Let’s face it. Most of us love a good garage sale. Unfortunately, most of them are mediocre at best, and high quality stuff is often tough to find.

On top of that, you have to drive around all over town looking for the next place, only to find that some early bird beat you to the item that was listed on the ad.

No thanks.

What if you could go to a city-wide garage sale in Austin where there were a ton of vendors all in one indoor space? A sale where every vendor is sure to bring their best because they have to pay to rent the space out to sell their wares?

Enter the Austin City-wide Garage Sale at the Palmer Events Center. [Read more…]

Did you know that Austin professional wrestling events have existed since 2006? Did you know that the Mohawk Club on 10th and Red River has been hosting these events? Now you do. What are you going to do about it?

The Promotion

Anarchy Championship Wrestling (ACW) was founded by Austin locals Darin Childs, Rachel Summerlyn and their former partner, Jacob Ladder, in 2006. Since then, they have been holding monthly events on Sundays and dividing their time between Austin and Live Oak, Texas. With roughly six different title belts constantly changing hands, there is rarely a dull moment in the ring at ACW events. [Read more…]

As night fell on December 7th, 3,500 people gathered in and around the Mueller Hangar off Airport Blvd. They had one thing in common: they were all there to support one extremely worthwhile cause here in Austin. Age didn’t matter; heart did.

Costumes, lights and good spirits abounded as the stage was set for the 5th annual Lights of Love 5K. This is one of the major fundraising initiatives that keeps the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin open and active throughout the year. [Read more…]

This guest blog post is by Leah Kaminsky.

When I decided to move to Austin, I knew I was headed to a music town. But little did I know that my new home city would also be home to the coolest debate event this side of the Rio Grande: Dionysium, a monthly verbal smackdown that features a motley crew of experts culled from a diversity of subject areas.

To understand how the words “coolest” and “debate” could possible keep each other company, you’ve got to leave the stereotypes at the door. [Read more…]

Rising in popularity, adventure racing usually involves two key ingredients: mud and obstacles. The Warrior Dash is no different. On November 10th, Warrior Dash Texas held its annual 5K race at Rusty’s Walnut Creek Ranch near Cedar Creek, Texas.

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