by snasta | Jan 9, 2009 | Sports
Thanks to a good friend getting me great tickets I got to go to the Fiesta Bowl. It was a truly awesome game. The first half was a defensive struggle from both teams, and the second half was when the game became really exciting. The 3rd quarter belonged to the...
by snasta | Dec 16, 2008 | Photographs
by snasta | Nov 22, 2008 | Food and Drink
How Do You Roll (HDRY), is a new concept for Sushi in Austin started by the Yung brothers–Yuen and Peter. Peter was the Sushi chef at Azuma in Houston before starting this restaraunt. HDYR works to make sushi more accessible, creative and a bit less...
by snasta | Oct 24, 2008 | Music
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by snasta | Jul 31, 2008 | City Guide
One of my favorite buildings in Austin is the Seaholm Power Plant on Cesar Chavez. This Art Deco building was built in 1950 and is now slated for redevelopment. Plans call for the building to contain 80,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space. It will...
by snasta | Jul 26, 2008 | Photographs
The staff of AroundAustin.com is going to go downtown Friday evening to do a photoshoot. We’re going to photograph the Austin Energy Building, the Pedestrian bridge and then just wander downtown looking for cool spots to shoot. Any ideas for a great spot for a...
by snasta | Jul 20, 2008 | Food and Drink
Our favorite Realtor, Deep Nasta from Deep in the Heart of Texas Realty sent us the Deep’s Infamous Happy Hour list with permission to use it. Add your favorite deal in the comments and I’m sure Deep will update his list. Jeffrey’s Half price...
by snasta | May 25, 2008 | Food and Drink
by Joe Payton and Leslie Hall Recently we got to attend Hudson’s on the Bend’s Cooking school at the home of Jeff Blank, owner of Hudson’s on the Bend. As you enter Jeff’s home, you immediately descended in the pool area overlooking Lake...
by snasta | May 11, 2008 | Travel
I had to go down to San Antonio for a business trip and had some extra time. What to do? Seen the Alamo, seen the missions, the River Walk….aha what’s this…something I haven’t visited–the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. The San Antonio...
by snasta | Apr 26, 2008 | Real Estate
When I first moved here in 1984 I drove out Lake Travis and truly fell in love with Austin. The view from the area around St. Luke’s church was just stunning. In 1988, I looked at lake lots on Lake Travis–found some for around $80,000 with cute...
