DANA’s Downtown Living Tour (DLT) showcases the homes, shopping, and experiences of living in downtown Austin.

Experience downtown in a day!  Start your DLT experience with complimentary bubbles and bites, then walk, bike, or hop on aboard an air-conditioned shuttle to visit stunning downtown Austin spaces!  Along the way, enjoy freebies and specials from local restaurants, retailers, and coffee shops!

Help us make the next Downtown Living Tour happen! Let us know if you are a downtown resident, real estate marketer, or business wanting to showcase your space or sponsor the tour. Email us at info@downtownaustin.org.

When: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: Whitley Apartments 301 Brazos, Austin, TX 78701 (map | transit)
Business Sponsor: Austin Food and Wine Festival

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PRO-TIP:  DANA Members receive priority entry into this event.  If you are not a member, join today! [seriously, click here to join now. You’ll feel great supporting DANA!]  It’s only $25 per person, per YEAR, and Non-members will be charged $10 at the door!

The Austin FOOD & WINE Festival returns April 25-27 to Butler Park (1000 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX  78704) to spoil your palate with a handful of global and nationally renowned talent.

This 2-day weekend in the culinary capital is the epitome of high spirits, with a packed schedule of hands-on grilling demos, up-close tastings with top chefs and sommeliers, and more interactive demos and panels.

And the nightlife? Served. Events like the Rock Your Taco Showdown and The Taste Of Texas keep the music going and the libations flowing.

Urban Core Happy Hour Format – PLEASE READ!

DANA Urban Core Happy Hours are open to all! DANA Members get in free, and non-members pay $10. Entry into event includes food and drink tickets (until we run out!).

Want to join DANA?  You can sign up at the Urban Core Happy Hour, or you can click here to be directed to our Membership page to join now.

Membership includes free entry to Urban Core Happy Hours for one year after your sign up date!

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May Urban Core Happy Hour
When: Thursday, May 8, 2014 – 6:30pm-8:30pm
Sponsor: Alta’s Cafe
Where: Alta’s Cafe, 74 Trinity Street (right on Ladybird Lake!)

Members of the DANA Board were invited to a hard hat tour of the new affordable housing project in downtown Austin, Capital Studios.

Capital Studios will have 135 efficiency apartments, with rents between $400-$600 (all bills paid), and will be located at the SW corner of  the intersection at 11th and Trinity.

In 2012, DANA wrote a letter of support to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Capital Studios project.

Board Members Jude Galligan, Warren James, Meredith Powell, and Matt Easterling