February 2007

The Miró Quartet a Classic “Fab Four”
UT’s noteworthy string quartet pulls strings for Austin’s classical music lovers
by Gwen Gibson

Guide to Health & Wellness
Our advertisers offer advice and information on matters of your health and wellness

Life Next Door to Bars, Bands and Boutiques     
Downtown condo residents tell their tales of biking, walking and pushing the stroller to where they want to be, with no intention of going very far
by Laura Mohammad

Letters
The readers write

Out & About
The lowdown on what’s going on
Compiled by Whitney Angstadt
Austin Classical Guitar Society
Flash Dance
Dark Matter

Intimacies
Knowing you’ve met a “keeper”—it could be like in the movies.
by Karen Kreps

Seeking Spirit
Random acts of transmission
by Becca Hensley

Austin Originals
Drumz
Established 2003
by Barbara Wray

Family
Of televisions, diets and scientific experiments
by Lindsey Lane
February Family Events
Spring & Summer Camp Guide

Food
Breakfast in bed
A spring omelet
by Clane Hayward
February Food Events

Pets
And baby makes four
by Melissa Gaskill
February Pet Events

In the Garden
This year grow a garden that will inspire amour
by Cecilia Nasti
February in the Garden
February Garden Events

Environment
Three issues that won’t go away:
coal plants, Water Treatment Plant Four
and the assault on Town Lake
by Robert Singleton
February Environmental Events

Wheels: Hers
The 2007 Pontiac G6 Sedan
A hip new offering from Detroit
by Bonnie Neel

Wheels: His
The 2007 Subaru Impreza WFX STI
For an addiction to adrenaline
by Ian Dille

Going Downhill Fast—With Friends
Austin Skiers group travels often to test the slopes
by Karen Branz Leach

Marching Toward Conception
One woman’s trip down infertility road
by Ann Guidry

The Buzz
Health, wellness & fitness activities abound
Compiled by Whitney Angstadt

Fitness
If you’ve got good gear, you can get good winter workouts
by Tam Thompson

Healthcare
Education and frank discussion facilitate future organ donation
by Darline Turner-Lee

Pampering
Nothing says I heart you more
than a romance of the muscles
by Joanne Liu