Brewed to Last {Helm Boots}

Shafts of light peek through cracks between shoe boxes stacked to the ceiling at Helm Boots’ office on a balmy Monday morning. A couple hundred square feet in a nondescript warehouse in industrial East Austin serve as the company’s storeroom, design studio, and worldwide headquarters. Words by Ben Haguewood Photos by Eric Morales “Nobody...

Mini Makers {Austin Tinkering School}

Located in a nondescript shopping center off Airport Boulevard, Austin Tinkering School is a wonderland of activity, with drills, handsaws, 3D printers, sewing machines, books, chickens, welding equipment, hot glue guns, a pint-sized recording studio, and a plethora of power tools. Here, boredom is impossible. Words by Mary Bryce Photos by Leah Muse After hearing...

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Material-Centric {WoodWork at 17th}

As Austin Evers walks into Hops and Grain, you at once know that he is the man who crafted the sleek table tops and the well-used bar that fill the taproom—the resemblance between Evers and his furniture is unmistakable. Both are hewn with strong lines, but their large presences are softened by the manicured edges...

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Featured photo designed and sculpted by Joseph Kincannon.

East Austin Studio Tour 2016

EAST is a free, annual, self-guided art event spanning across two weekends in November. Through collaboration with the community, it provides opportunities for the public to meet the makers: the local artists and artisans who drive Austin’s vibrant creative culture. Be sure to visit the 15 artists who have been participating since the beginning. 1...

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It’s Italian {Market}

When you are tired of ordinary, step into little Italy. Words by Al Fini Photos by Ashley Haguewood A few years ago, I was in my kitchen preparing for a wine dinner for later that night. I truly wanted some white truffle to finish off the risotto dish I was cooking. It was a last...

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October & November Calendar

Our Favorite 9 Events for the East Side Words by Jessi Devenyns The Capitan Asked For a Show of Hands September 30–October 30 What does a hand hold? Ask yourself this question as you visit the Gray Duck Gallery and consider artist W. Tucker’s work. Through his series of black and white drawings, you are asked to...

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“People Who Made Texas so Texas”

Texas State Cemetery Words By Gene Fowler “So Far, So Bueno.” Thus reports the late Austin writer Edwin “Bud” Shrake, speaking from the mysterious territory that awaits us all at some distant date when each of our hearts must grow cold and still. The encouraging words are incised upon his tombstone in the Texas State...

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Buddhism on a Sticky Mat

Dharma Yoga Words by Keith Kachtick Photos Eric Morales From novelist and Texas Monthly writer to Buddhist yoga teacher, Dharma Yoga founder Keith Kachtick brings Eastern mindfulness to stressed-out east-siders. The road for me to get to the east side, like most things Austin, was weird. Thirty years ago, I was waiting tables at the...

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Where Mighty Words Dwell

Ebony Stewart Words by Walker Lyle Photos by Ashley Haguewood Amidst a fully booked tour extending through February 2017, local poet and artist Ebony Stewart was able to provide some insight into her artistic origins, inspirations, and her history throughout the spectra of theater, writing, sex education, and human awareness. Born and raised in Baytown, Texas, Ebony inherited...

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Come Rain or Shine

Fun on the Farm Words by Jennifer Simonson Photos by Ashley Haguewood Out on the farm, the weather dictates everything. Sometimes there is too much rain. Sometimes there is not enough rain. And sometimes there are record-breaking days of low rainfall and high temperatures, and it stays that way for years. According to these farmers,...

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