The rotunda of the Bullock Texas State History Museum typically sits quiet, with occasional whispers echoing through the exhibits, theaters and lobby. However, on Sunday, the rotunda smelled like vanilla...

Music filters through the art galleries, the sounds of keyboard and bass float through the air. Underneath a massive sculpture, a band plays while couples dance together, moving to the rhythm of each song.  The...

As Austin’s improv community grows, a younger generation is taking the stage. Once dominated by longtime performers and theater veterans, improv spaces across the city are increasingly welcoming UT...

Chairs and blankets covered the lawn at Auditorium Shores as thousands of friends, families and couples sat close together, decked out in red, white and blue. Fireworks erupted, backed by the sight...

A large pair of scissors cut a long rainbow ribbon on Saturday as Pease Park commemorated its fifth annual Pride Picnic with an induction into the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce.  Following the...

With America’s 250th anniversary on the horizon, this year’s Fourth of July promises to be ecstatic with events all over Austin dedicated to the holiday. From The Drag to the bat bridge just south...

A large metal bowl, filled with water once again, stood on Wednesday as all that remains of Pease Park’s beloved troll, Malin.  Around 300 Austinites filled the park in “An Evening For Malin,”...

As a child, Lee’Anthony Dawson drove a go-kart through Austin’s Juneteenth parade while his father walked alongside him. Years later, Lee’Anthony now spends Juneteenth behind the scenes, helping...

During summer sunsets, Austin locals and tourists alike eagerly wait near the Congress Avenue bridge. Each evening, nearly 1.5 million bats emerge from underneath the bridge to begin their nightly flight...

As the FIFA World Cup returns to North America, soccer fans across Austin are finding ways to take part in one of the world’s biggest sporting events. While Austin is not hosting matches, the city has...

Every summer, more than 1,000 high school senior boys from across Texas journey to the Forty Acres for Boys State, a weeklong experiment in self-government. Sponsored by the American Legion, the selective...

Grilling sizzling pork skewers outside of Thai Fresh, owner Jam Sanitchat hosted a Songkran celebration on Sunday, bringing the taste and smell of the Thai holiday to her South Austin parking lot.  Sanitchat...