Food + Beverage

Keeping The Magic

From a backyard smoker and a trailer off the highway, Aaron Franklin has spent two decades protecting what makes one restaurant feel like home. Article by Joe Kerby Aaron Franklin still sounds a little surprised that it worked. Sitting in the converted trailer that serves as his office, the man behind Franklin Barbecue laughs when asked what has surprised him most about the journey. “That we made it,” he says. “Sort of kidding, sort of not kidding.” It started more than twenty years ago with...

Life + Culture

Austins Longest Table

A weekend of bites, live fire, and pours on the shore of Lady Bird Lake Photography by Charles Regan, Allisan Narro Chefs, fire, and Texas pours return to Auditorium Shores for the fifteenth year. Every November, Auditorium Shores stops being a jogging path along Lady Bird Lake and becomes Austin’s longest dinner table. This year that table turns fifteen. For three days the downtown lawn belongs to chefs, pitmasters, sommeliers, and anyone willing to walk it with an empty stomach and an open...

Home + Design

The New Americana

How Allie Eklund Is Reframing the Texas Tradition Photography by Kayla Swayze Triple E doesn't fit neatly into one category. It is a working ranch in the Texas Hill Country, the foundation of Triple E Mercantile, and increasingly, a framework for thinking about contemporary American life. For Allie Eklund, those distinctions were never particularly important. The ranch wasn't conceived as an identity or a business. It was simply where she grew up. As she began sharing that life publicly, she...

Fitness

Smarter Training

The concierge EMS experience changing local routines Article and Photography by Hannah Laster walked into her first EMS session in Los Angeles with healthy skepticism. Visiting a friend’s company, EMS Concierge, she thought there was no way a 20-minute workout could live up to the hype. By the end of that single session she was completely sold—not only by how effective it felt, but by the unexpected energy that followed. The experience rewired how she thought about fitness. At the time she...

Health + Wellness

The Family Behind the Smiles

Dr. Drew Bell shares his family legacy and patient-first philosophy at Bell Dental Studio Article and Photography by Second-generation dentist Dr. Drew Bell is carrying forward a 40-year legacy at Bell Dental Studio. Here, he discusses growing up in the practice, the Austin community that inspires him, and the family values guiding patient care today. What was it like growing up around the practice your father built, and what inspired you to follow in his footsteps and take it over as the...

Local Services

Baking Love for Austin’s Fur-Babies

Woof Gang Bakery blends healthy treats, spa-style grooming, and deep community care across Austin and Georgetown Article and Photography by Woof Gang Bakery has become a beloved part of Austin’s pet scene, blending homemade treats, gentle grooming, and genuine community care. We sat down with the owner to hear how personal loss sparked a passion that now serves dogs and their families across Austin and Georgetown. How did you come to own Woof Gang Bakery here in Austin? What drew you to...

Local Services

Kids Being Kids

Austin's newest indoor play space is giving families 9,000+ square feet of screen-free wonder. Article by Cara Caulkins This summer, a 9,000+ square foot sanctuary for wiggles, giggles, and childhood wonder is opening its doors in Austin's Cherrywood/Mueller neighborhood and it was built by a mom after she couldn't find anything like it anywhere else for her family. Rollie Pollies, opening late Summer at 3822 Airport Boulevard, is an indoor play destination for children from newborns through...

Local Services

The Good That Grows

Rescue ATX Dogs celebrates two years of helping Austin’s shelter and street dogs find families Article by Cara Caulkins One of the most beautiful parts of foster-based rescue is getting to know a dog in their foster. At Rescue ATX Dogs, many dogs arrive with little to no history. Some come from the city shelter with an intake note, a medical record, and a few photos. Others are found on the streets with no known past, just a need for safety, care, and someone willing to give them a chance. ...

Travel

Sun & Sophistication: Henderson Beach Resort

Escape to Henderson Beach Resort, where thoughtful programming, family-friendly amenities, and slow-paced luxury create effortless summer travel experiences. Article by Janie Henker | Photography by Henderson Beach Resort Nestled along Florida's coveted Panhandle, Destin has earned its reputation as a premier coastal destination. With sugar-white sand stretching for miles and sparkling water that almost seems unreal (we’re talking the kind of emerald that inspired its nickname the "Emerald...

Travel

Fredericksburg Rediscovered

Where antiques, elephants, and unexpected flavors transform a classic Fredericksburg weekend Article by Caroline Heiburg It’s easy to think a Fredericksburg weekend follows a familiar pattern with wine tastings, shopping and a walk down Main Street. Over the course of a few days, exploring reveals something less predictable. The weekend begins in a house, a cozy space with wine and chocolate passed between guests. By the next morning, it shifts to a warehouse filled with antiques and oddities...