Next Level Ride, a cable wakeboard park, opens Friday >
Adding proof to the notion that you don’t need a boat to ride a wakeboard, a third cable wakeboard park opens in the Austin area this…
Southern Walnut Creek Trail to close for maintenance >
Heads up, cyclists. A portion of the Southern Walnut Creek Trail between Delwau Lane and FM 969 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) will be closed the…
Leo Manzano named race ambassador for 2016 Capitol 10,000 >
Leo Manzano, who stormed down the homestretch to claim the silver medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2012 London Olympics, is teaming up with…
Fans can paddle with Texas Book Festival authors at Congress Avenue Kayaks >
What better way to meet some of the authors appearing at the Texas Book Festival than to paddle alongside them? For the third year, Congress Avenue…
Moonlight Serenade Social Ride set for Friday >
A Moonlight Serenade Social Ride is scheduled for Friday. The public is invited to join the staff and board of directors of Bike Austin at 7…
2015 FloTrack Beer Mile World Championships set for Dec. 1 at Austin American-Statesman >
Chug a beer, run and repeat – four times – and you’ve got the idea behind the beer mile. Last year, the first-ever official beer mile…
Schlotzsky’s Bun Run takes off on Sunday >
Gear up your buns, folks. This year’s Schlotzsky’s Bun Run, where teams can earn honors for Austin’s Fittest Buns, Austin’s Fastest Buns, Austin’s Best Lookin’ Buns…
How does Texas rank on latest list of most obese states? >
Nearly a third of adult Texans are obese, and the Lone Star State ranks 11th on a list released this week of the most obese states…
Share your bike commute photos using #AustinCommutes >
This city just looks different from the seat of a bicycle. You see the people, the slow change in the skyline as buildings sprout beneath cranes.…
Austin trick skiing champion Kay Nichols has died of cancer >
Austin trick water skier Kay Nichols has died. Nichols, 63, died of cancer Sept. 12. Over the years, she won at least a dozen national titles…
