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Summer is in full swing, but something seems to be missing. Oh, that’s right. Your apartment decor doesn’t yet reflect the season that has made its presence fully known and felt outside. If you want some inspiration for your summer apartment decor project, these helpful do’s and dont’s will steer you in the right direction.

Austin, the self-proclaimed weirdest city on earth, has no qualms about its eccentricities. On the contrary, it celebrates them on a regular basis.One of these celebrations, now in its eleventh year, is The Keep Austin Weird Festival and 5k run. This year’s festival, likely to be the biggest and kookiest yet, is slated to be held on June 28 from 2 to 10 PM at The Long Center, just across the river from AMLI on 2ND and AMLI Downtown. If you aren’t  already in the know about this outlandish affair and would like a brief rundown, then you came to the right place.

Conveniently located near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and not far from the cultural attractions for which Miami is renowned, the City of Miramar, Fla. is a safe and relatively quiet place to live. While the weather is enjoyable most of the year, late summer days can be downright sweltering. If you want to beat the heat but you don’t feel like jetting off to one of the air-conditioned entertainment and retail meccas in Miami or nearby Fort Lauderdale, here are three ideas sure to cool you down and make for a good time.

With a dozen properties spread throughout the metro area, AMLI Residential is a recognizable brand in Atlanta. One part of the city in which the company’s presence is particularly prominent is the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, a vibrant and central locale. AMLI Ponce Park, the newest of the three apartment communities in the Inman Park-Poncey Highlands area, will soon join AMLI Parkside and AMLI Old Fourth Ward. The development, which beautified the space known by many Atlantans for years as the Masquerade parking lot, has been hailed as “a vote of confidence” in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood by real-estate blog Curbed. The […]

In terms of predictably beautiful days and evenings, few cities can beat Denver in the summertime. Local organizations and event planners have caught wind of this, making Denver’s summers jam-packed with cultural festivals, open-air concerts, and other exciting events. If your summer calendar still has any gaps in it, consider the following activities and events…

Spending time in the hospital can be hard on anyone; but for sick and injured children who have hardly ever spent a night away from home or their families, it can be especially difficult. It’s the knowledge of this and desire to make long-term hospital stays more comfortable for children on which Dec My Room was founded at Texas Children’s Hospital in South Central Houston in 2007. In the years since, the organization has expanded to other hospitals in Houston, as well as to others in Texas and around the country. A non-profit that provides volunteers with the opportunity to make […]

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup is the biggest single-event sporting competition in the world. This year, half of humanity is expected to tune in to at least one match. The 209 FIFA member countries have already duked it out for a the chance to compete in the 2014 World Cup Finals, with the playing field now narrowed down to 32 teams. Between June 12 and July 13, they will compete for the 13.5 pound, 18-karat gold FIFA World Cup Trophy; cash prizes; and,most importantly, bragging rights as the world’s reigning soccer champion for the next four […]

With the development of the new Amazon campus and the February find of an eight-foot mammoth tusk, South Lake Union has received considerable press in recent months. The neighborhood, considered one of the more desirable places to live near downtown Seattle, is home to a wealth of fine living and dining areas, as well as educational facilities and cultural centers. One of the Seattle neighborhood’s newest luxury apartment communities is AMLI South Lake Union, an amenity-rich complex that happens to be where the tusk of LuLu, the South Lake Union mammoth, was found. Some of the features and amenities that you […]

A brand-new festival is making waves on the eastern shores of Dallas’ White Rock Lake. At long last, a conduit through which independent artists in Dallas can gain the exposure they are looking for. The Dallas Indie Festival will be held at the historic Bath House Cultural Center June 19 to 22. You can expect the following at the highly-anticipated four-day event…

No matter the occasion, picking out a gift for dad can be a challenging endeavor. Finding the perfect gift for Father’s Day, when all the attention is on dad and the pressure is on to deliver a present that will be well-received, is notoriously difficult. Before you spend hours scouring for the perfect gift, read through some ideas to get inspired, then set out in search of or handcraft what your father will appreciate.