Austin is weird, right? It’s how we’ve branded the city. We’ve all seen the tie-dye shirts, but how weird is Austin really? Is it mermaid mummy weird? Is it shrunken head weird? The Museum of the Weird on 6th St. is that weird. The Iceman Cometh When Steve Busti was just a young lad, he […]
Touch the Sky with Skydive Temple
The Jump, Part I I sat there, legs dangling out of a plane 12,000 feet up in the sky, wondering what exactly parachutes are made of. “You ready for this?” The ex-military instructor screamed in my ear. I mumbled something between Yeah and Oh-lord-please-no-I-want-to-go-home, but the wind swept my words away. “Alright! Let’s do this!” […]
Austin Aquarium Coming to North Austin This Year
Editor’s Note, August 26, 2013: We were originally excited about the new Austin Aquarium and looking forward to its opening this year. But as news about the Covinos’ questionable business practices continues to come to light, we feel the need to protect our community and our reputation by officially stating that we do not endorse the […]
Three Surprisingly Dog Friendly Activities in Austin
Dogs and Austinites go hand in paw. We love our four-legged friends so much that we take them everywhere we can. Though we’re used to taking our dogs jogging, swimming, hiking, and even to work sometimes, you may not know some of the more unusual dog friendly activities in Austin that you can enjoy with […]
Take Fitness Outside the Box With Sky Candy Aerial and Circus Arts
At least once in every kid’s life, they hold a glimmer of hope that someday they’ll run away and join the circus. Sky Candy Aerial & Circus Arts offers Austinites the next best thing at their east-end training and performance studio. Located at 507 Calles #117, this all-inclusive aerial arts school was set up by […]
Tough Love: My Favorite Fitness Gurus in Austin
How does fitness fit into your world? In mine, it’s made up of a hundred different choices every day. It’s peaceful, competitive, motivating, social, personal, healing and sometimes a struggle. Based on several years of fitness coaching and Crossfit in Austin, I’m giving you the quick and dirty intro to three of my favorite fitness […]
Austin Involved: Your Opportunity to Make Austin Better
If you’ve been curious about how you can give back to the Austin community on a regular basis, and simultaneously spend time with like-minded people, I’ve found the organization for you. Austin Involved, a local program run by I Live Here, I Give Here, allows its members to vote for and support one fantastic Austin […]
Wells Branch Disc Golf Course Gets Massive Overhaul
This guest blog post is by Hunter Stanford. To only say that the Wells Branch Disc Golf Course got its engine re-tweaked for high performance leaves out the aesthetic changes. But to say that the course got itself an expensive facelift ignores what’s under the hood. With 18 baskets as opposed to the previous nine, […]
Moving Difference 2013 Kicks Off This Week – Who Will You Help?
Moving Difference is back for a second year, and its official kick-off corresponds with the first day of summer: this Friday, June 21st. For those who missed last year’s coverage, Moving Difference is a loose – but vigorous – movement that encourages individuals to invest one hour of each week during summer into making their […]
3 Reasons to Get Lost at Walnut Creek Park This Summer
Though you couldn’t tell by the heat, summer is officially here in Austin. The colleges have closed their doors and the river is filled daily with kayaks and stand up paddle boards. Since the Austinot has already given you some tips about how to beat the heat in Austin, I’m going to tell you about […]
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