What is one of the cheapest ways to go green in Tyler Texas?

August 2nd, 2011

As in most of the country we are in what the weather men are calling the heat dome. This dome of heat has kept temperatures above 100 degrees going on over 30 days now. At this time many peoples air conditioning bills are doubling in price.

The Texas ERCOT electric grid is experiencing record breaking demand which means if you are not locked into a fixed electric rate you will likely get a pretty nasty looking bill.

When it comes down to it it doesn’t matter a whole lot what your electric rate is if your home is not energy efficient. Regardless of your electric rate you will likely see your bill double in price as you use twice as much electricity usage.

The main way your home uses this additional energy is by the energy your air conditioning system uses. In East Texas we spend most of our money on the electricity bill on air conditioning charges.

In places like Seattle Washington they go year round without ever turning on an AC unit. Since we do not have the luxury of that it is important that you insulate your attic and look into upgrading to a high efficiency air conditioner.

A high efficiency unit can reduce our electricity bill by about 1/3rd. You may spend a couple thousand more on a high efficiency unit but the money comes back to you right away which makes it a very smart low cost money saving option.

Of course insulating your attic is one of the cheapest ways but upgrading your AC unit is right behind that. Aire Serv of Smith County can help you with looking at high efficiency air conditioner options. They offer financing as well so you don’t have to pay for all of the cost right away.

Now is a good time to look into the small cost involved in significantly reducing your electric bill in Tyler Texas.

Give Bobby and Karen Lynn a call today at: 903-592-7773

Aire Serv Heating and Air Conditioning of Smith County

2221 West SW Loop 323, #103A
Tyler, TX 75701
(903) 592-7773

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Update on the Double D in Tyler TX

July 29th, 2011

Ok, not to kick a dead horse here, but it seems there is yet more news on the on- going fight over the new Double D Ranch trying to open here in Tyler. Judge Christi Kennedy’s of the 114th District Court, has granted a restraining order requested by Toys R Us which bars the establishment from advertising (in the form of signs and banners), or hiring a “Scantily Clad,” wait staff. Does Scantily Clad have a legal definition? How Scanty is too scanty? The ruling said that the location of the new restaurant would do irreparable harm to the toy store.

Look I’m not comfortable being on this side of the argument but I just don’t believe it. Is the D.D. tacky? Yes. It is. Would I go there? No I wouldn’t. Is it legal? Yep, afraid so folks. Bad taste is not against the law. At the end of the day, I don’t know whether or not the Ranch will open for business here in Tyler, and honestly I don’t much care. I think the whole case is much ado about nothing. It’s not a hill I want to die on. I just hate to see citizens fighting these sorts of battles in the courts. To see my original article on the story, click on the following link: http://www.tylertxdirectory.com/9180/tylerites-concerned-about-the-double-d/

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Local Artist Paul Ruark Plays the Purple Pig

July 28th, 2011

The writers here at Tyler TX Directory over the years, have made no secret of our love of great barbeque. In fact, promoting the local traditional Texas staple has been something of a mantra on ours. I realize there are a few excellent examples in the surrounding area, but in my opinion, there are basically two Tyler stops that stand alone, they are Stanley’s and the Purple Pig. Both of these local institutions also offer live music on the weekends to entertain patrons and provide a venue for mostly local talent to perform; which brings me to the central point of this article. Up and coming local country music artist Paul Ruark, will be playing “the Pig” on Saturday night.

Paul is causing quite a stir with his first single “You Can Keep the Change.” He’s recently played the new tune at campaign rallies and for presidential candidates. The song is now available at itunes, and the video is steadily gathering hits. It should be stated however that Mr. Ruark is far from a one trick pony. There are a number of new songs and eventually a complete album, due to be released shortly. He’ll be performing the latest material Saturday night as well.

Texas takes a lot of pride in its contribution of talent to the national music scene, particularly when it comes to traditional styles like country and bluegrass. Events like this one represent an opportunity to get behind one of our own and help push him to the top. It’s especially important in charged political times when our musicians reflect, in large part, the traditional cultural and political view; that we as their friends and neighbors support them. It seems to me, this is something the arts have failed to do in recent years.

