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Parkour in Austin – There’s a Reason It’s Called Freerunning

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Eric Highland

My sons Darius and Javen are obsessed with freerunning, or parkour as it is known. So when they came to visit me during Spring Break, I searched on the web for parkour in Austin and ran into Matthew Lee Willis through my surfing. More on Matthew in a second, but what is parkour? And why […]

Filed Under: Activities, Discoveries, Local Business

Austinot Podcast, Ep. #5: Top 5 Austin Date Ideas

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Brittany Highland

Mozart's Coffee Roasters on the Lake Makes for a Perfect Date Spot

Austinots Eric and Brittany are newlyweds, so who better to trust when you’re looking for the best Austin date ideas? Planning dates can be a sticky business. You want to get it right every time, and we want to help! In Episode #5 of the Austinot Podcast, your friends at the Austinot present their top […]

Filed Under: Activities, Austinot Podcast, Discoveries, Drink, Entertainment, Food, Food & Drink, Local Business, Nightlife, Podcasts Tagged With: date ideas, milto's, mt bonnell

Kick Butt Coffee Closed In Triangle; Still Kickin On Airport

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Dustin Vegas

Open Mic Poetry at Kick Butt Coffee

In the words of Douglas Adams: “Don’t panic.” Kick Butt Coffee is not closed for good. It just left The Triangle and went back to its roots. Kick Butt Coffee’s empty space in The Triangle stands out like a missing tooth. The coffee shop’s here-today-gone-tomorrow departure has left a lot of people scratching their heads: […]

Filed Under: Drink, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Local Business Tagged With: airport, coffee, coffee shops, the triangle

Austin Carriage Presents Austin Tours of Downtown

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Brittany Highland

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Recently we were INVITED to check out Austin Carriage, the original horse-drawn carriage company in the city of Austin. These folks, who provide Austin tours via horse-drawn carriage, are fantastic.  And no, they haven’t paid us a penny to say this. So read on, fellow Austinot, and learn a little more about this company and […]

Filed Under: Activities, Austinot Loves, Discoveries, Entertainment, Local Business, Nightlife Tagged With: downtown

Austin Texas Disc Golf Equals Rockin Pastime

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Brittany Highland

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This past Sunday, we decided to seize the day and jump on a new activity in Austin. Disc golf. Eric already had some discs that he used back in Seattle, but I was disc-less. Beginning our search for discs, we turned to something familiar: Sports Authority. Alas, the Sports Authority employee I spoke to on […]

Filed Under: Activities, Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: disc golf, disc nation, zilker park

Hitch for Bike Rack from Discount Hitch & Truck Accessories

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Brittany Highland

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After getting our new bikes at The Peddler, we picked up a Yakima Doubledown bike rack from REI. The next step in this long Austin biking adventure? A hitch for our bike rack. When we get ideas into our heads, we usually want them done fast. This found us desperately calling hitch shops in Austin, […]

Filed Under: Austinot Loves, Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: biking

New Bikes from The Peddler Bicycle Sport Shop Austin

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Brittany Highland

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  Yesterday, we got to pick up our matching 2011 Raleigh Roadsters from The Peddler. The Peddler is located at 51st/Duval, close to the UT Intramural Fields. I love shopping local, and The Peddler is definitely a local bike shop. My husband and I went in a couple of weeks ago for the first time. […]

Filed Under: Activities, Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: bikes, biking

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