Tai Moses

A virtual reality tour of the Millennium and Wildflower caves created by staff at the city’s Central Technology Management and Watershed Protection departments has nabbed a Best of Texas Award from the Digital Government Summit. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have the experience of climbing down into one of these caves in person. The […]

The Texas Department of Transportation, in partnership with the city of Austin, will be holding a workshop to solicit public feedback on the Loop 360 at Lakewood Drive/Spicewood Springs Road project. The proposed improvement include new shared-use sidewalks, new overpasses and removal of select traffic signals. Neighbors are invited to give input to help guide […]

A new, simplified parking system that lets motorists use pay stations without having to return to their vehicles may take some of the sting out of searching for a parking space in Austin. Instead of printing out a receipt to place on their windshields, users simply enter their license plate numbers into special pay stations. […]

Are you ready for swimsuit season? Most of Parks and Recreation Aquatic Division’s 45 facilities – that’s 33 pools, 11 splash pads and Barton Springs Pool – are currently open except for the following: Ricky Guerrero Splash Pad: Heavy rains delayed the improvements so the splash pad’s opening date is unknown at this time. Reed […]

The Texas Department of Transportation is warning motorists to avoid Interstate 35 this weekend if at all possible. TxDOT advises seeking alternate routes from May 31 at 9 p.m. to June 3 at 5 a.m. as reduced lanes between Rundberg Lane and U.S. Highway 290 East are projected to cause major traffic delays.

High school teacher David Walker is on his way to the Arctic with a mission. Walker, who teaches science at Austin’s Liberal Arts and Science Academy, is one of 12 teachers selected through a nationwide search to join a team of polar researchers studying the effects of thawing permafrost on climate change. But Walker’s real […]

Construction is set to begin this summer on the New Blazier Relief School, one of the campus modernization projects that is part of the 2017 AISD Bond Program. The new school will help relieve overcrowding at Blazier Elementary by building a facility designed to house fourth, fifth and sixth graders. To celebrate, the school is […]

Austin’s Dove Springs neighborhood is getting a new public health center and the city wants the community’s input about what they want to see. Bring your ideas, opinions and dreams to a community meeting on Thursday, June 13, from 6:30-8 p.m., at Mendez Middle School, 5106 Village Square Drive. There will be snacks and refreshments […]

It’s high school graduation season and AISD has hatched a plan to help relieve the horrible traffic congestion that often attends such events, not to mention the stress of searching for a parking space. The district is offering a free shuttle service to take family and friends from their graduate’s school to the Frank Erwin […]

Ever wish you had the skills to repair that broken toaster sitting on the kitchen counter or mend the holes in your child’s jeans? The Fix-It Clinics offered by Austin Resource Recovery are designed to teach you the knack of DIY, with the help of volunteer coaches who are dedicated to spreading the gospel of […]

Spring means many things to many people, but to wild animals, it means baby animal season. Many species of wildlife are out right now searching for dens, raising their young and looking for extra food to feed their families. Coyotes den from April to November and while they’re raising their pups, it’s critical to keep […]

The younger, littler residents of Austin will be excited to learn that the Great Hills Neighborhood Park playscape has been renovated after 22 years of hard use. To celebrate, Parks and Rec invites the community to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the park at 10801 Sierra Oaks, on Saturday, June 15, at 10 a.m.