by snasta | Jan 17, 2004 | Food and Drink
One of my favorite places for lunch is a bakery is tucked into a back corner of the Village Center on Anderson Lane–San Francisco Bakery & Cafe. Their baker gets up at 4:00 a.m. every day so that they can use fresh baked bread for their sandwiches and soup...
by snasta | Jan 14, 2004 | Sports
Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson and Chance Mock have all decided to return for their senior season. Should make it another fun year of Longhorn football (at least as long as expectations are realistic). Benson To Return For Senior...
by snasta | Jan 12, 2004 | City Guide
As the local history collection of the Austin Public Library, the Austin History Center provides the public with information about the history, current events, and activities of Austin and Travis County. They collect and preserve information about local governments,...
by snasta | Jan 10, 2004 | Things To Do
Got an Austin event to send us? Send it to “info at aroundaustin.com”. We’ll look at ’em and publish the ones that look interesting. Events that benefit charities are always appreciated.
by snasta | Jan 10, 2004 | Photographs
AustinPostcard.com is a site built around Casey Weaver’s extensive old postcard collection. Lots of interesting pictures and drawings of historical Austin. The site’s set up so you can send a few of the cards as...
by snasta | Jan 9, 2004 | Business
An Austin based company, Photodex, makes my favorite image management program–CompuPic Pro. My brother in law, Cy, introduced me to this program. I have to admit he had to install the darn thing forcibly on my computer and now I can’t live without it. It...
by snasta | Jan 8, 2004 | Business
Finally, a business that knows how to handle a screw-up. I dropped off three frames at Binswanger Glass a couple of days before X’mas after they said they’d be ready X’mas eve by noon. I asked them when they’d close and they said 3:00. I was...
by snasta | Jan 8, 2004 | Food and Drink
Is the unassuming Chinese restaraunt in the same shopping center as Target on 183 and Ohlen the best Chinese restaraunt in Austin? Maybe, consider the people who love it. Two of my friends are from Shanghai and they love eating there regularly. Heck, their wives send...
by snasta | Jan 7, 2004 | Business
Want to send a postcard with a University of Texas theme to a friend. Go to www.utexas.edu/inside_ut/postcards/. They have some postcards with great photography. Gotta give credit to Jack from ECA for finding this website. Check out Jack’s company if...
by snasta | Jan 7, 2004 | Health
The bane of living in Central Texas is Allergies. In the last national survey we were the fourth worst place to live for allergies. It’s a constant problem–right now we’re in the midst of cedar fever where the cedar trees let go of their pollen and...
