Ep. 8: Amy and Steve Simmons on rural renewal in Smithville

Business is booming in the small town of Smithville, and for the first time in more than a decade, the population last year increased. Addie Broyles chats with Amy and Steve Simmons of Amy's Ice Cream at their restaurant, Honey's, about why small town life is attracting entrepreneurial and artistic Austinites. Elsewhere in the show, co-host Omar L. Gallaga visits Austin-based Treehouse to learn how technology and sustainability can benefit your home-improvement projects, and co-host Tolly Moseley introduces an Advice for Austinites segment about how to find attractive, interesting dates if you’re over 50. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices