Your Guide to Lake Travis, Austin TX
All of us here at Lake Travis Lifestyle are taking a break to celebrate this holiday and enjoy time with family, watch some football, and eat too much pie. Don’t forget to support our local businesses on Small Business Saturday by shopping local. Happy Thanksgiving!
We’ll see y’all next Monday!
You can always find live music in the Lake Travis area and this weekend is no exception. If you’re a fan of the blues or just a fan of festivals, you will not want to miss the inaugural South Shore Blues Festival, happening this Saturday just west of weird at the Iguana Grill.
The weather and views of Lake Travis will be spectacular, seven Austin-based blues artists will be taking the stage, Mexican food and cold drinks with table side service, a Dia De Los Muertos costume contest…and you can buy an adult ticket for $15—say what?
The festival kicks off at 3pm with The Jacqui Walker Band and each band following will take the stage at the top of the hour, every hour. The headliner and 2013 Heart of Texas Blues Challenge Winner – J.T. Coldfire will bring his own style of blues starting at 9pm. The lineup in-between includes Mojo House, Skye Downing, The Every Day Blues Band, Swamp Bats, and Austin Rogue Gypsies—you can read more about each band and listen to their music here.
[Read more…] about The Inaugural South Shore Blues Festival this Weekend
What makes pizza New York-style? It’s that thin hand-tossed crust that is firm and crispy. It’s having the option to grab a huge triangle to-go and eating it folded as you walk down the sidewalk. It’s not a slice of pizza that flops into your hand like a wet piece a cardboard when you pick it up and try to eat it.
How does a New York-style pizza get that signature crispy crust? It starts by using a coal-fired hearthstone oven with a temperature between 800 and 1000 degrees. The high temperature cooks the pizza in less than five minutes and produces that unbeatable bottom, charred edges, and caramelized toppings. Any other way and you’ll end up with a cooked top and soggy bottom pizza.
[Read more…] about Tony C's: New York-Style Pizza in the Lake Travis Area
Next time you’re out shopping or dining at the Hill Country Galleria, see if you can find The Benches of Bee Cave located along the sidewalks and in front of shops and restaurants throughout the Galleria.
If you’re spending time with your children, it’s a fun game of exploring and a great way to make them aware of the arts. When you find one, you’ll have the perfect reason to take a seat and maybe have a few photo opportunities.
There are currently seven benches and each one is an original work of art. The Benches are a project of the Bee Cave Arts Foundation. Eventually the BCAF envisions about 50 benches installed throughout areas in the community and Bee Cave Central Park.
Lakeway City Council is considering a zoning amendment for C-4 zoning that will allow auto dealerships in the city limits. During the last meeting held on October 2nd, the Zoning and Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendment by a vote of 4-3. Of the fourteen people that spoke during the public hearing, eight were in favor of the amendment and six were opposed.
This is likely to be a close call, so be sure to show up at the Lakeway City Council meeting tonight at 6:30 pm to voice your opinion.
If you’re not familiar with the zoning amendment, you can see the full Staff Report here and read an overview of the proposed amendment, the draft amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, information provided by the North Lakeway Village Committee, and a concerns list.