Mesmerized by a school presentation when he was in third grade, a little boy began a lifelong love affair with reptiles. The little boy, Michael Foux of Austin Reptile Shows, grew up and got married. Now he and his wife, Christie, are trying to build an enclosure for their friend Titus, an African Spur Tortoise who […]
Unique Farmers Market Experience at the Arboretum in North Austin
Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, the Great Hills Open Air Market shut down in May 2013. Click Play on the podcast player above to listen to this week’s episode of the Austinot Podcast. North Austinites, Austin families and foodies, there’s a new farmers market for your visiting enjoyment! Located under beautiful shade trees at the Arboretum, the […]
Water, Music & Bureaucracy Lock Arms at Fire Fest
20 bands, 3 stages and 20,000 water balloons. New events that are trying to make a name for themselves in Austin really need to do something special. In the highly competitive Austin music fest scene, did Fire Fest 2012 do what it needed to do in order to put a stake in the ground? Ultimately, […]
Austin’s Sunday HOPE Farmers Market Feeds, Clothes and Thrives
Click Play on the podcast player above to listen to this week’s episode of the Austinot Podcast! 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.
Austin Book Fair Brings Community Together This Weekend
What will become of the bound book in the age of Kindles and Nooks? Will pages disappear alongside the scroll and clay tablets? If the citizens behind the Austin Book Arts Fair have anything to say about it, the answer is a defiant, printed and bound, “No!” This weekend, the Austin Book Arts Fair will […]
Keep Austin Weird Festival and 5K This Weekend
The slogan “Keep Austin Weird” is a big deal. It’s a state of mind, a dedication to supporting local culture. The Keep Austin Weird Festival and 5K is a manifestation of that spirit. And it’s happening this weekend. Combining the values and pastimes of Austinites, the festival is a chance to celebrate all the great things that […]
Top 3 Father’s Day Events in Austin
Head’s up. Father’s Day is Sunday the 17th. It’s alright if you’re unprepared – take a breath and check out our top 3 Father’s Day events in Austin. Here are a few awesome things to do with Pops this Father’s Day: #1: Deep Eddy Pool Movie Night: The Goonies Now this is the way to […]
Republic of Texas Biker Rally 2012 Rolls Into Austin
This weekend the Republic of Texas Biker Rally 2012 will fill the streets of Austin. Having registered over 50,000 participants per year in recent years, the rally has a reputation for breaking records and burning rubber. Guinness World Records certified the RoT parade as “The Longest Parade of Motorcycles Known to Mankind” in 2006.
Why BarCraft Austin Is Becoming a Local Phenomenon
Imagine 120,000 people live in a stadium shouting at the top of their lungs. They aren’t watching soccer, football or a concert. They are watching world championship eSports, specifically StarCraft II. Competitive live video game tournaments are taking the world by storm, and Austin has been impacted as well. As a matter of fact, Austin […]
Austinot Podcast Ep. 9: World’s Biggest Disc Golf Weekend
Click the Play button on the podcast player above to listen to this week’s episode of the Austinot Podcast! Austin is a huge city for the sport of disc golf, and getting started is easier than you might think. In fact, this weekend is the perfect time to get involved because Austin’s Waterloo Disc Golf […]