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Stop by Chaco bus for custom sandals – or free refurbs
Sewing machines were whirring and scissors snipping when I stepped into the Chaco Roving Repairs bus in downtown Austin on Thursday. The vintage bus, where you can get your old Chaco sandals refurbished for free or buy a new pair of custom Chaco sandals, is parked in...
Grab a cold one at pop-up beer garden on the Butler Trail
Live music and beer will be available at the pop-up beer garden. Photo courtesy The Trail Foundation[/caption] Most folks head to the Butler Trail on Lady Bird Lake to work up a sweat, but on Oct. 9 and 10 they can grab a cold one at a pop-up beer garden, too. The...
Paddler West Hansen set to start Great Alabama 650
When Austin paddler West Hansen scrapped plans to kayak the Northwest Passage this summer, he subbed in another daunting adventure - a paddle race that winds 650 miles through Alabama. This Saturday, Hansen will line up at Weiss Lake in northeastern Alabama for the...
Try this water-resistant wallet for wet adventures
I spend a lot of time getting splashed with water in my line of work, and it turns out that I need a water-resistant wallet in my life. Don’t get me wrong. I love my leather kitty wallet so much that when I had it stolen while I was in New Orleans 12 years ago, I...