Nature Nurture: The Zilker Bluffs Tree Planting Project

The rarely disputed “Jewel of Austin”, the Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail, is getting just what it deserves—more trees. In a massive effort to improve one of the most heavily used sections of the Trail—the area on the south side of the lake just east of the MoPac...

Austin’s most confusing parking garage

I went to visit my friends at Anthony Barnum PR for a very productive discussion on social media today.  They’re in the beautiful Frost Bank tower.  Maybe all the intellectual horsepower in that room sucked my brain dry but getting in and out of the Frost Bank...

2006 US Open, New York City

Got to fly Jet Blue for the first time out of Austin to Boston for  a recent East Coast swing.  I’ve always liked Southwest Airlines for domestic flights but I might have a new favorite airline.  Plenty of legroom, efficient check-in, assigned seats, DirectTV...

Mole and Chili’s East of I-35

A group of us decided we wanted to go out for brunch.  Fonda San Miguel’s was closed so we looked at the Fearless Critic book and El Chile on Manor Road (Follow 26th just East of 35) popped up.  We met there at 11:00 a.m. on a hot August day…well...

Central Market Cooking School–Food TV come alive

Fat carries Flavor, Pinot Noir goes beautifully with Salmon, Brachetto d’Aqui is a wonderful light sparkling RED dessert wine that goes well with dark chocolate, Salmon gets its characteristic pink color from eating shrimp (and most farm raised salmon gets it...