I came across a pretty funny list: The 10 Worst Things About Living in Las Vegas. I’m not particularly fond of Vegas myself from several visits, but this guy lived there and is extra funny about why it was terrible … It inspired me! 10 Worst Things About Living in Austin It’s hard to make a list…
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Austin: Second Bar + Kitchen
This is my second Second meal. It looks remarkably similar to the first Second meal: Despite a large menu and amazing buffalo fried pickles, all I have ever ordered at the hip, happening new Second Bar + Kitchen, next to Congress and Congress Bar on … Second & Congress, is the amazing burger ($12) and…
Aspen: 12 Days of Aspen
It’s almost Christmas! And almost 2011! The 12 Days of Aspen is cool because it captures both … from December 20-31, check out all sorts of FREE FUN for 12 days. My Fave Stuff Calendar of Events (click here for the full calendar) December 20 2-4pm: FREE Skating, Hot Chocolate & DJ | Silver Circle Ice…
Austin: Spice Shop Grand Opening (by the numbers)
For the longest time, I didn’t really get the spice thing. I’m slow to the cooking game, and I never understood why people went nuts for Penzey’s in Dallas … I didn’t even know Central Market had bulk spices (awesome!) until this year. But people, spices are awesome. They make boring things amazing and amazing…
Austin: Free Yoga at the Four Seasons!
How cool is the Four Seasons? Not only is it a total celeb hotspot (most recent sighting? Jessica Simpson and her cutie ex-NFL boyfriend), but they’ve been doing things just for us locals like Dive-In Movies, TRIO Happy Hour, Austin Restaurant Week, and now this! Allow me to introduce Yoga on the Lawn. The Spa…
Freakin’ Full Weekend
First and foremost, the weekend has already been entirely usurped by the joy that is the Texas Hill Country Wine + Food Festival. I heard Thursday night’s Culinary Masters dinner was exquisite, and tonight’s Stars Across Texas Grand Tasting promises to be the glitziest of the events, held at the Long Center. Among Saturday’s full…
New P. Terry’s Opens Today!
I got a personal (ok, to his mailing list) email this morning from Patrick Terry announcing one of the most exciting things I’ve heard in days: the second P. Terry’s at 32nd and Lamar will open today! Hours: 11 am to 11 pm. They’ve got a little bit of indoor seating, outdoor seating, and, as…
Mighty Texas Dog Walk
11th Annual Mighty Texas Dog Walk 2009 Saturday morning, 9am on Congress Ave bridge, 3 mile walk benefitting a number of orgs including the Texas Hearing and Service Dogs (and Assistance Dogs for Military Personnel) organization. For $30, you walk your dog, get both a human and doggie t-shirt, and gift bags from over 15…
Top Ten Things to do in Austin
If you’ve only got a weekend (or a friend in town you want to show a good time), here are my picks, from Friday night through Sunday afternoon: Of course I love a million other things about Austin, but these are my standards: the go-to places and things to do that locals and out-of-towners alike…
Three FREE CrossFit Workouts!
This Saturday there is a UTB: Free Community Workout at Town Lake and two Free CrossFit Indoor workouts at the CrossFit Central facility! Both workouts are open to everyone, but the Indoor ones require an RSVP and are almost full already, so do it STAT if you’re into that! UTB: Free Community Workout 8:30-9:30am Under…