Archives for November 2015

Live Local by Shopping Local in Lake Travis for the Holidays

Written by Mandy Spivey | November 25, 2015

It can start right after you clean the Thanksgiving dishes. Christmas shopping!

The stores try to suck you into the shopping frenzy with deals on Black Friday. From now until Christmas you’ll be bombarded with advertising to remind you how many days you have left to shop.

And it’s easy to sit in the comfort of your home and go shopping. You can find almost everything you need and have it delivered to your door. A membership to Amazon Prime will have selected items delivered to you in a day!

But what if you’re looking from something more unique? Something that you can’t find online. And a gift that supports Live Local in Lake Travis.

From the Vineyard to the Glass at Flat Creek Estate in Marble Falls

Written by Sandra Spicher | November 24, 2015

In the middle of 2011’s grape harvest, Flat Creek Estate lost its winemaker to a rival in California. Desperate to save the vintage, owners Rick and Madelyn Naber asked Tim Drake, then an itinerant wine scientist running Texas Wine Lab, for help. Drake turned out to be a winemaker in search of a winery.

Since then, the wines produced at Flat Creek — and the vineyard where estate grapes are grown — have been under Drake’s purview.

The Nabers’ goal had always been to make world-class wines. Once they settled on wine as the product, anyway. They bought what was known as Flat Creek Farm on East Singleton Bend Road to save the agricultural land from development in 1999.

Lake Travis Lifestyle Black Friday Giveaway with Learning Express Toys

Written by Cathy Hale | November 23, 2015

We’re excited to share with you our second annual Holiday Shopping giveaway with Lake Travis’ favorite toy store, Learning Express Toys in the Hill Country Galleria. It’s your chance to win a $100 gift card for Learning Express Toys on Black Friday!

We had a chance to take a stroll through Learning Express Toys to find out what’s hot this holiday season. Here’s a peek at some of the top-selling toys and the ones that will certainly sell-out in December.

Archives for November 2015

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