sunday coffee with lance armstrong

OK, not really. But we did pop in to check out his coffee shop downtown, Juan Pelota. They serve Stumptown. I was a happy girl.

jordan minor at la zona rosa.

frank.

Frank is the latest hip place to eat downtown. They’re all about good meat.

local art.

Wicked paintings by local artist Daniel Aranda.

austin types.

Some local design I love, by some amazing graphic design firms.

Second Street sights and signs.

For those of you not familiar with Austin, compared to South Congress Ave., the 2nd Street District is the yuppy younger sibling. The 2nd Street District is rapidly becoming the place to see and be seen. High-rise luxury condos and hotels, art museums, and trendy restaurants are sprouting up left and right. The older, more “traditional” Austinites have expressed great disdain and fear in the face of this new Austin Urbanist movement. I on the other hand ADORE the area, and can’t wait to see it finished and fully inhabited with the young and beautiful upwardly mobile hipsters of Austin. These photos aren’t the most comprehensive look at the area, they were taken on a mutual day-off, wandering around looking for some yummy brunch.

austin. south congress ave.

I rarely get out and shoot in Austin anymore. Somehow photography has either become a tourist delight for me, or my home-base just isn’t as exciting as it used to be when I came here as a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed sophomore at UT. Either way, living on South Congress Avenue has it’s perks- lots of interesting photo opportunities within walking distance. So last week we finally took out the camera to catch some of the flavor of the strip, and share it with you…

A trip to the farmer’s market.

embers and envelopes: mae at emo’s.

These were taken with the point-n-shoot, so they aren’t quite as epic as they could have been. Nevertheless. View onwards…

sxsw 2009.