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ACL Festival 2009
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Hill Country Happenings| Music venues| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
1 Oct 2009Calling All Music Fans! It’s ACL Festival time again! October 2-4, 2009, will bring 65,000 music fans a day to beautiful 350 acre Zilker Park located at 2100 Barton Springs Rd. near downtown Austin. The festival also is projected to inject some $30 million into the city’s economy! Who says music doesn’t pay? Austin City [...]
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Dick Nichols Park Austin, Tx.
In: Cool Places to Live| Cool Water Places to Play| Fun Places to Hike| Fun Things to see in Austin| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
24 Sep 2009If you are thinking of living in Southwest Austin, do yourself a favor and check out this beautiful park where you can hike and bike on a well-kept 2 mile trail, play tennis, basketball, volleyball with a sand-pit, take the kids to the elaborate playground, and even swim in an outdoor heated pool year-round! [...]
HOT Tips for Selling A Home in a Cooler Market
In: Cool Places to Live| Living in the Hill Country| Real Estate News| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
23 Sep 2009Everyone knows that home prices have declined this past year (yes, even here in Austin and the surrounding Hill Country). So what do you do if you are trying to sell a home in a “buyer’s” market? Here are a few tips for you sellers out there:
1. The First Impression: The rule is that the [...]
Old Pecan Street Festival 2009
In: Cool Places to Live| Cool Water Places to Play| Fun Things to see in Austin| Hill Country Happenings| Living in the Hill Country| Music venues| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
21 Sep 2009The Old Pecan Street Festival is celebrating its 31st year downtown on 6th Street. Great art (250 exibitions), local handcrafts, festival food, and over 80 acts on five stages to take in all in two days! Whew! There will be plenty of fun to be had for the kids, too. From a petting zoo to [...]
Gruene Market Days
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Great Restaurants| Hill Country Happenings| Living in the Hill Country| Music venues| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
19 Sep 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 litte [...]
Arbor Trails
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Places to Hike| Fun Things to see in Austin| Great Restaurants| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
18 Sep 2009Hike and bike trail located in Southwest Austin, just off Mopac (Loop 1) and William Cannon Drive
Sunset Valley Farmer’s Market
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Hill Country Happenings| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
18 Sep 2009Celebrating its 11th year serving Austin, the award winning Sunset Valley Farmer’s Market is located at 3200 Jones Road, Sunset Valley (just off the 290 W access ramp between Brodie Ln. and Westgate) in the parking lot of the Toney Burger Center. It is open every Saturday morning rain or shine from 9am to 1pm. [...]
Austin Adopts Zero Waste Plan
31 Mar 2009The city of Austin is the first city in the state of Texas to adopt a zero waste plan. What does that mean?According to Jessica King, sustainability administrator for the City of Austin’s Solid Waste Services Department, …it is no longer a ’waste’. We call it a commodity now…a different way of thought on how we look at trash”. The [...]
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 [...]
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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. [...]
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- 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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