Entries from Austinist tagged with 'heights'
March 3, 2008
In case you're still curious about where to vote on Tuesday, we've reprinted the official list from the Travis County Clerk web site as of Monday evening. For up-to-date information, you might want to double-check the Office of the Registrar's database To find out which precint you're in, use their handy Voter Verification form. From the Elections Divison: Registered voters can vote with a voter registration card, driver’s license or any official photo ID,......
Continue Reading "Polling Places for March 4th"September 25, 2007
José González In Our Nature (Mute) Last year, González talked to us about the never-ending tour schedule, the slow process of songwriting, and how his next record --well, this record-- would focus on the guitar. His first full-length, Veneer, wooed us back in 2003, and though Gonzalez has been touring fairly relentlessly in support of it, he has found time to put together this work, a ten song album that sounds quite similar to......
Continue Reading "New Release Tuesday: múm & Iron & Wine"August 27, 2007
With unseasonable weather descending upon much of North America, schools getting ready to reconvene, and sports seasons getting exciting, it's a busy time of year for us here in the Ist-A-Verse. Luckily, even with all the things we have to do, we still managed to get together to let you know what we've all been up to. After cooling down from a hot weekend of many badass Sunset Junction Street Fair photo dispatches, LAist asked......
Continue Reading "Elsewhere in the Ist-A-Verse"October 20, 2006
Notable posts for the week: Beth is proud to live in Travis Heights. i'll drown the urge for permanence and certainty has friends who don't think she should wait for the bus in her neighborhood. She thinks they're wrong. Nesting is the topic of discussion at Skipping~Down~the~Stairs. Kimberly at A Little Pollyanna compares Austin's growth to that of Houston. Speaking of growth, M1EK doesn't think we need a new downtown library right now. We......
Continue Reading "Best of the Austin Blogs: Week of Oct. 16"August 31, 2006
We haven't seen much come up in the '04 lately, but there are 04 new '04 listings this week: 1608 Newton - $349,000, 1,728 square foot brick house on giant lot. Very close to SoCo hotness. Some questionable recent looking interior design choices (not a fan of "diagonal"), but whatever. Big house, big lot, nice location. Looks good. What is up with the number? Is the pictured mirrored? Is this 1908 Newton? Confused.1807 Brackenridge......
Continue Reading "Hot Real Estate Listings - South Side Special"August 17, 2006
Here are a few real estate listings that have come on the market in the past week: 1404 Kinney - Live near a superfabulous Austinist editor! $279,000, 1,014 square foot house across from the hottest apartment/townhome project in the city. Very close to Alamo Drafthouse South and all the hipness of South Lamar.1704 Travis Heights Boulevard - $410,000, 1,557 square foot beautiful brick home in the center of Travis Heights near Stacy Park. Interior......
Continue Reading "Hot Real Estate Listings"June 16, 2006
New York City indie rockers The Walkmen made it big with 2004's Bows and Arrows, an aggressive, exuberant, and borderline-theatrical production that ended up on tons of year-end "best of" lists. Over the past two years, the guys have gone through some big changes: the Harlem building housing their personal recording studio, dubbed Marcata (where B&A was born), was bought out by Columbia University, in the school's ever-accelerating expansion north of Morningside Heights. After......
Continue Reading "Austinist Giveaway: Tickets to See the Walkmen at La Zona Rosa, Monday"May 12, 2006
On the menu today: Sizzling underwater action! Hot Art School brats! Delicious football soccer stars! Scrumptious teen empires! Delectable California Jews! Tasty foreign brides! Bon appetit! Poseidon We’ve said it before, and now we’re saying it again: Josh Lucas is the new Kevin Costner. Careful, Josh. Remember what happened after Kevin’s big “water” movie? Yeah. Nothing good. *Art School Confidential We didn’t go to Art School. We imagine it’s just like the stories say:......
Continue Reading ""Oh My God, Is That a Leak??" This Week's New Movie Releases!"May 3, 2006
Starting this Friday, Austinist has yet another perfect excuse for getting out of the city for a day and enjoying the nearby hill country: Clifford's Original Wine Bar is opening its doors. [Visit Clifford's Website] Built in a clearing on the rolling hills of Wimberley, just minutes from Wimberley Square (roughly 40 minutes from Travis Heights), Clifford's Original stocks a fabulous selection of wines both domestic and international, with a well-represented assortment of reds and......
