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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 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 [...]
Best 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 [...]
SXSW–Interactive Film, Music, Media Festival Austin 2009
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Hill Country Happenings| Music venues| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
27 Mar 2009Austin, Tx.–Home of the most incredible blending of cutting edge technology, indie films, music, and (mayhem this past week anyway!) The week of March 18-22 brought over 1800 music performances to eighty stages all around Austin! Yep, 1800! If you didn’t get to see any of the SXSW music, don’t despair…Direct TV is broadcasting the highlights of most performances beginning [...]
Gruene, Tx. Market Days 2009
In: Cool Places to Live| Cool Water Places to Play| Hill Country Happenings| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
22 Feb 2009Have you visited historic Gruene, Tx. lately? Do you love antiques and collectibles and hidden little towns that just take your breath away? Well, if you haven’t been to this charming little hill country town located on the beautiful Guadalupe River, hop in the car for a trip back in time to this delightful [...]
Cactus Cafe Austin, Tx.
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Music venues| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
15 Feb 2009The Cactus Cafe located in the student union at the University of Texas is a sparkling diamond in Austin’s crown as the “Live Music Capital of the World”! This month, the Cactus is celebrating its 30th Anniversary! If you haven’t been there yet, you are missing out on a venue which feels more like a [...]
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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 [...]
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