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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan at Long Center for the Performing Arts

KUTX 10th birthday concert series w/ Why Bonnie, Sun June, Redbud at Antone's Nightclub

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Another Lege Gavels In Previewing the 88th Texas Legislature

Vote Now in the 2022-23 Austin Music Poll Readers make the call in our annual survey of the best in Austin music

"My God, It's Full of Stars" The Top 10s Issue

"Bad Girls" Make Waves On photographing Pleasure Venom's Audrey Campbell, and remembering the late singer-songwriter Jo Carol Pierce

This One’s on Us

Opinion

As a Transgender Person, I Am Afraid That Staying in Texas May Harm Me in the Future Why does Texas attorney general Ken Paxton want to know about me?

The Zilker Vision Plan Is Deeply Flawed and Should Be Scrapped The newly released draft plan is a recipe for how to ruin a park

Opinion: Regenerative Agriculture Can Save the Southwest We can end drought by restoring soil and local water cycles

Gratitude Is Good for You It’s the perfect time to thank the people in our lives who never get enough recognition

Flawed Cemetery Rules Process Violates City Council Resolution and Betrays Public Trust The Austin Parks and Recreation Department is trying to force new rules that could result in the desecration of hundreds of graves

Faster Than Sound

November 18, 2022

Run by the patio experts behind Kinda Tropical and Hotel Vegas

September 30, 2022

Music columnist graduates to Music editor after four years

September 23, 2022 Camping at the first-year Austin/Marathon/Ft. Davis fest

September 9, 2022 Texas State's Dr. Louie Dean Valencia offers a crash course in the Harry-verse

September 2, 2022 The former Beerland building continues to evolve, and more music news

August 26, 2022 Austin’s first-ever community-run station debuts new general manager and KUTX collab

August 5, 2022 A summer of record-breaking temperatures certainly qualifies for the incoming title of Hot Summer Nights, running tonight, Thursday, Aug....

Day Trips

Pegasus Sign, Dallas

Pegasus flies high in the Dallas sky

Fri., Jan. 13, 2023

Texas State Parks

Celebrating 100 years of Texas parks and the contributions of Civilian Conservation Corps

Fri., Jan. 6, 2023

The World’s Littlest Skyscraper, Wichita Falls Legendary diminutive office building draws visitors from around the world

Four Books for Daytrippers Hit the books before you hit the road

Top 10 Events in 2022 Cap’n Day Trips reflects on a year of adventure

Port Lavaca A fisherman’s paradise worth exploring

Holiday Gift Guide Cap’n Day Trips suggests four gifts for globetrotters

Qmmunity

Fri., Jan. 13, 2023

Get homotextual in the new year with these local queer-centric book clubs

Fri., Jan. 6, 2023

Austin’s queer scene enters a new era of great shows, genuine artistry, and good music

December 29, 2022 The stars predict what lies in the queer new year of 2023

December 22, 2022 Qmmunity brings you events, news, and more to make the holigays bright

December 15, 2022 Qmmunity gathers all of what’s news for youse this week

December 8, 2022 Enjoy a holiday feast of queer Austin markets, drag brunches, and more, oh my!

December 1, 2022 Tips on how to shop small and queer from The Little Gay Shop’s Justin Galicz

The Luv Doc

Work to Do

A thought we need to shake out of our heads

Fri., Jan. 13, 2023

Moving Out

A leg shaker, not a plan maker

Fri., Jan. 6, 2023

Above the Knees It's unhealthy to obsess over your least attractive feature

Specific Disease An insignificant linguistic nuance

The Luv Doc’s Top 10 Things You Need to Find Love in Austin I don’t like it. It just is. Recognize.

Testing Your Loyalty Nobody’s eating Pujols, not even if he parks a hundo this year.

Science FTW Like the 45th president, some things really are simpler than they seem

The Verde Report

January 13, 2023

The incestuous oligarchy of U.S. Soccer was struck studs up last week by an ugly, rotten scandal the likes...

December 16, 2022

The highs from Verde's sophomore season

November 4, 2022 The club managed to exceed every reasonable expectation for how its sophomore season would go

October 28, 2022 The Verde and Black are two wins away from the MLS Cup

October 21, 2022 Wolff: “When it’s crunch time, the guy delivers”

October 14, 2022 The Verde and Black take on Real Salt Lake Sunday afternoon at Q2 Stadium

October 7, 2022 Playoff-bound Austin FC put together the season it needed in 2022

The Common Law

January 6, 2023 Kids and lottery tickets?

December 2, 2022 Short-term rentals in Austin – what happens next?

November 4, 2022 Legitimate poll watcher or voting intimidation – where’s the line?

October 7, 2022 Dangerous, aggressive dogs

September 2, 2022 License for first time dove hunt

Smarty Pants

January 13, 2023 During the 16th century, ventriloquism was considered witchcraft with voices emanating from holes in the ventriloquist's body including the...

January 6, 2023 The Miss Almira Gulch character in the The Wizard of Oz was created for the movie and didn't appear...

December 30, 2022 In 2020, Peru had three presidents in one week. Founded by Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright, A&W was...

December 23, 2022 Eating a "cannibal sandwich" is a Wisconsin holiday tradition. It consists of fresh raw beef, chopped onion, and a...

December 16, 2022 Glitter is aluminum metalized polyethylene terephthalate. Modern tinsel is typically made from polyvinyl chloride film coated with a metallic...

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