Jane Ko, the foodie behind the blog/Instagram "A Taste of Koko," shares her thoughts on blogging, the Austin food scene and the future of "A Taste of Koko."
When Phil Hutchinson and Hugh Vu moved into their current house in Austin, they had no idea that a University of Texas professor had previously been murdered there. But they decided to run with the slightly morbid joke, turning their new living quarters into a record label and hotspot for their creative friends — dubbed, appropriately, Merdurhaus.
Every Sunday at 10 a.m., a church group gathers under Interstate 35. Though known as a church that caters to the homeless, at the Church Under the Bridge, anyone is welcome.
It’s finals week, and you look awful. You spent the past four nights at the library, and your style is in emergency mode. Dark circles, stress-induced breakouts and dull, matted locks mark the bane of your existence.
Joining a high school film club sparked radio-television-film senior Chris Gilman’s love for movies and directing. “Doing [film with my] friends and having fun with it definitely inspired me to actually make this into something I want to do as a career,” Gilman says.
ORANGE Magazine met with Uli Johnston, the store’s owner, who goes by “The Boot Whisperer” because she is able to match customers with the perfect boot just by looking at their feet. Johnston says she believes that finding the perfect boot at the Wild West Store is a matter of fate.
Tucked within the neighborhoods of Austin’s eastside, a small dark blue building sits, resembling the contents it contains. Traveller Denim Co. was founded in July of 2013 and since then has served hundreds in the creation of custom, raw denim jeans.
Austin is home to some of the best Tex-Mex eateries, but if you want to immerse your taste buds further south into the tropics, here are five Latin American restaurants to try in Austin.
