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“He’s American, he’s Todd Rungy, fighting for freedom, fighting to eat, yeah!” It’s hard not to want to know more about someone when that’s the first thing you hear come out of his mouth.

Gables Residential has commenced construction on a new 18-story apartment tower on Lamar just across from Cesar Chavez and Ladybird Lake.

The new project is the second face of its Park Plaza development. It will have 222 units and will open in 2013.

Fortunately, it's more attractive than it's larger, shorter Park Plaza neighbor. The project will also feature 14,000 square feet of retail which may be the most accessible retail to the hike and bike trail.

A new pedestrian bridge across Cesar Chavez makes the retail spaces very easy to access from the trail.

Sources indicate that Your Mom?s Burger Bar, currently with only one location on Cesar Chavez, is eyeing a spot on...

(via Austin Burger News)

If you were considering a last-minute walk up to this weekend's Sunday Fair event ending the Texas Hill Country Wine + Food Festival, think again: tickets have sold out completely.

For those attending the event, festival organizers have sent word that on-street parking will not be allowed in the Rainey Street area on Sunday - free parking will be available at lots on Red River & Driskill and Red River & Cesar Chavez.

When those lots fill, parking will be redirected to the $8 Austin Convention Center lot at Red River & 5th Street.

There will also be limited valet parking at the M.A.C.C.

Saturday, April 2
2 p.m.
1105 East César Chávez St.
(512) 974-3625

This bus stop on Congress at 6th street is one of four that will be closing next month.

Will it make Congress safer?

On Nov. 6, four bus stops on Congress will close as part of a pilot program to try to improve travel times and safety on Congress.
Here are the stops:

I rode the commuter rail last week.  Here are my random impressions.  (If you want critical analysis, just google M1EK.)

My son and I took the 4:40 from the Convention Center north to the Howard Lane station and rode back.

 It was about an hour and a half round trip.

I rode the commuter rail last week.  Here are my random impressions.  (If you want critical analysis, just google M1EK.)

My son and I took the 4:40 from the Convention Center north to the Howard Lane station and rode back.

 It was about an hour and a half round trip.

Hey, check it out. If you’re planning to ride MetroRail next week and you work around UT or the Capitol, you might find one of five new Rail Connector bus routes very useful for getting to your final destination.

Three of these connector routes pick up at the Downtown Station, and another two connect with MLK Station.

Superintendent Dr. Meria Carstarphen will hold a conversation on special education programs in the Austin School District at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 25.

The conversation will be held in the Performing Arts Center of Austin High School, located at 1715 W. Cesar Chavez.