Member Blog Posts in "Sports"

Ten Things I Learned In Line At The Super Bowl

posted on February 25, 2011

I’m a Packer’s fan by marriage (18 yrs) , so when the Pack made it to the Super Bowl this year and it was to be held in Dallas, a mere three hour drive from our house in Austin, I knew it was only a matter of time and money before my husband exclaimed, “we’re going to the Super Bowl baby!”.  And he did, and we did.And it was ….a learning experience. I grew up in Dallas and was a Cowboys fan by geography… and I went to the same chuch that Coach Landry went to so it was practically part of my religious upbringing. What’s that word? Indoctrination? Read more »

Author: Julie Niehoff

Ten Things I Learned In Line At The Super Bowl

posted on February 25, 2011

I’m a Packer’s fan by marriage (18 yrs) , so when the Pack made it to the Super Bowl this year and it was to be held in Dallas, a mere three hour drive from our house in Austin, I knew it was only a matter of time and money before my husband exclaimed, “we’re going to the Super Bowl baby!”.  And he did, and we did.And it was ….a learning experience. I grew up in Dallas and was a Cowboys fan by geography… and I went to the same chuch that Coach Landry went to so it was practically part of my religious upbringing. What’s that word? Indoctrination? Read more »

Author: Julie Niehoff

Thrillist Video of Storied Firearms

posted on February 17, 2011

www.thrillist.com/austin/storied-firearms#axzz1EAtlOrFACheck out this fun video from Thrillist columnist...Hope he comes out to the new location and does another one!!

Author: Cherie A. Harris

Train Depot! New Location...

posted on February 10, 2011

This is a picture of our new location!!9300 US Hwy 290 West, Bldg 2Austin, TX  78736

Author: Cherie A. Harris

Old West Cowboy Shooting

posted on February 5, 2011

Author: Cherie A. Harris

Storied Firearms

posted on January 23, 2011

Author: Cherie A. Harris

Use What You Have: Sports as a Tourism Niche

posted on July 21, 2010

If you are part of the tourist board for Paris or Tokyo or New York, you have visitors coming in all the time, for millions of different reasons. If you are a smaller town or less urban region, you have to look around and ask some hard questions....what do we have that can draw visitors and tourism dollars since we appear to have misplaced our Eiffel Tower?One answer these days is sports tourism. Read more »

Author: Sheila Scarborough

Use What You Have: Sports as a Tourism Niche

posted on July 21, 2010

If you are part of the tourist board for Paris or Tokyo or New York, you have visitors coming in all the time, for millions of different reasons. If you are a smaller town or less urban region, you have to look around and ask some hard questions....what do we have that can draw visitors and tourism dollars since we appear to have misplaced our Eiffel Tower?One answer these days is sports tourism. Read more »

Author: Sheila Scarborough

It's Tax Season, Are Your Investments In Order?

posted on December 10, 2009

Around tax time, your attention is particularly focused on your finances and assets.  The current status of the economy can be unsettling and knowing how you can be prepared has become very important.  As you start working on your taxes, you’ll probably be reminded of some of the milestones that occurred during the previous year. Did you recently move?  Has your relationship status changed?  Did you have a baby?  Are you now taking care of your parents?  Did you get a raise at work or change jobs? If any of these milestones have occurred in the  Read more »

Author: S. Todd Harris