It’s back! Most of Austin’s yoga studios are offering FREE classes Monday. All over town, all types of yogas. Here for details. The schedule is MASSIVE, and they’ve divided it up into Morning / Afternoon / Evening classes, as well as have separate listings for Austin-vicinity places. My suggestion? Bikram at BYD: http://www.bydaustin.com. I made…
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Labor Day Weekend
My brother and I are having some friends over tonight (ok, it’s a rager), but other than that I have NO PLANS for Labor Day Weekend. This is rare, people, and I’m pretty excited about it. I’m thinking I’m going to embrace the nothingness and DO nothing. But were I to do things, what they…
Dressing Up Ghosts
Ok, not really. First we’re dressing, then we’re ghosting. The new Dress Shop boutique above Elephant Room is finally throwing their kickoff cocktail party to show off fancy frocks from LA and NYC. It’s about time we got a new store in the heart of downtown that wasn’t on Second Street, where it all starts…
New 34th Street Cafe Happy Hour Starts Sept 8
In a city that surprisingly lacks GREAT happy hours (aside from TRIO and Imperia, of course), a new deal is a welcome addition. Especially in the “Midtown” area, where, exempting the Triangle, few restaurants mess with a happy hour. Enter Brykerwoods’ 34th Street Café’s new happy hour, starting next week. At less than a mile…
The Weekend Usual: Free CrossFit & Sugar Mama’s
You know, the Free CrossFit Workout Central holds Under the Bridge at Town Lake once a month on Saturday morning at 8:30am. Details here. And you also know how much I love Sugar Mama’s cupcakes, so you might call me obsessing over how delicious they are “usual” too, but it’s UNusual for them to be…
Imperia 2nd Anniversary Party – Free Cocktails & Sushi
I can hardly believe it was 2 years ago that I hit up Imperia’s grand opening–and almost immediately bounced because it was SO CROWDED. One of my fave happy hour joints sure knows how to throw a party, but I can only hope for my own sake (and the sake of my free-sushi-loving-wallet) that this…
SXSW Interactive Panel Picker & Me
Warning: shameless self-promotion ahead. Please help my SXSW Panel get voted into SXSW 2010! http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3405 Austin Post’s Proposed SXSW Interactive Panel – Newspaper v. Oldspaper: Redefining The Local News If people can write it, shoot it, video it, twitter it, and post it, does that make it news? Real-time news by, of, and for the…
Weekend: Hello Zilker, Tax Free Workouts, and Cheap Sushi
This weekend is a doozy: Zilker Park officially reopens at noon today (Friday), so expect a giant crowd of volleyball-loving early-risers Saturday morning. Of course, there’s also this little festival going on called Bat Fest, so expect giant crowds of Keep-Austin-Weirders there. Awesomes: Chon Som celebrates its 3rd Anniversary Never heard of Chon Som? Me…
Piranha Killer Sushi Opens Today
But the ladies and I nabbed a spot at Piranha Killer Sushi‘s packed soft opening last night and got a chance to sink our teeth deep into the sushi (and martini) menu. In contrast to most of the other sushi places in town, Piranha is bright with lots of light and light-colored wood–the wine racks…
Remembering Brown Bar and Discovering Gumbo’s
Long ago, I used to frequent Brown Bar. I was barely 21 (ok, so it wasn’t that long ago), why would I hang out in a low-lit lounge best known for harboring Capitol cogs and pouring stiff martinis? Jack. My beloved bartender/buddy/reason I always write about how much I love Lanai (where he is now…