Happy Thursday Austinites.  I am heading to the airport now for a long Labor Day Weekend in Florida, so you will not see a new post until Tuesday.  In the meantime, watch the video of ‘Corona and Lime’ by Shwayze to help ease you into the long weekend.  FYI: Shwayze will be in Austin on [...]

Mark your calenders for The Longhorn’s first football game of the 2008 season this Saturday at 6pm.  Whether you watch kickoff live from the Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, a sports bar, or in your very own living room, just cheer on the home team.  You never know, this could be a champion year [...]

Now folks, this is how you celebrate a birthday in Austin, TX.  To surprise our friend Charlie, we picked him up in a Rockin’ Ride, the psychedelic bus you see pictured.  This is no ordinary bus, we are talking touchscreen music videos and kareoke, strobe lights, a driver wearing an afro wig, built in coolers for BYOB, [...]

Primizie is one of Austin’s newer restaurants on the gentrifying East side.  The name Primizie is Italian for ‘the first vegetables and fruits harvested in a season,’ AKA, they only use the freshest of ingredients.  They have an extensive menu of paninis, salads, apps, pizza, pasta, and wine, wine, wine.  I can’t explain why but [...]

It is not too late to register ($35) for Sunday’s Nike+ Human Race beginning at 6:30pm at 6th & Congress.  This is no ordinary 10K, a million runners will be racing at the same time across the globe.  Learn about registering and packet pickup here.  This is your chance to be a part of history [...]

Today’s song is ‘Knife’ by Brooklyn based Grizzly Bear.  This song is not brand new but just some great indie rock to entertain you on this Hump Day.  Happy Wednesday Austinites!

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After my morning run today, I knew I needed a big hearty breakfast to replenish my energy level. So, I headed straight to Jo’s in the 2nd Street District for a heaping plate of Migas and fixins’. I want to applaud Jo’s for carrying locally produced GoodFlow juices and for their outstanding customer service.  Diners really [...]

At Maiko in downtown Austin, it is all about the fish.  This place is trendy but the prices do not reflect that fact. The lunch menu includes all the basics; bento boxes, sushi, rolls, etc.. and the dinner menu is recently revamped with fried avocado appetizers and kobe beef hot rocks.  If I could suggest [...]

Today’s song of the day is “Lickity Split” performed live by Galactic.  The sound is New Orleans funk with a dash of blues, hip hop, electronica, and the list goes on…..  Galactic will be playing ACL festival Sunday on the WaMu stage at 7pm.  I guess this explains why they aren’t playing their annual Halloween [...]

The Steeping Room is a tea house café located in the heart of Austin’s Domain Development. In fact, it’s the only locally owned restaurant in the Domain (kudos!) Take a break from shopping and enjoy tea service with a warm pot of tea, scones, or finger sandwiches. They have a great lunch menu with lots [...]