This is big news for the blogosphere: the Federal Trade Commission is looking into regulating bloggers. The proposed official guidelines are at: http://www.ftc.gov/os/2008/11/P034520endorsementguides.pdf. Basically, bloggers that don’t disclose they received freebies could become the target of an FTC investigation. Historically, it’s been up to bloggers themselves to outline their own ethics codes (in their heads)…
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Cheer Up Charlie’s Grand Opening
Finally our hippie town is getting the food to match! I’ve heard great things about their coconut milk drinks served in a coconut, cacao drinks, and goji-berry-stuffed raw chocolate, but there’s more to come too! The east side is getting so hot … … And Happy 25th Birthday to a certain June bride …
Your Lucky Day: SXSW
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p2_e5Pa9NwdSkKQEQs3v1MA This, my friends, is all you need for SXSW. It is a spreadsheet of the best parties. The criteria: -Free -Free booze / food / cool stuff There are a million and a half lists out there with free parties. Most focus on music. This is not what I care about. I care about…
Shopping Alert: Title 9 Blowout – Hurry!
Ladies, head to 183 & Great Hills Trail STAT to score some sweet, super-discounted athletic gear! Title 9 Sports is women’s athletic wear–not just workout, but outdoors-y, hiking, mountain weather, etc. Think Patagonia, Mountain Hardwear, Merrell … Everything is already heavily discounted, plus 20% off that price. Speaking of Merrell, word on the street is…
Olivia, Uchi, and Weddings
What do Olivia, Uchi, and weddings have in common? Well, the first two are two of the best restaurants in town, and the third is a place where I found the best wedding cake and my new fave app. So food is what we have in common here, glorious, delicious food. Olivia the locally-sourced, Michael…
Best Cocktails Ever
Last night I went to La Condesa, a luscious Mexican restaurant in the true sense of the word, for a tasting of cocktails. Above the funky interior–a mix of concrete and leather banquettes, unfinished wood and Cuban mural–sits Malverde, a bar that will undoubtedly make a huge impact on Austin nightlife. A glassed-in, patio-surrounded black-concrete…
New Mighty Fine Burgers + other local restaurants!
I remember when the “old” Mighty Fine was new, in the Arbor Walk, when the Arbor Walk was still new too … oh, Austin, you’re growing up so fast. Anyway, before I romantically delve into the past, Mighty Fine Burgers is the burger version of Austin-standby Rudy’s BBQ. The menu keeps it simple with burger…
RUMOR MILL: 12 Gage
I normally just post rumors on the sidebar over there, but this one is too juicy to relegate to the sidelines: Paul Petersen, legendary chef at The Gage Hotel in Marathon (full disclosure: I covered him in a 2007 article in Texas Home & Living) is rumored to be opening a restaurant in Austin called…