Apr 13th, 2012 at 2:30PM: When I was living in New York, I regularly read Gothamist. When I moved to Austin, I began reading Austinist. Covering a good mix of national and local news, I try to check in when I can. Blogger Michael Corcoran recently penned what appears to be a hate letter to the city of Austin on his blog. Unfortunately, any valid points lurking within the post were discounted, if not negated, by a slew of ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Blogger Rants About Austin In Post And Austinist Strikes Back
Apr 13th, 2012 at 2:30PM: When I was living in New York, I regularly read Gothamist. When I moved to Austin, I began reading Austinist. Covering a good mix of national and local news, I try to check in when I can. Blogger Michael Corcoran recently penned what appears to be a hate letter to the city of Austin on his blog. Unfortunately, any valid points lurking within the post were discounted, if not negated, by a slew of ...Journey To Secret Beach in Austin, Texas
Apr 3rd, 2012 at 11:00AM:
I walk through the open gate and into a dusty backyard BBQ party. I offer the contents of a grocery bag to the men manning the grill. The afternoon sun on July 4 in Texas isn't subtle. Dozens of friends are gathered here and sweating in unison. I find a place to relax in the shade -- a slice of watermelon in one hand and a cold beer in the other. I think of my puppy, Fiona, at home. I've just ...SXSW: from NYC to Austin, a local musician's perspective and photo gallery
Mar 21st, 2012 at 10:00AM:
When I initially began weighing my options for relocation, I was still living in New York. Austin, a purported 'oasis' in Texas, had only entered my mind during this process because of clamoring friends eager to direct me as I prepared for and soon voyaged away from New York. It was not easy to leave the city that had shaped me. Immediately following high school graduation, I had set off for ...U.S. Department of the Interior considering new nominees for UNESCO World Heritage sites
Mar 20th, 2012 at 8:00AM: The U.S. Department of the Interior is in the process of considering a number of new sites for possible nomination for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage list. That list, which currently features 936 properties from across the globe, recognizes some of the most culturally significant and naturally beautiful locations on our planet. Many of those locations, such as Machu Picchu in Peru and the ...'Egyptomania' grips Houston
Mar 19th, 2012 at 2:00PM: The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas, has just opened a new exhibition exploring the West's fascination with ancient Egypt.
"Egyptomania" collects forty objects from the Egyptian revivals of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. This was the time when the West became widely aware of the great civilization of Egypt and started excavating there. Cutting open mummies became popular ...Photo of the Day: Austin's Zilker Park Kite Festival
Mar 14th, 2012 at 6:30PM:
On March 4, Austin's Zilker Park held the Zilker Park Kite Festival. It was a beautiful day -- the sort that made lounging folks enjoying their Saturday want to go fly a kite. Preceding SXSW isn't an easy task for an event, but the Zilker Park Kite Festival is a staple engrained in Austin culture. The kite festival is the oldest one in the US. It's a free event that, on top of producing fun, ...How to find a last-minute room in Austin for SXSW
Mar 4th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Over the past several years, the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Music, Film and Interactive Conference & Festival in Austin, Texas, has topped the event calendar for industry insiders, along with anyone eager to discover the Next Big Thing. This year's festival, which runs from March 9 to 18, promises to be the most intense yet, with hundreds of panels, workshops, concerts and events on the ...National Parks Foundation picks 5 most romantic park getaways
Feb 16th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Valentine's Day may be over, but that doesn't mean you can't continue to incorporate a little romance into your life, especially if it happens to involve travel as well. Earlier this week, the National Parks Foundation selected their five most romantic national park escapes, and they are so good, they're practically guaranteed to score you points with your significant other.
The five romantic ...Photo of the Day- Predawn Houston
Feb 4th, 2012 at 5:14PM:
Today's Photo of the Day comes from Flickr user Theodore Scott who brings us this "view of Houston from Buffalo Bayou Park, shortly before dawn," from an impressive photostream.
