{"id":86,"date":"2011-03-25T15:29:44","date_gmt":"2011-03-25T20:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/?p=86"},"modified":"2011-03-25T15:31:41","modified_gmt":"2011-03-25T20:31:41","slug":"downtown-abilene-featured-in-aprils-texas-monthly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2011\/03\/25\/downtown-abilene-featured-in-aprils-texas-monthly\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Abilene featured in April&#8217;s Texas Monthly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ACU has been proud to call Abilene home for over 100 years. True, Abilene may not have all of the entertainment, shopping or recreational options that bigger cities might have &#8211; but we like to think that Abilene has a bit more charm, character and hospitality than some of the bigger sister cities.<\/p>\n<p>April&#8217;s issue of <em>Texas Monthly<\/em> features the restaurants and shops of downtown Abilene, and even has Tom Perini &#8211; of Perini Ranch Steakhouse in Buffalo Gap &#8211; on the cover. Stan Smith (ACU Class of 1975) is the Events Manager at Perini&#8217;s. I called Perini&#8217;s to see if I could interview him and ask him a few questions &#8211; but he&#8217;s currently in New York, preparing for and catering a few top secret events at the moment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-87\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2011\/03\/25\/downtown-abilene-featured-in-aprils-texas-monthly\/texas-monthly-cover\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-87\" title=\"texas monthly cover\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2011\/03\/texas-monthly-cover-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2011\/03\/texas-monthly-cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2011\/03\/texas-monthly-cover-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2011\/03\/texas-monthly-cover.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-87\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of www.texasmonthly.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Check out the piece about downtown Abilene <a title=\"Texas Monthly\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/2011-04-01\/streetsmarts.php\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And click on over to see a sneak peek of the April issue\u00a0<a title=\"Perinis\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/blogs\/pagebreak\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What <strong>was<\/strong> or <strong>is<\/strong> your favorite place to eat in Abilene? And if you&#8217;re planning a campus visit sometime soon, to see your current student or to bring your prospective student, be sure to check out some of these delicious dining establishments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACU has been proud to call Abilene home for over 100 years. True, Abilene may not have all of the entertainment, shopping or recreational options that bigger cities might have &#8211; but we like to think that Abilene has a bit more charm, character and hospitality than some of the bigger sister cities. 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