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Rhode Partners builds Austin's tallest skyscraper from cantilevered glass Called The Independent, 688-foot-tall (212 metres) tower sits between Austin's Seaholm District and Shoal Creek. The tower resembles stacked Jenga blocks It is several feet taller than The Austonian, a 56-storey residential tower that completed in the Texan capital in 2010. Rhode Partners described the new apartment building as a "vertical neighbourhood". "As a new addition to the city's skyline, The Independent's striking silhouette represents the bold and innovative spirit of Austin," Rhode Partners told Dezeen. A swi...

FacebookTwitterEmail In a distinctly European-villa style, this 1928 Commodore Perry mansion has been transformed into a boutique hotel and upscale resort.Douglas Friedman Travel & Leisure released its annual roundup of the world's best hotels this week, and two Texas properties claimed spots on the coveted list.  On April 20, the stalwart travel magazine unveiled its It List 2021: Our Editors’ Picks of the Best New Hotels in the World, highlighting 73 of the best hotels to open across the globe. Surprisingly, as T&L notes, it was a still a banner year for new hotels, even with a pandemic ...

On The Road Again! Meet the neighbors: A Texan's guide to road trips in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. April 15, 2021 Call it a collective case of cabin fever. Over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, with more and more of us vaccinated, we Texans are ready to get out—out of our homes and, yes, even out of our beloved state. The open highway beckons with the promise of socially distant freedom and outdoor recreation. For this guide, our writers have explored fun, safe spots in five neighboring states. (We’re saving our big neighbor to the south for another pac...

The hills are alive with socially distant adventures. April 15, 2021 This article is part of On The Road Again: A Texan's guide to road trips in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. As I emerged from an aspen-shaded stretch of the Cliff Creek Trail, in Colorado’s West Elk Mountains, I inhaled big gulps of cool air and reveled in the muscle burn from miles of steep hiking. A 360-degree view opened around me, and except for my husband, Chris, I didn’t see another soul on that July day in the middle of a pandemic year. I stopped, spun around a couple of times, and pretend...

The scenic byway offers a lot more than just the way to Santa Fe. April 15, 2021 This article is part of On the Road Again: A Texan's guide to road trips in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Before my first trip to New Mexico, for a writing conference when I was 24, I mistakenly imagined the Southwest to be one large desert. After flying from Houston to Albuquerque and embarking on the two-hour-plus drive to Taos, I couldn’t really comprehend the scene unfolding before me as I left one pueblo and entered another, the spaces between gloriously free of Targets and PetSm...