Austin Business Journal, July 21, 2008
Frontier Bank secures Bastrop site for first branch location
An intersection in Bastrop will soon be home to the first branch location of emerging Frontier Bank of Texas. Elgin-based Frontier Bank closed late lastweek on property on the northwest corner of Chestnut Street and State Highway 95 in Bastrop. Final engineering and design plans are underway.
The Boston Globe, March 23, 2008
Austin getaway offers cool shops, hot night life
AUSTIN, Texas – Joe Willie ''Pinetop'' Perkins walked slowly across the stage at Antone's. A hush fell over the crowd at the divey blues joint. Then, the 94-yearold former sideman with Muddy Waters lit into a blistering rendition of ''Got My Mojo Workin','' and the place went wild. Perkins, who earned his first Grammy a few weeks later for his part in ''Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas,'' is a living legend, and we got to see him.
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Austin American-Statesman, January 23, 2008
It's no wonder that grilled cheese sandwiches inspire such gooey love
'The only thing better than cheese is hot, melty cheese.'
Such a simple statement – you can almost see the cheese oozing, dripping, stringing – is guaranteed to get a few amens here in Queso Country. But on this day, Michele Haram was not talking about warm cheese dips. Her object of adoration was the grilled cheese sandwich.
Austin American-Statesman, August 15, 2007
Better Lake Than Never
The Colorado River's Highland Lakes Chain – Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble Falls, Lake Travis, and Lake Austin – deserves a big pat on the back. On June 27 massive rainstorms (read: 19 inches in Marble Falls) dumped more than 1 million acre-feet of water (an acre-foot is the volume of water necessary to cover one acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot) into the lake system.
Austin American-Statesman, August 12, 2007
Flooding couldn't drag down annual boat races
MARBLE FALLS - The water that menaced this Hill Country town six weeks ago is the center of a lively celebration this weekend. The 16th annual Lakefest and drag boat races almost didn't happen after Marble Falls got 19 inches of rain in six hours June 27 . The park used as a "pit" for the boats and the riverside spectators area were underwater, and the park's main road was nearly washed away.
Austin Chronicle , July 6, 2007
North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery
I reviewed North by Northwest five years ago. Back then, I wrote, "When NXNW opened in 1999, owner Davis Tucker's intent was to combine great craft-brewed beer and equally good food. To achieve this, Tucker hired the talented chef George Powell away from Mezzaluna and brought on brewmaster Don Thompson to set up the brewery. Miraculously, in the ever-changing world of Austin eateries, the team is still together today."
Austin American-Statesman, February, 4, 2007
Remodeled home's strong lines, natural elements impress
What: A completely remodeled house in West lake Hills with waterfall by the front door and a pond in the back. Builder Steve Wauson the owner of Craftsman Homes of Austin, purchased this house, a duplex that had been built in 1986, in the summer of 2005.
Austin American-Statesman, December 25, 2006
Holiday fixings without all the fuss
Jeff Corff uses a pitcher, not a spoon, when he scoops up pureed carrots and squash. And anything left inside the oversized stainless-steel bowl gets scraped out with a spatula that looks more like a small shovel than a kitchen tool. Corff, a chef at Central Market on North Lamar Boulevard, is making holiday dinners for hundreds of people who purchase premade meals rather than toil in their own kitchens.
