Pay By Donation Yoga in Rainey Street
Be Yoga just opened in the Rainey Street District! Located in the Windsor (née Legacy on the Lake), Be Yoga is a no-frills studio, about 1,000 square feet, just a stone’s throw from the lake and across...
View ArticleHank’s: From Garage to Entrepreneur’s Dream
Downtown Austin office workers, visitors, and residents have a new choice when it comes to grabbing a bite and a beer: Hank’s Garage. Formerly Sister’s Edge II, a lesbian bar, and before that “The...
View ArticleLa Boite Coming To Downtown Austin’s Old Bakery Park
La Boite Cafe will soon occupy an underutilized downtown Austin open space. If you’ve driven down South Lamar recently, then you’ve no doubt seen the adaptively repurposed shipping container perched on...
View ArticleBrooks Brothers Brings Back The Brass
Walking up to the entrance of the new Brooks Brothers store in downtown Austin‘s Scarbrough building, I smiled. I thought to myself, this is how downtown retail should look and feel. The entrance has...
View ArticleSomethin’s Happenin’ Here… What It Is Ain’t Exactly Clear…
Remember that great old Buffalo Springfield song? Well those were the lyrics that started going through my head as I spotted this scene unfolding tonight in the long-vacant retail space in City Hall,...
View ArticleStreet Patio Experiment: Congress Ave @ Royal Blue Grocery
I love this idea for downtown Austin. Convert two duck-in parking spaces in front of Royal Blue Grocery on Congress Ave, in order to improve the pedestrian experience and create a retail destination....
View ArticleWanderlust LIVE – Open House on April 13th
We wrote about the changing face of the Railyard district not too long ago, and one of the new establishment mentioned was Wanderlust, a new Yoga Studio and Live Music Venue that’s opening soon on the...
View ArticleThursday CASH MOB @ Congress Avenue Card & Gift Shop
A Cash Mob is the same premise as a flash mob, but people all show up at a local business and spend money. It’s a simple and fun way to encourage people to support small local businesses by spending...
View Article2012 Downtown Living Tour – Showcasing Downtown Austin
Next Sunday, April 22, 2012, from 11am-5pm, is the 2012 Downtown Living Tour. The Tour is a showcase of homes located in Downtown Austin, and is put on by the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association...
View ArticleNew Oil & Vinegar Retail Concept Opening Across from The W in Downtown Austin
A unique boutique is opening its second location on May 10th, 2012, right across the street from The W Hotel and Residences on Lavaca (the first location is in The Arboretum, and opened in 2009) in...
View ArticleGlee. (Indirectly) Making Downtown Austin a Little More Environmentally Friendly
Oh, Glee. I sometimes enjoy you, but often I am overcome with shame for watching you. But, last week – you actually accomplished something useful. Because of you, Glee, I finally recycled my big...
View ArticleThe Best Pedicure in Austin (that I’ve had so far….)
This past Sunday, I had the best manicure / pedicure that I’ve ever had. I had the service at Hiatus Spa + Retreat, a spa concept headquartered in Dallas, but with a location on the ground floor of...
View ArticleHotels in Downtown Austin: Girls’ Night at the Omni Downtown
I already live, work, and play in downtown Austin, which means that I know a lot about this area. However, one element that I’m not really that familiar with is the hotels in downtown Austin....
View ArticleDowntown Austin Pharmacies: CVS Pharmacy Now Open on Weekends
Probably not the most urgent of news, but I got really excited about it none-the-less. The pharmacy at CVS on 5th street, the only pharmacy in downtown Austin proper (the now closed Live Oak Pharmacy...
View ArticleFairy Tale Themes Come to Life in 2nd Street Shop Windows
One more unique and wonderful thing to do with friends and family this holiday season… Head on over to the 2nd Street District for another edition of the Holiday Window Walk! Twenty retail windows have...
View ArticleFLOR coming to Downtown Austin’s 2nd Street District March 7, 2013.
Looks like FLOR will be opening in downtown Austin’s 2nd Street District (209 W 2nd to be exact, where Mercury Design Studio was – they’ve now moved 2 doors down). They’ll be opening a day before SXSW...
View ArticleLast Minute Christmas Gifts You Can Buy Downtown
Christmas is in four days, y’all. If you want to live dangerously – you can try doing your last minute shopping online and cross your fingers that it gets shipped to you in time OR you can go to the...
View ArticleForgotten About Downtown Austin Retail Space Available
Many of you have passed by the Convention Center parking garage, and could be forgiven for not noticing the vacant retail space that wraps the ground level of the garage. For the better part of 10...
View ArticleArt in Downtown Austin – ArtProm by Big Ass Canvas
We’ve been fortunate to experience and host the work of several Austin artists, notably Hallie Rae Ward and Truth have dedicated space in the REATX office. We’re always on the lookout for new...
View ArticlePrioritizing Pedestrians Over Parking With Proposed Pocket Patio
Lot’s of Ps there. There’s a new plan in place to put a pocket patio in front of the building at 804 Congress (the Bosche-Hogg office building). This is the vision of building owner David Kahn, and if...
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