Austin City Limits Music Festival, Take Two
Written by | Published October 9, 2013
With nearly the same lineup playing through two weekends this year (Oct. 4-6 and Oct. 11-13), the Austin City Limits…
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Regional Food Specialties, aka "Have you tried the Orange Dip?"
Written by Lori Moffatt | Published October 7, 2013
In the December 2013 issue, we’re running a story on San Antonio’s annual Tamales! Festival, which takes place this year…
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Big Bend Ranch State Park relishes influx of displaced Big Bend National Park visitors
Written by Matt Joyce | Published October 4, 2013
One possible silver lining to the partial shutdown of the federal government: The closure of Big Bend National Park has…
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ACL Fest x2—Get Ready!
Written by Jane Wu | Published October 2, 2013
The Austin City Limits Festival kicks off the first of two weekends for the very first time on Friday, October…
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Shutdown closes national parks, sites in Texas
Written by Matt Joyce | Published October 1, 2013
If you're planning a trip to one of the national parks or other federal sites in Texas, you'll want to…
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Art branches out on Austin's Lady Bird Lake
Written by | Published October 1, 2013
If you visit downtown Austin this fall, you might wonder "why is there a big, white tree hovering over…
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History, Alive!
Written by Lori Moffatt | Published September 27, 2013
It seems like ages ago: In 2008, I had the pleasure of editing Tom and Karen Fort’s story on the…
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Updated Digs for Big Texas
Written by Lois M. Rodriguez | Published September 26, 2013
Last year’s State Fair of Texas cliffhanger was an electrical fire that damaged the iconic Big Tex. As the State…
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Austin benefit raises money for musicians' health
Written by Matt Joyce | Published September 24, 2013
There's a certain glamour to the musician's life, no doubt. But for many working musicians, the reality of scratching out…
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Parts of Guadalupe Mountains National Park remain closed after flood
Written by Matt Joyce | Published September 19, 2013
Guadalupe Mountains National Park has offered an update in the aftermath of last week's heavy flooding.
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We'll Cotton to that
Written by Lori Moffatt | Published September 18, 2013
According to weather forecasts, cooler temperatures arrive in Central Texas this weekend. While it won't be quite sweater weather, these…
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SXSW Brings Home the Bacon
Written by Lois M. Rodriguez | Published September 18, 2013
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell speaks about the phenomenal economic impact that 2013 SXSW Conference has had on the City of…
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