Tai Moses

Motorists driving along East Riverside Drive may notice crews from Austin’s Public Works Department working in the 800 block, making “safety improvements aimed at decreasing serious injury and fatal crashes in the area,” according to the Transportation Department, which is collaborating on the project. The collaboration came out of a Vision Zero analysis of five years […]

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control on the JYNNEOS mpox (monkeypox) vaccine, shows that the shot “is not only safe for those who get it, but also very effective at preventing infection.” Approximately 1 million people in the United States have gotten the vaccine and besides “short-term swelling, redness and pain around the injection […]

If you’re looking for a brand-new, healthy New Year’s tradition, Texas Parks & Wildlife has just the thing: Take a hike. For its First Day hikes, TPWD has collected some of the state’s best and most beautiful walks, varying from short strolls to vigorous climbs, through wetlands, forest, beaches or mountains. Some of the hikes […]

More than 7,000 adoptable pets will be available to go home with their new families at a mega adoption event this weekend sponsored by Petco Love, BOBS from Skechers and several Texas-based animal welfare groups. Adoption fees will be waived and all adoptions include vaccinations and discounts on food and pet supplies at Petco. Mega adoption […]

The Lower Colorado River Authority is offering grants of up to $50,000 for community projects throughout LCRA’s service areas in Central Texas. The applications will be up online starting in January and the deadline is Jan. 31. While most of the community grants are in the neighborhood of $25,000 or less, several grants of up to […]

The first human case of West Nile virus in the region this year has been confirmed in a local resident. Though Central Texas is at the tail end of what’s considered mosquito season (May-November), recent rainy weather has extended the dangers and Austin Public Health is recommending taking all due precautions. Austin-Travis County Health Authority […]

Austin’s Trail of Lights returns to its traditional stroll-through format this year, which means more traffic and parking woes for visitors. Organizers of the glittering seasonal spectacle recommend leaving the car at home and walking or biking along the Hike-and-Bike Trail and/or taking a Capital Metro bus. Barton Springs Road and the MoPac Expressway frontage roads will […]

Austin’s runoff election concludes today, Dec. 13, deciding races for mayor and City Council districts 3, 5 and 9. Since the citywide mayoral race is on the ballot, all registered voters in the city are eligible to vote in the election. Those who live in district 3, 5 or 9 should also cast ballots for candidates […]

Lamar Senior Activity Center in Central Austin is hosting its annual nut sale and nut-cracking event. You read that right: it’s a nut-cracking event. The center has several old-time mechanical pecan-cracking machines that have to be seen to be believed. The machines hoist the pecans into the maw of the machine on a tiny conveyor […]

The city and county are working on reviewing the FCC’s new National Broadband Map, an interactive map that “shows where high-speed internet service is or is not available, based on information the FCC received from internet service providers.” County residents and business owners are urged to look up their addresses on the map to see […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control, hospitalizations due to Covid-19 are up 15 to 20 percent nationwide since Thanksgiving. And according to Austin Public Health, Covid cases “are trending upward locally as well.” In AHP’s latest newsletter, the health department says while our Covid Community Level is low, another metric called Community Transmission Level […]

Construction on a project to extend East Braker Lane 0.75 miles from Dawes Place to Samsung Boulevard is set to begin in fall 2023. The draft environmental assessment for the project is now available for review. The city and the Texas Department of Transportation, which are partners in the project, are holding a public hearing […]