PowerUP Celebrates Artistry of Austin Energy Linemen
Few would argue that the work Austin Energy employees do to keep our city powered every day isn't impressive, but some might stop short of calling that work “artistic.” Allison Orr is aiming to show...
View ArticleThis Weekend's UTOPiAFest Does a Festival the Right Way
In a few short weeks, hundreds of thousands of music fans will take to Zilker Park for the first Austin City Limits Festival that will be spread across two weekends for six days of shows. This weekend,...
View ArticleBullock Museum Showcases Views of the Capitol Through Time
Scenes of 19th century construction and 20th century renovation of the famous Sunset Red granite Texas State Capitol are the focus of Views of the Capitol: 125 Years in the Making, a new photographic...
View ArticleThis Week in Geek September 19 - 26: Geek Camping Edition
This weekend, the Sherwood Forest Faire opens it’s grounds for the third annual Celtic Music Festival. If you’re not a fan of the outdoors, check out the Superhero party at Moltov, the super secret...
View ArticleMade in Austin: Acid Etched Quarters
Local acid-etcher and jewelry maker Chris Zaribeck encourages anyone contemplating crafting to jump right in and learn as they go.
View ArticleUnderrated: El Caribe
Over the winter, I befriended a woman who was here from New Zealand for a few months. We were headed out to lunch one afternoon, and she said she was in the mood for Tex-Mex, “down and dirty.” I knew...
View ArticleUPDATE: Wheatsville’s Second Store Opens Sept. 20
UPDATE (Sept. 19, 2013): Wheatsville announced via its Facebook page today that the South Lamar store would open Friday, Sept. 20. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 7:15 a.m.
View ArticleAustin Lawns Aren’t Worth Gulf Coast's Health: A Petition
With its request to cut off water flows from the Highland Lakes to Matagorda Bay for four months, the Lower Colorado River Authority is threatening a vital ecological system and the wellbeing of a $2...
View ArticleTech Events Roundup September 23 - 29: Mobile and Game Dev Edition
Get ready for your favorite Thursday of the month, because BASHH is back! Have a drink, relax, and socialize with the best and brightest in the tech industry. Mobile and game developers, this is also...
View ArticleAll Festivals Could Learn from Utopia Fest
Nearly 2,000 people danced, camped and drum-circled over the weekend for the fifth annual Utopia Fest, which started as a gathering of 200 family members and friends on a ranch out in Utopia, Texas....
View ArticleNew Asian American Center Serves Fastest Growing Austin Population
The newest addition to the Austin Parks and Recreation Department is something of a blank canvas right now, but in a matter of weeks, the Asian American Resource Center on Cameron Road will be buzzing...
View ArticleKickstarter of the Week: Free2Go SmartCar Bike Rack
It’s not often a Kickstarter lives up to Austin’s national stereotypes, but this may be the most Austiny Kickstarter ever started in Austin. That’s not a criticism. If I had my druthers, I’d own a...
View ArticleKing of D-Bags Calls Austin Home
If you haven’t yet read the Sleepless in Austin guy’s list of demands for what he wants in a woman, you are in for a treat.
View ArticleThis Week in Geek September 26 - October 2: Mutant Powers Edition
Calling all secret agents! This week, you can join your fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agents for a viewing party or infiltrate superhero culture at Capstone Comics grand re-opening. If your flu vaccine wasn’t...
View Article'Weird-Good': Performers' Take on Utopia Fest
Dozens of bands from across the country traveled to rural Central Texas, braving mud, cow pies and no street lights, to play the fifth annual Utopia Fest last weekend. With a capped audience and such a...
View ArticleDrought Update: October Storms a Drop in the Bucket
“Well there’s flooding down in Texas,” Stevie Ray Vaughan sings it true, but the storms that submerged the iconic native’s Town Lake statue in waist-deep waters, destroyed more than 1,100 homes and...
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