While Austin is a booming city that stands out for its popularity in Texas, the Southeast part of town has always been sort of forgotten and dismissed as undesirable for living. It was always passed through by travelers headed to the airport or for employees of industrial office buildings but many noticed that this area of town was rarely picked by residents.
Now, people are starting to realize that you can’t beat its proximity to downtown and with the city decreasing in affordability, this part of town is truly one of the most affordable leaving residents room in the budget to enjoy the city more. In fact, a huge building...
It’s that time of year when people are buying extra groceries, cleaning their homes and putting up Christmas trees. This wonderful time of year brings time to gather with family, a time to enjoy beautiful lighted decorations in your home and to do some extra special activities like winter festivals and watch your favorite Christmas movies.
You may have never thought that this was also the perfect time of year for home buying because this is such a busy time with so many other activities surrounding it. That’s actually why it’s...
The Blanton Museum of Art is a fantastic museum found at the University of Texas at Austin. This art museum is a popular spot for locals that want to get a dose of culture and to get a look at some beautiful pieces of art. Check out their collections along with their exhibitions, public programs, and special events or you can even volunteer with the museum or rent out their facilities for your special event.
The Austin museum is one of the foremost university art museums in the nation with the largest, most comprehensive collection of art in Central Texas. Bring the kids for...
If you haven’t been to Fire & Ice Pizza Bar yet, you need to check out this Round Rock favorite. It’s located on South IH 35 and features hours seven days a week. You can stop in for date night, a family dinner, your workweek lunch break or even happy hour specials for an early evening treat. The restaurant has an old-school mindset in which they feature only in-house menu items all made by hand.
They believe in working with local vendors to provide the freshest, seasonal items to make everything from scratch for their guests. Whether you’re a pizza lover or...
Being an active city, Austin is a great place to get outside, interact with the community and enjoy some exercise. Austin has found a way to combine both by offering a variety of tours in which you’ll walk, sail, bike or ride around Austin while experience great spots to celebrate the culture.
They offer options for different interests such as the Pubcrawler of Austin for beer lovers, the Capital Cruises for those that want to cruise on the water and the Rocket Electrics Austin Tours for sightseeing via bike. Whatever is your favorite way to tour, Austin has probably already thought of it. Here is a look at the top tours in Austin and you’re going to want to try them all.
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Living in San Antonio means you get to enjoy unique holiday traditions and events. This isn't a northern city with snow, sledding and all kinds of cold holiday festivals. However, San Antonio still provides a great holiday season for residents. Here are some of the things you can expect to enjoy throughout the city during the holidays.
Light The Way
With about one million lights decorating the University of the Incarnate Word Campus, you can enjoy this holiday kickoff event. It will be held on November 21st at 7:30pm.
Ford Holiday River Parade & Lighting Festival...
It’s that time of year again! Halloween is over which brings a little magic to the air as people prepare for the holiday season. Austin doesn’t have to worry about that bitter cold like up north so it’s a great place to be to celebrate all of the fun holiday traditions.
Whether you’re young or old, there is going to be something that all ages can enjoy this year in Austin from Santa’s Ranch offering yummy treats and beautiful lights to the parade at the Dickens Christmas in Lockhart and even The Nutcracker performance by the Austin Ballet is something to look forward to. The fun starts in November and lasts through December with the...
