Nora Ankrum

The Neighborhood Housing and Community Development department is seeking input on relocation assistance for tenants of multifamily properties. The input will help shape a draft ordinance on relocation-assistance requirements, which are intended to “help mitigate the negative effects of tenant displacement caused by the redevelopment, renovation, or repair of multifamily properties,” according to an announcement […]

Austin Resource Recovery is considering expanding curbside pickup services for residential customers, and it is seeking input on the potential changes. The new services could include citywide collection of organics and weekly collection of recycling. According to a press release from Austin Resource Recovery, the expansion would increase monthly bills by an estimated $3 for […]

In partnership with Practice Yoga and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the Austin Monitor will soon be bringing midday meditation-focused yoga sessions to City Hall. The 15-minute sessions will be held on the first and last Tuesdays of February and March, starting at noon, on the second floor mezzanine of City […]

A regional coalition of organizations and governments – including Austin Water and the cities of Round Rock, Pflugerville, Cedar Park and San Marcos – will be hosting a symposium in February called “The Central Texas Water Efficiency Network Symposium: Conservation, Come Drought or High Water.” As the name suggests, the event will address water conservation […]

Dog owners beware: The city will soon begin issuing citations to park visitors at Vic Mathias Shores whose dogs are off-leash beyond the confines of the newly designated off-leash area. Because of the recent redevelopment of Vic Mathias, some areas that were formerly designated as off-leash are now designated as on-leash. That change began in […]

The National Weather Service is offering a free “weather spotter” training class in February, with various dates and locations available. The classes are part of the Skywarn program, which trains volunteers to “help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service,” according to the […]

Martin Luther King Jr. Day brings with it closures of various facilities around town, including all city of Austin administrative offices (including City Hall and City Council offices), public libraries, museums, cultural arts centers, recreation centers and senior centers. Other notable closures include the Business Solutions Center, the Entrepreneur Center of Austin and the Plan […]

The University of Texas Concealed Carry Working Group sent a memo on Monday to Chancellor William H. McRaven and 14 UT system presidents outlining its recommendations for implementation of the recently passed Senate Bill 11, which allows concealed carry of handguns in public university buildings. The law won’t go into effect until Aug. 1, which […]

Newly formed political action committee Ridesharing Works for Austin has been gathering support over the last few weeks for a measure to overturn City Council’s recent passage of an ordinance placing restrictions on transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. The ordinance penalizes TNCs that don’t require drivers to undergo fingerprint background checks, and Lyft […]

The Long Center for the Performing Arts is officially in search of a new president and CEO to replace Jamie Grant, whose resignation was announced today. Grant will remain with the Long Center until April, after which he will move to St. Paul, Minnesota, to serve as president and CEO of the Ordway Center for […]

Downtown drivers can expect lane closures and delays throughout the month as work crews complete installation of a 10,500-foot reclaimed-water main on the Capitol Complex grounds. According to a press release from Austin Water, the main is part of a project, which began in November, that will help preserve potable water by supplying downtown with […]

Austin Independent School District has announced plans to display more than 1,500 works of student art in an exhibit launched in celebration of Youth Art Month. In addition to the various media on display as part of the exhibit – which will include paintings, drawings, print and mixed media, sculptures, collages, weaving, ceramics, photography, jewelry […]