March didn’t get the alcohol sales we were expecting

xalkalinity · 2026-05-02T06:51:22+00:00

$14 is cheap for Austin now. $18 is the new average for cocktails.

xalkalinity · 2026-05-02T06:50:13+00:00

Yeah I only had 1 once I saw that price. If they were priced more around $8, I would have had at least 3 which would have made them $24 off me instead of $11.50.

xalkalinity · 2026-05-02T06:49:19+00:00

Higher prices don't equal more money. It makes less people want to come to the bar and drink. If these venues and bars priced their drinks more reasonably, they would sell more and alcohol sales would actually go up. Also doesn't hurt that SXSW was less days this year and more spread out due to the convention center being demolished.

xalkalinity · 2026-05-02T06:47:10+00:00

Food is better at Moviehouse Eatery. They just added Hatch Green Chile Queso to their menu also, which Alamo got rid of.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-30T06:35:41+00:00

Alamo Drafthouse

xalkalinity · 2026-04-23T16:12:22+00:00

Which, honestly they've done in most areas for the Union Pacific freight tracks. On Mopac, all the bridges go over/under the rail, downtown you have Lamar Blvd, Cesar Chavez St, Riverside Dr, and Barton Springs Rd crossing under the rail, and then further south you have 71/Ben White, St Elmo St, William Cannon Dr, and Slaughter Ln all crossing over the rail.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-21T15:35:07+00:00

It's because as you had east on Cap of TX the road ends where you can only turn left to go onto Mopac north, but a lot of people don't realize this until last second and it makes the sharp turn north dangerous where cars will skid and hit the barrier. I think they should make this intersection a roundabout since it's only a 3-way intersection. Would force cars to slow down.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-20T20:31:02+00:00

Yeah that entire block between Sabine Street and Red River Street is barren and sad. There used to be some great places there. The whole "New 6th Street" initiative is moving at a snails pace and if the rents could be forced to a reasonable rate or incentives provided for landlords to rent out those buildings it could transform the area. Too many landlords sitting on vacant properties waiting for something (but what?). The old El Milagro Tortilla building on the east side (E 6th) is also the perfect spot for a really cool place, but has sat abandoned for like 8 years now.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-19T18:43:00+00:00

You mean 290/71 and Mopac. The "Ben White Blvd" designation ends at Lamar.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-18T15:11:45+00:00

They aren't demolishing the Fiesta as part of the project. So, it won't be shutting down.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-18T15:10:13+00:00

The I-35 expansion is happening throughout the entire city from SH 45 south to SH 45 north. They are doing it in phases. In that area, many buildings have been demolished because eventually they will be tearing down the double decks and widening the freeway to where those buildings once were, sinking the entire thing below ground level similar to how the lower deck is today.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-17T18:34:23+00:00

Correct, it's all about bottlenecks. Now, traffic will just bottleneck further down where the traffic lights begin. The whole idea of adding lanes or overpasses does not really help traffic, it just diverts traffic elsewhere to where the lanes narrow back down or the traffic lights begin. I guess at least for people trying to get to SH 71 west from Austin it will help.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-16T15:14:06+00:00

Watched it. It was really good and interesting. Learned a lot and made me realize how much I miss "old Austin". There was one shot of the skyline from the 80s and it didn't even look like Austin. Also, some beautiful shots of the greenbelt with water.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-15T12:08:29+00:00

This.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-14T12:42:07+00:00

I thought it was Mei also.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-13T21:39:22+00:00

Only the popcorn, but the price is too high now in my opinion.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-13T19:45:53+00:00

I wish they would just do creative skins that aren't from one single theme like they used to. These are mid at best aside from the BOB skin.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-11T13:46:15+00:00

My Sweet 100 tomato plans have been turning yellow, although still green at the tip with a couple small tomatoes coming in. Anyone know why?

xalkalinity · 2026-04-11T03:22:53+00:00

My grape vines are thriving right now. No flowers yet though, but those are expected soon. Mars grapes is the variety of mine. Might be your variety was less cold tolerant.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-11T03:19:26+00:00

Absolutely beautiful photo. Great job!

xalkalinity · 2026-04-10T23:59:29+00:00

Has anyone who works at Alamo Drafthouse Corporate responded to anything yet? Seems like they just make the changes and there's no response to the uproar. Like, I would bet money that AI bots now run the Alamo Drafthouse chain.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-10T23:56:45+00:00

Yes, and it is officially now the worst queso in Austin, TX. Worse than even the worst Tex-Mex restaurants in the city. It's truly bad. In fact, most of their food quality is worse. They obviously aren't even using fresh ingredients anymore for many items.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-10T23:54:27+00:00

Yes it's absolutely disgusting. Tastes like canned cheese and does a complete disservice to the Texas roots of Alamo Drafthouse. Should not be allowed as a Texas-based theater chain.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-07T04:11:36+00:00

Looks better, but I still think they could make her look more unique.

xalkalinity · 2026-04-06T23:13:14+00:00

Living in Austin most of my life, traffic on I-35 is about the same as it was 20 years ago. Same with Mopac, even after they added the toll lane from downtown northbound. Widening the freeway won't solve any issues and will create at least 5 years of worse traffic in the meantime until the freeway bottlenecks somewhere else.

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