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In the interest of improving your commute and getting your morning off to a good start, commuters passing through the Downtown Transit Station this morning will be offered free breakfast tacos, courtesy of Capital Metro, Downtown Austin, Movability, and GetThereATX. Staffers from these organizations will be on hand to answer questions and offer tools aimed […]

Shoal Creek Conservancy and Jose M. Guerrero, former assistant director of the city’s Watershed Protection Department, are leading a very special bus tour of the Shoal Creek watershed. The tour will stop at Duncan Neighborhood Park, Great Northern Dog Park, Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park, Jefferson Street, and the West 12th Street Bridge. Topics […]

By all accounts, 2022 was a rollicking, record-breaking year for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. According to the airport’s year-end review, AUS “experienced an unprecedented growth of passenger volumes as demand for air travel rose far beyond the airport’s busiest passenger activity volumes seen in 2019, before disruptions caused by Covid-19.” The review goes on to say that […]

This is never welcome news for aqua-maniacs, but Barton Springs Pool will be closed for its annual almost-spring cleaning from Feb. 25 to March 10. Springwoods Pool is also due for some routine maintenance, which will close that pool for just two days, Feb. 21-22. To immerse yourself in other year-round pools in the meantime, visit AustinTexas.gov/pools. […]

We certainly hope this is old news by the time it reaches you: Austin Energy has completed restoring power to almost all of the remaining customers who were still waiting for the lights to come back on after the recent ice storm. According to a news release from the city utility, “More than 99.9% of […]

City Council passed two ordinances Feb. 9 aimed at helping the community make needed storm repairs safely and quickly. Both ordinances waive permitting and development fees and some permitting requirements for repairs to single- and multifamily homes damaged during the ice storm between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2. The first ordinance “waives permitting and development fees […]

St. David’s Foundation has announced more than $43 million in grant funding that will benefit local and grassroots organizations in Central Texas. A total of 108 grants were awarded from September to December 2022, reflecting “the foundation’s commitment to advancing health equity in Central Texas through investment and action,” says the news release. “The most […]

The Black Fund at Austin Community Foundation has announced that it “will be awarding $355,000 in grant funding to 21 Black-led and Black-serving nonprofits in Central Texas later this month.” The grants focus on four areas, which are education; health and wellness; power building, organizing and advocacy; and wealth building. The grantees and specific funding levels […]

On the heels of a destructive ice storm, the Development Services Department wants to get the word out to Austinites that permits are not required to start work on emergency repairs to homes and businesses. Storm repairs “can begin immediately, and DSD will work with you to ensure repairs were completed safely.” Need an emergency […]

Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority sent out an announcement letting the community know that all of its bus routes are back up and are operating at their regular service times. MetroRail has also resumed service, as of today at 5:40 a.m. from Leander Station. Crews from the transit agency have been working “throughout the week to ensure […]

Workers from the Development Services Department are out in the field working on repairing damage caused by this week’s winter storm. The DSD has released an announcement informing Austinites that “If your home or business is in need of emergency repairs, work can begin immediately. DSD will work with you to retroactively permit and inspect […]

Austin Pets Alive! has issued a desperate plea to the community seeking people who are able to serve as temporary fosters for a shelter pet, even for a few days. APA’s shelter lost power during part of the storm, and while power has since been restored and the shelter is “easing back into normal operations,” […]