$25 for $50 Worth of Italian Cuisine and Drinks at Trattoria Lisina in Driftwood
Adding gourmet ingredients to a meal makes a commonplace activity feel special, much like brushing your teeth with a sparkler or withdrawing money from an ATM while holding it at gunpoint. Experience the fruits of the American-Amerigo deal with today’s Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of Italian cuisine and drinks at Trattoria Lisina in Driftwood. The culinary authors at Trattoria Lisina publish a menu listing an array of country-style Italian cuisine. An appetizer of fried calamari fritti, speckled with flour, semolina, and spices, ambles across taste buds with accomplices of pepperoni aioli and spicy tomato sauce ($10). The spaghetti carbonara, prepared with pancetta, egg, garlic, and Romano cheese, lends a noodly texture to cuisine quests ($12). An entree of costolette di agnello alla griglia plates locally acquired, grass-fed lamb chops grilled on oak and pecan with a balsamic glaze and mashed potatoes ($28). The capesante al Giovanni unites pan-seared scallops with sautéed spinach, creamy polenta, and a hickory-and-herb-smoked tomato puree ($23). Trattoria Lisina welcomes diners to a culinary villa, decorated with a terra-cotta tile roof, well-manicured lawns and potted plants, walls painted with pastoral scenes, and a clay head sporting pineapple earmuffs that spits a steady stream of water into a pot. Both indoor and outdoor tables await the opportunity to support dishes crafted by chef and general manager John Lichtenberger, a 20-year veteran of New York City’s fine-dining scene and an actor most known for his role as Cliff Clavin on Cheers . Groupon Says Groupon Presents April Fools’™ April Fools’ Day has a new owner—Groupon! Read about our acquisition of the popular hoax-based holiday here. Read more…
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Police investigating suspected fatal shooting in Southeast Austin
Police believe that a person of interest in the suspicious death in Southeast Austin this afternoon is named “Lil Free” and say he could be driving a money-green Dodge Intrepid with mirror tint.
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Toros Run Past Legends
Austin, TX – The Austin Toros defeated the Texas Legends 120-118 Thursday night at Cedar Park Center in a Central Texas show down. Both teams had at least five players score in double digits and the Legends Joe Alexander led all scorers with 38 points and seven rebounds.
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Eagle Scout Gathering to Honor Sam Houston Area Council Eagle Scouts
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Eagle Scout Association of the Sam Houston Area Council will formally honor the new Marvin Kiel Class of Eagle Scouts at an Eagle Scout Gathering on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
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President George W. Bush, Mrs. Laura Bush, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Other Leaders Discuss Human Freedom and Economic Opportunity for Afghan…
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A decade ago, when Mrs. Laura Bush delivered her historic radio address calling attention to the plight of women and children suffering under the Taliban, women in Afghanistan were banned from the workforce and prohibited from gaining an education. Today, women represent 26 percent of all Afghan civil servants, 24 percent of government-media workers, 21 percent of private-media workers, and 24 percent of all Community Development Council members.1 They also make up 28 pe
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Allied Pilots Association Applauds U.S. Rep. Steven Latourette for Supporting Union-Organizing Rule
FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Allied Pilots Association praised US Rep. Steven LaTourette in FAA spending bill debate. Rep. LaTourette supports revised National Mediation Board representation election rules.
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Ensco and Pride Announce Early Termination of HSR Waiting Period
LONDON & HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) and Pride International, Inc. (NYSE: PDE) today jointly announced that they have received notice from the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission granting early termination of the waiting period under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act), with respect to the proposed merger previously announced on 7 February 2011 pursuant to which Ensco will acquire Pride in a cash and stock tra
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GameStop Announces Acquisition of Spawn Labs and Agreement to Acquire Impulse, Inc.
GRAPEVINE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest multichannel video game retailer, today announced the acquisition of Spawn Labs, a streaming technology company. In addition, GameStop announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Impulse, Inc., a subsidiary of Stardock Systems, Inc., and a leader in digital distribution. The Impulse acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in May 2011. Spawn Labs, part of the GameS
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Helix Well Containment Group Brings Together Industry, Government for Comprehensive Drill
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, the Helix Well Containment Group (HWCG) brought together more than 225 technical professionals from the oil and gas industry for a comprehensive, day-long tabletop exercise designed to increase members’ coordination and preparedness in the event of a subsea well containment incident. HWCG is a consortium of 23 deepwater operators in the Gulf of Mexico who have come together with the common goal of expanding capabilities to quickly and comprehensively respond to s
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Network Security Vulnerabilities and Business Opportunities Among Top Issues Addressed at TIA 2011: Inside the Network
ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TIA 2011 event Security Management track focuses on topics such as mobile security, LTE Network domain security, best practices in communications network security, core networks, and smartphones.
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