Lifestyle

Living the Lake Travis Lifestyle

The Lake Travis Lifestyle includes a variety of attitudes and values from a variety of people. Lifestyle choices in the area are many — from the neighborhood you live in and how you raise your children to choices about your health and the well-being of others in our community.

Many of us are influenced by our surroundings. Here in the Lake Travis area, we have development, traffic, and water management issues that affect our lifestyle.

Everything from articles that are a little more personal — and sometimes more humorous than others — to creating awareness about traffic and water conservation, this is where you'll tap into the heart of Lake Travis Lifestyle.

Coats for Kids: The Journey of Donated Coats & the Joy of Giving Back

Written by Cathy Hale | December 17, 2015

You may already be familiar with the Junior League of Austin’s annual coat drive, Coats for Kids. It’s an amazing initiative that has been providing children and teens in Central Texas with warm winter coats for 29 years.

On December 12, 2015, Junior League of Austin distributed 35,000 winter coats to thousands of families who needed coats for their children.

Have you ever wondered how your donated coats find their way to deserving children? We did. So this year we took a behind-the-scenes look to figure out how the magic works. And some sweet Lake Travis youngsters helped us out.

Hill Country Galleria Improvements Coming in 2016: H&M and Centralized Dining

Written by Cathy Hale | December 7, 2015

Can you name five stores in the Hill Country Galleria?

According to a recent survey, many of you that live in the Lake Travis area don’t know — or didn’t know — the retailers located in your own backyard.

In fact, when you were asked for a list of ten retailers you’d like to see in the Hill Country Galleria, three of the ten you named were already there.

You may have seen the article in Community Impact that highlighted some of the shopping habits of Lake Travis area residents. According to research conducted by the owners of Hill Country Galleria, consumers within a 30-minute drive of Bee Cave spent $222 million on food and beverage outside the area in 2014. That means you were probably shopping at Barton Creek Mall, Neiman Marcus Last Call and dining downtown.

But what you might not know is this translates to a revenue loss of more than $3 million to the city of Bee Cave.

Hmmm. So we spend money, but we don’t spend it here. Or at least we didn’t in 2014.

Will a $16m investment to improve the Hill Country Galleria change our spending habits?

There’s no Traffic in Austin. Just lots of Car Parties.

Written by Marjorie Vesper | November 16, 2015

If you’re newer to Austin and the surrounding areas, you’ve likely been bewildered by the hubbub over bad traffic and road clogs.

If you’ve joined us from a Golden State to the west, or hail from the compact New England microstates, you’ve no doubt been stumped by the local declaration of horrible, vehicular conditions.

As confused as you are, the traffic which seems to cause so much bother likely leaves you blissed. An Austin newbie, your work-day commute has gone from somewhere around 7 hours to just 1, all in the time it took to pack up a moving van and strap the kids to the top.

But as you have no doubt noticed (cause you’re a local now), everyone in the country followed suit and hightailed it to our lovely Texas too, and in a hurry.

With the Lake Travis area at the top of the list for best places to call home, congestion is fast-building. As such, it seems time to lay down some ground rules, general tips and all out annoyances. You know, for the newbies.

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Living the Lake Travis Lifestyle

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