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Support Bastrop State Park Tomorrow After Last Year’s Devastating Fire

August 31, 2012 by Brittany Highland Leave a Comment

Volunteer Firefighters fighting 2011 fires in Texas

Volunteer firefighters gathered from across the country to fight the Bastrop fires of 2011

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Back in April, we reported that Bastrop State Park had reopened most of its acreage after the devastating fire of September 2011.

Because the fire destroyed over 96% of the park, the road to recovery has been long. But no one has given up on Bastrop State Park. There’s an exciting event tomorrow to celebrate the recovery. Park visitors will be able to learn all about what it has taken to protect the park, and why it’s worth saving! [Read more…]

48 Hour Film Project – Austin Shouts Action Today [Austinot Podcast, Ep.22]

August 24, 2012 by Brittany Highland 6 Comments

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Anyone who’s brave/crazy enough to attempt to produce a film in two days has my respect.

Starting tonight at 7 PM, 600 Austin filmmakers will scramble to do just that. They have their cast and crew organized, they’ve scouted their locations and they have their film equipment. All that’s left is for them to receive the mystery information they need to prove that they’re legit: a prop, a line of dialogue and a character. These three elements must be worked into their 48 hour film, if they want their film to qualify. [Read more…]

This Weekend’s Austin Craft Riot on Austinot Podcast, Ep. 21

August 17, 2012 by Brittany Highland 6 Comments

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If you’re like me, you love homemade arts and crafts that are unlike anything you’ve ever seen.

Maybe you love the prospect of gifting a loved one with a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry. Maybe the home decor item that made you feel love at first sight is the perfect expression of who you are and what makes your home feel like home. [Read more…]

Top 4 Cool Treats in Austin: Ice Cream, Gelato, Sno Cones, Oh My!

August 3, 2012 by Brittany Highland 2 Comments

Amy's Ice Cream on South Congress in Austin

Amy’s Ice Cream in SoCo

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Today’s temperature is projected to reach 101 degrees. When we get there, it’ll make today our 14th day of triple-digit temperatures this year.

So where would we be without Austin’s cool treats? Probably running around like melting zombies. [Read more…]

Why Should You Invite the Austinot?

July 20, 2012 by Brittany Highland Leave a Comment

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Let’s face it. Austin packs a bajillion awesome places into a relatively small area, and it’s just impossible to know about them all.

That’s where you can help us out.

By using the Invite form on our site, many local businesses have invited us out and allowed us to discover Austin secrets that we never would’ve known about otherwise. We’ve rounded up a few of them for today’s podcast episode. Have you been to these places?

The Bingo Gringo sings karaoke at American Bingo

American Bingo – This is more than your grandmother’s game. American Bingo creates a friendly environment with food and giveaways, like iPads and gas cards. Plus, the dollars you put down to play go to charities. Scotish Rite Dyslexia Center, Home Builders Association of Central Texas and many other charities are supported by American Bingo, and by you when you visit. We liked bingo before, but we were surprised by [Read more…]

Austin’s Sunday HOPE Farmers Market Feeds, Clothes and Thrives

July 13, 2012 by Brittany Highland 8 Comments

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Every Sunday, the HOPE Farmers Market sets up at Pine Street Station, just east of downtown. It won’t take you long to acknowledge that the HOPE Market lives up to its name: Helping Other People Everywhere. [Read more…]

Top 4 Outdoor Summer Events in Austin on the Austinot Podcast, Ep. 17

July 6, 2012 by Brittany Highland Leave a Comment

Splash around before the movie at Deep Eddy Pool

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There’s nothing like summertime in our city. For today’s podcast episode, we’ve put together a list of our top 4 outdoor summer events in Austin.

You don’t want to miss these events. Many of them have been around Austin for years and have become summer traditions for many Austinities. Maybe you’ll become one of them! [Read more…]

Horseshoe Bay Resort is a Tropical Wonder in Texas Hill Country

June 29, 2012 by Brittany Highland 4 Comments

Horseshoe Bay Resort is located on Lake LBJ

Lake LBJ is one of the only constant-level lakes in Texas

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Early this week, we had the exciting privilege of visiting Horseshoe Bay Resort on Lake LBJ, and spending the night. To be honest, we had never heard of Horseshoe Bay Resort before arranging our trip. But once we got out there, we couldn’t believe what we had been missing!

Rent jet skis at Horseshoe Bay Resort in Texas

Rent a jet ski for the day from the Horseshoe Bay Marina

Here’s just a taste of what we learned in 24 hours at Horseshoe Bay: [Read more…]

5 Randomly Awesome Things in Austin You Need to Know About

June 15, 2012 by Brittany Highland 6 Comments

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Dominican Joe Coffee Shop

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This week’s episode is sponsored by Dominican Joe Coffee Shop. Visit “DoJo” at 515 South Congress, and make sure you listen to our episode to hear everything we love about this special local business. A huge thank you to my favorite coffee shop in Austin for supporting The Austinot.

We have a special mash-up for you today on The Austinot podcast. Sometimes we have so many cool things we want to share, that it’s difficult to connect them under a traditional topic. So we invented a topic: Randomly Awesome Things in Austin You Need to Know About. We think that’s good enough, don’t you? [Read more…]

Favorite Texas State Parks Near Austin – Austinot Podcast, Ep. 13

June 8, 2012 by Brittany Highland 10 Comments

Enchanted Rock

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Texas State Parks provide a little bit of everything for everyone. Whether you enjoy tent camping, hiking, fishing, swimming, grilling out, horseback riding or relaxing beneath the shade of your RV, there is a Texas State Park for you.

In today’s Austinot Podcast episode, we barely scratch the surface with four of our Texas State Park picks. We know there are so many more amazing locations across the state, and we’d love to hear about your favorite. For now, here are ours: [Read more…]

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