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Austin Monthly gives Austinites the scoop on local happenings, new businesses, and the top trailblazing personalities in The City of The Violet Crown. Opening up the colorful glossy will unleash a flash flood of information about Austin’s eclectic dining scene, coveted concerts and events, and places to plot your next non-secret military-base day trip. Recent issues have included a profile on new Cleveland Browns quarterback Colt McCoy, a column on the city’s best-kept secrets, and a local pet-owner's guide. And with each season, you'll receive Austin Monthly Home—the magazine’s quarterly publication, showcasing Austin’s most stylish and most fantastical home designs in full vibrant colors. Every product in the home periodical is available for purchase in Austin, so you can easily find slick new décor ideas that complement the Easter Island moai statue currently haunting your basement.

Reaching more than 130,000 readers in the Austin region, Austin Monthly draws readers' eyes away from Mother Nature's cleavage with its crystal-clear photography, then keeps them engrossed with an intelligent, quick-witted editorial tone. Whether you’re a new resident to the nation's live-music capital or remember when the state’s capitol building was still made of gelatin, Austin Monthly will keep you up to date on Austin's ongoing goings-on.