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Michael Barnes writes about Austin's people, places, culture and history. He also writes the Out and About social column and blog.
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Finding shards of the past in Oak Hill Cemetery
In 2006, Ross Smith was scouting rare wildflowers along U.S. 290 west of Austin. Off curvy Old Bee Cave Road, he spotted a sign that spelled out “Oak Hill Cemetery.”“I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Texas cemeteries looking for ancestors,” says the retired state employee who now works ...
Live Wire Chef Brian Malarkey
When the newspaper photographer spotted the giant, red arrow, he knew that it would make a striking image. What he could not have predicted was that celebrity chef Brian Malarkey would leap up on the bar of his unfinished eatery and throb the vintage sign like a mad guitar. Malarkey ...
Irit Umani: Toward Humanity
If Hollywood made a movie of Irit Umani’s life, Dame Judi Dench would play the Israeli-born Austinite. The executive director of the Trinity Center, which helps the homeless downtown, shares with the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire the short, white hair, the creased brow and the ...
Barnes: The most interesting person in Austin just now?
The most interesting person I’ve met in the past few weeks is Laura Fowler. The Austin attorney runs the Fowler Law Firm, possibly the largest woman-owned practice in the state. One key aspect of her growing firm: The work must include some form of civic investment. Naturally then, her group ...
Boys and Girls Clubs Luncheon
Another title for our city: Mentoring Megaplex. Is there another place where so many people take time out to mentor at-risk youths? Just think of the growning number of groups helping out with this critical task: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas, Southwest Key, First Tee of Greater Austin, ...
Ross Smith finds nature and history in Oak Hill Cemetery
In 2006, Ross Smith was scouting rare wildflowers along U.S. 290 west of Austin. Off curvy Old Bee Caves Road, he spotted a sign that spelled out “Oak Hill Cemetery.” “I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Texas cemeteries looking for ancestors,” says the retired state employee who now ...
Volunteer Linda McCoy-Shriever fights cancer and cleans up creeks
After making a splash paddle-boarding in 2009, Linda McCoy-Schriever reveled in the ethereal beauty of Lady Bird Lake. One thing bugged her, however, as she plowed upright through all that watery serenity. “I would notice pockets of Styrofoam and plastic bottles,” she says. “It really piles up. I was appalled. ...
The building blocks of early Austin
We built this city. Not on rock ’n’ roll. But rather on Butler Brick, Calcasieu Lumber and Austin White Lime. With a little help from Texas Granite and various skilled artisans working in iron, glass and other basic building materials.If your Central Texas house, church, school or place of business ...
Linda McCoy-Schriever: Volunteer Extraordinaire
After making a splash paddle-boarding in 2009, Linda McCoy-Schriever reveled in the ethereal beauty of Lady Bird Lake. One thing bugged her, however, as she plowed upright through all that watery serenity. “I would notice pockets of Styrofoam and plastic bottles,” she says. “It really piles up. I was appalled. ...
We Built This City: Historical Austin Materials
We built this city. Not on rock ’n’ roll. But rather on Butler Brick, Calcasieu Lumber and Austin White Lime. With a little help from Texas Granite and various skilled artisans working in iron, glass and other basic building materials. If your Central Texas house, church, school or place of ...
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