5/27/2012 1:50:00 PM
Day Trip From Austin - Wildflower Seed Farm
The Wildflower Seed Farm just east of Fredericksburg, TX is the largest such farm in the country. Anyone who has any interest at all in flowering plants should check this place out. I did that the other day and took a few photos. This place has acres of fields ...
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5/27/2012 1:27:00 PM
Great Day Trip From Austin – Luckenbach
Most people have probably heard the name Luckenbach from the Waylon Jennings song about Willie and Waylon going to Luckenbach. I drove there today simply because I had not been to Luckenbach before. Pulling off Ranch Road 1376 on to Luckenbach Town Loop took ...
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5/18/2012 2:21:00 PM
Growth in and Around Lakeway and Bee Cave
I am amazed at the growth happening in western Travis County, specifically in and around Lakeway and Bee Cave. Take a look at the photos below to see two newcomers to Lakeway and Bee Cave. The brand new Lakeway Regional Medical Center is open for business. ...
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5/18/2012 6:58:00 AM
Austin's Favorite Restaurants
The Austin Chronicle has come out with its list of Austin’s best restaurants as voted on by its readers. Here goes: Uchi La Condesa Uchicko Contigo Moonshine Patio Bar and Grill Texas French Bread The Clay Pit Fonda San Miguel Justine’s Brasserie ...
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5/11/2012 7:56:00 AM
Austin Leads Cities in Economic Growth
For the second consecutive year, Forbes has named Austin the country’s fastest growing city. The Austin metro area, which includes Austin, Cedar Park and other suburbs, is expected to see its economy grow by 6% in 2012. Dallas, Houston and San Antonio ...
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5/10/2012 11:57:00 AM
Lake Travis to Rise Thanks to Widespread Rain
OK folks, this is my layman's forecast. Rain early in the week saturated much of the ground in central and west Texas. A stationary front is draped across the southern portion of Texas and a low pressure system is spinning to the southwest near the Big ...
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5/1/2012 12:06:00 PM
Inward Migration To Austin Compared to Other Cities - Off the Chart
OK, not literally OFF the chart, but close compared to most other cities. As the graph title states, this graph shows net migration per 10,000 population by Metropolitan Statistical Area from July, 2010 to July, 2011. This graph is for the 40 largest MSAs ...
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4/26/2012 12:14:00 PM
New Austin Convention Hotel for Congress at 2nd Street
The convention hotels just keep coming to Austin. Just announced is financing for a 33 story hotel at the corner of Congress and 2nd. Construction of an underground parking area with almost 500 spaces should start in August. The hotel will be a JW Marriott ...
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4/25/2012 9:01:00 AM
Highway 71 Improvements
I was showing Lake Travis waterfront properties in Briarcliff last week and had to drive west on Hwy 71 to get there. I pointed out to my buyers the improvements being made and was talking with them about how happy I was to see the road being widened and made ...
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4/25/2012 8:56:00 AM
Whole Foods Opening in Bee Cave
When the Hill Country Galleria opened a few years a lot of people got very excited. Residents of Bee Cave, Lakeway, Spicewood and even Marble Falls finally had access to majot shopping, more restaurants and a movie theater. Now what has people excited is Whole ...
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