Austin Water 2 Wine
Water 2 Wine has taken your normal wine drinking experience and given it a unique spin by providing you the keys to the winery and letting you become the vintner. You make your own batch of wine, create custom labels, bottle it, and best of all, taste the fruits of your labor. By having you [...]
Austin Toros
Formerly the Columbus Riverdragons from Columbus, Georgia the Austin Toros have been cultivating NBA talent in Austin since 2005. In 2007 they were acquired by the San Antonio Spurs becoming the second D-League team ever to be owned by an NBA team. Up until this season the Toros called the Austin Convention Center home but [...]
FunFunFun Fest 2010 Day2
Day 2 of FunFunFun Fest is in the books. It was noticeably more crowded than Friday and coupled with the fact that Waterloo Park isn’t as well maintained as parks like Zilker there was a lot of dirt in the air. Although my lungs were filled with dust my ears were treated to some great [...]
FunFunFun Fest 2010 Day1
Feeding Austin’s insatiable need for live music, and a bunch of it in one place, FunFunFun Fest has been packing Waterloo Park in the heart of downtown since 2006. This year is no exception with a great lineup. Weird Al Yankovic closed the show on Day 1 with a barrage of costume changes and in [...]
UT Longhorns versus Wyoming
Saturday was the first home game for the UT Longhorns against Wyoming. Game time was not until 6 PM which gave plenty of time to tailgate, eat and drink lots of beer. Some of my favorite places were the Saint Arnold Brewery and the Royal’s Lounge tent. Both are around the 18th and Trinity area. [...]
Texas Longhorns 2010
There are 23 days until the Texas Longhorn football season opener against Rice. Today the Longhorns held their final open practice prior to the opener. Unfortunately, in contrast to last year taking pictures was prohibited. I was able to take pictures for about three minutes before I was told to put it away. They were [...]
The Best Wurst Permit Renewal
In case you have not heard The Best Wurst who has operated at the corner of San Jacinto and 6th street since 1993 is in jeopardy of losing their permit to operate in that location due to the desire of Parkside restaurant to occupy the area. Not quite a David versus Goliath but it is [...]
Brushy Creek Lake Park, Cedar Park
Besides the great night life one of Austin’s best qualities is its great parks. From Town Lake to it’s many dog parks if you are looking to get outside there are plenty of opportunities. Keeping in tune with the community the city of Cedar Park has created a great park with accommodations for almost anything [...]
Seaholm Power Plant, Austin TX
The Seaholm Power Plant officially ceased operations in 1989 and the plant has pretty much remained a dormant structure until the last few years. Rather than demolition the City of Austin opted to use the building as a focal point of development in the area. In the last year it has hosted multiple outdoor music [...]
The Oasis on Lake Travis, Austin
Hands down, The Oasis on Lake Travis is the best place in Austin to watch the sunset. Perched a few hundred feet above Lake Travis with decks pointing due West it offers a picture perfect view. In June of 2005, lightning struck The Oasis and destroyed 80% of the decks. After the fire the Oasis [...]
