CrownFox Farms is a Certified Wildlife Habitat on the periphery of East Austin. In the past year, the property acquired six beehives. Now, three acres among the twenty-acre total area are active with bees, wildlife and wildflowers. Owners Sarah King and Deano Jones hope to continue growing the positive ecological impact of the farm, so I was […]
Austin’s Artists Open Doors for Annual East Austin Studio Tour
Sprouting signs for East Austin Studio Tour (EAST) are a sure sign that fall is here. The 14th annual EAST neighborhood event has artists of all mediums throughout east Austin sprucing up studios and putting finishing touches on art pieces for another wonderful community celebration of creativity.
Keeping Austin Sweet at Sugar Mama’s Bakeshop
Guest article by Angela Bowers Imagine a world in which cupcakes, icing, cookies and sweets of all shapes and sizes fill your horizon. They taste as sweet as they look and live in a space equally as precious with comfortable couches, inviting music and adorable red and Tiffany blue décor.
Modern Rocks Gallery: Your Backstage Pass to Rock Stars
I knew this wasn’t your average ho-hum art gallery when I noticed it was nestled between Sa-Tén and Blue Genie. If you’re a lover of music, nirvana is waiting. Gallery That Rocks A collection of rock stars silently await your arrival: The Clash, the Ramones, the Talking Heads, The Cure, Bob Marley, Elvis Costello, the […]
East Side’s Ground Floor Theatre Celebrates Austin’s Diversity
Guest article by Dana Sayre Austin’s Ground Floor Theatre celebrates under-represented populations in Austin, broadening the diversity of the local theatre community. You might be familiar with Austin local Lisa Scheps from “Off the Stage and On the Air,” a radio show she hosts each Wednesday on KOOP 91.7. Her latest brainchild is Ground Floor Theatre, a new […]
Casa Marianella, Haven Across the Street and Around the World
If you’re not a native Austinite, can you remember when you first moved to the city known for keeping it weird? During your initial explorations, were you perturbed by everyone’s obsession with bats, desperate for a breakfast that didn’t come wrapped in a tortilla, or so overcome by heat and humidity that all you wanted to […]
Eat East Invites You to Explore East Austin Eateries and Bars
East Austin is in the midst of a renaissance. What was once the wrong side of the tracks has blossomed into a hip place to eat, drink and be merry. Fantastic restaurants and a lively bar scene have given the area a new energy. To celebrate and educate Austinites on this resurgence, a group of […]
Oddities Await at Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata
In a home off of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in East Austin reside Scott and Jen Webel, owners of the Museum of Natural & Artificial Ephemerata. I remember visiting the museum when I first moved to Austin, and since then it has remained in the back of my mind as an oddity I wanted to […]
Meet Austin’s Maggie Louise Confections, Turning Chocolate into Art
Guys. I just discovered a great dieting trick: only buy chocolates that are too pretty to eat. Just kidding, that doesn’t work at all. But if you are looking to indulge, check out east Austin chocolatier, Maggie Louise Confections, where the treats look more like art than candy.
Guide to Sunday Funday in East Austin
Guest article by Dawn Sarnecky It’s no secret that Austin’s east side is a little grittier than the rest. I’m drawn to this kind of environment for its uniqueness and beauty. Since movin’ on up to the east side (thank you, Jeffersons), I’ve adventured out to discover gems that could give Sunday Funday on Rainey Street a run for its money. […]
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