Having Fun in Columbia, South Carolina's Vista District
On Friday June 27, I flew into Columbia, South Carolina to be a panelist at the Vocalis Music Industry Conference which was being held over …
Coffee Bars
Breakfast in the Bywater at @WhoDatCoffeeCafe
New Orleans is absolutely loaded with coffee houses and breakfast restaurants, and somehow I’ve always ended up missing the Who Dat Coffee Cafe. I had …
Breakfast at The French Press in Lafayette @FrenchPressLAF
Lafayette is probably second only to New Orleans when it comes to great cuisine, and the city has lots of breakfast choices. But I was …
SXSW Day 5: Ending the Night With A Latte at @Halcyon78701
With its late hours (open until 3 AM on weekends), Halcyon is the quintessential coffee bar in downtown Austin, popular at any time, and stuffed …
SXSW Day 4: Enjoying A Mocha at TOMS Roasting Company @tomscoffeeID @TOMS
TOMS began life as a shoe company, making a modified kind of Argentinian shoe for the North American market, and giving a pair of shoes …
SXSW Day 3: Coffee in East Austin @VintageHeartAtx and Records @ThirdManRRS @ThirdManRecords
It is possible to find free parking during SXSW if you don’t mind a fair amount of walking, so I parked over on the Eastside, …
SXSW Day 2: Downtown Austin and Dinner at Annie’s @anniesaustin
Back on the downtown side of Town Lake, there were a lot of things going on, particularly a lot of events associated with the Interactive …
SXSW Day 1: Walking Around Downtown and East Austin
As I do every year, I spent the late afternoon and early evening strolling around the downtown area, Sixth Street and East Austin. The crowds …
SXSW 2014 Day 1: Shopping Around Austin’s North Loop Neighborhood @MonkeyWrenchATX @BreakawayAustin @epochcoffee
Going the I-10 route through Houston as I did meant that I didn’t get into Austin until 4 in the morning on Monday, so it …
Soul and Funk with PurElegenace at The Grindz Coffee in Cordova
After I left the block party in Crosstown, I headed out to The Grindz Coffee in Cordova because I had heard that they occasionally have …