Cathy Hale

FROST – A Gelato Shoppe: Authentic Italian Fare in Lake Travis

Written by Cathy Hale | September 8, 2016

There’s no shortage of yummy dessert and coffee spots in Lake Travis and now you can add one more to the list, because FROST – a Gelato Shoppe opened earlier this month in the Hill Country Galleria.

But FROST is way more than just another run-of-the-mill soft serve parlor with an over-the-top list of sugary toppings.

FROST serves up authentic Italian gelato, sorbet, coffee and more. The visual presentation alone is delicious! Think of it as a taste of Italy with a twist of romance.

Romance, you say?

What could that possibly have to do with gelato?

Well, after you taste FROST gelato and sorbet, you may fall in love with it, so there’s that. Plus, the owners make fresh gelato and sorbet from scratch every day with ingredients and machinery from Italy. That’s love too.

But the best part has to be the FROST story, which started taking shape in Audrey Perez’s mind in 2005.

How to Avoid Getting Punked by a Lake Travis Skunk

Written by Cathy Hale | September 7, 2016

If you’re familiar with the notoriously noxious smell that tends to waft through neighborhoods in the Lake Travis area, you know skunks are afoot.

Did you know their scent can be picked up by your human nose from more than a mile away?

They can also spray their victim from up to ten feet away with accuracy that rivals precision rifle shooters. In fact, they can control the amount of mist they spray and spray up to six times consecutively.

This isn’t good news for those of us with functioning noses and/or pets.

But in all fairness, the skunks were here first. This is the Texas Hill Country. It’s full of all sorts of wild critters who have been happily living here long before we showed up.

So how do we co-habitat with these smelly polecats?

Lake Travis Roadwork: What You Get For $11 Million Dollars

Written by Cathy Hale | August 31, 2016

Remember when the words “elevated highway” made everyone put down their chai lattes and take notice?

Back in February, we had a little bit of fun breaking down the TxDOT Feasibility Study. Ah, those were the days!

We highlighted some obvious traffic woes that exist on 620 like the “failing” intersections that are ill-equipped to handle growth in the next 20 years.

We explored the dangerous nature of accidents on 620 and explained why hooded left turns may indeed be the solution. Yes, hooded left turns are a real thing.

The final point was that no funding is available for the proposed changes.

There is money for the current transportation projects you may be observing on and around 620 right now.

What’s happening on Lake Travis area roadways? How much is being spent? And who’s paying for it?

Restore Cryotherapy Brings the Cool Factor to Healthy Living in Lake Travis

Written by Cathy Hale | August 25, 2016

Liquid nitrogen has become a popular ingredient in the Lake Travis area.

Ice cream fanatics can watch and feel the liquefied element work its magic at Creamistry. And thanks to the opening of Restore Cryotherapy located in the Hill Country Galleria, you can experience the benefits of liquid nitrogen first-hand. Think of it as Creamistry for people. Well, sort of.

Doing whole-body cryotherapy for the first time may be one the most unusual and unique things you’ve ever done in your life. It’s like science fiction meets day spa with a twist of chemistry. And yes, it’s very very cold. Let’s just say Snow Miser would be right at home in Restore.

Let’s take a look at cryotherapy and Restore Cryotherapy’s mission to bring health and healing to Lake Travis residents with oh-so-cold technology.

Lake Travis Update: A Surprisingly Soggy End to Summer

Written by Cathy Hale | August 17, 2016

Triple-digit temperatures in the Lake Travis area rolled out as quickly as they arrived back in July. Blazing heat and crunchy yellow grass has been exchanged for unusually cool and rainy days this week.

Austin just had the coolest August 15th on record since the 1800s. If you were wearing a long sleeve jacket in your home yesterday and watching the Olympics tucked under a blanket, you weren’t alone.

Thanks to all of the rain, Lake Travis is back up to 95% full. Waking up to your smartphone honking and buzzing at you is part of the process as the lake refills and you deal with flash flooding. And flash flooding in this area is serious business.

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