Serving Up the Sunny Side of Life: Sunny’s Backyard

Vegan Pub Food That Even Seasoned Carnivores Will Crave! Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois The words “pub food” makes mouths water, regardless of dietary preference. There is just something about a table of friends, cold drinks, good conversation, and comforting food that is alluring to even the most conscientious diner. And it...

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Top Three Cities in the U.S. for Music Lovers

Get Jiggy With It Words by Tanya White Austin isn’t the only music game around. There are plenty of places across the nation to experience talent from big names to up-and-comers. These three cities are considered the fundamentals for music in the United States, viewed as drivers of the industry and the future source for...

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Best Restaurants: Gabriela’s Downtown Delivers Sensory Overload

Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Brittany Dawn Short In 2018, when Gabby Bucio first began hunting for the perfect space for Gabriela’s Downtown – the original location of her soon-to-become hospitality empire – she kept passing over a house on the hill. “It was painted black, and it wasn’t well-kept, so I kept ignoring...

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Best Restaurants: Hillside Farmacy is an Eastside Classic

Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois Hillside Farmacy’s shaded windows look out onto East 11th Street where passersby amble along the sidewalk, occasionally glancing into the historic interior of this neighborhood establishment. Many enter through the historic wooden double-doors that have swung on their hinges for generations. What is today a restaurant featuring...

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Best Restaurants: Kemuri Tatsu-ya Brings Two Worlds Together

Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois The decor, the drinks, and the food all work hard to defy classification at Kemuri Tatsu-ya. A bricolage of horns and license plates collide with Japanese bar signs, alluding to a concept described by Director of Culinary Development, Clinton Kendall, as the “Texas roadhouse dive bar slash...

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Best Restaurants: Home Slice Pizza for the Family

Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois Stepping into Home Slice on East 53rd Street has the feeling of walking into a traditional New York pizzeria, except that the familiar authenticity of red vinyl booths and checkered tablecloths is punctuated by graffiti art, an eclectic collection of artifacts, and ‘80s rock references. But rather...

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Best Restaurants: Always Lavish Lutie’s

Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois Luscious is how one could sum up a dining experience at Lutie’s. From the atmosphere to the service to the food, this small space, filled with sumptuous banquettes, vibrant color, clinking glasses, and heady kitchen scents, is in a league of its own. One may be forgiven...

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An Architectural Love Letter to Artists

Making Space for Musicians in East Austin Words by Deven Wilson Photos Courtesy of Leftway Studios “We’re all about artists first,” Katie Harrington, Leftway Studios co-owner, muses looking over the property from their treetop patio. Fabricated grassy knolls and repurposed tree stumps populate the yard, alien to the typical flat tracts found in the Cesar...

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6 Best Small Stages in East Austin

Not everything is bigger in Texas Words by Abby L. Johnson Photo by Justin Cook Small, but mighty, these quaint stages host larger-than-life talent and are truly the heartbeat of the local Austin music scene. Skylark LoungeJust off Airport Boulevard lies a decades-old community staple where music lovers can disappear into a hazy dream dive....

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A Guide to the Best East Austin Skate Parks

Sick of “No Skateboarding” Signs? Words by Abby L. Johnson Photos by Baptiste Despois It can be extremely annoying to see a beautifully paved, empty lot ripe for skating only to find one of those authoritative signs declaring the unused space off-limits. While we all like to bend the rules occasionally, Austin has plenty of...

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