Austin is home to the only The Formula 1 Stop in the United State. Circuit of the America was built specifically to host the Formula 1 race each year. The grounds were…
Author: Larry Richards
ATX Music Venues
COOL MUSIC VENUES IN Austin Texas. This is an ordered list of our favorite and most frequented spots for music in Austin and the Surrounding areas. Most of the Bars on 6th…
Austin Area Fireworks Shows
Downtown Austin A nice big city Fireworks show and cool crowd. Getting to the bridges can be tough so go early. The Fireworks are shot over the river at the Congress street…
May Events 2019
Staff EVENT PICS One month left before Summer time and the heat hits S Texas. Like always there are some good shows coming to ATX in May, a few fests, and other…
Crashing the SXSW Party
For the first time in many years SXSW is on the agenda. Thanks mainly to the decision to move AISD Spring Break so it would not be during the festival. I haven’t…
Kite Festival
Come with family, friends, and pets to Zilker Park for one of Austin’s best-known annual events—the Kite Festival. This event kicks off a number of spring events, and is an opportunity to…
Golf Courses
Public Munis Lions aka “Old Muni” Located in West Austin, it’s a short but very nice course. Green Fees are reasonable. The course gets crowded on the weekends. Roy Kizer and Jimmy…
Lake Fun without a Boat
A recent Birthday party brought me to a small lake about an hour drive from downtown Austin. On Lake Placid in Texas (not to be confused with the famous one in New…
Fishing in Austin
In the Texas Hill Country the options for fishing include bass, catfish, stripper, crappie, perch, and believe it or not, rainbow trout. For those of you without a boat, there are many…
Kayak in Austin
Lady Bird Lake You can rent a canoe, kayak, or paddleboard at numerous locations. Zilker park below the pool on the south side, http://www.texasrowingcenter.com and http://www.rowingdock.com/ on the north side. There is…
