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Simplicity Wine & Eats Open for Business

The Allandale Reporter  Mon, 12/07/2009 - 6:31am

Tom Linehan Is Burnet Road ready for a wine and tapas bar? Simplicity Wine & Eats opened last week and judging from the activity in the bar Sunday night, I'd say it looks promising.

The new restaurant located at 4801...



 

Allandale Votes for Obama

The Allandale Reporter  Wed, 11/05/2008 - 9:48pm

by Tom Linehan Here are the unofficial election results for the presidential election from the three precincts in Allandale: Precinct 236 (Rosedale School), Precinct 239 (Gullett Elementary), and Precinct 243 (Ben Hur Shrine).

These were pulled from the Travis County...



 

Highlights of changes to the Wal-Mart planned for Northcross

The Allandale Reporter  Wed, 08/06/2008 - 10:57pm

Tom Linehan Representatives of the Allandale Neighborhood Association and RG4N met with Lincoln Properties' attorney Bruce Scrafford Wednesday night to get an overview of the changes planned for the Wal-Mart at Northcross.

The most important change is the store will...



 

Progress on Allandale Neighborhood Association’s VMU Applicati...

The Allandale Reporter  Sat, 07/26/2008 - 5:25pm

Tom Linehan The City Council voted to include Allandale’s Vertical Mixed Use (VMU) recommendations in the July 24th Consent Agenda which means it supported the Allandale Neighborhood Association’s (ANA’s) recommendations regarding Tracts 5, 14 and 15.

This is a big...



 

Hangtown gives Allandale a Taste

The Allandale Reporter  Thu, 07/17/2008 - 5:04am

Tom Linehan Members of the Allandale Neighborhood Association attended a sneak preview of Hang Town Grill in the Allandale Village Shopping Center Wednesday night and were treated to a complementary dinner.

The food was delicious. The preview provided owners Bill...



 

Hangtown Provides Sneak Preview for Allandale Residents

The Allandale Reporter  Wed, 07/16/2008 - 8:33pm

Tom Linehan Members of the Allandale Neighborhood Association attended a sneak preview of Hang Town Grill in the Allandale Village Shopping Center Wednesday night and were treated to a complementary dinner.

The food was delicious. The preview provided owners Bill...



 

REASON PREVAILS - A WAL-MART FIT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD

The Allandale Reporter  Tue, 06/24/2008 - 5:44am

by Tom Linehan WAL-MART IS SCALING BACK IT'S STORE TO HALF THE ORIGINAL SIZE! Instead of a 200,000 plus sq ft SuperCenter, they will be building a 99,000 sq ft Wal-Mart.

That's fine with Allandale. We've never opposed a Wal-Mart...



 

Progress - City Council Hearing on Allandale's VMU Application

The Allandale Reporter  Thu, 06/19/2008 - 6:17am

by Tom Linehan The city council yesterday voted 7-0 to support Allandale's recommendations for VMU along Burnet Rd and Anderson Lane on the 1st reading.

As a result many of the commercial properties along Burnet Road that back up to...



 

Hang Town Grill Opening in Allandale Village

The Allandale Reporter  Thu, 05/22/2008 - 6:05am

Tom Linehan In July, Allandale residents will have a new dining option close by in Allandale Village. Hang Town Grill, currently with another location in Westlake, will be opening up where Dry Dock was.

Hang Town has been in operation...



 

Outcome of VMU Hearing with the Planning Commission

The Allandale Reporter  Fri, 05/16/2008 - 5:00am

by Tom Linehan It was a "thank you sir, may I have another" session. When we concluded the public hearing part of the meeting with the Planning Commission on Tuesday night, a number of the Planning Commission members complimented us...