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After being closed for nearly three weeks, Barton Springs Pool will reopen at 5 a.m. Thursday. The pool was closed in order to repair two holes in an abandoned skimmer pipe that posed a hazard to swimmers. Those holes have now been filled with gravel and concrete in a manner that was intended to cause […]

From Monday, Oct. 14, through mid-December, the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail at Waller Creek will take a small detour to allow construction of new pedestrian bridges over Waller Creek and the Lagoon Overlook and Leaf Deck. People on the route over the creek will use a temporary creek crossing. The new […]

Following complaints about speeding motorcycles and other reckless driving, Austin Police Department patrol officers “will be out enforcing traffic laws and targeting motorists that are driving aggressively, speeding, and other hazardous violations,” according to a press release from the city. Officers will focus on Ranch Road 2222 between MoPac Expressway and Loop 360 in an […]

In honor of Voter Registration Day, an event where eligible voters may drive thru or walk up to register to vote in English or Spanish will be hosted by People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER) and the Austin Neighborhoods Council (ANC). It’s planned for noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, […]

After accepting the news that APD’s secret personnel file is illegally secret, City Manager T.C. Broadnax is getting ready for an onslaught of public information requests. A Sept. 12 memo outlines the city’s efforts in responding to such requests and lays out a strategy for dealing with the public’s thirst for perfectly legal knowledge. Broadnax […]

Austin City Auditor Corrie Stokes, City Clerk Myrna Rios and Municipal Court Clerk Mary Jane Grubb will each get a 4 percent raise, the same as other non-sworn city employees will receive effective at the beginning of October. City Council on Thursday approved Stokes’ new salary of a little more than $208,000; Rios will be […]

On Tuesday, the city will celebrate improvements to the Bull Creek District Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The improvements, which culminated with the recent completion of restroom renovations, come out of a 2017 concept plan for the park that guided its design. More information about the park improvements can be found here. The ribbon cutting […]

A downtown resource that has offered shade, food and water to those experiencing homelessness has now added showers to the mix. Urban Alchemy’s Oasis, which is located between the 8th Street Shelter and ARCH downtown, now offers free showers, available 12 hours each day to anyone who needs them. The showers have already been used […]

The 30th annual Lake Travis Cleanup – the largest scuba diving, shoreline and waterway litter pickup in Texas – is set for 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, at Travis County parks surrounding Lake Travis as well as several other dive sites and shoreline neighborhoods. Volunteers will remove trash from the shoreline, creeks and […]

The city’s Art in Public Places Program is on the verge of launching five new opportunities for local artists to create public art. The open calls for applications will run from Sept. 24 to Oct. 22 and are: Elisabet Ney Museum Grounds – Artwork budget: $100,000 Armadillo Water Tank Mural – Artwork budget: $133,000 Walter E. Long […]

This Saturday, the public is invited to come share ideas for the future of Palm School with the Palm School Steering Committee at a meet and greet. The event, which will feature both food and entertainment, will begin at noon on the first floor of 700 Lavaca, with parking available at the county’s parking garage. […]

The Texas Department of Transportation is seeking input on plans to widen and divide U.S. Highway 183 from State Highway 71 to SH 130. A press release from the transportation authority explains “multiple neighborhoods, businesses and other structures are located along or close to the corridor, and the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is adjacent to the […]