Shoal Creek meanders a dozen miles through Austin, collecting near a Chuck-E-Cheese north of town, before dumping into the Colorado River near the old Seaholm Power Plant, picking up bits of litter and worse along the way.  This ancient stream, like many in this part of Texas, ordinarily does not carry a great deal of water and operates […]

You could earn a couple of doctorate degrees at the University of Texas in Austin without ever running into the Texas Memorial Museum. Regardless, it’s one of my favorite quiet spots in Austin. This art deco-style building sits atop a bluff in the northwest corner of the 40 Acres, surrounded by thick oaks and lost among more modern