A Lot To Envy About Austin

16 REASONS WHY EVERYONE HAS A CASE OF AUSTIN ENVY AUSTIN HOSTS SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST. AUSTIN REIGNS AS 2 THE LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. THE CITY'S MARCH MASH-UP OF INTERACTIVE, MUSIC AND FILM FESTIVITIES. USA TODAY CALLS SXSW... "One of the largest and most influential gatherings on the planet." THE CITY ADOPTED THE SLOGAN IN 1991 after local leaders discovered Austin has more live music venues per capita (around 250) than anywhere else in the U.S. HEARD OF TWITTER? The social media network took off at SXSW in 2007. AUSTIN IS HOME TO THE AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MUSIC FESTIVAL. IT'S ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST AND BEST MUSIC FESTS, OF COURSE. AUSTIN CITY LIMITE WHO NEEDS COACHELLA? THE ONLY FORMULA 1 RACETRACK IN THE U.S. IS IN AUSTIN. AUSTIN CARVED OUT THE NO. 2 SPOT ON FORBES 2015 LIST OF THE COUNTRY'S FASTEST GROWING CITIES. DOES THAT REV UP YOUR ENGINE? SORRY, DETROIT. MAYBE NEXT YEAR? AUSTIN RANKED NO. 2 ON FORBES' 2014 LIST OF THE U.S. CITIES WITH THE BEST PROSPECTS FOR JOB GROWTH. ---- AMERICA'S FASTEST GROWING CITIES 2015 2. AUSTIN, TEXAS FORBES ALSO GAVE AUSTIN THE #8 SPOT ON AMERICA'S 15 BEST CITIES FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN 2014. AUSTIN HAS BEEN RANKED THE NO. 1 TECH CITY OVER SAN FRANCISCO. AUSTIN GRABBED THE NO. 3 RANKING ON FORBES' 2014 LIST OF AMERICA'S COOLEST CITIES. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS METRICS, AUSTIN RUNNERS-UP WERE METROPOLISES LIKE Los Angeles (tied for No. 16) New York City (No. 11) San Francisco (No. 5) IS NO. 1 AMONG 12 GLOBAL TECH MARKETS, INCLUDING SAN FRANCISCO AND LONDON. Maybe Tony Bennett actually left his heart in Austin? ------------------- ------------------- ---------- AUSTIN EARNED 9TH PLACE ON COLDWELL BANKER'S LIST OF THE HOTTEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKETS IN THE U.S, FOR 2015. AUSTIN TOOK FOURTH PLACE ON A 2013 LIST OF THE SAFEST U.S. CITIES WITH AT LEAST 500,000 RESIDENTS. AUSTIN IS 10 THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ULTRA-HIP WHOLE FOODS GROCERY CHAIN. WHOLE FOODS MARK ET SHERIFF One of their largest retail stores is below the Whole Foods headquarters in Austin -a true paradise for foodies. This list was based on a study conducted by the FBI that analyzed major crimes in the U.S. 12 AUSTIN RANKED 7TH ON A 2014 LIST OF THE MOST LGBT-FRIENDLY CITIES IN THE U.S. Austin has the lowest rate of sexual orientation-related hate crimes out of the top 10 most LGBT-friendly cities in the U.S. AUSTIN IS AMONG THE TOP U.S. CITIES FOR CYCLING. AUSTIN CONSISTENTLY RATES AS ONE OF THE BEST U.S. CITIES FOR VEGETARIANS AND VEGANS. 13 14 LOCAL BARBECUE JOINTS LIKE FRANKLIN BARBECUE AND JOHN MUELLER MEAT CO. REGULARLY EARN RAVES FROM FOOD CRITICS. 15 16 WILLIE NELSON AND MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY LIVE IN THE AUSTIN AREA. In fact, Thrillist recently named Austin the best barbecue city in America. Is your mouth watering now? Seriously. Need we say more? SOURCES austintexas.org aclfestival.com PRESENTED BY SNSW.com/press wholefoodsmarket.com texasvegfest.com/eventinfo forbes.com/pictures/mli45ekdfe/2-austin-tex peta.org/features/top-vegan-friendly-cities-2013 nerdwallet.com/blog/cities/most-lgbt-friendly-cities cbcblueprint.com/public/2014bestmarketsreport pdf blog.estately.com/2014/01/best-cities-for-vegetarians gawker.com/243634/twitter-blows-up-at-sxsw-conference austinrelocationguide.com/2012/Live-Music-Capital-of-the-World brookings.edu'research/reports2/2015/01/22-global-metro-monitor gayot.com/restaurants/top-10-bbq/franklin-barbecue-austin-tx.html thrillist.com/eat/nation/these-are-the-33-best-bbq-joints-in-america usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/03/06/sxsw-swenson-evolution/5922177 thrillist.com/eat/nation/best-bbq-cities-in-america-best-places-to-eat-bbq austintexas.org/includes/content/docs/media/ACVB-Austin-Rankings.pdf forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2015/01/27/americas-fastest-growing-cities-2015 bicycling.com/ride-maps/featured-rides/2014-top-50-bike-friendly-cities/11-austin forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/08/18/americas-15-best-cities-for-young-professionals forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2014/08/06/washington-d-c-tops-our-list-of-americas-coolest-cities bizjoumals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2015/02/austin-ranked-no-1-tech-city-over-san-francisco.html SpareFoot LilulululLJ N NOWSOURCING CAFE II----I