Texas Honey Bee Farm
Not far from Austin Zoo lies the Texas Honey Bee Farm, nestled in a wooded area close to Cedar Valley. I visited there recently for a honey tasting (available in…
New Bakery in Ingram
I was in Ingram last week for the Scottish Highland Games. It was held at Stonehenge II, which is 90% as wide and 60% the height of the original one…
WANTED: Ukrainian Satellite Imagery
There are many shortages in the Ukrainian war: food, medicine, shelter, armaments to fight the aggressor and many more. But one of some importance that is not so obvious is…
Noah Hawley: Is America becoming Russia?
He has been called the pre-eminent cultural anthropologist of American ridiculousness. Austin-based writer Noah Hawley kicked off the first day of SXSW 2022 with a wide-ranging discussion of absurdity. In…
Thanks Donald, I could not have done it without you
I’m sure you remember that president of the Ukraine who got you impeached the first time? Yes, I wish I could exact vengeance on him as I have done to…
Hummingbird Tea Room marks 10 Years
For the finest English tea experience in Texas, one must travel to The Woodlands, close to a 3-hour drive from Austin. I recently had High Tea at the Driskill hotel…
Zoe Saldana and Pandora’s Box
The Star Trek actress Zoe Saldana (Uhura in the current run of Star Trek movies) made an appearance at SXSW in Austin to discuss BESE (pronounced “Bee-Seh”), a digital platform…
Robotic News
First, a note about reports published here in Sun News Austin: this online newspaper will never publish stories generated in whole or in part by artificial intelligence. This is an…
Tokyo PRIDE
Tokyo, the world’s most populous city at 35 million, held its Gay Pride parade on April 28 and Sun News was there to cover the event! The lead picture shows…
Inslee’s Higher Mission
“We went to the Moon because we were called by a higher mission. We need a bugle call to fight climate change.” Washington state Governor Jay Inslee, 68, hopes the…