As SXSW Film Festival roared through Austin, I was pleased to see the wide range of talent walking among us. SXSW Film encompassed movies, television, VR, AR, and motion capture film, full length features, and excellent shorts. The programming for SXSW in general is mind-boggling, most especially because it's run so efficiently. Kudos to the SXSW team! Another thing I … [Read More]
This Weekend
Kite-flying, Music, Food, Philanthropy to Soar at 90th ABC Kite Fest
ABC Kite Fest at Zilker Park (Credit: Ben Porter Photography) Let’s go fly a kite at the 90th ABC Kite Fest on March 31, 2019! Whimsical freedom whooshes through … [Read More]
Austin Speakeasies
Austin’s Speakeasy Secrets (Shhh): Here Nor There
Here Nor There (Credit: Travis Hallmark) I heard about a speakeasy called Here Nor There in passing. The entrance was hidden. You needed to make a reservation on an app to get in. You could become … [Read More]
Food & Drink
Lazarus Brewing Cultivates Community Alongside Coffee, Tacos, and Beer
Guest article by Ken Pishna When Christian Cryder left Montana behind to open a brewery on East Sixth Street in Austin, he wanted to build a community around four key ingredients: coffee, beer, tacos, and joy. Lazarus Brewing Company was born on Christmas … [Read More]
Scholz Garten Stands Strong in Austin After More Than 150 Years
Having grown up in Austin in the 1980s, I often feel a rush of mixed feelings when I frequent familiar parts of town that look almost unrecognizable. In the ever-changing, always hip city of Austin, there is a comforting nostalgia when you run across that rare … [Read More]
Lustre Pearl, Bar That Started It All on Rainey Street, Celebrates 10 Years
The bar that launched the bustling, booming Rainey Street entertainment district is turning 10 on Feb. 21, 2019. They grow up fast, don't they? Here's the story behind the bar that started it all. … [Read More]
Austin’s Speakeasy Secrets (Shhh): The Good Life Bar Bar
Sometimes you don’t know what you’re looking for until you’ve found it. One day you’re getting a haircut at the barbershop you’ve been going to for 10 years, and the next you have an offer to open your own bar behind said barbershop. If that feels like a … [Read More]