Tai Moses

Know a teen who needs a summer job? Travis County and the city of Austin collaborate on a paid summer youth employment program, or SYEP, for teens 14-17 and young adults with disabilities from 14 to 22. There are two five-week sessions between June and August, and a recent pay bump brings the compensation up to […]

Thanks to Austin’s Urban Trails Program with the help of partners Stonelake Capital Partners, pedestrians, cyclists and dog walkers now have a better way to get from Springdale Road to Govalle Park. A new quarter-mile section of the MoKan Trail now connects the two, providing a safe crossing below Airport Boulevard and expanding access to Govalle Park […]

If you’ve got a special set of skills – say, you’re a hand tool wizard, or you know your way around a sewing machine, or you’re the person your friends call when their email isn’t working – the city invites you to volunteer as a repair coach at one of its Fix-It Clinics. Volunteer coaches […]

The Lower Colorado River Authority has kicked off work on what will be a three-year project to “remove and replace the 10 floodgates at Wirtz Dam to help ensure the dam continues to operate safely and reliably for years to come,” according to an announcement from the river manager. The 72-year-old dam has nine floodgates […]

Austin Public Health’s new YouTube series, Walkes Talks, aims to “shine a light on public health and promote healthy conversations.” The debut episode, which features Austin-Travis County Health Authority Dr. Desmar Walkes, Texas Health Action Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sandra Guerra and APH’s Jimmy Baker, who runs the department’s HIV prevention and outreach program, focuses on […]

PARD’s Aquatic Division is asking anyone who formerly worked as a lifeguard to complete a survey in the hopes that their experience will “inspire the next generation of lifeguards.” The city still needs to hire and train another 700 lifeguards in order to fully staff all of Austin’s pools for the upcoming swim season. Part […]

According to a news release from Austin Public Health, the latest Covid-19 subvariant, XBB.1.5, has been detected in Austin-Travis County. This new, “highly transmissible” variant, which “contains more mutations capable of evading immunity than any other variant,” is estimated to be responsible for 43 percent of Covid cases around the country. Staying up to date with the Covid vaccines and […]

It’s that time of year again – time for Homeland Security and Emergency Management’s 2024 emergency preparedness calendar contest! (Contests and calendars are two of our favorite things around here.) The contest is open to all K-8 students who live or attend school in Central Texas. The artwork should contain “a safety message about a […]

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is hosting an open house for Southeast Austin neighbors, travelers and any other community members who are interested in learning more “about current and upcoming projects through the airport’s improvement program and multi-year capital development program, Journey With AUS.” Airport CEO Jacqueline Yaft said in a news release that it is “very […]

Starting Sunday, Jan. 22, Yellow Bike Project is offering a variety of bicycle mechanic classes intended to“demystify the workings of your bicycle.” The three-hour weekly classes, taught by bicycle guru Scott Menzies, will offer a “deeper dive into mechanical knowledge to provide a focused learning experience for everyone from beginners to experts who want to […]

The deadline to submit exhibit proposals for the 2024 season of the Dougherty Arts Center’s Julia C. Butridge Gallery has been extended to March 5, 2023. As a parks department news release describes, the JCB Gallery “celebrates a wide array of artists with diverse practices and strives to promote the livelihood of Austin’s vital art culture by offering […]

The Watershed Protection Department has launched its first annual flood safety video contest open to 6th-12th graders in Austin. Students should create a 30-second public service announcement aimed at teaching motorists not to drive on roads covered with water and conveying the critical message, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.” According to Watershed, “driving through flooded roads […]