Katy McElroy

Think you’d be interested in CodeNEXT but wish learning about it was just a little more entertaining? Know what goes great with Land Development Code discussion? Legos! Join the Austin Monitor, Glasshouse Policy, Downtown Austin Alliance and Austin Board of Realtors for a CodeNEXT Game Night, where you’ll use a fun, interactive Lego-based game to learn […]

All Austin Independent School District schools and administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 16. View all upcoming AISD events and holidays on the calendar here.

The Austin Independent School District is hosting a party to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, and everyone is invited. The community event will be emceed by singer/songwriter SaulPaul, who will also perform, and feature Olyvia Green as the keynote speaker. Green was the first African-American teacher at Pease Elementary School. The press […]

In 2014, Brownie Park was enlarged by about 5 acres, and the Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with the North Lamar Combined Neighborhood Plan contact team and Kristine Stiphany of Architecture and Urbanism, is now working on developing its vision for the future look of the park. The department would like the master plan […]

The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District has announced the winners of the 2017 Groundwater Stewardship Awards. The press release states that these awards are presented every two years to “deserving individuals, organizations, companies or agencies that have invested exemplary effort towards the protection and conservation of water resources in the District.” The five-member board of […]

The Austin Resource Center for the Homeless downtown has been providing important services and support for Austin’s homeless population since 2004. However, it’s no secret the topic of homelessness in Austin is a tough one for the city to tackle, and Austin Public Health is reaching out directly to Austinites for their thoughts on how […]

The Bond Election Advisory Task Force was able to collect feedback from over 1,000 members of the public through the various tools it provided in November and December. Based on this high level of interest in the bond development process, the city would now like to provide four listening sessions to continue gathering thoughts from […]

In observance of the Christmas holiday, all city of Austin administrative offices and other municipal facilities, recreation centers, senior centers, museums and cultural arts centers will be closed Monday, Dec. 25, and Tuesday, Dec. 26. Normal business will resume on Dec. 27. Public libraries will close Dec. 23 at 6 p.m. and reopen Dec. 27. […]

Not sure what you’re going to do with your Christmas tree at the end of the year? The city of Austin wants you to know that you can just set it outside! From the press release: “Beginning Dec. 26, 2017, Austin Resource Recovery will pick up all real trees, along with yard trimmings, on regularly […]

The board of directors of the Austin Chamber of Commerce has selected Phil Wilson as its new chair. Wilson is the general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority and was formerly executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation and Texas Secretary of State. The news release quotes Ellen Wood, the previous Austin Chamber […]

The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority is raising tolls on the U.S. Highway 183A and 290 toll roads and State Highway 71 toll lane by 2.23 percent effective Jan. 1, 2018. The CTRMA press release says that the rate increase is consistent with the Consumer Price Index and “will equate to rates approximately $0.01 – […]

The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants everyone to have a safe ride home this New Year’s Eve and is offering free rides from 6 p.m. until the end of service that night. Rides will be free on MetroBus, MetroRapid, MetroRail and MetroAccess. In addition, MetroRail service will be extended, with the last ride departing downtown […]