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.

ThunderCloud Subs: The Journey to Sandwich Fame

Written by Tiffini Brock | November 19, 2015

We are lucky to live in a place that has so many sandwich options, because sandwiches are pretty great.

However, not many places can claim to have served multiple generations a tuna salad on white.

ThunderCloud Subs is an iconic sandwich shop with three locations in the Lake Travis area at Four Points, Lakeway, and Bee Cave. They are celebrating two big milestones this year — 40 years of making sandwiches and 25 years of Turkey Trot’s. The Turkey Trot is an Austin Thanksgiving Day tradition that has raised over $2.5 million to help support Caritas of Austin.

We caught up with Mike Haggerty, co-owner of ThunderCloud Subs and run director of the ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot, and asked him a few questions about the journey to sandwich fame.

Lake Travis Area Restaurants for Thanksgiving Day

Written by Phillip Paquette | November 18, 2015

You may second guess cooking at home after spending hours in the kitchen and making multiple trips to your favorite Lake Travis area grocery store for Thanksgiving dinner last year.

Or you remember the tall stacks of dishes that had to be cleaned and you would like to skip it altogether.

Whatever your reason for not wanting to cook a bird, we’re here to let you know … you have options!

The following Lake Travis area restaurants have you covered if you are looking to dine out (or carry out) for Thanksgiving this year.

Archives for November 2015

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