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The Thicket Is South Austin’s Most Underrated Food Truck Park

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Joleen Jernigan

The Thicket food truck park has been serving up food truck goodness and providing a community space since 2015. Now it’s quietly maturing into a south Austin gathering place with established, high-quality food trucks and a family-friendly scene.

Filed Under: Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: food trailers, food trucks, south 1st, south austin, vegan

We Hope Buenos Aires Café Will Be Around a Long, Long Time

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Joleen Jernigan

Buenos Aires Cafe Interior Austin

Austinites get into a real lather when it comes to brunch. We love brunch! An Austinot favorite, Buenos Aires Café–Este, has begun serving brunch on Saturday. It’s a standout among local brunch menus, with delicious dishes you won’t find anywhere else. I was invited to taste the brunch at Buenos Aires with owner/chef Paola Guerrero-Smith. […]

Filed Under: Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: brunch, eastside

Milam & Greene Takes the Texas Whiskey Throne

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Joleen Jernigan

Milam and Greene Whiskey in Texas

Whiskey lovers, rejoice! There’s a new heir to the whiskey throne, Milam & Greene. If you like whiskey, then you will love Milam & Greene, brought to you by the team behind Ben Milam Whiskey and a new partner, whiskey goddess Heather Greene. Launched on Sept. 17, 2019, Milam & Greene is the new flagship […]

Filed Under: Drink, Food & Drink

Explore Spring Lake at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Joleen Jernigan

Glass-bottom Boat Tour Meadows Center

Rejoice, Central Texans! For the first time in decades, members of the public are allowed to enter the crystal-clear waters at Spring Lake in San Marcos. Exclusive yet affordable snorkeling tours, scuba diving excursions, and stand-up paddleboarding tours of the lake are now available through The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.

Filed Under: Austinot Loves, Day Trips, Discoveries Tagged With: san marcos

Austin’s Align Massage Company Intentionally Embraces Clinical Approach

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Joleen Jernigan

Align Massage Company in Austin, TX

Leah Levitan sets to work, firm hands and laser focus in motion. “I make a point of listening to people to know what’s going on with their bodies,” she tells me. “Otherwise, how can I help them?” It is something of her personal mantra as a healer. I mean, we’ve all had those soft hand, […]

Filed Under: Discoveries, Local Business Tagged With: health, massage

8 Laid-back Waterfront Restaurants in Austin (Besides The Oasis)

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Joleen Jernigan

Best Waterfront Restaurants in Austin

Austin summers have a way of turning our thoughts to water–drinking it, swimming in it, or enjoying a view of it from a fabulous patio. I can’t get enough. Austin blesses us with an abundance of heavenly bodies of water and cool restaurants overlooking them. We all know about The Oasis and its spectacular sunset […]

Filed Under: Food, Food & Drink Tagged With: lake travis

Challenge Your Inner Ninja Warrior at Waterloo Adventures on Lake Travis

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Joleen Jernigan

Floating Obstacle Course on Lake Travis at Waterloo Adventures

Waterloo Adventures on Lake Travis is the perfect place to practice for those American Ninja Warrior tryouts. Even better, you get to stay cool while doing so because it’s on the lake. Literally. Austin’s rainy spring morphed into full-fledged summer almost overnight. Now we have one thing on the brain: get in/on/near the water! My […]

Filed Under: Activities, Day Trips, Discoveries Tagged With: lake travis, leander

12 Canned Drinks From Austin to Hydrate Your Outdoor Adventures

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Joleen Jernigan

Canned Beverages From Austin Companies

Summer is right around the corner and people are hitting Austin lakes and trails daily. Whether you prefer exploring Austin on land or water, hydration is vital to staying outdoors and healthy. So grab some of these local canned beverages to keep you hydrated, while you get all outdoorsy and stuff!

Filed Under: Drink, Food & Drink

Support AIDS Services of Austin During #DineOutATX on May 23

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Joleen Jernigan

Dine Out End HIV at Via 313

“Dine Out End HIV” is the motto of Dining Out For Life, benefitting AIDS Services of Austin. That translates to unlimited, guilt-free eating at your favorite Austin restaurants during Dining Out For Life on Thursday, May 23, 2019. Here’s how it works: Simply dine out at any of the 60+ local restaurants that day. Each […]

Filed Under: Archives

Texas Advocacy Project Gives Free Legal Solutions to Victims of Abuse

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Joleen Jernigan

Texas Advocacy Project Handbags for Hope

Leaving an abusive relationship is far more complicated than you may imagine. Since 1982, Austin-based Texas Advocacy Project has provided free legal services to victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking, helping them move out of harm’s way and stay there.

Filed Under: Et Cetera, Non-Profits

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