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COVID Checklist Week 17

Hard to believe it’s been four months of this. Workouts I WAS BORN TOO LATE!! Women’s flag football to become a collegiate sport … so far only 15 schools have signed on, but more are in the works. BFree’s Digital Studio is up and running, and I took my first class with the lovely Shelby…

COVID Checklist Week 6

A special section for special times. This is what kept me covidtained? this week. Can you believe it’s week 6? Last week’s list here. Week 4 here. Week 3’s here. Week 2’s here. There is no Week 1 because we didn’t know back then. Workouts… BASKETBALL. I have gotten to shoot every day and it makes me so…

The Things You Can Buy Locally

IN the vein of all the things I would have bought, there are two local Austin shopping events this weekend that I’m pretty excited about, and you should check out if you’re in town. Shaybazaar is a new site for ethically-sourced, handmade items. Kitty Cohen’s, if you’ve never been, is worth the visit alone: it’s…

Austin: My Ambitious Austin Weekend

Waaaaaay back in 2009, I wrote a post called Top Ten Things to Do in Austin … the list still stands as an excellent guide, but as I spend a wedding long weekend in town with locals and not, I thought I’d make a list of things I want to do this weekend. To be clear, this…

Aspen: Sex & The City 2

FREE Sex & The City 2 at Belly Up tonight, Tuesday, 8pm Yep, I’m blogging about it again and I didn’t even love the movie. Hey, it’s off season, what else you gonna do? Nonetheless, to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pink drink specials will be available during the screening of “Sex and the City…

Austin: Four Seasons Dive in Movie [updated]

The Blind Side is ONLY my favorite movie ever. It has surpassed Top Gun, and nothing had surpassed Top Gun since I saw it in 1995. Or somewhere around then. Anyway, this fall the Four Seasons is hosting Dive in Movies (like Deep Eddy’s, only better, because it’s the FOUR SEASONS) where you can lounge…

Austin: Weekend Hops & Pops

Saturday: Hops From 2-5 pm, taste your favorite (512) Ales plus
 the newly re-released Belgian Style Strong Ale 
(512) ONE.2

. Get three free tastes. Buy a pint glass for $5 and your new glass becomes the tasting glass (bigger tastes). I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Pecan Porter (pictured) but I’m pretty sure it’s a winter…

Aspen: Chili Pepper & BrewFest

In an event you’d think you’d see in Texas, Snowmass is hosting the 7th annual unofficial summer kick-off, The Chili Pepper & Brew Fest. The chili is legit–it’s part of the International Chili Society’s chili competitions and tastings in Snowmass, while microbrewers face off in a prestigious summer ale competition featuring 50 plus breweries (listed…

Giveaway Alert: Arthouse 5×7 Art Splurge + Social

Hipsters and art patrons alike are coming together for the 11th Annual 5×7 Art Splurge, and the art series is adding a cheaper Social event too. With nightlife kingpin James Moody charing the event, the Arthouse event pulled off quite the coup, because while cool, the art-patron organization just doesn’t have quite the same reputation…