It’s one of my favorite times of year: the Blondes vs. Brunettes Powderpuff Football Game benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association. This year’s game will be June 5 at House Park, and the Blondes are going down again. Pictures sometimes speak better than words: Most. Epic. Game. Ever. Last year, the Brunettes were down 13-0 at halftime…
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Lights. Camera. Help. Round 2
Yo, nonprofits and advocates (like, all of Austin). Does your organization have a film that helps promote its cause? Enter it in the 2010 Lights. Camera. Help. festival–all entries are free. Get in your entries before June 30. To learn more, click http://pitch.pe/52618. Here are the results from Lights. Camera. Help. last year. Last year’s…
Live Oak Brewery’s 13th Anniversary
Big Bark. Live Oak Pilz. Hefeweizen. One of Austin’s original breweries is celebrating its lucky 13th anniversary with a blowout–free food, cheap beer, lots of music, including nerdy fave The Lennings. Live Oak Brewery 3301 East 5th Street Saturday April 17th, Noon to 5p (Lennings go on at 4p)
Charity CrossFit-Style Partner Workout
An awesome group of CrossFit gals is hosting a sweet workout (it’s a partner WOD so come ready for some high reps!) at the Lamar Middle School track on Sunday, April 18th at 9am to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. They’re asking for a $10 donation that will go towards Lindsay Spurck’s…
Fonda San Miguel Happy Hour
Long the hidden hipster hot spot (celebs flock to the dark corners when they’re in town), Fonda San Miguel’s new Happy Hour in the Patio Bar should introduce the venerable interior Mexican restaurant–it’s been around for 35 years–to a younger Rosedale crowd. HH features $1 off tequila, $4.95 house margaritas, $5 House wines by the…
Free Sugar Mama’s Cupcakes!
Y’all all know that Sugar Mama’s are my fave cupcakes in town. Tuesday night, you can snag some free ones alongside tea, coffee, and some world famous t-shirt designer named Johnny Cupcakes. Johnny Cupcakes (http://www.johnnycupcakes.com/) sells t-shirts out of a van. He’s touring the country, making stops at the best art galleries, coolest retail spaces,…
LAX / L.A.X winner!
Roxie, who said: Have an awesome time this weekend!
Nuts and Anti-Nuts
We’re all nuts! What is CrossFit & Why Would I do it? … eh, you don’t need to read the article, the answer is because we’re all nuts! Feasting on Fitness’s Starter Series 3. Eat Fat … explains why a lot of us have suddenly decided we have low-grade nut allergies. Untrue. We just aren’t…
Badass Lax/L.A.X party + GIVEAWAY!
In the spirit of things combining in Austin that don’t normally mix and inspired by the X Games, LXM PRO is throwing the lacrosse party of the century. Lacrosse is becoming more and more mainstream in Texas, and events like this are only going to up the sports popularity. The all-day action kicks off Saturday,…
Let’s Make Up Some Stuff For You to Do
This is Mike’s new M.O. with my training: just combine some stuff and see what happens. Gimpy WOD: 5 x 5 16kg kettlebell step-ups WTF, right? First round was on 24″ box, then moved to 20″ box so that I could fully extend my single leg before bringing the other up. Who knew there was…