In case you haven’t noticed, we’re a hyperlocal blog that loves to share about the gems we find in Austin. When we originally found out about the Go Local Austin card from some friends, we looked into it. Though the card is now available in 11 different cities, including Boston, Chicago, Houston and Albuquerque, the […]
How Austin Based BuildASign Has Gone Big & Stayed Grounded
If you go to the home page of BuildASign’s website, you may think to yourself, “This isn’t the type of small, local business that The Austinot normally talks about. And is it even based in Austin?” I validate your secret thoughts because I thought them too. At first. Though BuildASign now serves four different countries, employs […]
Zoo Keeper Exotic Pets Is as Much Fun as a Zoo
We love to support local businesses not only for economic reasons, or because their uniqueness is refreshing, but because locals tend to have a more personal touch. When it comes to our pets, we appreciate a personal touch more than ever. So kick the chain stores and make the drive to Research Blvd. and Burnet, […]
Community Giving and Eco-Friendly Garment Cleaning from EcoClean
70% of all perc used by traditional dry cleaners ends up in the environment. That’s bad. The EPA and the International Agency for Research on Cancer have concluded that this toxic cleaning agent, formally named perchloroethylene, likely causes cancer. By 2023, perc will be illegal in the state of California. When his daughter became sick from […]
Zhi Tea: Succeeding in Austin Through Perseverance and Integrity
Like many small businesses, Zhi Tea started with a risk and a dream. Five years later, the company is celebrating a milestone anniversary and enjoying the love and support of its hometown. Founding of Zhi Tea By 2007, Zhi Tea Founder Jeffrey Lorien had sold his house in New York and had left his corporate […]
Weird Coupons Is Saving Austinites Money and Helping Local Businesses
A local app focused solely on Austin is saving Austinites money and providing exposure for Austin businesses. Weird Coupons Helps Austin If you want or need something, chances are there’s an Austinite who makes it, provides it, carries it or creates it. -WeirdCoupons.com On June 26th, we published an article about Weird Coupons, a company that believes […]
Awesome Austinot Version of How Stuff Is Made: Kong Screen Printing
Most of us go about our lives without giving much thought to how the common objects around us came into existence. For me, one of those objects is the screen printed t-shirt. Don’t worry, this isn’t going to turn into a rant against sweatshops. That’s Thursday’s post. Today on The Austinot, we’re highlighting a local business […]
I Withstood 220 Degrees Below Zero at CryoStudio of Austin
I’ve never met anyone who thought they had a perfect body. Many of us have aches and pains, and some of us carry pain every day. Others of us see aesthetic imperfections in ourselves that are a daily annoyance, or even embarrassment. To escape our pain and/or embarrassment, we as humans go to great lengths. […]
Weird Coupons Supports Local Austin Businesses
Living in a city full of innovators and risk-takers is exciting. The vibrant startup scene in Austin is part of what makes our culture unique. I can’t go to a networking event without meeting an individual with bright eyes who wants to share his or her dream with the world. But the business formation process […]
Guest Blog: Girl Drives Ferrari Thanks to Lone Star Exotics
This guest blog post is by Kristin Shaw. You can hear the car before you step into it…a quarter million dollars’ worth of Italian engineering is warming up to the task ahead, seeming to protest loudly before settling into a content purr. The sleek lines of the vehicle attract me like a magnet, and I […]