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San Antonio’s Culinaria Named Most Popular Food & Wine Festival in U.S.
01/18/2012

Celebrate San Antonio as the gateway to culinary and cultural bliss. San Antonio’s 12th annual “Culinaria, Wine & Culinary Arts Festival” is set for May 11-15, 2011. Recently named “most popular food and wine festival” by Vanity Fair, Culinaria features internationally renowned vintners, top Texas wine producers and the hottest San Antonio chefs. Over 15,000 people are expected to attend this year’s wine tastings, lavish events and culturally infused fiestas.

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A Week of Home Runs for San Antonio’s Hospitality Industry
01/18/2012

San Antonio’s thriving hospitality industry gained even more momentum this week, as two back-to-back projects moved ahead.

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iPhone App Makes Getting San Antonio Vacation Bargains Easier
01/18/2012

S.A.V.E. (the San Antonio Vacation Experience) is making it even easier for visitors to save money while visiting San Antonio with a new iPhone app. The app gives iPhone users quick access to discounts for over 30 hotels and more than 30 popular attractions including SeaWorld San Antonio, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Alamo Helicopter Tours and even live country music shows. To get special money-saving offers, iPhone users can just show their digital coupon.

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San Antonio CVB Welcomes New Sales Team Members
01/18/2012

The San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau (SACVB) has welcomed two new Sales Team members to its award-winning staff. barry david christopher havins

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San Antonio Convention Center Announces $40 Million Renovation
01/18/2012

San Antonio’s architecturally stunning Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is unveiling $40 million in renovations. Known for its location on the banks of the River Walk, the convention center is located in the heart of downtown; close to thousands of hotel rooms, shops, restaurants and historic sites. Now, with new event spaces and energy efficient additions, the convention center is more inspiring than ever.

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Bravo's “Top Chef” Heads to San Antonio
01/18/2012

Emmy and James Beard Award-winning No.1 food show on cable, "Top Chef," will head to San Antonio for part of the ninth season. The Bravo series filmed the majority of the episodes for “Top Chef: Texas” in San Antonio. Scheduled to air this fall, the series will drive major positive exposure for the city.

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San Antonio's Culinaria Restaurant Week Set for August 20 – 27
01/18/2012

Restaurant Week 2011

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San Antonio Accolades
01/18/2012

San Antonio awards and rankings of note

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Beginning this Saturday – There’s more River Walk to Explore
01/18/2012

The famous San Antonio River Walk is in the process of adding eight miles, for a total length of 15 miles. The first two miles of this eight-mile extension open this Saturday and will link culture-rich downtown with even more attractions.

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Travelocity.com Names San Antonio Among Top July 4th Destinations
01/18/2012

Travelocity's Top Destinations for Hotel Value

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Waller Creek Update Reveals Actual Tunnels!
01/18/2012

Today the City of Austin released the latest issue of Waller Creek Tunnel Project Updates.  Don’t yawn – just check out the pics of real tunnels – under downtown Austin! OK, so the massive middle-earth boring machine shown on page two is stock footage, but I confirmed with Carolyn Perez that the other photos are [...]

Waller Creek Update Reveals Actual Tunnels! is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Survey Says: Sabine Street Promenade Is A Go!
01/18/2012

Another win for Austin and a much needed boost for the neighborhood surrounding E. 6th Street. Back in September, DAB stopped just shy of begging readers to weigh in on CAMPO’s survey of the public about which projects should be awarded grants; specifically, advocating support for granting funds to Austin bike share and streetscape improvements to Sabine [...]

Survey Says: Sabine Street Promenade Is A Go! is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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THE NOOK: New Bar To Fill A Hole On E. 6th Street
01/18/2012

Based on the TABC application mounted to the facade, 309 E 6th Street could become productive again.  The applicant, “The Nook“, is seeking a “Mixed Beverage-Late Hours” permit. Prior to some dedicated stewardship from 6ixth Street Austin’s board of directors (notably Tim League’s cadre of creative support, Wild About Music’s Fred Schmidt, and 6ixth Street Austin Executive [...]

THE NOOK: New Bar To Fill A Hole On E. 6th Street is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Downtown Austin’s Asian Cuisine Corridor (Mai Thai Austin MENU & Restaurant Review)
01/18/2012

Did you know, that in the two blocks between Cesar Chavez and 3rd Street on San Jacinto, there are four restaurants that fall under the category of Asian cuisine – Chinese (P.F. Chang’s), Japanese (Piranha Killer Sushi), and Mongolian (Mongolian Grille Downtown), and now, with the area’s newest addition, Thai (Mai Thai)?  I’m gonna start [...]

