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Every couple of years Downtown Austin Blog likes to take inventory of Austin’s best coffee shops.  With SXSW approaching, thousands of visitors will be looking for a respite, so it is a great...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2015/03/05/austins-top-ten-coffee-shops-2015/

Christmas is in four days, y’all.  If you want to live dangerously – you can try doing your last minute shopping online and cross your fingers that it gets shipped to you in time OR you can ...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2013/12/21/last-minute-christmas-gifts-downtown-austin-shopping/

I see this quirky little machine every time I walk in Whole Foods HQ downtown to get a healthy helping of freshly made vegetable juice.  But I’m usually in too much of a hurry to pay much atte...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2013/10/22/art-in-downtown-austin-the-art-o-mat/

Looks like FLOR will be opening in downtown Austin’s 2nd Street District (209 W 2nd to be exact, where Mercury Design Studio was – they’ve now moved 2 doors down). They’ll be opening a da...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2013/02/11/flor-coming-to-downtown-austins-2nd-street-district-march-7-2013/

The little 100 block of San Jacinto has seen a little turn-over recently.  Hank’s Garage, which had been vacant for some time, was recently taken over by a concept called El Ceviche Grill, and...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2013/02/06/brass-house-to-open-in-downtown-austin-convention-center-district-this-friday/

One of the things that always seemed curious to me is how and why Capital Metro (@CapMetroATX) occupied prime square footage on a heavily trafficked part of Congress Avenue, next to Annie’s. F...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2012/12/29/the-highest-and-best-use-of-congress-ave-retail-store-frontage-is-not-capmetro/

Probably not the most urgent of news, but I got really excited about it none-the-less. The pharmacy at CVS on 5th street, the only pharmacy in downtown Austin proper (the now closed Live Oak Phar...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2012/10/03/downtown-austin-pharmacies-cvs-now-open-on-weekends/

I already live, work, and play in downtown Austin, which means that I know a lot about this area.  However, one element that I’m not really that familiar with is the hotels in downtown Austin....

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2012/07/27/hotels-in-downtown-austin-girls-night-at-the-omni-downtown/

This past Sunday, I had the best manicure / pedicure that I’ve ever had.  I had the service at Hiatus Spa + Retreat, a spa concept headquartered in Dallas, but with a location on the ground fl...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2012/07/12/the-best-pedicure-in-austin-that-ive-had-so-far/

Oh, Glee.  I  sometimes enjoy you, but often I am overcome with shame for watching you.  But, last week –  you actually accomplished something useful.  Because of you, Glee, I finally recy...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2012/06/18/glee-indirectly-making-downtown-austin-a-little-more-environmentally-friendly/

A unique boutique is opening its second location on May 10th, 2012, right across the street from The W Hotel and Residences on Lavaca (the first location is in The Arboretum, and opened in 2009) ...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2012/05/07/new-oil-vinegar-boutique-opening-across-from-the-w-in-downtown-austin/

We wrote about the changing face of the Railyard district not too long ago, and one of the new establishment mentioned was Wanderlust, a new Yoga Studio and Live Music Venue that’s opening soon...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2012/04/02/wanderlust-live-open-house-on-april-13th/

More tenant changes are on tap in the shadow of the Capitol on on Congress Avenue. Middle Eastern restaurant Marakesh Cafe & Grill, at 9th and Congress, closed its doors and has a sign indicating...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2011/09/01/new-life-for-congress-ave-store-fronts/

Second Bar + Kitchen is aptly named for it’s Congress Ave @ Second Street location.  But don’t think for a second that the food isn’t first-rate (wakka wakka!). On a whim, I ventured over ...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2011/06/18/second-bar-kitchen-in-downtown-austin/

AF1 Racing is opening a Downtown Austin store.  This is their second location, and they are taking the old OK Paper space near Cesar Chavez and Trinity.  I spotted the window graphics going up ...

https://downtownaustinblog.org/2011/05/19/af1-racing-downtown-austins-neighborhood-superbike-and-scooter-store/