musical mainstays

Alejandro Escovedo reflects on Texas music and his journey prior to Gruene Hall

By Dixon Milner

02.06.13 | 9:35 am

Alejandro Escovedo is a true Texas original. He hails from a musically inclined family and his father came here from Mexico. Settling in Austin in the '80s, he's also spent time in Cal ...

More fun for Bibliophiles

Texas Book Festival releases finalized schedule including late night Lit Crawl

By Michael Graupmann

10.03.12 | 10:48 am

The Texas Book Festival explodes around the Texas State Capitol in three weeks, but it's not too early to start planning out your two days of bibliophilic fun. Texas Book Festival has just ...

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History Lessons

Juneteenth celebrations to mark Texas' embrace of emancipation

By Michael Graupmann

06.18.12 | 6:08 pm

Austin Juneteenth celebrations kicked off Saturday on the corner of 12th Street and Chicon with a neighborhood cleaning project organized by The Central Texas Juneteenth Committee. Volunteers o ...

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Life on the East Side: Become a realist and learning to love where you live

By Lauren Modery

12.02.11 | 4:45 pm

The other night my boyfriend and I heard a loud boom outside of our house. Within minutes the crash was followed by sirens, one after another. Cops and fire trucks sped by and then stopped at the c ...

new opening

Sputnik: Burgers for America! (or at least the East Side)

By Leah Moss

09.13.11 | 10:09 am

A few months ago marked the three year anniversary of one of East Austin’s favorite eateries, The Good Knight. Unfortunately, the anniversary also marked its closing. But time has come t ...

shaping the look of austin

Big Medium, big ambitions (for the look and feel of Austin's East Side and art community)

By Adrienne Breaux

08.30.11 | 1:34 pm

Big Medium, a non-profit arts organization, began in 2007 to support artists on the East Side, to promote contemporary visual art in Texas and put a frame around two big events that ...

Shaping the look of austin

Heather McKinney designs architecture for (creative, cool, clever) people

By Adrienne Breaux

08.16.11 | 6:00 am

This column's about Heather McKinney, a talented architect in Austin who, along with her firm McKinney York, has built many awesome civic, educational, commercial, institutional and residential ...

New Hires

Comedy powerhouse Coldtowne Theater expands lineup and appoints new artistic director

By Samantha Pitchel

08.03.11 | 6:17 pm

As stand ups flock to Austin in search of stage time and comedy shows begin to pop up in the most unlikely places, there seems to be a central figure in this expanding creative community: ColdTowne ...

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Happy Hobo: Organic goodies on both sides of the track

By Leah Moss

07.18.11 | 9:23 am

For nearly a year now, the team of Flint Fancy, Sarah Somera and Joe Engot has been trying to build their dream of a grocery slash café on the east side of Austin, The Happy Hobo Cafe.& ...