Much ink and many pixels are spilled agonizing over whether Austin is 'staying weird' and how to keep it that way. (I even saw a bumper strip the other day that said 'Make Austin Weirder.') I'm sure that means something different to everyone. This is the only business I remember seeing that adopted 'weird' as part of its name and not just a slogan. It is downtown and it serves as an apartment locator. I'm not sure weird is what I'm after in housing! And a couple of the buildings in their logo are office spaces. Nevertheless I like the logo (on their office space in the Brazos Lofts on Fifth) with a reflection of some downtown buildings.
I wondered about the folks who opened a dog shop (no grooming or boarding, just 'stuff') on Second Street, but when you see all the dogs in our building, you figure the market might be there. When you blow up this picture of Lofty Dog's window, keep in mind that Austin has an unofficial (?) motto of "Keep Austin Weird." We've shown the doggy shoes they sell. And I actually saw a dog wearing such shoes on the elevator the other day.