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checklist 89 | i want to go everywhere

I’ve written before … honeymoon planning is overwhelming when you want to go EVERYWHERE. But let me tell you: SO IS BACHELORETTE PLANNING! Loving to travel is hard? Pack Yer Bags Read ‘Em / Listen Still Gotta Buy Allllll the Things 88. 87. 86. 85. 84. 83. 82. 81. 80. 79. 78. 77. 76. 75. 74. 73. 72. 71. 70. 69. 68. 67. 66. 65. 64. 63. 62. 61. 60. 59. 58. 57. 56. 55. 54. 53. 52. 51. 51+. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 46+. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 21. 21+. 20. 20+. 19. 19+. 18. 18+. 17. 17+. 16. 15. 14. 14+. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. There is no Week 1 because we didn’t know back…

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Austin: Olive & June to Fill El Arbol Void

With the sad news of El Arbol‘s closing, everyone wondered what would happen to the new Brykerwoods hotspot … well, wait no longer! Acclaimed Chef Shawn Cirkiel of parkside and backspace will open a Southern Italian restaurant called Olive & June next spring. Olive & June is named for Chef Shawn Cirkiel’s grandmother and his wife’s grandmother…

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Austin: Put the Rumors to Rest on 219West

We’ve all seen the marquee outside the former Union Park (RIP BoomBoomRoom) announcing that 219West will be moving there sometime, but up until now details have been scarce. Until now. The Warehouse District location closes its doors for good after regular Saturday night service from 5p to 2a October 15. 219West’s new home at 612 W. Sixth…

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Around the Fitness Horn

I thought I’d do a link love round up style posting more often, but it looks like I haven’t … well anyway, enjoy this week’s edition, I don’t know when the next will be 🙂 10 Questions with One of the World’s Top Special Forces Trainers [Fitness Black Book] Train Like Bosley [CrossFit Verve] 11…

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Around the CrossFit Horn

A selection of my fave CrossFit and happy food posts from around the interwebs: Should there be weight classes for CrossFit? Pint-sized powerhouse Jen Cardella weighs in here. “Stop trying to Rx, you look like a pooping dog” (my translation) from Boone Putney at CrossFit Austin. Mail-order Grass-Fed Beef from Wall Street Journal (wonder how…

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Road Trip Time: San Antonio

Fabulous Liz Lambert has bought the historic Havana Riverwalk Inn on–where else?–San Antonio’s River Walk. Lambert is the creative force behind our iconic Hotel San José and our new, chichi Hotel Saint Cecilia. The woman will work her magic fast: the 22,000- square-foot hotel will have 27 rooms and is due to reopen in April…

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Athenian Grill (Re)Opens Downtown

More food torture for me: Apparently everyone loved the old Athenian Grill (closed for about 2 years now?) and is super-excited about the new one opening up at 6th and Congress, across from Ruth’s Chris. This Tuesday was its first day back in business, and the folks over at chowhound are already all over it,…

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