On Monday night, Austin Music Hall re-opened its doors. Once completely finished, the revamped venue will feature a permanent stage and 2,800 seats. Photos courtesy of Dale Haussner. If you can't view the Flash slideshow above, an alternate version appears after the jump.......

Austinist wondered, "What are the top spots these days to get your wine on?" Certainly one can order a lovely glass of wine most anywhere - but, for the distinguished Austin wino who wants to polish off a beautiful bottle or sample a creative wine flight in a sassy setting, we suggest the following: Vin Bistro Vin Bistro knows how to treat a guest. By far, this is the most excellent service we have enjoyed......

When it comes to U.S. Presidents, few people know more than Michael Beschloss, NBC News' official Presidential Historian. His best-selling books have covered all things executive and his latest, Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789-1989, examines several moments within 200 years of American history when Presidents had to seriously represent, keeping it realer than real for the sake of the nation and the world. On Monday, June 11th, the LBJ Future......

Yesterday, the 80th Texas Legislature officially ended. And if you thought this session was fraught with partisan bickering and political vendettas... baby, you ain't seen nothing yet. On Monday morning, just after midnight, the long-brewing attempt to dethrone the powerful Tom Craddick, Speaker of House, reached a fever pitch as several Republican anti-Craddick members rose up to move for a vote on whether Speaker Craddick should vacate his position. The Speaker's chair fought back......

If you thought your week went well, check out five days in the life of Spurs guard Tony Parker. On Monday, he and girlfriend Eva Longoria appeared on The Oprah Winfrey show to donate $50,000 to Oprah's Hurricane Katrina fund and to talk about their relationship. On Wednesday, Parker scored 32 points and added 13 assists in a road win against Toronto. Yesterday, he was named to the 2006 NBA All-Star Team for next......

On Monday night, we were sitting outside at our home-away-from-home, Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse, and we heard a strange popping noise. For about 20 minutes. We pondered on the noise. It could have been fireworks, a cluster bomb, or the sound of thousands of people slapping mosquitos on their legs...very loudly. So this question has bugged us and we thought we'd leave it up to you to decide what it was. Or maybe a few......

Various feuds between two neighbors in the upscale Davenport Ranch subdivision turned deadly when the Blairs came home to find their dog, Cody, shot in the head. The Blairs had tethered their dog to a pole to prevent him from digging holes under the fence that separated their yard from their neighbor's, Phillip Spies. The Blairs found Cody, still tethered to the pole, but lying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound......