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Entries from Austinist tagged with 'southcongressavenue'

March 3, 2008

In case you're still curious about where to vote on Tuesday, we've reprinted the official list from the Travis County Clerk web site as of Monday evening. For up-to-date information, you might want to double-check the Office of the Registrar's database To find out which precint you're in, use their handy Voter Verification form. From the Elections Divison: Registered voters can vote with a voter registration card, driver’s license or any official photo ID,......

Continue Reading "Polling Places for March 4th"

October 1, 2007

Saturday and Sunday, October 6th and 7th Hey you, big-spender: If you missed FactoryPeople's last pop-up store, take a look-sy at the rockin' jewelry by Austinite Brian Crumley (now based in New York). The Crumley trunk show is from noon to 6 p.m. Guests can chat up Brian and sip Crumley Cosmos—a raspberry champagne cocktail—while browsing through sample on the new fall lines. Enter to win Crumley's handsome Banquet Amulet, a large hand blown glass......

Continue Reading "Fun and Free Events for Fashion Geeks"

September 10, 2007

Mars Restaurant & Bar (Asian Fusion) Location: 1400 South Congress Avenue (map) Phone: (512) 472-3901 Cost: Brunch plates $4-6 dollars Atmosphere: Sleek, modern décor; airy and sunlit; nice people-watching from the spacious deck; attentive waitstaff Food: This just in: if you wake up on the weekend with a craving for a la carte Chinese hors d’ouevres, you no longer have to travel north of the river to get them! Mars, South Congress’ newest culinary addition,......

Continue Reading "Austin Bites: MARS (Ya Dim Sum, Ya Lose Sum)"

July 24, 2007

Finding hot button issues in Austin is not unlike finding a needle in a needlestack and no issue is as passionately debated as real estate. When Liz Lambert left her law practice with the Attorney General’s office and purchased the run down San Jose Motel, she had designs to create an oasis of hip on South Congress Avenue before the condo-boom had even begun, and little did she know that what she was building would......

Continue Reading "Screen Door Film Presents: Last Days of the San Jose"

March 8, 2007

Just minutes ago, South Congress Cafe was again cited by Austin's city code enforcement office, after repeated negotiations with Bouldin Creek residents and businesses went unresolved. As you might recall, the chic SoCo eatery (yeah, we said it) built an enormous deck where their back parking lot used to be, despite several stop-work orders from the city. Given the scarcity of nearby lots, this enraged nearby residents, as diners took to parking on the small......

Continue Reading "Stone Cold South Austin Puts Smackdown on Fancy Diner"

February 22, 2007

Gallery Lombardi, having bid farewell to its warehouse on West 3rd, will present its inaugural show at the new gallery space on West 7th in a matter of weeks, but in the meantime they're hard at work on a new project with local creative "enablers" from We Manage Stuff. The endeavor is called Mobile Art Place, and it seeks to enhance our city's access to new art (and artforms) by taking them out of......

Continue Reading "Austin's Next-Generation Art Institution: Mobile Art Place Debuts"

November 29, 2006

We like pizza. We also like carnivals. We hate clowns, but that is entirely our issue. Anyway, Home Slice Pizza will celebrate their one-year anniversary this Saturday with a big honkin' carnival from 12-5pm and will donate the proceeds to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas. According to the Home Slicers, you can expect: -An old school pizza eating contest for one full year of free Home Slice pizza. -An amazing display of......

Continue Reading "Slice-O-Rama Pizza Carnival Marks Homeslice Pizza's First Birthday"

April 20, 2006

Most girls would rather go commando than be caught with their pants down wearing the type of lingerie that comes packed tight in the glossy pages of Victoria’s Secret or its cheap sister, Fredericks of Hollywood. Underwire bends, peepholes in thongs stretch, and after four washes, the piece is usually in a sad, fraying condition. Luckily, we have a solution that is close to perfection. Meet Dessous. To put it simply, it can be......

Continue Reading "The Return of the Underpinning...Finally!"

March 28, 2006

In case you slept on our Sunday heads-up, head to Opal Divine's (South Congress location) tonight if you are an Austin newbie or are just looking for some new drinking buddies. The inaugural edition of Austin Newcomers is going down, and $2 domestic pints will abound. We know it's flooding outside, but the cars will have probably all floated away by 6pm, leaving you with an easy drive to the bar. To recap: This......

Continue Reading "Happy Hour Reminder: Drink, Meet Newbies, Drink Again @ Opal Divine's Tonight"

March 26, 2006

Are you new to Austin? Are you missing your bar in New York/Boston/Seattle or wherever you came from? Pining for a happy hour with your drinking buddies? If you're nodding with a wistful sort of look, we may be able to help. Austin Newcomers is beginning a monthly happy hour designed to help connect people 25-35 who are new to Austin. There's not a formal organization, it's just an excuse to drink good beer......

Continue Reading "Meeting People Is Easy: Austin Newcomers Happy Hour, Volume 1"

August 31, 2005

Last minute entry here: The Ruta Maya World Headquarters down on South Congress (right by Expose, for the naughtier readers), is having a free show tonight! Here are the details we received: WED. AUG. 31ST 8:30PM FREE SHOW!! ALL AGES!! RUTA MAYA INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS In The Round with Noelle Hampton/Andre Moran, Niki Duncan/Rob Jewitt, and Teal Collins/Josh Zee (of The Mother Truckers)! Yes, this is a Couples In-The-Round, with 3 very diverse and talented......

Continue Reading "Free Show at Ruta Maya Tonight!"

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