Here at the Remington we have a terrific swimming pool. It's lots of fun to splash around in or to lounge beside on a sunny day. But it's not just a pool. We here at the Remington can transform it into a an outdoor cinema. The way we do it is magic. Which is sort of like how a house can fly just by attaching a bunch of balloons to it. But apparently... [Read more...]

Hey Remington folk, we have some good news and some, well, not bad news... it's just a heads up. First the heads up: Tomorrow, June 10, the office here at the Remington will close a bit early, at 4:30pm. See, it's the night of the Austin Apartment Association annual awards, and we'd like some time to change into our ball gowns and tiaras before heading... [Read more...]

Sometimes we all have to put in some extra time at work. But too much of that can have a bad effect on your health. Medical science has the data to prove it. A recent article on WebMD describes a study in the UK that followed British civil servants for about ten years. The subjects who worked three or more hours of overtime a day showed a 60%... [Read more...]

We're going to call this a suggestion on how to clean out your closet. But it's really just a modest attempt to alert you to a cool organization that has an unusual way of making the world a better place. It's Girls Rock Camp Austin, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering girls and women of all backgrounds and abilities through musical education... [Read more...]

We wish to congratulate everyone on making through one of the longer stretches in the American calendar without a three-day weekend. We hope you’ll be able to spend some down time the next few days doing something you like, even if it’s just remaining horizontal on the sofa. But we invite you to take a moment this weekend to think about the ... [Read more...]

It's a long weekend, the first we've had in a while. And it's the unofficial start to summer. Which means... It's time to break out the sunscreen. You'll need it as you lounge by the pool here at the Remington. And when you're picking out some sunscreen, we all know that the higher the SPF rating, the better. Right? Wrong. It's not quite that... [Read more...]

Coffee has become so complicated. There was a day when the biggest choice you had to make was regular or decaf. Now you have dark roasts, light roasts, African, Asian, blends, cappuccinos, Americanos and delicious cold, creamy concoctions. And what happened to calling them small, medium and large? Now it's Venetto and Grosso, or something like that...... [Read more...]

When was the last time you took your best friend for an outing? And I don't mean to dinner and a movie or for coffee over at Scooter's. I'm talking about your canine best friend. Sure, you walk Spike every day. But wouldn't he love it to really stretch his legs a bit and  maybe meet some new friends? Luckily, there's a very nice, new dog park not... [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...]

For a quarter century now, there's been Shakespeare under the stars at Zilker Park, and it's time for this year's production-- A Midsummer Night's Dream. It's on stage Thursdays through Sundays at the Hillside Theater, through the end of May. Curtain time is 8pm, except Mother's Day, when the show starts at 2pm. The Austin Shakespeare website has more... [Read more...]

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