Halloween is my favorite holiday. Every year, one of the things I look forward to in Austin is our coolest haunted house, House of Torment. I never used to think of Halloween haunted houses as having large or small budgets. They all blended together. However, in the last ten years House of Torment has dominated […]
3 Affordable Downtown Group Fitness Classes
Maybe you’ve noticed: Austin is a good looking town. The locals take care of themselves, which might have something to do with combatting the BBQ and Tex-Mex that’s always on the menu. Also, our weather doesn’t require us to put on that “extra layer of fat” in the winter months. It’s fantastic. Maybe You’ve Also Noticed… […]
I Luv Video Is Austin’s Oldest and Largest Video Store
Before the over abundance of Video on Demand, video stores were almost the only way to find most movies. Having vastly more of a selection than movie theaters, you could always discover older movies you had never heard of, or find goofy-awesome looking movies made for video. Across the country, video rental is a dying business. […]
Get a Leg Up on Austin Dog Park Etiquette
There’s a protocol regarding acceptable human behaviors behind the gates of Austin’s dog parks. If you are new to town (or old to town and new to dog ownership), here’s what you need to know about Austin dog park etiquette. The First Rule of Dog Park Is: We Do Not Talk About Dog Park The […]
How to Dress Like an Austin Local
Guest article by Dawn Sarnecky Every Austinite knows that dressing appropriately for the Texas weather is an absolutely necessary task each day. The trick is to be comfortable as the beads of sweat drip down during summer and to be cozy during the winter (a.k.a. fall?). If you to dress like an Austin local with […]
Austin Fashion Update: MOD Event and Ross Bennett
Guest article by Lisa Taylor Fashion has left an indelible mark on our social conscience, whether we’re aware of it or not. If you were alive in the 80’s, you know what “Hammer” pants were and who they were associated with. Music and fashion have often melded into a unique expression of the artist, but […]
VeryShortStory Creates Austin Based Twitter Phenomenon
I miss you when you're not here, I said. My words failed to penetrate as you continued to gaze deep into the small screen in your hand. — Very Short Story (@VeryShortStory) August 12, 2014 Five years and nearly 200,000 Twitter followers ago, Sean Hill created a Twitter account. He wanted to test out some […]
Top 5 Unique Study Spots in Austin
Summer is behind us, football season is in front of us, and somewhere in between are books for studying. Labor Day not only marks the time when wearing white is “not permitted,” it also unofficially marks the start of school. But studying doesn’t have to be all work and no play. Whether you’re a Longhorn, Hilltopper […]
Your Guide to Ditching the Car in Austin
Guest article by Adam Rosenfield When you think Austin, you think of the outdoors. You remember walking from show to show at SXSW or standing for three days straight listening to bands at ACL. You think Barton Springs, and you think of the Whole Foods on Lamar. But do you think of walking to those places? […]
South Congress Opens House on First Thursday
I’m always excited to find our city supporting local artists, like you’ll find at 23rd Street Artists Market. It’s even cooler when it’s a whole neighborhood affair. First Thursday Is About Community For several years now, businesses of all sizes have been congregating on South Congress Ave. for a monthly event called First Thursday. You can probably guess […]
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