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They Aren't Moving Away from Austin
Credit Turk Pipkin with the insight. “People aren’t moving away,” the Austin performer and benefactor said recently. “They aren’t even threatening to move.” He’s right. For three decades after the...
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Profile of a Friendship
Mid-dessert, Tony Vela pauses to listen. He cocks his head slightly. “Crosby Stills and Nash!” he whoops. “One of my favorite bands!” Indeed, the haze of folk rock wafts over the South Austin eatery’s...
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Opening Night Party for 'White Christmas' at Zach Theatre
A warm holiday feeling spread across the lobbies of the Topfer Theatre on Thursday. Bubbly sparkled golden. Hot food waited on buffets. Guests pretended that the weather outside was frightful. (It was...
View ArticleGone River Tracing
Joe Starr and I traced the exquisite Sabinal River yesterday from Lost Maples to the town of Sabinal. It actually disappears into a “black hole” on a ranch just before it reaches the town. Spent the...
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River Tracing No. 25: Sabinal River
The Sabinal River is a rare and exquisite jewel that rises in the steep, narrow canyons of Lost Maples State Natural Preserve northwest of San Antonio. Here among big tooth maples and red oaks, the...
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River Tracing No. 26: Nueces River
On a very lonely stretch of Ranch Road 624 southeast of Cotulla, the Nueces River doesn’t merit a sign. It doesn’t even merit a dry bed. One of the state’s major rivers — once the disputed border...
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River Tracing No. 27: San Antonio River
We reversed course to follow the San Antonio River from its mouth to its source. We started by exploring the coast below San Antonio Bay. That included a stroll around the fishing harbor at Rockport, a...
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Radio House Days
These days, students and faculty pass the red brick building without a clue. Sure, the two-story Victorian structure tucked behind the historic Littlefield House looks a little out of place. But so...
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The End of the World Party at Britannia Manor
Austin put on numerous End of the World parties last week. Surely none matched the scale or creativity of the epic event staged by game developer and cosmonaut Richard Garriott de Cayeux and his wife,...
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Profile: Tammy Shaklee of He's For Me
In her second year as a client, Tammy Shaklee’s matchmaking service introduced her to Clif Mitchell. “He was by far, hands down what I was looking for,” Shaklee says of the insurance numbers man....
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Real Magazine: Circle C Profile
The rest of this story about the Circle C neighborhood can be found in the January issue of REAL magazine. Wife: “Maybe we should drive out and look around the Circle C area.” Husband: “No way, that is...
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Real Magazine: January Look Ahead
“Don’t plan a wedding for the fall,” one socialite recently admonished me. “Or the spring.” Wise words. From September through November, and again from February through May, Austin’s mega-events —...
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Dallas columnist Paul Crume's "A Texan at Bay"
The small red volume beckoned from the bottom shelf of a used bookshop in Rockport. The dust jacket revealed a black cowboy boot rendered in a rough woodcut style. The title read: “A Texan at Bay.” Oh...
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Profile: Dr. Robert Wayne Porter of Dell Children's
Rarely does a charity surprise itself. It appears, however, that is the case for a group of surgeons from Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, whose new overseas outreach program grossed...
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Bob Daddy-O Wade's 70th Birthday Party
They flew in from all over. Reps from the realms of music, movies, media, food, arts, law and education. To no surprise, plenty of the guests for Bob Daddy-O Wade’s 70th birthday party at Abel’s on the...
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Cultivating Lady Bird's Legacy
A wetter winter would mean more wildflowers. Last month, the American-Statesman sewed up its Lady Bird’s Legacy campaign. Over the course of five years, the newspaper collected more than $150,000 for...
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Readers remember columnist Paul Crume
Even newspaper columnists who died almost 40 years ago retain the respect of their readers. Our story on Dallas Morning News columnist Paul Crume, which ran Jan. 5 in the Life & Arts section,...
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Profile: Jordan Deathe and the Texas 4000
During the 2010 Texas 4000, another rider rubbed Jordan Deathe the wrong way. The epic charity bike ride between Austin and Anchorage forced his team into close quarters every day as they crossed the...
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Profile: Birko Roland of Diamonds Direct
When Birko Roland came of age, the young German Jew chose to serve in the Israeli military. “We were not especially religious,” Roland says. “But Israel was close to our hearts.” After serving for...
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Ancestral Austin: Means-Khabele Part 1
In 1962, Bertha Sadler Means put her foot down. Furious that her children were not allowed to skate at the Ice Palace rink — on the same day she was turned away from a driving range on Burnet Road —...
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