Beth Bond

If you’d like to join thousands of Austinites coming together to help improve and transform over 80 parks, trails and greenbelts throughout the city, now’s the time to volunteer for It’s My Park Day. Volunteer registration is now open for Austin Parks Foundation’s biannual citywide volunteer event, now in its 20th year. On Saturday, Nov. […]

Reunir: Historia del Día de los Muertos makes its debut online with an in-person event and ceremony entitled Alma Y Corazón at 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2. It’s a digital history exhibit about the history and traditions of the holiday as celebrated in Austin, Texas, Mexico and Latin America. The event will include music, food, […]

Marking the beginning of the transition of services from the Hornsby Bend clinic’s initial, temporary home off FM 969 (Webberville Road), a new medical facility and resource center in the Austin’s Colony neighborhood near Dailey Middle School will have its grand opening 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. The Hornsby Bend Health and Wellness Center […]

As the state Legislature carries out a special session on “school choice,” local school leaders, advocates and policy experts will take part in a discussion hosted by The Texas Tribune on what could come out of the session and how legislation could change things for students, parents, teachers and schools across the state. Speakers include […]

The renovation of 1970s-era tennis courts and the pro shop near Patterson Park just off Airport Boulevard will be celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the coming weeks. The Burnett “Blondie” Pharr Tennis Center now meets accessibility requirements and has refurbished courts, plus energy-efficient sports lighting, among other improvements. On top of that, local artists […]

Community members are invited to come together for Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, on Saturday, Nov. 4 – the 16th annual celebration of this beloved tradition presented by the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC). The large-scale festival celebrating the lives of ancestors, family, friends and public figures will be […]

A mural commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Onion Creek flood that devastated Onion Creek neighborhoods will be unveiled at 10 a.m. Oct. 28 at Onion Creek Metropolitan Park, 8652 Nuckols Crossing Road. Mayor Kirk Watson, City Council Member Vanessa Fuentes and Travis County Constable George Morales will speak at the ceremony, taking place at […]

This year’s voters guide from the League of Women Voters of Texas is now available. At lwvtexas.org and VOTE411.org, you’ll find nonpartisan explanations of 14 proposed amendments, along with arguments for and against each, on local, regional and statewide issues; parks; internet; teacher pensions; property taxes and other matters. LWV Texas provides the 2023 Constitutional […]

The restoration of the grandstands at East Austin’s Downs Field, a recorded Texas historical landmark, was recognized with a Preservation Texas Honor Award at the Central Texas Regional Preservation Summit ceremony. The field, at 2816 E. 12th St., has been the home of sports for Black athletes in Austin for nearly 100 years, and efforts […]

A sendup of Texas politics has been selected for the 2023 Mayor’s Book Club. It’s called “Mr. Texas,” the new novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning Austin author Lawrence Wright. Get a preview at an author talk at Austin Central Library at 7 p.m. Nov. 27, introduced by Mayor Kirk Watson and moderated by The 19th CEO […]