Next Thursday, Item # 33 on City Council’s Agenda will have Council Members vote on a proposed design to renovate Auditorium Shores. BCNA is opposed to the design and would like PARD to go back to the drawing board and create a design that considers input from all stakeholders and ensures the use of the...
In the early ’80s I spent lots of time at Auditorium Shores and enjoyed free or cheap music events like Stevie Ray Vaughan or The Talking Heads. I’ve travelled and lived all over the globe since then but always remembered the experience as uniquely Austin, which is one of the reasons I moved back in...
It’s that time of year again… the holidays are upon us and this Friday — aka Black Friday — is a time when many are clamoring for good deals from retailers both online and offline. 78704 has a number of wonderful small businesses, so don’t forget to consider some local shopping in the neighborhood...
Rebate Austin! is the Austin Public Library’s one stop shop event for folks to come and learn about all the amazing rebates and free programs available to Austin citizens! The library has gathered representatives from all the City of Austin departments that offer rebates or free services to Austinites and these representatives will present on...
Bouldin Creek welcomes some celebrity friends from the west coast this week for filming in the neighborhood! You may be seeing some very large trailers, extra police officers and other celeb-types around S. 1st and Mary. Word on the street is that Robert Di Nero is filming a feature film where he plays a locksmith....
BCNA General Association Meeting- Minutes October 8, 2013 (Vuka) Quorum present 6:50PM Introductions 7:00PM New Becker Elem School Principal, Valerie Brochers -Since July 8th she has been principal -Becker has been a dual language campus for 4 years. Students learn English alongside students learning Spanish. They are learning content in both languages. -This...
Delay in Urban Farm Rules Highlights Farm & Neighbor Concerns Will Feathers Fly as City Kicks Can Down Road? By Stephanie Myers | OCTOBER 17, 2013 http://www.austinpost.org/boom-town/council-delays-urban-farm-vote-requests-more-community-meetings Talk about anti-climactic. After months of back-and-forth between farmers, sustainable food activists, concerned neighbors and city officials, City Council opted (7-0) at Thursday’s meeting to delay a vote on changes to...
We all have our own stories about “Bouldin Creek” — from the anecdotes of our daily lives to the stories from generations past. But what does the world’s free online encyclopedia have to say about our beloved neighborhood? Read on… (SOURCE for the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouldin_Creek,_Austin,_Texas) Bouldin Creek is an older neighborhood in Austin, Texas, originally created at the...
For those of you in the neighborhood who had tickets to this weekend’s ACL fest, be on the lookout for a refund in the amount of 1/3 of the original ticket price! AUSTIN – October 13, 2013 – Due to current weather conditions with flash flood warnings, The Austin City Limits Music Festival organizers have canceled...
It seems there will be, for some, a dilemma for how to spend one’s evening tonight. Our bi-monthly GA meeting is being held tonight at Vuka and the agenda is packed with informative topics. Also tonight is the last public input meeting regarding the Parkland Improvement Project at Auditorium Shores. I find this meeting...
6:45pm Vuka Co-op 411 West Monroe St. Please walk or bike if you can–lovely night for walk! Park thoughtfully if you have to. AGENDA: 6:45 Introductions-membership 7:00 New Becker Elementary School Principal, Valerie Borchers http://www.beckerelementary.com/ 7:15 Auditorium Shores Parkland Improvements/Redesign & Off-Leash Dog Park http://www.austintexas.gov/department/auditorium-shores-improvements http://friendsofaustindogparks.org/ http://www.austinpost.org/outdoors/dogs-be-banned-auditorium-shores-lawn 7:30 10-One Redistricting Process http://www.austinredistricting.org/ http://www.austinredistricting.org/maps/interactive-preliminary-map/ 7:45 Elks...
Zilker Holiday Tree Art Contest – Calling all youth artists ages 5-10! Calling all young talent in the neighborhood!! It’s that time of year again… time for the Zilker Holiday Tree Art Contest: Create and enter your original version of the Zilker Holiday Tree in the Zilker Holiday Tree Art Contest. You may use crayons,...
