bedroom at a time

By Jessica Dupuy

10.11.11 | 12:01 pm

In the coming month’s CultureMap will present an ongoing series on the Austin’s backyard metropolis, San Antonio, a town many know as a cultural, tourist-driven place. But what few may ...