Archives for November 2013

Lake Travis Area Spas: Best Places to Relax

Written by Mandy Spivey | November 12, 2013

Work, traffic, school, errands, driving your kids from one activity to the next. So many of us here in the Lake Travis area lead a go, go, go lifestyle that we forget to have a little “me time”. Sometimes you just need a day (or sometimes just a couple of hours) to relax, unwind and pamper yourself.

Finding a good aesthetician, massage therapist, or a spa for the day can make you unravel in the process. Relax, we’ve done the leg work for you. Here are some of the best Lake Travis area spas to decompress and rejuvenate in style.

Bee Cave Sculpture Park – A Vision Comes To Life

Written by Emily O'Shaughnessy | November 11, 2013

The Bee Cave Sculpture Park opened its first phase with a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday. It was the perfect way to introduce a beautiful new park to the community.

This park is truly a hidden gem, tucked behind the Police Department near the Galleria shops. The large, 7-acre natural area with enormous oak tress and a pond somehow seems a world away. Wandering through the paths admiring the sculptures you’d never know there’s a shopping center just a stones throw away. It’s a mini escape – a convenient place for residents and visitors of Bee Cave to enjoy nature and art in one beautiful setting.

The Bee Cave Arts Foundation worked for years to bring this vision to life, and as I heard several times on Saturday, “this is only the beginning.” The Sculpture Park currently includes 11 sculptures, some permanent and some rotating, with plans already in the works for Phase II. A playground designed by artist GiGi Miller, whose colorful “Leap of Faith” frog sculpture is a hit with the kids, will be visually appealing with vibrant colors and whimsical touches.

Black Walnut Café Now Open In Four Points

Written by Emily O'Shaughnessy | November 8, 2013

Black Walnut Café, a “contemporary American fast casual concept” opened yesterday at 10817 Ranch Road 2222. Black Walnut has several locations in the Houston area, but this is the first in Austin.

I’m excited it’s here. I’ll admit that I’m slightly biased because I frequented and loved one of the Houston locations back in the day, but Black Walnut nicely fills a niche in the Lake Travis area.

It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and manages to hit that sweet spot of being casual yet nice. It’s versatile and caters to many different crowds. Whether you’re in work clothes or workout clothes, you won’t feel out of place.

On any given day you could look around the restaurant and see a couple on a date, coworkers gathering for happy hour, families stopping by after soccer practice and a group of ladies gathered for a girls night out. It’s child-friendly, but seems more upscale than similarly priced restaurants. You get real plates, real silverware and oh – there’s a full service bar. That always helps.

Lake Travis Football Programs – A Combination for Success

Written by Sean Shapiro | November 7, 2013

In the past decade the Lake Travis High School football team has turned winning into a tradition. The Cavaliers are 8-1 this season and two years removed from an unprecedented run when the team claimed five consecutive state championships.

The ground work for that success – and the foundation for the future – all started with the Lake Travis Youth Association’s football program.

We had a chance to talk with Lake Travis High School football coach Hank Carter and LTYA football commissioner Shad Zapalac. Here’s what they had to say about the combination of the two programs and what it brings to Lake Travis football.

The Official Beer of Lake Travis: Infamous Brewing Company

Written by Mandy Spivey | November 6, 2013

The Austin craft beer scene is exploding. With the abundance of choice beers created in and around the city, don’t forget to try the burgeoning brews that are being bottled in our own backyard.

Located off Hudson Bend at 4602 Weletka Dr. sits Infamous Brewing Company, in a small, unassuming commercial park. But don’t let the quaint Lake vibe fool you—this brewery and its brews really pack a punch.

The story goes back to 2011. Living in Texas but originally from New York, Josh Horowitz was back in NYC and visiting a local bar he used to frequent to watch a football game. Zack Perry, a stranger at the time, was sitting at the same neighborhood bar, and through the matchmaking of their mutual bartender friend, the two met that very afternoon. Josh was homebrewing at the time and Zack was looking to branch off from Wall Street as an entrepreneur. And the idea for the brewery was hatched.

“More business ideas are spawned on Sunday afternoon, but come Monday morning most decide it’s not going to happen,” Zack remarks, reflecting back to the early days. It was that chance meeting that led to their business plans for the brewery.

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