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The YMCA of Austin is looking for help from Austin City Council to build a 40-acre recreational aquatics center in downtown Austin as a family-friendly escape from the heat.

If constructed, the complex would be located between South Mopac Expressway and the intersection of Lamar Boulevard and Cesar Chavez Street, said YMCA spokesman Sean Doles.

As dusk falls and ushers help late arrivals get squared away in their spots, popcorn crunching and hushed laughter die down as the screen flickers.

All eyes are glued on the screen at Blue Starlite, Austin’s only urban drive-in theater.

Art City Austin is 2-day art exhibit and sale featuring 190 juried artists, site-specific art installations, local live music and good eats, a kid’s block with interactive art projects and more.

Details at http://www.artallianceaustin.org/art_city_austin.html

April 24, 25
Hours: Saturday, 10am to 6pm & Sunday, 11am to 6pm

A 15-story office tower with ground floor retail is being proposed for the north east corner of West Cesar Chavez Street and Lamar Boulevard.

The new project, to be located between the Gables apartment and Seaholm, would be the first new office project constructed in the downtown core since the Frost Bank tower was completed in 2001.

The developer behind the new project, Capital City Partners LLC, recently completed Capstar Plaza, a 115,000-square-foot, eight-story, office building at the southeast corner of MoPac Expressway and Fifth Street.

Starting tomorrow, Austin will be thronged with crowds for two weeks thanks to the various iterations of the South by Southwest festivals of film, interactive and music.

So what better time than to schedule a big public art happening.

On February 15, 2009 the Austin Marathon and Half Marathon will take place on the streets of Austin. An estimated 13,000 runners and 20,000 spectators will take part in the Marathon and Half Marathon, participants will travel from all 50 states and 23 foreign countries.

The 2009 Austin Marathon and Half Marathon will benefit 26 local charities through the "26 Miles for 26 Charities" program for the second year; last year the program raised over $900,000 for local charities.

One of the most exciting downtown projects is the redevelopment of the decommissioned Seaholm Power plant.

The $117.2 million project, a partnership between the city and Southwest Strategies, will result in a 22-story hotel, 60 condo units, and 180,000 square feet of retail and commercial space.

Last week, the city approved a master plan for the redevelopment of the Seaholm Power Plant site on Cesar Chavez near Lamar.

The $117.2 million project, a partnership between the city and Southwest Strategies, will result in a 22-story hotel, 60 condo units, and 180,000 square feet of retail and commercial space.

Between the initial proposal and final draft, the condo portion of the project was reduced from 80 units to 60 units.

Construction has officially commenced on a five-year project to transform the Seaholm power plant and surrounding site near Cesar Chavez Street and Lamar into a large mixed-use project.

The initial phase of construction, as expected, include mostly infrastructure enhancements and site preparation.