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don’t grow up

August 5, 2014 by Faith Benitez

Driving down S Congress the other day, I laughed out loud in my car (all by myself) as I passed by this The Great Outdoors marquee, reminding us that being a grown up isn’t as cool as we all thought it would be when we were youngins’. (Although, most of the “adults” I know still laugh at poop jokes). Thank you, The Great Outdoors, for keeping things weird and being part of what I love so much about Austin and […]

Categories: Around Town • Tags: ATX, Austin, don't grow up, don't grow up it's a trap, keep Austin weird, S Congress, the great outdoors, Why we love Austin

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No, it isn’t the apocalypse

July 30, 2014 by Faith Benitez

  It is, though, “Where in the world Wednesday!” Can anyone tell us where this carousel horseman rides? Your correct guesses will earn you an entry to our monthly drawing!*   With love, as always, Faith *Each month, we will compile all of the correct answers for each of the photos and draw a winner. Guess correctly and you’ll get a chance to win a gift card. One grand prize winner will win a gift card to a local eatery or business, […]

Categories: Where in the World? • Tags: ATX, Austin, austin texas, keep Austin weird, where in the world wednesday, Why we love Austin, wwla

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Why do you Love Austin?

July 7, 2014 by Faith Benitez

So, do you remember when you would look forward to Fridays not only because it was the dawn of the weekend, but because it was also “Postcard Friday” in the land of Why we Love Austin?! …I don’t expect you to- it was a life time ago in the world of the interwebs, but I sure do. To help jog your memory, this week I will be featuring a few of my most favorite postcards that came in, leading up […]

Categories: Postcards • Tags: ATX, Austin, austin postcards, dogs, Faith Benitez, keep Austin weird, postcards, weirdos, why do you love austin, Why we love Austin

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Pouring one out for my homie.

February 17, 2012 by Faith Benitez

It’s a sad day in Austin, TX with the news of local eccentric, Leslie Cochran announces his move to Colorado. The streets will be a miss of his leopard print thongs, high heels and tiara adorned head. My favorite Leslie memory comes from the time I was working in a building on South Congress and 6th street. Like clockwork, Leslie would appear, in his normal scantily clad attire. He would stand on the corner, by the bus stop In front […]

Categories: Around Town, Miscellaneous • Tags: ATX, Austin, keep Austin weird, Leslie, Leslie Cochran, Leslie Cochran leaving Austin

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What’s with the Pink Gorilla?

February 13, 2012 by Faith Benitez

Keeping watch over the Hwy 183, East Anderson Lane, North Lamar corridor, stands a pink gorilla. Originally, I thought the gorilla was a statue of Pinky’s Pagers mascot, a pink gorilla that was left behind when Pinky’s closed down (pagers, they were so 1990…), but I have been trying to research where it came from and cannot find anything on the ape. So other than ‘keeping Austin weird,’ I have to ask… what’s with the pink gorilla?

Categories: Around Town • Tags: ATX, Austin, keep Austin weird, Pink Gorilla, Why we love Austin

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