Whether you send a box of warm cookies from Tiff’s Treats or hand pick a selection of fine chocolates from an elegant glass case, at Viva Chocolato Austin has no shortage of tasty confections for Valentine’s Day.

Sweets for the Sweetheart

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Illustration by Joy Gallagher

Creatively Speaking

IS THERE SCIENCE BEHIND CREATIVITY? In my experience, it’s psychology—and my experience, as you will learn, is firsthand.

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The love story of Sledd and Owens began after meeting in true Austin fashion; at SXSW. “We chatted for a few minutes and then ran into each other again later in the night and talked for hours.”

Wedded Bliss

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Illustration by Shay Isdale

Yes, Poetically

“You go through Fiction, turn left at Mythology, and then you’ll find Poetry.” Yes, and Wow. The man at the Barnes and Noble counter hadn’t merely told my date and me where we could locate the e. e. cummings compilations. He’d all but mystically described the arc and aspiration of every romantic journey. Don’t we all begin with the hope of finding

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Photogr aphy by Kenny Braun

Jack McDonald | Chairman & CEO, Perficient

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Lance opens up to Lauren Smith Ford on running marathons, opening his bike shop, how much he loves those cute kids of his, and what the future holds.

PERSPECTIVE: Lance Armstrong, Cancer Survivor and Father of Three

Lance opens up to Lauren Smith Ford on running marathons, opening his bike shop, how much he loves those cute kids of his, and what the future holds. T: I hear you “banned the bike” for a while when training for the Boston marathon. What did it feel like to get back on a bike again after the race?