[slideshow] Story and Photos by Mary K. Schaffer Planks of swirling blue glass panel the walls of the cool, bright atrium, transforming the once-empty space into a calming ocean. Light fills every corner...

By Mary K. Schaffer [slideshow] Austin City Limits — it's a glorious three days of cramped feet, rain, mud, hunger, beats you can feel in your chest, sweat-drenched bodies, food, celebrity sightings,...

By Mary K. Schaffer What makes Austin so special? The Salt Lick? Austin City Limits? The University of Texas? All of the above? Well, yes, Austin is unique because of all that, but there is much more...