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This site is intended to serve the residents of Bouldin Creek Neighborhood in Austin, TX. Feel free to poke around, catch up on the latest gossip, or let us know how we're doin'
S. Congress Parking Issues Survey

S. Congress Parking Issues Survey

We Want To Hear From You ! If you have experience and/or frustration with parking in and around S. Congress, please take a moment to take this survey. This area is also referred to as the “Yellow Zone” within BCNA. Please click on the link below: Click here to take...
LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon - Community Meetings

LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon – Community Meetings

January 18, 2012  –  Ari Witkin, LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon & Half Marathon I want to thank you all in advance of the LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon and Half Marathon for your patience and wonderful support of our runners, fans, and volunteers. As you all know, the race will take place on...
Elizabeth Street Cafe Now Open On South First

Elizabeth Street Cafe Now Open On South First

Elizabeth Street Cafe Now Open Tuesday, December 27, 2011, by Andrea Grimes The Elizabeth Street Cafe, a “casual eatery serving simple Vietnamese cuisine in an environment inspired by acozy French neighborhood café” soft-opened last week on South First, where it replaced the beloved Bouldin Creek Coffee House, and this morning they served their first breakfast....
The 445 Newcomers to Bouldin

The 445 Newcomers to Bouldin

The 445 newcomers to Bouldin By Michael Barnes | Monday, December 19, 2011, 08:32 PM Austin360 blogs > Out & About > Archives > 2011 > December > 19 When we moved to the Bouldin area for good in 1997, our bungalow was new. Although experts have since been fooled by its reverence for early-century gables, porches and windows (not the brand...
City Executes Railroad Quiet Zone Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad

City Executes Railroad Quiet Zone Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad

The City of Austin Transportation Department recently executed the first of two formal agreements with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) July 26, 2011 with the intent of establishing quiet zones at the following crossings:**** · UPRR Crossing at Matthews Lane **** · UPRR Crossing at W. Stassney Lane **** · UPRR...
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Springtime Schedule for West Bouldin Greenbelt Workdays

via Parks Committee Chair, Ingrid Weigand: Dear Neighbor and friends of the greenbelt, Happy New Year to all of you! I hope your resolutions included exercise, spending more time outdoors with friends and family and removing invasive plants, bushes and trees from your own garden and the neighborhood green spaces. We can help you achieve...

J Mueller Full Brisket silent auction in aid of Livestrong

On Monday I was for fortunate enough to attend a Livestrong Summit dinner. At the dinner I won a fabulous prize given by John Mueller of Jmueller bbq on South 1st, in the silent auction. The item included a full brisket, expertly bbq’d fresh by John and the guys on the lot opposite the Elizabeth...

Next Walking Group

The first walking group had four of us, that had never met before, traverse the south west corner of the ‘hood, taking in at least a few roads I’ve never visited, and I planned the route. We had a few suggestions on how we could improve the walks, and some interesting conversation on the on...

February General Association Meeting Minutes

BCNA General Association Meeting   – Minutes Feb 21, 2012 — Elks Lodge SC Members In Attendance:   Stuart Hampton, Ingrid Weigand, Ben Bishop, Cyndi Collen, Cassidy Neal, Gary Hyatt, Brad Peterson, Bill Ley, Vandy Hendrickson, Ronnie Ditmar I.  Introductions Cassidy- went over gen meeting and steering committee standard schedule Introduced pct 4 Constable Maria Conchola (lives...

Bouldin Walking Group

I’ve received a lot of positive feedback for the idea of a neighborhood walking group, as of today I’ve received more than twenty responses saying they’d like to take part. So, lets make a start. In general I think the point of the walk group is to meet-up at a pre-determined time and location, and just take...

April/May 2012 Newsletter Now Available

Hello Folks, Check out this month’s newsletter for the results of the SoCo parking survey — and to see our new full-color association logo designed by neighbor Lana Davis.  PLUS, mating hawks, bacon ice cream, and psychological barriers, just to name a few of the hot topics awaiting you within…. Bouldin Bulletin, April/May 2012

Feb/March 2012 Newsletter Now Available

Hey Folks, Have you worn out your paper copy of the Bouldin Bulletin through repeated and tireless readings?  Well you’re in luck!  February’s edition is now available here as a PDF — try wearing that out! Bouldin Bulletin, February/March 2012
Art show to benefit Austin psychiatric hospital

Art show to benefit Austin psychiatric hospital

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/art-show-to-benefit-austin-psychiatric-hospital-2120802.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage By Andrea Ball,AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Updated: 7:44 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2012; Published: 7:34 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 Two years ago, Tuesday Marler was struggling with bipolar disorder when she turned to art for relief. The 41-year-old Austin woman was looking for a creative outlet, something she could use to focus when faced with the mania or depression that her illness brings. So she started...

New Lavender Zone Representative

My name is Laura Raun Carroll and I’m the new representative for the Lavender Zone. I took over from Dagmar Grieder, who did a great job for our zone and the association. Communications is a high priority for me, as my PR firm specializes in public outreach and stakeholder input. Water is also a top priority...

Bouldin’s Quality of Life reinforced by someone who doesn’t live in Bouldin!!

gleaned from the internet (source: http://www.walkscore.com/TX/Austin/Bouldin) Bouldin is the #5 most walkable neighborhood in Austin. This neighborhood is Very Walkable with an average Walk Score of 83. Bouldin has 5,426 people—or 0.7% of Austin’s population. Interesting analysis … I’m shooting for a ninety on the next test.

South First in “Food-O-File”

Build a crosswalk and they will come … culled from the web (source: http://www.austinchronicle.com/food/2012-01-13/food-o-file/): Nowhere is the burgeoning growth of the local food scene more evident than along South First Street from Riverside to Oltorf, long famous as Austin’s Tex-Mex mile. Besides a variety of cuisines offered in four busy food trailer parks, intrepid diners...

Mi Casa Es Su Teatro from Hyde Park Theatre Touring Bouldin

¿Su casa es su teatro? Culled from the web (source: http://hydeparktheatre.org/site/index.html): Mi Casa Es Su Teatro Saturday afternoon, February 11 … This year, join us for a highly unconventional tour of Austin’s historic Bouldin Creek Neighborhood, curated by theatrical maven Sam Webber and theatre director Shobie Partos. Sam and Shobie have gathered some of Austin’s...