Did you know that July 1st is International Chicken Wing Day? If you said no, me neither, but now that I do I think that its rather cool! Furthermore, it gives me a reason to defy my no fried food diet and eat all of Austin's best chicken wings. i decided in celebration of this new holiday that I would go around and find the best chicken in Austin. I came up... [Read more...]

Expect some new bigshots at this year's South by Southwest Festival. Joining the music industry executives, leaders in the film industry interactive media moguls will be officials of the Obama administration. Austin will be the site for the second of a series of roundtable discussions for federal officials to discuss how with entrepreneurs to improve... [Read more...]

We know a lot of residents of The Remington Apartments work in Austin, and take MoPac to and from work. You might want to stop off at the Chick-fil-A at the intersection of MoPac and Parmer Ln. on your way home from work sometime this week. The store is running some pretty good specials, if you happen to be there at the right time. For instance, on Wednesday,... [Read more...]

Jim Gaffigan has been making audiences laugh for close to 20 years with a deadpan delivery and observational bits on Hot Pockets, Mexican food and cake. But while he’s usually loose with facts, he’s curiously close to target with this joke. How did we get to the point where we're paying for bottled water? That must have been some weird marketing... [Read more...]

We at the Remington want to make sure you don't miss out on any of the good stuff Austin has to offer. Here's one you want to know about: Ghostbusters is showing this weekend. But it's not just showing. It's showing on a street in downtown Austin. In fact, it's going to be almost like a street festival. Vendors will be on hand selling good food, and there... [Read more...]

I like finding unique things online and this morning I came across Happy Socks, a fashionable sock company. What caught my eye about the company is their full line up of brightly-colored socks. Happy Socks has also gotten into the fever of the World Cup with their latest line up of colorful socks sporting colors for a handful of countries. The company... [Read more...]

What's the greatest cookie ever invented? Oreos are good, I'll admit. But they try too hard. They're too complicated. Oatmeal? They're not bad. But isn't oatmeal a breakfast cereal? Pecan Sandies? Eh... they taste good. But they have the word sand in the name. That's weird. The winner is, of course, Chocolate Chip. They are quintessentially American.... [Read more...]