Nina Hernandez

District 4 residents are invited to a meeting this week to give the Animal Services Department feedback on how effectively it serves the community. Animal Services leadership will be on hand to answer questions and take suggestions. There are already changes coming to the department – its chief, Tawny Hammond, announced her resignation earlier this […]

The Austin Police Department continues its Weekend No Refusal DWI Initiative this weekend. It runs from Friday, April 28, all the way through Sunday, April 30, and is in effect from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. During these times, police will obtain search warrants for those suspected of driving while intoxicated and who refuse a […]

Congratulations to Rehab El Sadek, the painter, photographer, printmaker and installation artist chosen by the city’s Cultural Arts Division as its first-ever artist-in-residence. The program, part of the Office of Innovation’s Idea Accelerator Initiative, is aimed at using artists to help solve problems and engage the community in creative ways from inside the city itself. […]

City Council Member Pio Renteria hosts a town hall with CodeNEXT project staff this weekend in South Austin. On Saturday, April 22, residents can ask questions about the CodeNEXT maps released earlier this week. In a press release announcing the event, Renteria echoed Mayor Steve Adler’s call for patience from the public. “This is a […]

The Parks and Recreation Department is still looking for aquatics staff for the coming swim season. To fill vacant positions, the department is hosting yet another hiring day – the 11th such day of this season. Stop by the Givens Recreation Center, 3811 East 12th St., on Saturday, April 22, from noon to 4 p.m. […]

East Austin’s Kealing Middle School has a long history, and this weekend will bring together its alumni for an event to celebrate that history. The school opened in 1930, closed four decades later due to desegregation and, finally, reopened in the mid-1980s with the addition of a magnet program. It’s a legacy that affects the […]

Today, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District hosts its annual Well Water Checkup event, where well owners can drop off samples for testing and then ask experts about a host of water and environmental issues. It’s an effort on the part of the nice folks at the conservation district to help residents better understand […]

Tired of a brief respite in attending meetings about planned unit developments? Never fear. Next week, the Parks and Recreation Department hosts a community meeting to get feedback on the Grove at Shoal Creek’s Public Parks Master Plan. City Council approved the 76-acre planned unit development in December, requiring just shy of 9 acres in […]

Austin won his year’s It’s Time Texas Community Challenge, in which cities, schools and colleges in different population categories compete over a three-month period to become the healthiest. That’s measured in points earned through community events, fitness tracking, making health pledges, and sharing health and fitness photos on social media. Austin ranked first in the […]

Austin Resource Recovery hopes its Home Composting Rebate Program’s free chicken keeping classes can help move the city closer to achieving its Zero Waste goal. Over the next few months, the department will host five classes on what it takes to keep chickens in the backyard. Attendees can then purchase their chicken coop and fill […]

The Austin Animal Center hosts a free rabies vaccination clinic on April 29, one of two the city hosts each year. From 8 a.m. until noon, residents can bring cats and dogs 12 weeks and up to be vaccinated. Puppies and cats must be brought in carriers, and dogs have to be secured on a […]

If you thought the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was just going to mark its new South Terminal with a lousy ribbon-cutting ceremony, you’ve got another thing coming. Well, they did do a ribbon-cutting, but that was just the tip of the celebratory iceberg. To create a “festive atmosphere” at the grand opening, the airport put together […]