February 25, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Planning a stop at one of Austin's many libraries during your visit provides lots of opportunities — learn about local events, check with a reference librarian for ideas on things to do in Austin, pick up a public transportation map, or set up the kids with free entertainment at regularly scheduled children's events.
Read moreFebruary 25, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Top Drawer Thrift is hardly the largest used merchandise store in Austin, and some days yield better scores than others. But I've found lots of great stuff here over the years plus the proceeds from all sales go to Project Transitions, a non-profit that assists those living with AIDS.
Read moreFebruary 22, 2010 at 12:00 PM
With 32 lanes, Austin's Dart Bowl feels just right — with enough lanes so that even on busy nights you needn't wait long for a turn, but not so many lanes that it winds up feeling like some overcrowded, deafeningly loud big box experience.
Read moreFebruary 19, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Susan Post opened BookWoman over thirty years ago. Since then, she has offered fans of women's studies more than a mere store for purchasing books and related materials. There's always something going on — live music, poetry, salons, author readings, book groups, and more.
Read moreFebruary 04, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Sixth Street is Austin's answer to Bourbon Street, lined up one side and down the other with drinking establishments. While that busy corridor is certainly worth a visit, if you want to hang with the locals, better to seek out the less obvious joints scattered across the city. Claudia Alarcon describes her favorite, Nomad Bar, in Coronado Hills.
Read moreJanuary 22, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Cavender's Boot City enables you to satisfy your inner cowboy. Western wear abounds, from Wrangler jeans to those groovy mother-of-pearl-snap shirts to the pointiest of pointy boots. The important thing about cowboy duds to remember? They never go out of style (in Texas).
Read moreJanuary 21, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Folks don't make an instant association between "Austin" and "ice sports" for obvious reasons — summer here lasts roughly 11.5 months per year. But diehard ice skaters, ice curlers, ice broomballers, and yes, even ice ball dodgers can all find a place to slip, slide, and wear a sweater regardless of how hot it is outside. Catherine Pearson tells a tale of two ice rinks.
Read moreJanuary 13, 2010 at 5:15 PM
Austin is less of a big city than a series of funky little neighborhoods strung together like brightly mismatched (yet somehow complementary) beads. A little to the north and west of the center of town running along Burnet ("burn-it") Road lie some shops and eateries that put the fun in funky. Alysha Hernandez reveals two gems along the way.
Read moreDecember 31, 2009 at 9:00 AM
At the Habitat Suites Hotel, it actually is easy being green. Designed to support and promote environmental and ecological consciousness, the hotel holds a charter membership in the Green Hotel Association, and was named on of the ten best green hotels by Forbes Traveler.
Read moreDecember 02, 2009 at 10:06 AM
The number of artists walking the streets of Austin surely numbers in the thousands. Not surprisingly then, more than a few art fairs exist, many of which take place during the holiday season, including the Blue Genie Art Bazaar at the Monarch Events Center.
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