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 Quickie Pickie Grocery & Mart ground level store coming soon to St. Elmo, SoCo neighborhood 78745  Per Sayers Advisors Instagram Page. Click here for more info on Instagram. " The buyer, Quickie Pickie, is an iconic Austin-based upscale market offering curated goods alongside coffee, draft beer, breakfast tacos, fresh sandwiches, and more. This strategic expansion establishes a strong South Austin presence and allows Quickie Pickie to serve 1,500+ residents within walking distance, including the residents above at Congress Lofts."

 Click here for the EXACT Realtor.com online article.  The Quiet Network Strategy: How Great Agents Stay Top of Mind Without Being Annoying Every agent knows the stereotype: the one who vanishes for eleven months, then reappears with a holiday card and a not-so-subtle request for referrals. Clients can feel that transactional energy from a mile away, and it quietly erodes trust. The opposite extreme doesn't work either. Posting every day, blasting your whole database every time rates tick up or down — that pace burns you out and wears on the very people you're trying to stay close to. There's a better way, and the agents who consistently win repeat and referral business have quietly mastered it. I call it the quiet network strategy: small, genuine touchpoints, spread out over time, that keep you present in people's lives without ever feeling like a pitch. What It Looks Like in Practice A quiet network isn't built on grand gestures. It's built on two-minute momen...

  Marriage & Connection 40 Affordable, Easy Date Night Ideas for Couples Who Want to Stay Connected Because you don't need another dinner-and-a-show. You need to feel like people again — not two tired roommates managing a household together. Somewhere between the mortgage, the school pickups, and the great unending laundry cycle, a lot of couples quietly stop dating each other. Not on purpose. Nobody decides it. It just happens — you get efficient. Conversations become logistics. Evenings become recovery time. And "date night," when it happens at all, becomes the same restaurant followed by falling asleep on the couch twenty minutes into a movie. The good news: reconnecting doesn't require a big budget, a weekend away, or an elaborate plan. It usually just requires doing something slightly different together — something that makes you talk, laugh, or try, instead of scroll. Here are 40 date ideas, sorted by the kind of week you're having. Check off the ones y...

  Happy 4th of July - Loyal Forever, Pat Brennan, Director, Austin Youth Lacrosse/Austin Boys Lacrosse coachpatbrennan@ahsmaroonslax.org Austin High Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season Newsletter Growth • Resilience • Community Hello Austin High Lacrosse Alumni, The 2026 Austin High Boys Lacrosse season was one defined by growth, resilience, and community. From preseason practices in January to a playoff appearance in May, our players embraced every challenge with determination and pride. The Maroons competed against some of the top programs in Texas, celebrated milestone victories, honored 10 outstanding seniors, and saw several underclassmen step into key varsity roles. Off the field, the program continued to grow through community events, fundraising efforts, youth outreach, and the support of our families, alumni, sponsors, and volunteers. 🥍 All-District Honors The following Maroons earned All-District recognition for their outstanding performance, leadership, and d...