Around the 'hoods

Heads up! The Austin Marathon will be coming through the neighborhood Sunday morning, February 19, 2012. Race organizers are projecting 20,000 runners (includes the half-marathoners) for the race that starts and ends downtown.

Start time is 7:00 a.m. The course...

Check out the programs being offered at Northwest Recreation Center this month! Feburary Events 2/10 Parent's Night Out Program! 2/17 No AISD School - Youth Camp Day 2/20 City Holiday - Center Closed 2/25 Kite Workshop & Live Music Click...

If you are interested in the future of Burnet Rd and Anderson Ln, please come out this Thursday, 2/16, for the Sustainable Neighborhoods meeting.

We will be discussing two vital topics:

1. Should we organize to secure $20 million in bond funding for proposed sidewalk, bike lane and safety improvements on Burnet?

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Should the City offer more than one definition of a mixed use corridor like Burnet or Anderson?

Officer Steve Gordon, APD, will give us an area update and answer questions

Mary Arnett of CLASP will provide information about neighborhood watch for Crestview

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Louis Catholic Church, Wozniak Hall. (on the north side of the parking lot)
7 - 8 p.m.

Good morning. Following are corrections to Wednesday afternoon’s email. Please accept my apologies for the misunderstanding and for any inconvenience the prior email may have caused.

Following are construction updates for the next two weeks for the Allandale Storm Drain...

This year’s Mighty Texas Dog Walk, on Saturday, April 7th at Auditorium Shores is more than walking the most dogs for a third Guinness World Record for Texas.

Organizers have added three New Guinness World Record attempts: Biggest Fur Ball...

Following are construction updates for the next two weeks for the Allandale Storm Drain Improvements Project. Completions Prior Week: Begun work on inlets on White Horse.

Storm drain inspections on the first 1000 feet of Bull Creek have been completed...

by Tom Linehan The number of home burglaries in Allandale and Burglary of Vehicles (BOV) were down last year.

According to data provided by the Austin Police Department, there were 8 fewer Burglary of Residences (BOR) and 12 fewer car...

Sustainable Neighborhoods of North Central Austin will meet on Thursday, Feb 16, to decide whether to push for bond funding for pedestrian, bike and transit improvements on Burnet Rd.

The meeting will also decide whether to seek changes to Comprehensive...

I spoke with Fresh Plus owner Paul Beurskens who said they are excited about moving into the neighborhood and are going at full speed getting everything ready for the opening this Friday, February 3.The locally-owned grocery store is taking over...