Tai Moses

A new pilot program starting June 7 at the Austin Animal Center will smooth the adoption process and help make perfect matches between human and beast by assigning adoption counselors to prospective pet parents. The program, Meet My Match, is by appointment only from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Those interested […]

Planning on getting married? You and your beloved might want to wait for June 26, when the Travis County Clerk’s Office plans to hold free wedding ceremonies, conducted by Judge Nicholas Chu, to celebrate Pride Month and the eighth anniversary of Marriage Equality. Couples that would like to get hitched during the Marriage Equality Day […]

An emerging projects agreement – cleverly called an EmPA – between the city of Austin and the U.S. Department of Transportation is the beginning of a “landmark local-federal partnership to identify as much as billions in funding opportunities to support the transportation and infrastructure projects slated in the Central Texas area over the next decade,” […]

Thanks to host Ascension Seton, Circuit of the Americas is bringing back its popular evening bike rides. On select Tuesday nights, starting March 7 at 6 p.m., you can cruise the racetrack on your bicycle, chatting with friends and enjoying a traffic-free experience. “After the evening ride concludes, cyclists can replenish and recharge with an […]

A $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will help the city of Austin “guard against acts of terrorism,” according to a news release. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas called Mayor Kirk Watson on Monday to give him the news of the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program award, which […]

An $82,000 Heritage Preservation Grant from the city’s Economic Development Department will allow the Housing Authority of the City of Austin, or HACA, to create and install five educational kiosks at Rosewood Courts. The historic, 80-year-old apartment complex, which was the first African American public housing project in the country, is currently under renovation and the kiosks […]

The next Imagine Austin Speaker Series webinar is titled “Partnering with Community Leaders: Equity-Focused Approaches to Community Engagement for the Rain to River Strategic Plan Update.” Despite its unwieldy title, the webinar offers a chance for the city’s Watershed Protection Department to showcase Rain to River, the strategic plan that will guide the work of the […]

Live Music Capital of the World, watch out; the city of Austin has a new designation: Bird City. Thanks to Audubon Texas and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin has joined several other Texas cities in protecting our feathered friends in three important ways: community engagement, habitat enhancement, and creating safer spaces for birds. […]

A shared-use path now under construction will soon “transform an intimidating 0.7-mile stretch of Barton Springs Road and Stratford Drive into a comfortable and walkable destination.” The improvements, made possible via a collaboration between the Public Works, Transportation and Parks departments, along with the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Zilker Botanical Garden, “will transform pedestrian, […]

Community members who qualify for financial aid or adaptive and inclusion support programs are eligible to register early for the Parks and Recreation Department’s “accessible, diverse, and inclusive” summer camps. Registration times will vary based on location, and there are evening and weekend times available. Learn more about financial aid here and find adaptive/inclusive support info here.

Monday is Presidents Day, and the city (and the Monitor) will be taking the day off to enjoy a three-day weekend. (We hope you are, too!) As usual, city administrative offices and other municipal facilities will be closed Monday to observe the holiday. Most recreation centers will be closed, although city parks, golf courses, cemeteries […]

The next installment of the Wild Neighbors Speaker Series will explore the “amazing and unusual organisms that live in the dark, underground waters of the Lone Star State with special attention to new discoveries and groundwater ecology in the greater Austin area.” Tiny, mysterious, unknown creatures living in the deepest, darkest depths? We are here […]