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Austinist is considering offering a weekly advice column in the vein of Dear Abby, Salon's Cary Tennis, and Slate's Dear Prudence (among other columnized advice givers). We need your help in getting this started. ... [continue]
We aren't certain why this trail of peaches was on a Fredericksburg sidewalk recently, but we do know peach season is here. Take a weekend drive to the Hill Country and pick up some fresh fruit....... [continue]
The Austin Zoo boasts many fuzzy faces and feline friends (just don't get too close) as well as birds, turtles, snakes, and one giant cockroach. Spend a weekend afternoon feeding the goats, sheep, pigs, and llamas as well as getting close up views of rescued bears, lions, and a host of other animals that don't make for great pets. Since Austin Zoo is a rescue zoo that "provides sanctuary to displaced animals from a...... [continue]
SafePlace has its annual walk this Saturday. For those unaware, SafePlace is many things. It's a shelter for victims of domestic violence. It also offers counseling for victims of sexual assault. It has as a 24-hour emergency hotline. Beyond these wonderful services, SafePlace also has many community outreach programs, including school-based services and community education classes to prevent violence and promote safe and healthy relationships. Why is this so important? Well, according to their... [continue]
Femme Film Texas and Austin's Storie Productions have joined forces to bring Austin girls a unique opportunity to learn digital filmmaking in a summer camp environment. Girls 12-18 years of age will get to acquire some awesome skills and build confidence, friendships, and their own, unique voices. One thing the world needs is more girls in media! Local filmmakers Kat Candler (Cicadas, Jumping Off Bridges), Stacy Schoolfield (Storie Productions), and Michelle Voss (Velocity) are teaming... [continue]
The fun and lively improv show Plays Well With Others is being held over at the Zach Scott Theater and if you need to have your funny bone tickled, you should go. The show is directed by Owen Egerton and written by Les McGehee. Owen and Les also star, along with a cast of some of Austin's best improv actors like Megan Flynn, Jodi Egerton, Scott Chester, and Shannon McCormick. Also involved are videographer Ben...... [continue]
This week marks the tenth anniversary of National Freedom to Marry week, and to celebrate, local groups Atticus Circle, Equality Texas, and The Right to Marry have organized an "illegal" marriage ceremony at City Hall this Saturday, February 20th. Gay and straight couples can show their support for legalizing gay marriage by participating in the reciting of vows at Austin City Hall. Interested parties can also show up at the Travis County Tax Assessor's Office...... [continue]
[The following is an editorial column by contributor Alison Coffey and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Austinist staff. --The Editors] I realize that I should be blogging about the new season of 24, but four hours of Jack Bauer and company is a lot to commit to, and so it's waiting on my DVR for a few long evenings of reruns. Or at least next weekend. Instead, let's talk about Grey's...... [continue]
The Alamo Drafthouse Downtown is hosting a special event featuring everyone's favorite kitschy-yet-dependable food storage solution. The movie Tupperware! will be screened and an actual Tupperware party will take place in the theater. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Fest. Tupperware!, directed by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, "tells the remarkable story of Earl Silas Tupper, an ambitious but reclusive small-town inventor, and Brownie Wise, the self-taught sales-woman who built an...... [continue]
He's a comedian, a novelist, an ordained minister, a dad, a husband, and a walker through Spain (ask him about that walking trip sometime). What's isn't Owen Egerton? If you ask that question, one of your answers won't be a member of hot local boy band Cedar Fever. And, as if he isn't busy enough already, he's one of the main dudes behind The Right to Marry, an awesome organization whose goal "...is to promote...... [continue]
The Burger Crossing sign at our favorite drive-thru burger joint (try the Veggie Burgers!) P.Terrys. Visit P.Terry's at 404 S. Lamar....... [continue]
Holy Cylons, Batman, The Alamo Village is hosting TV Parties for all our favorite shows! If you are a fan of "Gilmore Girls," "Veronica Mars," "Smallville," "The Office," "My Name is Earl" and/or "Battlestar Galactica" then you've got a lot of awesomeness ahead of you. The Alamo Village is screening your favorite shows weekly as part of their new series of TV Parties. Here's the schedule: Every Tuesday, 7:30pm - "The Gilmore Girls" followed by...... [continue]
[The following is an editorial column by contributor Alison Coffey and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Austinist staff. --The Editors] Tonight is the night. Will Meredith Grey of Grey's Anatomy pick Dr. Hot Vet (aka Chris O'Donnell) or former pizza delivery guy/gigolo, Dr. McDreamy? Personally, I'd go for the unmarried guy who loves animals, but I'm not a 100 lb surgeon in training with a cute lisp and a habit of... [continue]
[The following is an editorial column by contributor Alison Coffey and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Austinist staff. --The Editors] In my youth (also known as The 80's) summertime was not a prime time for television viewing. The Keatons and the Seavers were on vacation (hey--does anyone remember how Mike Seaver's best friend had the nickname Boner?) and unless you liked reruns of Good Times (which I did, actually) or watching...... [continue]
Is it Heidi Klum's cute way of saying auf wiedersehen? Tim Gunn's adorable, yet stern mentoring? Or, perhaps it is the mix of personality disorders present among the designers in this most entertaining of shows. Whatever it is, it works. And it rules. Bravo execs should be getting raises anytime now because last Wednesday's episode of Project Runway was the #1 rated show in Bravo history. Take that Queer Eye. It was also, amazingly, the...... [continue]
Whether you want to sweat-away an afternoon or take a sweet, romantic twilight stroll (and sweat), some of the best views of town can be taken in from the S. Lamar pedestrian bridge over Town Lake....... [continue]
The singing nuns on the roof of Toy Joy on Guadalupe and 29th St.... [continue]
We've never been to Hawaii but we like to imagine a coffee shop on the big island is much like Genuine Joe's--laid back, kind of funky, kind of quaint, and featuring daily lattes like Mango Nut. Genuine Joe Coffeehouse resides in the Crestview neighborhood, planted on Anderson Lane between Lamar and Burnet. With its festive green sign and outside design, it stands out happily amidst the strip mall atmosphere of the area. Open since... [continue]
A sharp view of Austin's new Blanton Museum of Art.... [continue]
