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Local Laughs: Q&A with Humorist Wendi Aarons

Written by Cathy Hale | November 6, 2014

She’s smart. She’s funny. She’s kind of a big deal. And she lives right here in Lake Travis. Wendi Aarons is a humorist, author, speaker, producer, mom and proud puppy-owner. I met Wendi years ago when she produced the first Listen to Your Mother show in Austin, which is now running in cities nationwide, and soon to be an anthology from Putnam books.

From writing for US Weekly‘s Fashion Police and Someecards to entertaining millions with a faux Twitter account and being featured in every national and local publication you can imagine, the list of her accomplishments and projects are vast and quite awesome. LT residents, meet Wendi:

Sage & Sweetgrass Wellness Spa: A Journey Through the Elements

Written by Mandy Spivey | November 3, 2014

Calmly center yourself in the warm earth tones, plush chairs and handwoven blankets of the Relaxation Room as you take one of the first steps in your journey through the elements at Sage & Sweetgrass Wellness Spa, one of the newest spas in the Lake Travis area.

Based on the healing traditions and ancient therapeutic powers of the Native American Anasazis of the Southwest, Dr. Alina Sholar combines her holistic healing techniques with her training as a plastic surgeon to offer you the most state of the art procedures infused with whole body wellness wisdom.

Better Bites Bakery: Gluten-Free Treats for Everyone to Enjoy

Written by Mandy Spivey | October 20, 2014

Cupcakes, cake balls, cookie dough bites — there are so many amazing sweets making their way around the Austin food scene. Recent years have seen an explosion of delectable desserts being crafted in and around the Lake Travis area. One of my favorite bakeries to visit lately is Better Bites Bakery, Austin’s only certified gluten-free bakery. But that’s not their only selling point.

For too many years, cooking for the allergy-challenged has come at a great cost: from taste to price, very few gluten-free/dairy-free/vegan desserts seem to come close to comparison to their buttery brothers. That’s where Better Bites Bakery comes in, filling the empty wheat-free shelves of Austin with delicious after dinner sweets.

Zenergy Pilates: Spreading the Love of Pilates, Yoga and Barre

Written by Mandy Spivey | October 13, 2014

If you’ve had the chance to stop by The Oasis in the past couple months, you might have noticed a few extra yoga mats and colorful work out gear near the scenic overlooks on Lake Travis. The team of instructors at Zenergy Pilates, formerly Pilates at 4 Points, has been hard at work building out their new and improved Pilates, yoga and barre studio to serve the Lake Travis area.

Tessa Strader, a UT graduate and ex-accountant turned Pilates instructor, used to run the studio closer to Four Points and 2222, but over the years traffic has increased to the point of needing to switch buildings.

Sun Radio: Broadcasting Roots Rock N' Roll with Solar Power

Written by Mandy Spivey | October 2, 2014

There’s a new sound being broadcast out of Bee Cave that seeks to shine a light on Austin’s music culture. And it’s all running on solar power.

If you haven’t had a chance to tune into 100.1 FM you might not have noticed the toe-tapping sounds of real Americana music that Sun Radio is blasting on the air waves. We’re talking genres from folk to rockabilly, honky tonk piano to smoking hot guitar.

What began as an off-the-air, low power FM station broadcasting out of a studio above a quilting studio in Dripping Springs has turned into a fully solar powered radio station at the Hill Country Galleria that reaches all over Central Texas and beyond, thanks to the wonders of internet radio.

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