Downtown Austin’s Asian Cuisine Corridor (Mai Thai Austin MENU & Restaurant Review) is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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DANA – “Spotlight on Safety” Event, November 15th, 6:30pm
01/18/2012

We’ve mentioned KrimeLabb on our blog before – it’s this great database querying, mapping website where you can see the crime that’s happening in different parts of Austin. For instance, I just did a pull for criminal activity that’s happened in 78701 (Downtown Austin’s major zip code) for the month of October, and I learned [...]

DANA – “Spotlight on Safety” Event, November 15th, 6:30pm is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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DAB EXCLUSIVE: Sales Data From The Austonian, W Hotel Residences, Four Seasons, Spring Condos
01/18/2012

[Personal update why we've not published data for a while. A couple of months ago, I began work on obtaining sales data from the newly constructed buildings. Not a quick and easy task.  However, after several conversations and a leap of faith by everyone involved in assembling the data (thanks!), we've got some REALLY interesting [...]

DAB EXCLUSIVE: Sales Data From The Austonian, W Hotel Residences, Four Seasons, Spring Condos is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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New Rainey Street Apartment Tower Proposed: The Austin Skyhouse
01/18/2012

According to an administrative site plan application filed with the city, the Austin Skyhouse is a proposed downtown Austin mixed-use apartment tower at 47 Rainey Street.  If built, the tower could deliver 15,000ft of retail and 320 apartments to downtown Austin’s red hot rental market. The ~1.4 acre site, shown below, is directly north of the Legacy apartments (187 units), [...]

New Rainey Street Apartment Tower Proposed: The Austin Skyhouse is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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7 Rio Reanimated
01/18/2012

Remember the plans for the 7 Rio condo high rise?   It’s back in play, with a new scaled down plan focused on renters rather than buyers. The original proposal by CLB Partners was an attractive 32-story point tower.  According to an updated site plan application filed in late October, developer/applicant CWS is seeking entitlements for [...]

7 Rio Reanimated is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Austin Bike Share Gets A $1.5 Million Boost
01/18/2012

In an announcement by the Austin Transportation Department, we learn that CAMPO has approved $22 million for Austin transportation projects, including $1.5 million for Austin bike share! The $1.5MM grant required matching funds of at least 20%. Mellow Johnny’s, GSD&M, and a growing roster of local businesses are stepping up to raise an additional $500,000. [...]

Austin Bike Share Gets A $1.5 Million Boost is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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DANA Urban Core Happy Hour
01/18/2012

Quick post about the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association’s monthly Urban Core Happy Hour, (12/8/2011) from 6:30pm – 8:30pm. This month’s HH will be at downtown Austin Whole Foods, on the Plaza Level, right next to the newly opened ice skating rink!  Whole Foods will be providing nibbles and booze for DANA members (only $5 if [...]

DANA Urban Core Happy Hour is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Budare’s Serves Breakfast To Rainey Street Residents Hungry For More
01/18/2012

The newest addition to Rainey Street’s eclectic mix of repurposed bungalows is a backyard trailer named Budare’s serving … drum roll… BREAKFAST! The sign has been up for a couple of weeks, but it was the sight this morning of my vacant refrigerator that got me motivated to walk 100 yards to a warm meal. [...]

Budare’s Serves Breakfast To Rainey Street Residents Hungry For More is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Take a Downtown Holiday Stroll and See Some Art – Saturday 12/3/2011
01/18/2012

It’s free. It’s family-friendly. And heck, yeah, it’s even fun. This Saturday, December 3, 2011, marks the 9th annual Holiday Sing-Along and Downtown Stroll – culminating in a Tree Lighting Ceremony at The Capitol Steps in Downtown Austin. The event is a partnership effort of the Downtown Austin Alliance and KUT, and it’s a pretty [...]

Take a Downtown Holiday Stroll and See Some Art – Saturday 12/3/2011 is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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What Type Of Retail Will Replace The AMOA?
01/18/2012

With downtown Austin’s AMOA no longer exhibiting at 823 Congress Ave, what will fill the void?  Most stakeholders I know are hoping for retail. The corner space includes 12,000 square feet, lots of glass (fenestration for the urbanistas), and has a nice outside plaza. It’s clear what is missing from the downtown retail mix: a [...]

What Type Of Retail Will Replace The AMOA? is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Brooks Brothers Brings Back The Brass
01/18/2012

Walking up to the entrance of the new Brooks Brothers store in downtown Austin‘s Scarbrough building, I smiled. I thought to myself, this is how downtown retail should look and feel.  The entrance has a gilded age grandeur that we’re no longer accustomed to in a downtown retailer.  Big window displays run the length of [...]

Brooks Brothers Brings Back The Brass is a post from Jude's Downtown Austin Blog

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Student-cast After School Improv Audition Announcement
01/18/2012

In March 2012, The Hideout will be bringing back After School Improv, a mainstage show from 2009, as a student-cast show, directed by Jason Vines. Here is the audition and schedule information.

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