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Mandy Spivey

Live Local by Shopping Local in Lake Travis for the Holidays

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Shopping Local in Lake Travis

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.

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Lake Travis’ Upscale Solution to Full-Service Pet Sitting

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Kristine Krolczyk from My Love Fur Paws

Kristine Krolczyk knows her clients well. In fact, when they get a little riled up in the afternoon, she knows just what types of music to play to calm her customers’ nerves.

Did I mention she does all of this with pooches, pups and cats?

One of the newest businesses to make a home in Hudson Bend is My Love Fur Paws Pet Care, Lake Travis’ most up-and-coming spot for pet grooming, pet sitting, dog walking and even home visits to check up on your pets if you’re out of town.

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Lake Travis Lifestyle Day Trip to the Birthplace of Lyndon B. Johnson

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Stonewall, Texas

You don’t have to travel very far around Central Texas before you find the many historic buildings tied to Texas-born President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

As the 36th leader of the United States, he made huge strides in transforming a nation in the way of education, civil rights and poverty, leaving behind a brightly glowing legacy and park that serves in his memory.

The Texas Hill Country is still home to LBJ and his early family, starting in Stonewall just on the edge of Johnson City. Here is where you’ll find Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site, the birthplace and early living space for the future Senator and President.

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Swift Distillery in Dripping Springs: Single Malt Texas Whiskey with True Scottish Flair

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Swift Distillery

Passion is one of the main components in a successful business. That’s why it’s so fun to be able to come across passionate people who have been able to take their dream to the next level, the physical step of starting a business doing what one loves.

Central Texas and the Hill Country is having a boom and distilleries are growing, too. It seems that every time you turn around there’s a new spirit being made in our very backyard, many in neighboring Dripping Springs and Southwest Austin.

Husband and wife distillers Nick and Amanda Swift are owners of Swift Distillery and are fresh on the scene to offer their very own Single Malt Texas Whiskey.

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if you come in here you're gonna talk about music …

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Greg Ellis at Groover's Paradise

“They can do all that but they can’t come in and ask the guy behind the counter which Paul McCartney record is best … if you come in here you’re gonna talk about music and you’re going to get engaged — I’ll leave you alone while you’re digging through — but when you bring it up here we’re gonna talk about what you’re gonna buy. And that’s what keeps me coming to work. I like doing that, I like talking about music, I like being that guy, and I hope people in the store appreciate that.”