Michael Fojtasek (Olamaie) and Bryce Gilmore (Barley Swine) have received finalist nominations in the “Best Chef: Southwest” category for this year’s James Beard Award. Along them in the category are Steve McHugh (Cured), Martin Rios (Restaurant Martin) and Alex Seidel (Mercantile Dining & Provisions). Here’s a glimpse of Austin’s nominated finalists. Photos by Josue […]
Month: March 2018
SXSW 2018 in Review: From Conference to Concerts
SXSW is an international conference and festival that takes place every year in Austin, TX. This year’s fest ran though March 9th to the 18th, and embodied everything from film, gaming, technology, music and fashion. Below are some of the highlights from the festival. Enjoy! Photo Essay by Emily Ferris Video by David West An […]
A March for Life in Two Texas Cities
Article by Austin Sanders On March 24, students throughout the country hit the streets to voice their frustration toward the intractable gun contral debate in America. In Round Rock and San Antonio, where two marches were organized to parallel the large gathering in Washington D.C., “enough is enough” was a common sentiment among the dozens […]
Peddling into the Endzone!
Article by Tommy Moriarty Walking up to the San Marcos public library, the sound of music, provided by Chief and the Doomsday Device, catches my attention first. “Electric Feel” by MGMT ends as “Whip It” by Devo begins. Walking closer, the sound of the crowd mixes in. Similar to the music, the crowd is also […]
A New Leash On Life
Article by Maci Nelson As a Pit Bull advocate, it deeply upsets me that this breed makes up the largest percentage of dogs in animal shelters nationwide. The unfortunate reality for so many dogs of this breed is that there are hundreds of Pit Bulls in the shelters, making their chances of getting adopted immensely […]