Nina Hernandez

Since last week, all city of Austin parkland has been under a burn ban. That means parks, greenbelts and reserves have been closed to fires and grilling. Yes, that includes wood and charcoal pits, grills and smokers. Parkgoers are allowed to use propane stoves in designated picnic areas, however. Anyone caught disregarding the ban could […]

Get out of the house this summer and learn more about Water Forward, the Austin Water Utility’s effort to fashion a water resource plan for the next century. The Water Forward Summer Series is coming to an Austin Public Library branch in each City Council district and will give residents a chance to get all […]

Yesterday was a big day for Austin’s green spaces. That’s because the Austin Parks Foundation announced the winners of its 2017 Austin City Limits Music Festival Park Grants Program. The funds, totaling more than $240,000, will go to projects focused on improving city parks, trails and other green spaces. That can include anything from playscapes […]

It turns out Austin Independent School District students are pretty good at taking Advanced Placement exams. Yesterday, the district released College Board data that shows more than 60 percent of the AISD students who took exams in the last school year, 2016-17, scored a “qualifying score of 3 or better.” That’s a 1.5 percent increase over […]

On Wednesday, the health care nonprofit Capital City Innovation welcomed its first-ever executive director. Chris Laing, previously vice president of science and technology at the University City Science Center in Philadelphia, will take up the post on Sept. 1. His job will be to set in motion the program, which was founded by the University […]

Cinephiles rejoice. All month, longtime local blood bank We Are Blood is rewarding donors with a free movie pass. Anyone visiting a donation location or mobile drive can get one. Additionally, the group’s Bloodstream trailer can be found at different Alamo Drafthouse locations on specific dates during the month. Visit Alamo Drafthouse Mueller on July […]

This morning, Austin Energy is bringing together more than 130 of its nonprofit partners for its Affordable Energy Policy Summit. Those nonprofits will learn how to help connect low-income Austin Energy customers with the City of Austin Customer Assistance Program. On the agenda are program benefits, residential rates, navigating the collections process and bill options. […]

Today, the city’s Salamander Conservation Program was recognized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as one of its 2016 Recovery Champions. It’s a first for a program that has, for two decades, worked to rehab the endangered Barton Springs and Austin blind salamanders. This distinction celebrates the program’s role in putting together and implementing the […]

Next spring, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will earn the distinction of being the first Texas airport to have a Norwegian Airlines flight. It’ll start running on March 27, 2018. The airline’s CEO, Bjørn Kjos, expressed his excitement about the new partnership and the opportunities it will bring in the future. “This city makes perfect sense […]

Over the next year and a half, Austin B-cycle will work to complete a major expansion. The first of 18 new stations are going up this week at three different locations: Cesar Chavez Street and Congress Avenue; Sterzing Street and Barton Springs Road; and one on Henderson Street between Sixth and Ninth streets. The 35 […]

Beginning in August, the city’s Cultural Arts Division will host a series of workshops called Get Noticed! PR & Marketing for ATX Creatives. It is one of the recommendations in the city’s Music and Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, which is aimed at finding ways to keep our local creative community intact. This workshop series will bring […]

The city is asking for help finding a 1-year-old dog named Parsley, who escaped from a microchipping event in Southeast Austin on July 2. According to a Wednesday press release, the dog was last seen running east on FM 812. Anyone with information about the dog’s whereabouts is encouraged to call 311 immediately. Animal Services will send someone […]