Nina Hernandez

The city’s Public Works Department revealed its Fiscal Year 2016 report on Wednesday. In the last year, the department constructed or repaired more than 156 miles of American with Disabilities Act-compliant sidewalks, patched up 2,868 potholes, maintained 62 miles of urban trail and trained nearly 50,000 students in street crossing, bicycle and bus-riding safety. Its […]

Yes, people, it’s that time of year again already: South by Southwest. Beginning next week, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses go on a schedule with extended hours and increased service. MetroRapid will run until 2:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and until 12:30 a.m. on Sundays. MetroRail will also feature an extended weekend schedule. Saturdays, […]

Residents have a chance next month to attend a public meeting on how the city should put to use funds from last year’s $720 million mobility bond allocated for Anderson Mill Road. District 6 City Council Member Jimmy Flannigan is scheduled to speak, and staff from the Austin Transportation Department will be on hand to […]

The Central Health Board of Managers is in need of a new member with experience in health care finance and accounting who wants to make the substantial commitment to serving on the board through December 2020. The person should be an Austin resident with experience on boards of directors who is dedicated to financial transparency […]

Local game developer Certain Affinity, which launched in Austin back in 2006, is moving into a 55,000-square-foot building at 7620 Guadalupe St. The new digs will reportedly include playtest labs, sound design suites and a virtual reality development lab – among many other amenities for the company’s 125 full-time employees. There will also be additional […]

Many of Austin’s vulnerable communities are feeling the squeeze of the city’s increasing affordability crisis. The city’s Cultural Arts Division hopes to combat that problem by working with Philadelphia nonprofit Partners for Sacred Spaces and the Austin Creative Alliance to bring together community spaces with artists who need it. That includes a wide variety of […]

East Austin pools are in for the Forklift Danceworks treatment. At a press conference yesterday with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo and City Council Member Greg Casar, the company revealed its plans to use city of Austin Aquatics lifeguards and staff as the talent for its three-year dance project called My Park, My Pool, My […]

The first draft of the city’s Land Development Code rewrite, CodeNEXT, came out nearly a month ago. Those still getting a handle on the whole situation are invited to attend a series of “CodeTEXT Open Houses,” where they can get a more detailed look at the new draft code, speak to experts and give much-needed […]

The city program that works with neighborhoods across Austin on small-to-medium revitalization projects wants to raise its profile in the community. To achieve this, the Neighborhood Partnering Program will spend the rest of this month and most of March infiltrating Austin Public Library branches and recreation centers throughout the city to spread more information on […]

There’s going to be a dance party at the Governor’s Mansion. A group protesting anti-LGBT legislation is planning to take over Gov. Greg Abbott’s space with as many swaying bodies as possible. Meet up on Thursday, Feb. 23, between 10th and 11th streets, at 6 p.m., and don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes. “We […]

With more people than ever flooding into Central Texas, our rivers are experiencing higher numbers of visitors. And with that comes all the usual problems: littering, trespassing, noise violations, underage drinking and public intoxication. In an effort to combat that, the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics has named the Lower San Marcos River […]

City of Austin offices including City Council, City Hall, Vital Records, the Austin Public Library, non-district rec centers, arts and cultural centers, and museums and senior centers are closed today to observe Presidents Day. Austin Independent School District students get the day off. The Entrepreneurial Center in Brodie Oaks Shopping Center and One Texas Center […]