City Staff talk back on Street closure task force
Mark your diaries, I hear that City staff will brief to Council and taskforce members today at 2:00pm (time varies) at City Hall Council Chambers. The brief will cover the progress on the Taskforce...
View ArticleStreet Closures, City Staff, and council – Process over people
It’s strange to see democracy in action, or rather process over people. In a response to one person who asked me before the meeting what they had to do to ensure the “event” community won the current...
View ArticleReal sports – HBO, Austin on
Even if you are not an avid sports fan, but have HBO access, it might be worth catching the current episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. One of the “stories” in episode 145 is about local Austin...
View ArticleThought for the day #2: Trust me on the sports bra!
Town lake is an amazing place to run at the weekends, there are often more people out running, than most cities can muster to participate in a 5k. You can’t really “see the wood for the trees” though,...
View ArticleStreet and Event Closures III
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the street! Yep, the next round of this increasingly confusing topic is due on the agenda of Thursday April 30th council meeting as item #25. For those...
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Thought for the day #3 No blocking rule
The rules for Town Lake trail are few and far between, and quite rightly so. Don’t drop litter; clean up after your dog; keep to the trail; don’t take samples from the plants; women wear a sports bra...
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3rd Annual Santa Speedo run
Some of last years speedo runnersYep, it’s that time again. On Saturday, December 12th 2009, Team Santa Speedo will run for the 3rd year at the Trail of Lights fun run being held in Zilker Park. Based...
View ArticleWhat they’re saying about us
Newcomers to Austin relocating from Virginia bought their new house without ever having seen it. They used Google Street View and other on-line real-estate tools. This is reported in the January issue...
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As seen on tv… Amazing Race
down on Ladybird lakeThe latest series of CBS Amazing Race features a grandmother, granddaughter pair billed and shown as being “from Austin”. The attached screen grab was taken during the series...
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World Cup: watching in the morning
This morning it was Mexico matched against South Africa. Those of us without home-viewing possibilities who wanted to see it all, and in the company of others, found the guide in this week’s Austin...
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