Although the growing season in Austin is really year-round, springtime makes the farmers markets more fun. The weather is nice, the variety of vegetables expands and during the season of rebirth, we get to connect with the people growing our food.
Austin Farmers Markets Roundup
Opinion: Counter Service Takes the Fun Out of Dining Out
There’s a trend among Austin restaurants right now that I really wish would end. It confuses customers, it makes for a hurried experience, and it takes away the “luxurious” aspect of dining out. It’s the counter service model.
This Week in Geek: March 28 - April 3
Tragedy in Guy Town
Kickstarter of the Week - The Veronica Mars Movie Project, $4 Million and Counting
Jude Galligan Gets the Dirt on Downtown
If anyone has their finger on the pulse of Austin's über-dynamic Downtown, it's Jude Galligan, publisher and primary writer of Downtown Austin Blog.
Coding for Ladies, Raspberry Pi demos and lots more - Tech Events Roundup April 1 - 7
Urban Roots Helps Students Grow Food - and Life Experience
A few days a week for almost six months out of the year, you’ll find a group of 30 Austin teens and adult volunteers working together to learn on a farm in East Austin. They're not just growing vegetables; they're developing leadership and job skills, and giving back to the community .
Austin Tech Job Roundup for April 2
London Recruiters Seek Austin Startups
Nerd Nites & Burlesque: This Week in Geek April 4 - 11
Downtown's "Home of the Blues" Space Reopens Tonight as Community DIY Music & Art Center
Ben Riseman, proprietor and spearhead of Infest Austin, is talking on his cell phone, nervously pacing the sidewalk and smoking a cigarette in front of the Fifth St.
O Conqueror: King Me – Album Review
Tech Events Roundup April 8 - 14
Local King of Cosplay Shares Some FX Secrets with Vacuform
What to Watch For as Google Fiber Comes to Austin (Updated)
The City of Austin and Google announced today that Austin will become the second test city to roll out Google Fiber, a (very) fat-pipe Internet connection that will launch in Austin neighborhoods in the next few years.
Austin Isn't Weird, West Texas is Weird
Austin prides itself on being the “weird” part of Texas. We have goats, chickens and bees in our backyards. We shop local. We have events like the oldest kite festival in the world. We have food trailers and breakfast tacos.
Does Decades-Old Mueller Plan Still Measure Up in Changing City?
The City of Austin began thinking about what would replace the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport decades before it closed, holding hundreds of meetings with 16 neighborhood associations in the 1980s and 1990s to decide wh