Editor’s Note: Your Mom’s closed May 2014. Read a letter from the owners here.
This guest blog post is by Kat Mandelstein.
This article is the sixth review in a series on The Austinot. It is a companion series to “The Search for the Best Burger Joint in Austin” by Austinot owner, Eric Highland.
If you are a true carnivore, be sure to check out his series. But if you’ve been looking for the best veggie burger in Austin, you’re in the right place. All the article titles in this series start with “Harvesting the Best Veggie Burger in Austin.”
This time, Eric and I teamed up and had lunch together to review the meat and veggie burger versions together. You’ll find Eric’s review of Your Mom’s Burger Bar by clicking here. [Read more…]
Editor’s Note: House Pizzeria closed on Sept. 24, 2017.
This guest post is by Fletch Brendan Good and Stevie Duda.
I had my first pedicure at my bridal shower and my first manicure a few weeks ago. Odd, maybe. Pampering simply wasn’t a part of my culture growing up.
Vital Skin Care is located in Grapevine Salons’ northern location, just off of W. Anderson at Mopac. Grapevine Salons is an elegant space with multiple suites that are rented out. The vast majority of suites at this location are occupied by hair stylists. There are also a small handful of manicurists (or is it nail technicians? I never know what to call them). Vital Skin Care is in the minority, with only one other suite offering facials on site. 
A country preacher stands at a raised podium just outside the entrance of Jack’s Frightmare Forest at SeaWorld San Antonio. He delivers a brief message in a somber tone about the importance of facing your fears. He then ushers you into one of the most spooky haunted walks around.
This week, National Wildlife Refuge Week celebrates the beauty and value of National Wildlife Refuges (NWR’s) all over the United States. Less than an hour northwest of Austin, Balcones Canyonlands NWR bathes the Hill Country landscape in untouched beauty. At least a third of Texas’ threatened and endangered species live in or migrate through this Refuge!
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