Working It: Off Court
When I was learning to play tennis, cross-training was serious old-school, like the kind of old-school where you are dutifully doing things that more...
Tennis Anyone?
For Paul Bradshaw, tennis isn’t simply a matter of staying inside the baseline or perfecting his forehand. It’s about community-building and activism.
Bradshaw, a member...
Identifying the Banks
Banks are in the forefront of the evening news and the center of the bailout package. Why are these institutions receiving so much attention?...
The Touch of Taste
I wasn’t surprised when 36-year-old Josie Parades told me that her best childhood memories were waking up at home in Brownsville, Texas to aromas...
Passport to Bubbles
Since I am currently on sabbatical from the United States taking my MBA
in Fine Food and Beverage in Italy, I am having dreams...
Love of Painting
“I love art.”
The passion that Ana Lilia Salinas feels is evident when she says those three words, unprompted, at the beginning of our conversation....
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Tribella
It’s hard to imagine that only a year after their formation the stellar group Tribella is just now releasing their first LP. Their engaging...
Joan of Rock
She has a voice and stage presence that has been described by Richard Skanse writing for Rolling Stone as “Tina Turner, Bessie Smith, Janis...
Urban Retreat
You don’t have to leave Austin to find a refreshing, state-of-the- art oasis. You can simply go down to 110 The Circle in SoCo,...
Tone Up for Tennis
As I headed out for a semi-compulsory (for a mental break) run the other day, I passed by the tennis courts at Zilker Elementary...
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