Your Guide to Lake Travis, Austin TX
It’s a million degrees outside. Kids are going back to school. Traffic is about to be 10x more miserable.
Blerg!
Let’s beat the melt-your-face-off-triple-digit heat and back-to-school blues with a little Lake Travis trivia. Put your phones down; don’t talk to Alexa and step away from Google. Who wants to get schooled? Time for a pop quiz!
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As the rapid growth in the Lake Travis area continues, there’s a new traffic study on the horizon that’s stressing out some Lakeway residents.
The approved traffic study was discussed at the recent Lakeway City Council Meeting. Because the entire traffic study is public information, members of the public started reading it. And, of course, posting their thoughts in discussion forums.
Let’s take a peek at what this study means and what you can do about it.
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It’s officially the “dog days of summer” in the Lake Travis area. By that we mean these days are so hot, they aren’t fit for a dog. Especially not for your pampered pooches.
In honor of your furry friends, let’s take a look at a few local spots that are celebrating your four-legged pals. From free teeth-cleaning opportunities to a new holistic pet shop to reading with pups, Lake Travis loves its pets!
Got a pet you’d like to see featured on LTL’s Instagram? (Of course you do.) Keep reading for more details.
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With the back-to-school season looming soon, it’s time to get your shop on with new outfits, bright baubles, and a few must-have finds for the wardrobe. What’s great about shopping in the Lake Travis area today is there are so many options.
Back in “the day” finding cute, hip clothes required a long, traffic-y trip to Barton Square Mall. Thank goodness, those days are gone.
Let’s recap all of the cute clothing options in the Lake Travis area. And if you didn’t know, as of Tuesday, one of our most swoon-worthy jewelry designers now has a Pop-Up Shop in the area.
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Remember when Hwy 71 near Vail Divide was just a lonely highway? Back in the early 2000s, if you headed out that direction, you’d be wondering who in the world wanted to live so far away?
Then, sometime around 2009, the Falconhead West marquee was built, and we’re all like, “What in the world is that huge thing? It’s brand new, but already looks damaged?” (that’s a little old school Lakeway humor)
For the past few years, the area around Vail Divide has been booming. You have everything from residential and commercial development to infrastructure growth (roadways) to a brand new middle school. If you haven’t seen that stretch of Hwy 71 lately, you won’t recognize it.
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