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Austin’s Chief Financial Officer Ed Van Eenoo was named one of the top financial minds in the city recently, earning one of eight spots in Austin Business Journal’s annual awards recognizing the best CFOs in the Austin business scene. Van Eenoo was selected in the nonprofit category and highlighted for helping to bring a balanced […]

In an effort to improve access to resources, the Austin Area HIV Planning Council will hold a town hall this Wednesday to get feedback from the community. Organizers are looking to learn more about the challenges and needs of people living with HIV and raise awareness about and develop strategies to improve access to HIV/AIDS […]

Transit Forward, the advocacy group in favor of regional mass transit in Austin, has scheduled a quarterly update on Project Connect, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the UA 286 Plumbers and Pipefitters Hall on Airport Boulevard. The lunch gathering will include discussion on the design, construction and operational plans for the area’s […]

The new underpass being constructed under South Pleasant Valley Road will be enlivened with a mosaic by Texas artist Reginald Adams, and residents are invited to give their input on the project at a community engagement workshop from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, at the Rudy Mendez Recreation Center at 2407 Canterbury St. […]

Preservation Austin has officially supported the movement to designate the University of Texas at Austin’s Steve Hicks School of Social Work building as a Texas State Antiquities Landmark. The former home of University Junior High, which is significant for its role in desegregation, could be demolished to make way for new practice facilities for the […]

The Austin rental market continues to shift as more housing units are being completed and residents look for the best deal possible. The real estate technology firm RentCafe’s latest Rental Competitiveness Index found that Austin has increased its housing stock by 1.1 percent over the past year, compared to a 2 percent increase the prior […]

The University of Texas has plans to make the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in North Austin a hub for the area’s already thriving semiconductor industry, in addition to existing city plans to steer life sciences businesses to that region. The Austin Business Journal reports that UT President Jay Hartzell wants the university to be more […]

The city of Austin has reported closing four encampments throughout the city and “welcomed 63 unhoused residents to the Northbridge and Southbridge shelters as part of the Housing-Focused Encampment Assistance Link (HEAL) Initiative.” Neighbors along the Barton Creek Greenbelt in particular had been clamoring for weeks for the city to clean up that encampment that […]

The monthly sales tax report from Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar showed major cities throughout the state generally getting a little less in sales tax revenues this month, with an overall dip of 0.3 percent. Austin’s revenues were down just 0.05 percent compared to the same payment last year, but were up about 3 percent for […]

The Trail Conservancy has scheduled a ribbon-cutting and community celebration for the grand opening of the Rainey Street Trailhead, part of the Ann & Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail. The $1.1 million project connects the trail to Rainey Street and includes seating areas, a stage, natural tunnels and mazes, and other amenities to serve visitors to […]

Travis County officials and Steiner Ranch denizens will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate a new way to get out of the community. “Steiner Ranch Area Evacuation Route B” will provide an additional means of egress at the intersection of Prairie Clover Path and Flat Top Ranch Road in the event an evacuation is […]

Anyone using the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail over the next few months should be aware of a series of detours near Waller Creek that will allow for the construction of new bridges, a deck and an overlook. The first detour will be in place on Monday, July 22, and last (roughly) […]