All sanctimony aside however, Saturday’s event promises to be great fun; terrific local music and terrific local barbeque! Paul’s set starts at six and runs until around ten. The Purple Pig is located at 19785 State Highway 155 S, between Tyler and Palestine. For more info on the Purple Pig visit their webpage at http://www.purplepigcafe.com/index.php . For more on Paul Ruark, or to see his video, visit his website at www.PaulRuark.com .

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Ulta Beauty Supply in Tyler TX

July 27th, 2011

If you are looking for the best selection of makeup, hair products, and perfumes, the best option is that you will find everything at Tyler’s new Ulta store. Once you walk through the door you are hit with the strong mixes of smells of perfumes.

At Ulta you can get lost in the many rows of perfume, and the crazy prices of brand name makeup. You will find all the makeup that you can find in a drug store of Wal-Mart, and you can find good prices on some makeup, but they also have brand name that sale eye liner for about ten dollars.

The wedding season has started and Ulta has everything you need to accessorize your wedding dress, or the dress you are wearing to a friend’s wedding. Ulta staff is there to show you how to do your make up and hair. They have cute hair accessories for a big celebration or for a date night.

It’s amazing how much make up is in this store. If you are like me and do not understand the difference between mineral makeup and natural, or if you look at price tags over looking the brand names, then you will feel really lost walking down the many aisles of make up. I later realized that on the other side of the store there were employees talking about makeup.

I do not really understand why they were all the way across the store, but that would have helped with a lot of confusion a lot sooner.

If you are about to go out for wedding or prom than you should make an appointment to get your hair styled or cut. If you like to do your hair by yourself than you should check out the hair products. They have a great selection of hair straighteners and hair curlers.

You should check out the new lines of fun colored straighteners and curlers. You can buy all the hair spray and shampoo, you can get all the products that you need that you can buy at Wal-Mart.

The smells of the store can be extremely strong and over whelming when you first walk in, but the store has some of the most popular and nicest perfumes for both men and women.

It is fun to walk around and smell all the different products, and they were very smart putting coffee beans out so that you can smell the beans after you smell a perfume so that the next perfume smells sweeter and stronger.

Ulta has all your beauty products needs and everything you need for proper grooming, but it is easy to spend a lot of money fast. I think this is a store that Tyler really needed and it is fun to go and shop for all you need or want. You will be able to find the best products there and there are a lot of employees ready to answer questions.

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The Hague Sports AKA The Ranger Report, Holds Its First Live Event

July 26th, 2011

Here at Tyler TX Directory we maintain an informal connection with growing on- line, sports news magazine, and podcast site, The Hague Sports. In fact, a link to that site can be found to the right on this page. The site is operated by Nathan Hague, (also known as Neigh- neigh), and contains articles, headlines and links from the world of sports, particularly, but not exclusive to, Texas. Nathan, a journalism major from SFA, (and TJC prior to that), has been a sports writer for the Baytown Sun, and has worked around radio and broadcasting off and on for a number of years.

Just over two years ago Nathan decided to attempt something new, a sports talk podcast. It was mostly an opportunity for him to hone his understanding of broadcasting, but over the last couple of years the show has garnered something of a following. The format of the show is pretty simple: Nathan, accompanied by a few, mostly well informed friends discuss, complain about, debate and even occasionally mock, major events and individuals from the sports headlines. Ben Dieter host of his own baseball website and podcast, entitled The Ranger Report, is an almost weekly co-host. In fact, the two hosts have worked so closely together, that about six months ago they essentially merged their shows into one. Regular listeners can find the program at either www.thehaguesports.com or www.therangerreport.com .The name depends largely on which site listeners use to download the latest episode. Over the last two years, Neigh and Ben have interviewed numerous professional athletes and sports journalists including: Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, Derek Holland, Darren Oliver, Tom Grieve and numerous others.

For the first time, Nathan and Ben will be holding an on location, live broadcast at The Art of Coffee Café in Lindale Texas, starting at eight o’clock pm on Friday the 29th. Other regulars from the show will be present in person and on the phone. The Art of Coffee is located at 2808 S. Main Street, Suite G, in Lindale. For more info on the café, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/artofcoffee?sk=wall . To learn more about The Hague Sports go to www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hague-Sports/133934019959450 .