oh, Austin
A family tale about Austin.
There’s an historic connection between Andrew Zilker, the locally famous Joseph family, and the music promoter behind Austin City Limits Music Festival. ~ learn more
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Austinites retell history as they know it on iconic South Congress.
“New Austinites might be surprised to find what this part of town used to be, but those that have lived in the city for decades still remember a very different South Congress experience.” ~ learn more
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Zilker park vision plan.
There’s a big park right next to downtown Austin called Zilker. The city has been soliciting community input for two years to create a vision for its restoration and future development. This is a video recap of the current plan. ~ learn […]
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Austin meets Miami Vice.
My friend and favorite Austin real estate broker Soud Twal’s latest listing: “Located between Lake Austin and Lake Travis, the nearly $7 million contemporary, white-stucco home is a 30-minute drive from downtown” | learn more
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Why is it so hard to see lines on Austin roads at night?
“A striper truck sprays the lines and then tiny glass beads, almost like a powder, are blasted on top and stick to the paint.” The technology the city uses for lane lines is low cost and regularly maintained. However, it […]
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Austin is looking for a place to store massive amounts of water.
Related to the link above. “Currently, Austin gets its water from reservoirs in the Highland Lakes along the Colorado River. The new plan is to pump some of that water underground when there’s plenty of it, then pull it back […]
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My local aquifer is in a Stage 3 drought for the first time since 2013.
I’m not sure what, if anything, I should make of this. I figure it can’t be that bad, as I learned this via a random link rather than an official notice from my government. | learn more
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The biggest surf park development on the planet.
Coming (hopefully soon) to Austin. “If all goes according to plan, Pura Vida will be the largest integrated wave pool development in the world. In addition to the Surf Lake at the center, other high adventure additions will be announced […]
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Building around protected trees in Austin.
There’s construction on my street and that included removal of a big tree. I learned that trees larger than 19″ diameter are all protected, so to remove one you must pay a fee, plant new trees elsewhere on the property, […]
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Autonomous robotaxis in Austin.
I’m planning to try this next time I need a ride somewhere. “Users can hail an autonomous ride using the Lyft app, similarly to how they would hail a regular Lyft car. Prices for the rides will also be the […]