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November is here and the holiday season is quickly approaching. Things have wound down considerably since last month and we’re beginning to settle for more and more dark in our mornings and nights. Still, this month offers many more reasons to go out than not. Find some of the best events around AMLI communities across the country listed below. Atlanta Nov. 4 & 5: Cotton States Cat Show Cat lovers abound at the 79th annual Cotton States Cat Show. See pampered felines and rescue cats competing and available for adoption, as well as a host of vendors and a raffle. Nov. […]

Season tickets for Broadway in Houston’s 2017-2018 lineup sold out in a hurry. Three productions will make their world premieres at the Alley Theatre between now and May. The 2017-2018 season promises to be a banner year for Houston’s esteemed theater district. Here are the season’s most highly anticipated performances. The Santaland Diaries Holiday classics A Christmas Carol and The Nutcracker are both making runs in Houston this theater season. But if a dose of holiday humor would serve you well, add David Sedaris’ Santaland Diaries to your holiday watchlist. The outlandish tales in the […]

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the Denver skyline’s soaring potential. If Greenwich Realty Capital’s bid for Six Fifty 17 is approved, Denver will acquire its first “supertall” building in 2021. At 1,000 feet tall, Six Fifty 17 would rise 286 feet above Denver’s current recordholder, Republic Plaza. Six Fifty 17 would transform the Mile-High City’s skyline, but it would not be Denver’s first attention-grabbing 21st-century building. Here are six magnificent recent additions to the downtown cityscape, including one that’s still under construction. 1144 Fifteenth 1144 Fifteenth is still a few months from opening its doors. But the Hines project recently reached […]

Where notoriety is concerned, Chicago’s hot dogs rival the city’s deep-dish pizza and Italian beef. And not just one individual or restaurant is responsible. German immigrants first introduced Chicago to tubed sausages in the mid-1800s. S. Rosen’s started baking poppy-seed buns in 1909. They’re still unofficially the official Chicago-style hot dog bun. Around the time of the Great Depression, Jewish immigrants refined the by-then traditional dog with their kosher all-beef sausages. At some point, seven condiments became the Chicago-style standard. Yellow mustard, white onion, sweet pickle relish, sport peppers, tomatoes, kosher dill pickle spears, and celery salt are affectionately called […]

Art is an unrivaled medium of expression. If you like experiencing the lenses through which artists see, feel, and interpret their world, Seattle is a good place to be this fall. Several highly-anticipated art exhibitions are currently on display or slated to open soon. Here’s an overview of eight Seattle art shows we recommend checking out. Humaira Abid: Searching for Home Sept 22 – Mar 25 at Bellevue Arts Museum Pakistani-born artist Humaira Abid’s first solo museum exhibition tells the stories of immigrants and refugees in the Pacific Northwest. And it does so through the mediums of wood carving and miniature […]

Given its reputation as one of the more health-conscious, sustainability-minded cities in the region, it is hardly surprising that Austin is home to two of the country’s most highly-regarded farmers markets. In addition to first-rate produce and other foodstuffs, several Austin farmers markets are enhanced by live music and other entertainment. If you’re looking for a new source of fresh produce and artisan foodstuffs, check out these uniquely Austin farmers markets and farm stands. Barton Creek Farmers Market This year-round farmers market is Austin’s oldest and longest-running. Every week, dozens of vendors sell fresh seasonal produce, prepared meals and snacks, artisan dressings […]

In 1926, 14 prominent Atlantans established the Atlanta Historical Society. They were united by a goal of stirring up greater interest in the city’s history. With no funding and no building to call home, the society’s founding members began collecting historical documents and artifacts. Ninety years and one name change later, the Atlanta History Center is an award-winning institution with a 33-acre museum complex. A visit to the museum’s sprawling Buckhead campus ranks as one of Atlanta’s most enjoyable and interactive educational experiences. The complex is just 10 minutes’ drive from AMLI Buckhead and AMLI Lindbergh. The museum also operates a few historic houses […]

You’re at LAX. You’ve made it through security. And you’ve got time to spare before your flight departs. You’re either hungry or know you will be while en route to your destination. You didn’t prepare something to eat before leaving your SoCal apartment. And you’d rather not take your chances with the airline menu, if a meal is even offered on your flight. Thankfully, LAX has some solid food offerings spread throughout its nine passenger terminals. Here are some of the airport’s hottest restaurants and food counters, arranged by terminal. Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) A post shared by 800 Degrees […]

In spite of its cycling-conducive climate and topography, Dallas fares poorly on lists of cities ranked according to bicycle-friendliness. As recently as 2012, Bicycling.com named the Big D the worst in the country for cycling. At the time, Dallas had just eight miles of on-street bike lanes. Today, that number has reached 50. And it is expected to reach 107 within the next couple years. Other signs Dallas is growing friendlier to cyclists, like the introduction of LimeBike’s dockless bike share program last month, are also afoot. As would-be commuters wait in anticipation for the city’s network of bike lanes […]

The heat is winding down near most AMLI communities this month as the nights grow chillier. Events have decidedly moved to a more chilled pace as well, focusing mostly on comfort and family-friendliness rather than the party-like atmosphere of summer. It seems every city around the country has its own Oktoberbest and pumpkin patch to pick from. Without further ado, here’s the best of the best to do everywhere AMLI apartments are. Atlanta Sept. 29-Oct. 8: Georgia State Fair Come one, come all! The Georgia State Fair offers fun for people of all ages with carnival rides and games, live music, […]