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Moving to Austin, TX PLEASE READ!!!?
Me and my Husband will be moving to Austin from Lubbock the first of December.
I need as much information as possible!!!
Where is the best place to live within reasonable price ($ 1-2 br. $500-750)
I am looking for an administrative assistant job (full time) and I need to know the best place to look?
I am also looking to get into some activities/groups. I dance (all types) musical, art, fitness (yoga/pilates) etc.
Where is a good place to go country dancing (I love to do lifts!)
Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Please, I’d like lots of replies!
Employment:
There are several publications use can use to look for jobs:
Austin American Statesman (daily newspaper)
Austin Chronicle (alternative press, weekly on Thursdays)
also, walk into a grocery store (HEB, Randalls, Albertsons) and usually near the exit door their are several job finder publications
and of course looking online is a great source for jobs, though the economy is really struggling right now, so be prepared for a tough road
Living:
South Austin is most eclectic and authentic
North/West Austin are suburban/family oriented
Central/Downtown/UT is full of young professionals with new condos going up all the time
East is not bad, though I would be cautious about neighborhoods east of I-35 between Cezar Chavez & the capital - just behind in development and generally the residents here have lower incomes than the city average
I would suggest using an apartment locator or real estate agent- they will know the area well and offer advice to need to make a smart choice.
The University of Texas is just north of downtown, Dell is in Round Rock (an area just north of Austin, about 25 minutes from downtown Austin) - condos are being built up all over, esp. near downtown, though are expensive (in general, the cost of living in Texas is low compared to most places).
Austin is very friendly toward the arts & outdoors, so finding a yoga studio or the like should be easy. The Austin Chronicle will offer listings for all of that kind of thing. You may also look for reviews on austin.citysearch.com
Music:
You may go country dancing at-
Midnight Rodeo (south Austin, basically Ben White & Parker Lane) or Graham Central Station (north, in Pflugerville, I-35 & Grand Avenue Parkway).
Other in music, Austin is a town for local talent- some of my favs…Vallejo, Abra Moore and Tungsten Coil, whom I work with (www.tungstencoil.com)
I would say stop at Antones (5th & Lavaca) and Continental Club (South Congress) or walking through the wareouse district (4th & Colorado-ish) go by Cedar Street Courtyard, an open air plaza-like space with a big stage (often Latin dance or an 80s cover band)
Other to do/see-
Barton Springs (in Zilker Park, $3 swimming and they also offer canoe rentals), Go to Mount Bonnell, Town Lake greenbelt
Just park on Congress just south of Riverside and start walking (from April through September), around 7ish, you can watch the bats fly out from under the Congress bridge,
You may enjoy a walk on the state capitol grounds (11th & Congress), and just walk around ut - pardon the construction
Guero’s (South Congress) is a “see and be seen” restaurant, though you will find better food at the Blue Dahlia Bistro (East 11th) and Hyde Park Grill (Duval Street)
and if you have anything “Texas Tech”, leave it behind…hook’em
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