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Best Indoor Plants for Low Light

AUSTIN, TX - It can be tough to find houseplants for your home that will thrive in a low light environment. While adding fake plants to your home seems easy enough for those lacking a green thumb, real plants have more health benefits and can often be therapeutic. Here are 10 plants you can add to your space that thrive in moderate to low light environments.

1. ZZ Plant

ZZ plants are easy to grow indoors and are extremely tolerant to low light. Their glossy, bright green leaves complement any room decor. 

2. Snake Plant

Forget to water your plants? Snake plants might be good for you! They manage well through dry spells and thrive under moderate to low light.

3. Staghorn Fern

Staghorn Ferns require high humidity and moderate light making them a…

The Best Halloween Activities in Austin

Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail

Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail transforms the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center into a glowing walk-through experience inspired by the classic film. Guests wander through Halloween Town and Christmas Town, surrounded by dazzling LED light displays, 3D sculptures, and immersive projections set to the movie’s beloved soundtrack. Along the way, visitors encounter Jack Skellington, Sally, Oogie Boogie, and Zero in larger-than-life scenes designed for photo opportunities.

 

Fear Fair - Sign Bar's Haunted Maze Experience

Sign Bar Austin is bringing the chills this season with Fear Fair, a haunted maze that turns the quirky outdoor bar into a Halloween playground…

Your Guide to the Best Golf Courses in Austin

Austin has been named one of the best cities in the US, boasting new restaurants, a thriving job market, shopping, and sports. With the city growing, this can only mean golf course options are expanding as well. Austin's diverse and unique landscape offers rolling hills, lakes, limestone cliffs and caverns, natural springs and stands of cypress and oak, which can make for dramatic and challenging course layouts. Whether you're new to Austin, or a local looking to try out a new course, check out our list of the best golf courses in Austin!


25 Best Golf Courses in Austin:

  • Apple Rock at Horseshoe Bay Resort
  • Austin Country Club
  • Avery Ranch Golf Club
  • Crystal Falls Golf Club
  • Falconhead Golf Club
  • Fazio Canyons Golf Course
  • Great Hills Country…
Best Family-friendly Games to Play Together

If you are looking for a way to take a break from your TV or phone screen, a good family game night is a perfect idea! Game night is a great way to gather everyone together, bring out your competitive side, and create memories that will last a lifetime. From the classics such as Monopoly and Uno to some of the newer, modern games such as HedBanz and Unstable Unicorns, check out our list of best family-friendly games to play together!

Best Family-Friendly Games to Play Together

5 Second Rule

It should be easy to name three breeds of dogs, but can you do it under the pressure of five seconds twisting down, and with the other players staring at you, waiting for you to get flustered? Time's not on your side, so just say what comes to mind and risk…

The Best Donut Shops in Austin

Glazed, frosted, cake, yeast, jelly, cream, Texas-sized, mini donuts, vegan, and personalized donuts, Austin has got it all! Donuts are a delicious treat that can work in any meal, whether being sweet or savory. Good thing Austin has a variety of local and popular donut shops to get your hot, glazed pastry! Can't pick a donut shop to try out, check out our list of the best donuts shops in Austin!



16 Best Donut Shops in Austin:

  • Angel Donuts
  • Bougie's Donuts & Coffee
  • Combo Donuts
  • Donut Taco Palace
  • Gourdough's Public House
  • Howdy Donut
  • Johnson's Bakery
  • KC Donuts
  • Little Lucy’s
  • Master Donuts
  • Round Rock Donutsa
  • SH Donuts
  • TLV
  • Uncle Nicky’s
  • Voodoo Doughnut
  • Zucchini Kill

Angel Donuts

Suite 200, 8300 N FM 620 Building…

Best Dog Parks in Austin

It is no surprise that Austin, ranked the 4th most pet-friendly city in the nation, would have plenty of parks for man’s best friend! Austinites love to take care of their beloved pets, and we gathered the best parks around town to let them play, explore, and relish long walks.

Red Bud Isle

3401 Redbud Trail, Austin, TX 78746

Red Bud Isle is a popular leash-free dog park that offers a little bit of everything. With over 13 acres located off Redbud Trail near the Tom Miller Dam; one can fish, hike, bike, swim, and much more. This park is just as fun for a human as it is for their four-legged companions! It offers more than a half mile of well-maintained trails, shady trees, large fields, and a tree-lined shore for you to relax while your doggie…

Where to get the Best Mocktails in Austin

Garage

Garage is a hip craft cocktail bar tucked away in a parking garage in the McGarrah Jesse building. The bar’s midcentury-modern vibe is complemented by a small, curated menu featuring old classics and new creations with unusual ingredients such as carrot juice and sarsaparilla. Within their midcentury-modern-themed menu exists an excellent selection of non-alcoholic cocktails. Using Seedlip, a one-of-a-kind spirit distilled with fruit, herbs, and vegetables, their bar team has created the Serene Dream. The drink has a light and fresh combination of aloe, cucumber, lime, sugar, and Seedlip’s Garden spirit for a vegetal and floral mocktail!

 

Hillside Farmacy

Hillside Farmacy is a revived historic East Austin landmark showcasing simple and…

Where to Get the Best Burgers in Austin

Hamburgers are easily one of the most popular dishes in America. Nothing can beat a juicy burger patty with fresh vegetables, crispy bacon, special sauces, and handmade buns. There are a lot of delicious burger restaurants in Austin, in fact, two restaurants were named one of the Best Burgers in America, and the one and only, Guy Fieri, has featured some of these restaurants on his popular Food Network show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives! Check out our list and add these restaurants to your bucket list to see how amazing their burgers are for yourself!

Better Half

406 Walsh St, Austin, TX 78703

In the mornings at Better Half, friends catch up over a cup of coffee at the bar while others focus on laptop screens and brush lingering crumbs from fried…

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