Nina Hernandez

Curbside composting service could soon be in a neighborhood near you. Austin Resource Recovery is bringing the Composting Collection Program, which diverts food scraps, yard trimmings and food-soiled paper from the landfill, to another 38,000 homes starting next month. It’s an expansion of what was initially a pilot phase that launched in 2013 with only […]

The Stormwater Working Group making drainage infrastructure recommendations to the Bond Election Advisory Task Force ahead of a 2018 bond proposal meets Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at the Terrazas Branch of the Austin Public Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St. The group has five members: Dorsey Twidwell, John McNabb, Tom Nuckols and Rob Walker. As […]

Earlier this month, we previewed the PR and marketing workshop series the city’s Cultural Arts Division is hosting. The series is aimed at helping the creative community with PR, marketing, social media and audience engagement. The first in the series of three sessions is next week, on Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Mexican-American Cultural Center. […]

Last week, the Travis County Commissioners Court put out an open call for applicants to fill two appointments to the Integral Care Board of Trustees. The board is responsible for policymaking decisions for the nonprofit, which leverages a budget of $72 million to provide mental health care to Central Texans. Applications are due Aug. 25, […]

The city’s Art in Public Places program is looking for a Central Texas artist to create a piece of art for the Dove Springs Recreation Center. The artists, ideally based in Williamson, Travis, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Burnet and Blanco counties, will have a $44,000 budget to “create an iconic artwork that heightens awareness of the […]

This week the Federal Emergency Management Agency released its proposed flood map updates for Dripping Springs and parts of Hays County. FEMA is now working to educate community members on those maps, how their risk of flood has changed since the last mapping and flood insurance. Notably, “some buildings in Hays County may, for the first […]

The secretary of the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees, Julie Cowan, is a master trustee. It’s a designation awarded to those who have completed the Texas Association of School Board’s yearlong Leadership program. She was one of 33 school board members in the class this year, which the district notes in a Wednesday […]

There is a group of scammers impersonating the Internal Revenue Service preying on Austinites. The caller tells the victim they owe money to the IRS and will be arrested – or worse – if they don’t immediately make a payment. The Austin Police Department, after fielding several calls, issued a warning last week. In that […]

As we noted last week, all city of Austin parkland is currently under burn ban restrictions. That means no fire building or grilling with wood or charcoal BBQ pits (and other related cooking devices) in city parks. The city’s Parks and Recreation Department reminds us that smoking cigarettes is always prohibited in its public parks. […]

Earlier this week, Austin Public Health sent out a call for community organizations capable of providing services to at-risk youth in the 78744 ZIP code, which includes Travis and Akins high schools. Public Health will choose multiple organizations to receive the Community Youth Development money over a 12-month period. During that time, the selected groups […]

It’ll be even easier to get a flight out of the country during South by Southwest this year. You heard it: Yesterday, Delta Air Lines announced it will offer four nonstop, round-trip flights between the Airport Schiphol in Amsterdam and the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in March. Around 1,000 people are expected to benefit from the […]

For the 11th year, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is hosting Kid Band Week. The program gives kids ages 10 through 18 a chance to showcase their musical talents to a wide audience. Catch a slate of teenage bands from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every day this week at the airport’s Asleep at the Wheel stage, […]