Beyond the Boxscore

Heartless Dallas Cowboys, gutless Rex Ryan need a Texans lesson: Best team in NFL never gives in

By Chris Baldwin

11.23.12 | 9:25 am

DETROIT — Danieal Manning doesn't seem like he's in any hurry to leave the locker room. Then again, it's hard for any of these Houston Texans to move all that quickly after five e ...

Now 10-1

Wildest win ever? The Texans pull out a Thanksgiving classic with pluck and Andre Johnson dominance

By Chris Baldwin

11.22.12 | 4:13 pm

DETROIT — How do you beat the Houston Texans? How do you ever beat the Houston Texans? The rest of the NFL is surely starting to wonder. For the Detroit Lions became the second s ...

The gobbler trials

Top Chef Seattle stages epic turkey battle for Thanksgiving Eve show

By Teresa Gubbins

11.22.12 | 2:00 pm

On Thanksgiving Eve and with turkey on the brain, Top Chef Seattle pulled off a cunning programming feat in episode 3 by staging a turkey duel, a battle of the turkeys, a turkey throwdown. They ...

Holiday Blues

Not so thankful for Thanksgiving: An expat's take on America's quintessential holiday

By James Jeffrey

11.20.12 | 10:35 am

The quintessential American holiday and food fest that is Thanksgiving poses a number of dilemmas for foreigners living here, especially any audacious enough to work as freelancers. As a Britis ...

Turkey Day Fare

Pumpkin whoopie pies & mini quiche: Spice up Thanksgiving with non-traditional sides

By Shannon McGarvey

11.19.12 | 2:54 pm

Every Thanksgiving it’s the same — turkey, candied yams, that jiggling glob of canned cranberry — but it doesn’t always have to be. Plenty of people celebrate Thanksgiving w ...

Beyond the Boxscore

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are inferior to Matt Schaub now: Doubted QB absolutely owns 2012

By Chris Baldwin

11.19.12 | 9:27 am

With his last responsibility of the day done, with a performance for the ages in the books and his interviews complete, Matt Schaub walks through the locker room, tapping on his iPhone. Someone cal ...

Eat Out, Ye Pilgrims

Where to dine out (or order in) if you don't want to cook for Thanksgiving

By Layne Lynch

11.14.12 | 1:15 pm

If you aren't all that fond of cooking six-hour turkeys, entertaining a house full of guests and overindulging on plates of homemade goodies, then Thanksgiving might be a rather stressful holid ...

Fall Frenzy

Top 10 things to do in November: Wurstfest, E.A.S.T. and Stargazing

By Shannon McGarvey

11.08.12 | 11:28 am

When the spooky of October subsides, November awaits with a laundry list of cold (and not so cold) weather activities. From the typical — Thanksgiving — to the atypical – stargazi ...

23rd Annual Austin Feast of Sharing

Palmer Events Center

11.20.12

This an H-E-B holiday tradition for community residents to enjoy a delicious, free meal and festive entertainment. Hundreds of H-E-B and community volunteers in Austin will work together to pre

ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot

The Long Center for the Performing Arts

11.22.12

Welcome to the 22nd Annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving, Nov. 22. Events include a 5-mile run, a 1-mile walk and the Stepping Stone Kids K. Last year was the most successful ev