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Shopping by day, entertainment by night, the Domain has so much more to offer than meets the eye. Located in northwest Austin, along North MoPac (Loop 1) between Braker Lane and Burnet Road, this long awaited shopping district brought high end shopping such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Tiffany, combined with luxury urban residences to Austin. It was a breath of fresh air and new opportunity for our diverse city when it originally opened, and has since matured into a local hot spot for fine dining, fantastic happy hours and weekend entertainment.

Whether you are in the mood for wine flights at Cru, Italian Chop House cuisine at Joe DiMaggio’s, or sushi at Kona Grill, you will find it all within walking distance of each other. No matter where you decide to satisfy your appetite you have the option of enjoying your meal inside or outside on the patio. On the weekends, in the evening, the Domain is the perfect spot to meet friends for a drink and enjoy live music in the beautiful and relaxing square which is conveniently surrounded by Cru, North, Joe DiMaggio’s and Jaspers.

Live, shop, eat, drink and play, what more do you need?

Never did I think I would see the day that a publicly broadcast station would not me available to me, a cable paying customer. In this moment of such grand uncertainty, that day has arrived. As of October 10th, Time Warner Cable customers in the Austin area lost their NBC programming. 

Austin’s local NBC station, KXAN and Time Warner Cable Inc.  have been in negotiations for weeks over a new retransmission contract. The cable giants current contract with KXAN expired Thursday. The issue at hand involves is LIN’s (KXAN’s parent company) demand to receive compensation for their signal. Time Warner feels it shouldn’t have to pay for something the stations receive for free. The negotiations is recent weeks have led to a public battle closely resembling a political campaign.  Something else I never thought I would see in my lifetime.

A credit crisis, a sluggish economy and now no NBC…what’s next?

Whether you are a history buff or just looking for something new and exciting to do, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is sure to fit the bill. The museum is located at 1800 N. Congress Avenue at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in downtown Austin. A far cry from the every day museum, this local attraction offers everything from special exhibits such as the currently running Cowboys and Presidents, which explores the fascinating and ongoing intersection of cowboy culture and presidential politics, to the city’s only Imax Theater. If that isn’t enough, the museum also has its own café and museum store (of course), in addition to private facilities available for events including wedding receptions and awards banquets.

The Bob Bullock Museum welcomes all visitors and offers a variety of educational programs, tours and events to satisfy everyone. Membership packages are available for frequent visitors, but individual pricing is also available with a number of options to get the most out of every visit.

The Treaty Oak has long been a popular part of Austin’s local culture and lore. The famous tree is the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, originally a grove of 14 that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa Tribes. This historical landmark is estimated by experts to be about 500 years old and at one time had branches had a spread outward of 127 feet. In recognition, the American Forestry Association proclaimed it as the most perfect specimen of a North American tree, and inducted the Treaty Oak into its Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. The tree is located in Treaty Oak Park, on Baylor Street between 5th and 6th Streets.

The Treaty Oak today, although vast and majestic in size, is only a portion of what it once was. In 1989, the tree was deliberately poisoned with a powerful herbicide. Lab tests showed the quantity of used was enough to kill 100 trees. The incident gained national attention including that of Texan and former Reform Party candidate for U.S. President, Ross Perot who wrote a ‘blank check’ to fund efforts to save the tree. In addition DuPont, the manufacturer of the herbicide that was used, offered a $10,000 reward to capture the vandal. Paul Cullen, was apprehended after reportedly bragging about poisoning the tree. He was convicted of felony criminal mischief and sentenced to nine years in prison.

Intensive efforts were undertaken to save the tree, and although arborists expected the it to die, the Treaty Oak survived. However, almost two-thirds of the tree died and more than half of its crown had to be pruned