Tai Moses

An alarming increase in cases of upper respiratory virus, especially among children, has Austin Public Health epidemiologists urging Austinites to take preventive measures to decrease their chances of contracting an illness this holiday season. Getting up to date with flu and Covid-19 vaccines is the most important thing you can do to stay healthy and […]

The city’s Art in Public Places program has selected metal artist Courtney Bee Peterson, mosaicist Jeff Grauzer and digital artist Michael Mares Mendoza to create a permanent public artwork for the Burnet Road corridor. The team is conducting public outreach in the Burnet community “to pinpoint the artwork’s location and design to ensure that it […]

While most Austinites will be gathered around the table this Thanksgiving Day, Austin police officers will be patrolling the streets and keeping a sharp eye out for intoxicated drivers. The department’s No Refusal initiative will be in effect all week, 9:30 p.m.-5:30 a.m., ending Sunday, Nov. 27. As APD explains, the public safety initiative “is […]

The hardworking epidemiologists at Austin Public Health have been monitoring the spread of flu-like illnesses in Austin-Travis County and they’re not liking what they’re seeing. Cases have started popping up earlier in the season than usual and area schools have reported at least eight flu outbreaks so far. Local emergency departments are busy treating flu and […]

A new service called SkySquad may make holiday travel a little smoother for passengers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The SkySquad service, which starts at $49/hour, “connects passengers with a trained, pre-vetted airport assistant to provide an extra pair of hands from the curbside to their gate (from ticketing, checking bags, loading items onto the security […]

The draft Zilker Park Vision Plan document and map are now available for community members to check out and offer feedback to the parks department. There are a few options for providing feedback. You can read and comment on the draft plan online. You can review the map and then complete a short survey. Or […]

Texas Health Action is recognizing World AIDS Day with 24 hours of free HIV testing at its Kind Clinic along with two days of fun stuff for the entire community. The Rock the Ribbon event includes a movie screening, yoga, meditation, dance instruction, trivia, a market curated by the Little Gay Shop, drag queen performances, […]

The Junior League of Austin is revving up its annual coat drive for kids who don’t have enough warm clothes to see them through the winter. The goal this year – the 36th annual event – is to provide 30,000 warm coats for children in need in Central Texas. You can donate $20 to buy a new […]

Wildfire isn’t always a disaster; in fact, fire is a normal, healthy part of the natural environment. According to Austin Water’s Wildland Conservation Division, “In savannah ecosystems such as those found in Austin’s water quality protection lands, wildflowers and native grass communities flourish after prescribed burns” and “grassland birds like quail and northern harrier hawks immediately […]

In what used to be considered a transit desert, residents of North Austin’s Georgian Acres neighborhood now have their pick of options to get around town. Thanks to a partnership between the city, UT and the nonprofit Jail to Jobs, a new mobility hub on East Wonsley Drive offers residents a fleet of e-scooters and circulator buses operated by […]

Community members are invited to attend the big reveal to see the design plans for the Asian American Resource Center’s future performing arts center. The schematic design drawings, which have been created with lots of input from community engagement events held earlier this year, will be available to view and the project team will give […]

The Julia C. Butridge Gallery at Dougherty Arts Center is gearing up to accept exhibit proposals for its 2024 gallery season. The JCB Gallery, as the announcement describes, “celebrates a wide array of artists with diverse practices and strives to promote the livelihood of Austin’s vital art culture by offering as many opportunities as possible […]