Tai Moses

Austin’s parks department and its community partners have been installing various types of nature-focused play features for children across the city’s park system, focusing first on neighborhoods that have been deemed lacking in natural green spaces. The latest such playscape is at MLK Station Neighborhood Park. During the community outreach that was done in advance of […]

Feeling poetical? Why not dash off a bit of doggerel for the Lone Star Limericks contest? The contest invites participants to “Pay tribute to the people, places, sights, and sounds of this great city and state by immortalizing (or gently mocking) them in verse.” In other words, your limerick can be about anything, as long as it […]

Austin Public Library’s University Hills Branch is reopening to the public with a free festival that features a ribbon-cutting, the unveiling of a new sculpture, live music, food and drink, book giveaways, and family-friendly activities and crafts. The library, which suffered extensive water damage after Winter Storm Uri struck in February 2021, has a new […]

Research from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration shows that speeding is the chief factor in more than a quarter of fatal accidents each year – that’s thousands of preventable deaths. Motorists make the choice to drive over the speed limit when they’re in a hurry, stressed or simply being careless. A digital roadside sign called […]

Austin Energy is preparing for its annual Community Connections Resource Fair, a “free, family-friendly event that combines fun with learning to assist our customers who sometimes could use a little help to meet basic needs,” according to the utility’s announcement. The fair, co-hosted by local service providers and city departments, features “fun and informative demonstrations […]

An extraordinary art installation will be lighting up 16 acres of the Arboretum at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center from September to December. Field of Light, created by British artist Bruce Munro, consists of “28,000 stemmed spheres that are subtly lit by solar-powered fiber optics,” resulting in “an immersive and emotional experience for guests,” […]

The Bullock Texas State History Museum and the Central Texas branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness are teaming up to put the spotlight on mental health with a public conversation. Dr. King Davis, former executive director at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and chief of the Austin State Hospital Archives Project, will spearhead a […]

With the public engagement portion of the process completed, the draft of the proposed amendments to the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan is taking its next step forward. The ASMP, of course, is the city’s comprehensive plan for all the many ways people get around Austin, including driving, walking, cycling, rolling and taking public transportation. The ASMP […]

You know it’s summer when the Drop-In kicks off. The free concert series on the Long Center’s Hartman Concert Lawn is a showcase of local talent, both longtime favorites and emerging new artists. The 12-show series, which runs every Thursday night from May 26-Aug. 11, features David Garza, David Ramirez, Geto Gala, James Robinson, Jeska and the Vanity […]

The public has a chance tonight to witness – virtually – one of Texas’ greatest wildlife spectacles: the nightly emergence of millions of Mexican free-tailed bats from Bracken Cave, home to the largest bat colony in the world. The event, co-sponsored by Bat Conservation International and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, will be streamed live […]

A hefty pile of dough may be coming Austin’s way, courtesy of the Biden administration’s HOME-American Rescue Plan Act, which has set aside $5 billion “to assist people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other populations experiencing housing insecurity.” The city of Austin is eligible for $11.4 million of this funding if its […]

Two toll highways are getting new speed limits as per a vote from the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Board of Directors. Before setting the new speeds, a speed study was conducted on State Highway 45 Southwest and the 183 Toll “to determine the 85th percentile speed, or the speed at which 85 percent of […]