Hey Lollies on the East Side – Free Children’s Music and Puppet Show

Laura Freeman & The Hey Lollies Present Hey Lollies on the East Side Children’s Music and Puppet Show When:  10:30am, Sunday February 27th, 2011 Where:  Cherrywood Coffee House at 1400 E 38th 1/2, Austin TX, 78722 Price:  FREE with Suggested Donation Hey Lollies are movin’ on up… to the East Side!  Singing, dancing, and silliness [...]

Blue Dahlia Bistro (East Austin)

It had been a while since our family set out in search of another spot where we could enjoy our Sunday paper and some simple breakfast fare, and finally with the virus letting go of its grips on the kids, we ventured out this weekend to the east side.  Blue Dahlia Bistro has long been [...]

Hey Lollies on the East Side (free children’s show)

Laura Freeman & The Hey Lollies Present Hey Lollies on the East Side Children’s Music and Puppet Show When: 10:30am Sunday December 19th, 2010 and Every 3rd Sunday of the Month Where: Cherrywood Coffee House at 1400 E 38th 1/2, Austin TX, 78722 Price: FREE with Suggested Donation Hey Lollies are movin’ on up… to [...]

Austin’s First Outdoor Living Tour Showcasing Exceptional Landscape Design and Architecture (April 17, 2010)

AUSTIN, Texas–Launch787 (3rd Annual Austin Modern Home Tour, Austin Fashion Week) along with Mosaic at Mueller present the 2010 Outdoor Living Tour to showcase approximately 10 of Austin’s most impressive outdoor living spaces on Saturday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Austin is recognized for warm weather, and outdoor activities and lounging. These [...]

Birds Barbershop

I’m half-embarrassed to admit that I have been anxiously awaiting my kids’ next haircuts, watching the hair creep over their ears and their eyes excitedly for the opportunity to take them to Birds Barbershop.  This is a hair salon “chain” (local) that caught my eye when we were driving around South Congress, then South Lamar, [...]

El Chilito, goodness on the east side of town

A month of thanks giving: I am thankful that parts of Austin still retain its unique character, untouched by the generic commercialization that comes with urban sprawl and growth. Thank you to our Facebook fans for suggesting some wonderful places to try on the east side of town. Our family doesn’t make it often to [...]

Metz Sprinkler Park and Playground review

After taking the kids to Little Stacy to play, we needed a place to cool down.  We had hoped that the wading pool would be opened, but it was not so instead we drove about 3 miles due east to Metz Sprinkler Park.  We drove along the former Town Lake until we found the park. [...]

Casa Colombia (East Austin)

Thankfully our children are as adventurous about trying new foods as we are so my family is always in search of the next great restaurant.  For our weekly Saturday lunch, following a stop at the Austin Farmer’s Market to pick up produce, we decided to venture to the east side.  Though we do not get east of [...]

Japanese cuisine scene with kids

Having had the good fortune of traveling to Japan and having grown up eating Japanese cuisine regularly, my sensibilities for what is good Japanese food versus less than stellar may be stricter or perhaps skewed as compared to the average diner.  Nowhere else have I had sushi as fresh as the renowned 築地市場 Tsukiji fish market in the [...]

Tuesday Morning

I don’t know about you, but my kids and I love to go “treasure hunting,” especially on rainy days and too-hot-to-safely-be-outside-without-dehydrating days.  If we drive past a garage sale, we’ll poke in to see if we can unearth any gems out of the mountains of junk.  We’ll stop into a Goodwill if the weather is [...]

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