Called "Houston's most significant resource", a major enhancement project is underway to improve aesthetic and recreational opportunities while simultaneously regaining the waterway's flood conveyance capacity and ...Proposed national recreation area could mean vistors, revenue for Texas
Jan 19th, 2012 at 8:00AM: According to a study by the National Parks Conservations Association, a proposed national recreation area along the Gulf Coast of Texas could bring a host of benefits to the state, including more visitors, jobs, and revenue. The creation of this new recreation area would also have the added benefit of protecting the coastline from hurricane damage, while preserving the fragile ecosystems that ...Galveston palace more than another old building
Nov 30th, 2011 at 1:30PM:
Bishop's Palace is the oldest and best-known building in Galveston, Texas. Currently open to the public, the 50+ room structure hosts much more than a boring, historical tour of some old house that requires a lot of imagination in order to visualize what life was like way back then. Instead, visitors are briefly transported back to the 19th century on a tour that includes an up close and ...Maroon 5 brings Texas sized cruise ship to town
Nov 15th, 2011 at 1:00PM:
Performing live to a standing-room only crowd, GRAMMY award-winning band Maroon 5 rocked the Port of Galveston over the weekend with 3,690 passenger Carnival Magic as a backdrop. It was a fitting welcome at the ship's new year-round homeport that cast a spotlight on just how big cruise travel is in Texas.
"We've played every kind of venue imaginable across the world, but we've never helped ...Flight museum offers a ride to the past
Nov 14th, 2011 at 10:30AM:
Galveston features a number of attractive features for travelers. In the Texas island town over the weekend for the US debut of Carnival Cruise Lines new Carnival Magic, Gadling got to sample a few of them. One that stands out as a must-do for aviation buffs is the Lone Star Flight Museum. This rare collection of restored war aircraft ranks as one of the finest and most rare in the world. ...Want to be part of a giant tomato fight?
Nov 10th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Food fights are not restricted to your high school cafeteria anymore. And best of all, you won't get detention for chucking produce at someone's head. In fact, at the traveling Tomato Battle events, tomato throwing is actually encouraged as a giant tomato fight is part of the event's main attractions. Attendees can also enjoy delicious brews from the beer garden, costume contests, and live ...
Halloween on 6th Street in Austin: the sounds and lights
Nov 2nd, 2011 at 10:00AM:
If New Orleans' Bourbon Street has a little sister, it is, at least sometimes, 6th Street in Austin. Both streets are main attractions, teeming with boisterous activity. Both streets are usually embraced by tourists and, perhaps just as usually, eschewed by locals. And both streets are worth walking, no matter who you are or where you are from, on certain days of the year, namely, costumed days. ...Video of the day: Austin City Limits recap
Sep 21st, 2011 at 3:00PM:
If you have never been to the Austin City Limits Music Festival, chances are you probably don't totally understand what all of the fuss is about. In fact, let's take that a step further. If you have never been to a music festival, chances are you probably don't totally understand what all of the fuss is about. Not only are music festivals an honest-to-god travel destination for tens of ...
First domestic 787 begins construction
Aug 19th, 2011 at 10:30AM:
Production and delivery of the 787 jumbo jet is starting to shift into high gear, and as ANA shows off its new Japanese aircraft the focus is now turning to the domestic carriers. Delivery of the new Boeing aircraft to its first domestic carrier is slated for the merged Continental/United airlines -- it was Continental's order (in 2004!) before the two giants joined forces.
Planned for ...Austin's wandering bison found, returned home
Aug 14th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Austin, Texas is no longer where the buffalo roam. The escaped bison that we first told you about last week, was found on Friday and returned safely to the ranch where she had escaped more than a week earlier.
On August 3rd, the bison was purchased by a local rancher, who returned home to introduce her into his existing herd. While unloading her on his property however, something spooked the ...A bison is on the loose in Austin, Texas
Aug 11th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Austin, Texas is a city that is use to large bovine creatures roaming around. After all, it is home to the University of Texas Longhorns and their mascot Bevo. But the city got an unexpected visitor earlier this week in the form of a North American Bison, who escaped from its owner on Saturday, and has been roaming free ever since.
Apparently, a rancher living not far from town purchased the ...Photo of the day: Whippet in Texas
Aug 10th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
I smile just about as big as the Whippet in this photo each time I see this photo. Stephanie Williams is the co-owner of Bennu--a coffee shop here in Austin wherein I spend many of my days typing away at the good ol' laptop, continually seduced by the iced teas and mate lattes. When my own travel site hosted a summer photo contest recently, Williams' photo of Elliot won our readers' approval ...
