Rejoice, Central Texans! For the first time in decades, members of the public are allowed to enter the crystal-clear waters at Spring Lake in San Marcos. Exclusive yet affordable snorkeling tours, scuba diving excursions, and stand-up paddleboarding tours of the lake are now available through The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.
Fitness
Sweat, Train, Recover at Dancers Shape Where the NFL Players Go
There is a local workout so tough, even NFL players are intimidated by it. This intense workout is at Dancers Shape. As any great dancer knows, there’s no athlete quite like a dancer, and even … [Read More]
Family-friendly
Splash Shack Indoor Water Park Provides Refreshing Spot for Families All Year
Splash Shack in Cedar Park is an indoor oasis of watery fun (Credit: Bill Tucker) Whenever people talk about summer in Austin, water activities are always … [Read More]
Food & Drink
Navigate Austin Restaurant Weeks Like a Pro and Support the Food Bank
Growing up, service above self was emphasized in my household. One of the many ways my parents would give back was through blood donations. On days when she donated, my mother would come home and jokingly declare she could not possibly hold a cooking utensil … [Read More]
Austin’s Speakeasy Secrets (Shhh): Midnight Cowboy
You can’t just walk into Midnight Cowboy on a Saturday night and expect to get the experience, or the cocktails, everyone raves about. Certain steps are necessary. This may be why it took me three years to visit what is perhaps Austin’s most well-known … [Read More]
Ooga Booga Takes Breakfast All Day to Next Level With Stuffed Waffles
Ooga Booga Waffles offers delicious stuffed waffles from a food truck on Burnet Road Imagine your favorite breakfast item. Now, imagine it stuffed inside a waffle. Local food truck and catering company, Ooga Booga Waffles, has taken Austin's waffle game to … [Read More]
14 Cedar Park Restaurants Every Local Needs to Try
Blue Corn Harvest's chipotle ribeye is sensational (Credit: Blue Corn Harvest) Well, I done did it. When I moved here from NYC six years ago, if you told me I'd end up having a kid and living in an Austin suburb, I would've called you insane. Yet two months … [Read More]
