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Forge Painting for 35 Years, Go to Jail for Six
Fascinating article about a master forger, Wolfgang Beltracchi, who has about a year left in his six year sentence for selling forgeries, and is now selling his artwork, legitimately, for $100K plus. Pretty…
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Hight Times at The Hightower
I had completely forgotten that I recommended the Hightower as a destination for dinner. I took the recommendation of a coworker and voila, a group of friends and I found ourselves there after a few…
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The Parrish has Twenty-Five Cent Martinis!
I had lunch with co-workers at The Parish on Dirty 6th and was surprised to see this offer on the lunch menu: .25 for a martini with a lunch order. Now that’s dirt…
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Dandy’s Open House, Thursday 1/29 from 7-11
If you’re downtown and in the mood for libations and leather, stop into Dandy’s on Thursday night. I’ve always been a sucker for their shoes. Have yet to have then custom create a suit…
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Great Finds Via Online Auction Houses
When things are not en vogue, that’s when you buy them and hold on to them for a while. Inevitably, they’ll come back around. A great place to find stuff is at online…
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Truly Tex-Mex on Riverside. Cheap, Fast, and Delicious.
I am from South Texas and I know great Mexican food. While there are a lot of Mexican food restaurants in Austin, I often long for the particular flavor and style of South Texas…
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Sushi in The Southwest, Southwest Austin That Is
I had dinner with a couple of friends at a Sushi bar called Nanami on Brodie Lane. Super fast seating on a busy Friday night, which I always appreciate. Their food presentation is gorgeous.…
