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In a nod to Fire Prevention Month, the Austin Fire Department is reminding folks not to set things unattended on top of their stoves. Apparently this behavior has been the cause of several recent fires around town. “People don’t realize just how easily a fire can start from their stove,” said Fire Chief Rhoda Mae […]

Travis County voters have one more week to register to vote in time for Election Day on Nov. 8. The deadline for voter registration is Tuesday, Oct. 11. Voters who need to update their names or addresses (within the same county) will also need to do so this week, because the change won’t go into […]

The final conceptual design for improvements to the Hyde Park neighborhood’s Shipe Pool is now complete and ready for public review after a series of public meetings and workshops that began last March. Information on the process so far is available here. The public is invited to review and comment on the design at an […]

With Election Day just over a month away, the Austin Neighborhoods Council hosted a City Council forum and endorsement meeting yesterday, after which it announced its official endorsements for Council. For Districts 2 and 7, the ANC is supporting incumbents Delia Garza and Leslie Pool, respectively, and in the District 10 race, it is endorsing […]

The Invincible Czars are performing a live score to accompany a special screening of the 1922 silent film Nosferatu this Friday at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The show will take place behind the security checkpoints, so only ticket-holding travelers will be able to attend the exclusive performance. The airport hosts nearly two dozen live music […]

President Barack Obama announced today that he intends to nominate Austin’s Sylvia Orozco, co-founder and executive director of the Mexic-Arte Museum, to serve on the National Council on the Arts. Orozco has served Austin’s arts community in a variety of capacities, including as part of the advisory board for the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American […]

The new fiscal year brings with it new fees and fee increases at the Development Services Department, beginning Oct. 1. According to an announcement from the city, the new fee structure – which can be found here – will affect “Site and Subdivision Review and Inspections, with minor changes in Tree Review, Building Inspections, Zoning, […]

Austin Water is seeking public input as part of its cost-of-service study. The study will guide how water rates are determined, including how costs are allocated across customer classes. Beginning this week and continuing through the spring, water utility customers will have the opportunity to attend a series of meetings conducted by two different committees […]

Barton Springs University is back. Hosted by the Save Our Springs Alliance, the city of Austin, the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, the University of Texas Environmental Science Institute and the Save Barton Creek Association, this annual event packs in a full 12 hours of activities for Barton Springs enthusiasts. Participants will learn all about […]

North Shoal Creek residents are invited to a kickoff party to celebrate the development of the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan. The event marks the beginning of what will be a six-month process led by the city’s Planning and Zoning Department. During that time, members of the community can attend public events and workshops to […]

The [Re]Verse Pitch Competition is back for its second year, inviting entrepreneurs to compete to come up with the best way to turn discarded materials into a new product or service. Participants’ ideas will apply to the following local businesses and organizations, which have each chosen a material that needs a new use: In-N-Out Burgers […]

The fourth and final “prescription paper” for CodeNEXT, the city’s initiative to rewrite the Land Development Code, is now available for the public to read. The prescription paper series has provided “recommendations created to stimulate discussion on quality of life issues for Austinites and how those issues relate to rewriting the Land Development Code,” according […]