5 Best Places to Watch the World Cup

Soccer fans, unite! Every four years, one of the biggest events in the world takes place: the World Cup. As the most watched sporting events in the world, the FIFA World Cup brings together a global crowd of spirited fans ready to watch their country compete in the soccer (aka football) tournament. And with large...

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Love Thy Sandwich

Unpretentious sandwiches made for the gourmand Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Eric Morales Gourmand is a French word that toes the fine line between a pure love of culinary creations and the darker, lurid side of over-indulgence. It is the in-between where the psyche loves to play and the mindset where food tastes its finest....

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Women’s Event 2018

A Networking Event in Celebration of Women There is something about women that just begs for their voices to be heard and their stories to be told. Whether they are a pioneer carving out a path for those to follow, at the helm of a business, or a mother in a thicket of toddlerhood, each female...

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Growing Pains

A Family’s 1950s Home Renovation Turns a 2/1 into a 3/2 Words by Jess Hagemann Photos by Leonid Furmansky “That’s why it’s so drafty in here!” homeowner Tiffany Puett remembers exclaiming upon making an unexpected discovery in the middle of her family’s 2015 renovation. Tiffany, her husband Jeff Winesett, and their two young kids were...

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Expanding its Reach

At the intersection of access and opportunity Words by Sam Lauron Photos by Boys & Girls Club of the Austin Area New Boys & Girls Club flagship facility will provide East Austin youth with increased access to after-school programming. Every weekday between 3-7pm, more than 105,000 Austin-area youth are left unguided and unsupervised due to...

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Sell the Farm, Keep the Table

Eden East Will Keep to its Roots for Two More Years. Words by Jessi Devenyns Don’t worry; Eden East is not going anywhere! Although neighbors mourned the January 31 announcement that Springdale Farm owners Paula and Glenn Foore had sold their urban farm, the question soon became: What is happening to Eden East? Mysteriously, owner Sonya Cote...

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The Elephant in the Room

Economy at its finest Words by Jessica Devenyns Photos by Leonid Furmansky Everything comes with a price; for Sean Guess, that was 50K dollars. Although Guess is the owner and principal architect at Faye and Walker Architecture, like many Austinites, owning his dream home became a question of finding balance between finances and creativity. However,...

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Kitty Cohen’s

A Rebellious Woman Words by Sommer Brugal Photos by Shelby Bella The design aesthetic at Kitty Cohen’s is Palm Springs meets summer time. It’s quirky and fun. It’s a reflection of Kitty: a strong woman who can drink anyone under the table, swear like a sailor, and have a good time while doing it. When...

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Architecting History

Art built on a foundation Words by Amanda Covo Photos from HumanitiesTexas.org Most Austinites likely know him; his iconic buildings have adorned the corners of Austin for decades. John S. Chase, the first Black licensed architect in Texas, charted designs for some of East Austin’s most eye-catching structures—and his own course in the process. In cities and...

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Home is Where the Heart Is

Two travel guides turn their home into another adventure Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Ashley Haguewood On a corner lot at the north end of Cherrywood is a white house that contains more windows than walls. Originally a show house for the expanding East Austin Cherrywood neighborhood, Blake and Adam Sparks’ mid-century home hasn’t lost...

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Local Mother’s Day Gift Guide

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