Continue Reading "Wimberley Gets a Wine Bar: Clifford's Original Opens This Weekend"November 26, 2005
We went on the Travis Heights Art Walk today, and were pleasantly surprised by how much there was to see. Unique, handmade goods, including sculptures, ceramics, handcrafted furniture, woodwork, quilt wall hangings, eclectic clothing, intricately-patterned pillows, photography, and even more. Since it's that time of the year when we're more prone to shopping, the studios were a wonderful alternative to fighting the crowds at the mall. And with the weather as beautiful as it......
Continue Reading "Alternative Holiday Shopping: The Travis Heights Art Walk"November 21, 2005
M O N D A Y [ 2 1 ] music · Elizabeth McQueen and Jason Robards at Threadgill's music · MC Chris (Adult Swim), Snmnmn, The Ergs, America is Waiting, Bring Back the Guns and Karaoke Underground at Emo's music · Redrum and Music Lab put on Battle of the Bands 3! holidays · Marble Falls' Walkway of Lights kicked off last weekend, but you can see it through December 2nd - "meander through......
Continue Reading "The Weekly IST List: November 21-27"November 11, 2005
: : FRIDAY : : [culture] End of Ramadan (EID) Festival, 9:30am-4:30pm @ Richard Moya Park [homework] Deadline for the Soup Peddler's Soupie Cookbook [film] New Movies! @ Your Local Theater! [dance] Armagetdown with New Berlin, DJ Big Face and DJ Manny, 9pm @ Progress Coffee [music] Cruiserweight, The Fall Collection, The Always Already and Paper Airlines @ Emo's [music] Fluffer's Union and American Graveyard @ Trophy's [theatre] Paul Rudnick's "The Most Fabulous Story......
Continue Reading "Weekend Round-Up"November 7, 2005
Check the IST List to see when and where these acts will be playing this week Laura Cantrell 14th Street I'll Remember You I Lost You (But I Found Country Music) Bees Letters Rain Boy The Handsome Charlies (samples) Friend of Mine Eighty One Makes Me Love You Ghostland Observatory Podcast Interview with Laurie Gallardo, KUT's "Before the Break" The Deadly Snakes Gore Veil Sound Team Don't Turn Away It's Obvious What's Happening Here......
Continue Reading "Artist Downloads: November 7th"July 11, 2005
We imagine you have been walking around downtown recently and seen a small parade of helmeted tourist-types bumping around on Segways. Like us, you probably thought, “Is there a nerd convention in town? Did someone win the lottery and buy their family members Segways? Is Austin the techno-trendiest town in America?” Well, the answer is far less mysterious. Gliding Revolution Tours now offers 3 ½ hour daily tours of some of the highlights of......
Continue Reading "How’s That For a Segway?"May 9, 2005
Reader Lauren writes: Help! I'm moving to Austin in August. What's up with all the apartment buildings that look like motels?? This is tricky. Austin has a penchant for neon lights and it definitely has it's own "flair" for architecture. We think this might have something to do with Austin being located in Texas, which is perhaps the kitschiest place in the universe. We don't know what to tell you about the apartment buildings, Lauren.......
Continue Reading "Yes, We've Got Kitsch"April 12, 2005
For a couple of months, we've noticed that when police or fire trucks pass nearby, there is a cacophonous response from Blunn Creek preserve in Travis Heights. It seems that there is an urban coyote population in Austin, and it's not just in North Austin. Faced with increasing complaints from aggressive coyote behavior, the city has set up a program to deal with the problem. Unfortunately what that means in Texas is that they'll be......
Continue Reading "Ugly Coyote Policy"April 9, 2005
Flightpath on Duval and 51st Street is our neighborhood coffeeshop. We couldn't think of a better place to start talking with local Austinites about all things Austin. Chris Holmes has been a barista at Flightpath for a year. He's also a world traveller and book lover. Shy and soft spoken, Mr. Holmes would only let us photograph his hands: We apologize to Chris Holmes for our paraphrasing. Austinist needs a mini tape recorder. Chris is......
Continue Reading "An Interview with Chris Holmes, Barista and Avid Reader"