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For 26 years, television viewers with a range of interests have been captivated by Shark Week’s addictive bite.  If you’ve fallen victim to one of the Discovery Channel‘s most-watched and highly-anticipated television programs and you know others that are just as crazy about Shark Week as you are, then you may want to celebrate the culmination of this year’s event with a Shark Week viewing party.  Since there are only a few days of this year’s Shark Week event left, we have compiled some tips that should inspire you and save you time as you plan a last minute get-together. 1. Shark Cakes or Cupcakes When it […]

Home to the world’s largest contemporary art exhibition, Venice is a city renowned for its art, architecture, and stylistic design.  Fort Lauderdale, with its well-designed and all-encompassing canal system, has earned itself a nickname as the “Venice of America.”  If you live in a Fort Lauderdale luxury apartment and would like to bring some Venetian influence from the other side of the Atlantic into your home, then check out the following design and décor trends. Precious Metal Usage  At the time of the city’s construction, a great deal of wealth was injected into the city of Venice.  One can hardly enter a building without seeing gold-leaf encrusted […]

160,000 spectators.  130 artists.  115 acres of verdant green space.  A dozen music genres.  8 stages.  3 days.  1 event.  This is Lollapalooza, one of the largest and most highly anticipated musical festivals in the world.  And it’s just a day away!  If you have a ticket to part or all of this year’s three-day sound festival and you want to make the best of your experience, you’ve come to the right place. You’re probably going to have fun no matter what.  But if you want to stay sane and comfortable so that nothing can detract from the appreciation of music you will […]

Texas’s capital city of Austin, thriving in just about every imaginable way, has no shortage of tasty food.  Culinary options abound for every dining occasion, including Sunday brunch.  For your enjoyment, we have prepared a list of three brunch hot-spots—each of which is conveniently located near one of AMLI’s luxury Austin apartment communities—that you should check out! The Omelettry has been a favorite haunt of Rosedale, Brentwood, and Allandale residents for decades.  In all that time, the place has hardly changed.  They still serve satisfying portions of traditional breakfast fare.  Give […]

Most Floridians love the water.  We love to look at it (hence the popularity and astronomical cost of purchasing oceanfront property), to boat on it, to swim in it, and more.  But how often do we reflect on the fact that, starting just beneath the surface of the waters that are such an integral part of the Florida landscape, the aquatic realm is an entirely different world from the one we know and live in?  If you are an avid snorkeler or SCUBA diver, then your answer to this question may be an out-of-the-ordinary “fairly regularly.”  For those of us  […]

The picnic is one of those social gatherings of which the origin is not exactly known.  We know that our ancestors have enjoyed picnics for hundreds of years.  We know that picnics in 18th-century Europe were a luxury that only the aristocratic class was privileged enough to experience.  And we know that Americans have developed their own unique picnic habits, some of which are national and others of which are regional (think crab cakes in New England and barbecues in Texas and Oklahoma).  Essentially, we know enough to identify a good picnic when we see one. If you have taken […]

You discover that the bus or train line you typically use for commuting from your downtown Chicago apartment to work is experiencing delays, and you only wish you could remember what the next best alternative is. There’s an app for that. You are planning a first date and want to impress the other party by suggesting a restaurant that serves up undeniably tasty fare. There’s an app that can help you find an eatery that fits your criteria and is conveniently located to your downtown Chicago apartment. You have just polished off your nightcap and you have no desire to […]

Living in an apartment has its perks.  A lot of them, in fact.  Apartments of different classes offer their residents different advantages.  For instance, a luxury apartment is more likely to provide its residents with access to hot local deals (AMLI PERKS) and speedy response to service requests than just any old apartment.  If you live in or are considering living in an AMLI residential community, then you already enjoy or will soon benefit from not having to worry about the following responsibilities that homeowners must regularly concern themselves with, thanks to our apartment perks! 1. Appliance Repairs After perhaps the […]

Do you lie awake at night, tossing ant turning and unable to get comfortable?  Even if you live in an upscale apartment home that is equipped with a nice bed and high-quality mattress, there may be a few simple changes you can make to improve your chances of getting a good night’s rest every night.  Browse through the following advice, and you should be able to discern what  changes can make your luxury apartment bedroom more conducive to restful sleep. Mattress Check If your AMLI apartment home came furnished, the bedroom surely has a high-quality mattress in it.  Just because […]

AMLI had their first AMLI Gives Back Day on May 9th! The DFW AMLI fAMLI volunteered at Jonathan’s Place, a local area organization that specializes in providing a safe, loving home and specialized services for children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected.  Jonathon’s Place is always needing cleaning supplies, new children’s clothes (all sizes), new towels (all sizes), hygiene items, bicycles (all sizes), and toys.   If you are interested in making a donation, please drop off your items or gift cards to the leasing office.   Please visit http://www.jpkids.org/ for more information about the organization.