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Recently we noticed an upsurge in people who are choosing to rent rather than buy in our Austin metro area. Cool Houses Austin has a new feature where we can now search for apartments for our clients as well as houses to rent.
We’re really excited about the new feature. Rents are very reasonable in Austin [...]
Home Depot’s Do-It-Herself Workshops
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles| Texas Ranch Living
13 May 2009Hey want to attend a really cool workshop and learn about how to make your outdoor area a very cool and beautiful oasis this spring and summer? Well, check out the workshops that Home Depot offers to “women- do- it- herselfers! This Thursday night at 7 pm, at Austin area Home Depot stores, they will be [...]
Austin City Art Festival 2009
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Hill Country Happenings| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles
27 Apr 2009Our lovely city of Austin, proved to be the perfect setting for some very mesmerizing and incredible art from artists selected from all over the country. The Austin City Art Festival 2009 sponsored by the Austin Museum of Art. The festival took place downtown at the 1st Street bridge beside the beautiful Colorado River, and included fine art, [...]
Ten Cities Where Americans Are Relocating-Austin No. 2
In: Cool Places to Live| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles
4 Apr 2009According to a March 30th story in Forbes, Austin is No. 2 in the Top Ten Cities Where Americans Are Relocating in 2009. The main reasons given: better business opportunities, our very low rate of unemployment, better weather, and more afforadable housing than many US metro areas of the same size (nearly 1.7 million and growing). Our population [...]
Austin to Have Nation’s Largest Solar Panel
29 Mar 2009The Austin City Council voted unanimously on March 5 to contract with San Fransico based Gemini Solar Development Company to produce up to 30 MW of solar power over the next 25 years. The facility will be located in east Austin and will be the nation’s largest solar panel arrary in existence! It is expected [...]
Austin Named Community Wildlife Habitat
In: Cool Places to Live| Living in the Hill Country| Real Estate News| Texas Lifestyles
29 Mar 2009Once again, the city of Austin is selected for top honors! On March 12th, Mayor Bill Wynn and the city council accepted the National Wildlife Federations’ offiicial certification as a Community Wildlife Habitat. This makes Austin the first Texas city and the largest metropolitan city in the nation to be so honored! The main focus [...]
What is Organic?
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
29 Mar 2009We read about the word “organic” as a label applied to food all the time? But what does it reallymean? According to US Dept. of Agriculture, organic means “meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products which come from animals that are not given antibiotics or growth hormones”. Organic food or produce is produced “without using pesticides [...]
Austin Named Community Wildlife Habitat
In: Cool Places to Live| Hill Country Happenings| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country| Real Estate News| Texas Lifestyles| Texas Ranch Living| Uncategorized
29 Mar 2009Once again, the city of Austin is honored! On March 12th, Mayor Bill Wynn and the city council accepted the National Wildlife Federations’ offiicial certification as a Community Wildlife Habitat. This makes Austin the first Texas city and the largest metropolitan city in the nation to be so honored! The main focus of the National [...]
Nation’s Largest Solar Panel Array Coming to Austin
In: Cool Places to Live| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country
29 Mar 2009Best Places For Business and Careers 2009
In: Cool Places to Live| Real Estate News| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
29 Mar 2009If you are tired of the doom and gloom and ready to relocate, check out Austin, Tx. We were just named to the11th Annual Forbes magazine Top Ten Best Places For Business and Careers! Austin hit a home run by a climbing from No. 47 in last year’s poll to No. 8 this year! With a population [...]
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I'm Vicki E. Phillips and I am a licensed real estate broker in both Texas and Florida. I am also a certified “EcoBroker” which means that I care very much about sustainability and green living!
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- Kathy MacDaniel: Farmer Markets are great especially so close. [...]
- admin: Thanks for the update! Will definitely have to walk over and check you out! What a great location [...]
- Austin Museum Day | Austin, TX Travel - Culture and Recreation: Great post! Great site for visitors to check out your latest blogs! [...]
- Jordan: There is also a new store called Planet Beach Contempo Spa at the Shops at Arbor Trails. It is an a [...]
- Lauren Baxter: Great blog. Cool place. [...]