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In the Neighborhood

Lifeworks Building $14M Non Profit Center at Pleasant Valley & Lyons

October 9, 2010

LifeWorks will soon break ground on the $14 million LifeWorks East Austin Youth and Family Resource Center, which will house three nonprofits that share a common goal of getting clients on a path toward education, independence and financial stability. LifeWorks plans to break ground Nov, 10 on the 31,000-square-foot, $9.3 million project at 835 N. [...]

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City Council Moves Meeting to Carver Library

September 30, 2010

Mose Buchele, KUT News [MP3] The City of Austin is holding its weekly meeting at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center. It’s costing the city more than $6,000 to move the meeting there. Mayor Lee Leffingwell’s office says it is part of an outreach effort to East Austinites. “It’s a facade,” Marcelo Tafoya, [...]

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Party at the MACC

September 14, 2010

Fiesta de Independencia 2010! — join friends and neighbors at the MACC on Wednesday 9/15 for a celebration of Mexico. This year we celebrate the Bicentennial of Mexico’s Independence and the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution.

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The Scoot Inn and Bier Garden

September 4, 2010

The Scoot Inn, previously Red’s Scoot Inn, has played an important role for years on the Eastside. The Scoot Inn, which began as a railroad saloon sometime around 1871, has been claimed to be one of the oldest running bars in Texas. East Austin was teeming with warehouses, railroad workers, and rich bankers living along [...]

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Cap Metro Proposes Ethanol Transfer Facility

August 10, 2010

The Capital Metro Transportation Authority (CMTA) Board is hosting a public meeting to discuss a proposed project – an ethanol transfer facility along Decker Lane on CMTA’s rail line. Travis County Commissioner Ron Davis has expressed some serious concerns regarding this proposed Ethanol Project and its implications for the residents of eastern Travis County. The [...]

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City Invites Residents to “Meet the Contractor” Meeting

August 3, 2010

The City of Austin Invites Residents to “Meet the Contractor” Meeting For the Canterbury Lift Station Removal Project Thursday, August 5, 2010 6 to 7 p.m. Metz Recreation Center, 2407 Canterbury Street Dear Neighbor, The repair work on the Canterbury wastewater structures located on fenced, City-owned property at the east end of Garden Street (and [...]

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Austin Food Carts

July 12, 2010

View Austin Mobile Food Map in a larger map

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Juneteenth 2010

June 20, 2010

Austin celebrated Juneteenth, the day that marks the abolition of slavery, this weekend and the festive spirit reverberated throughout East Austin. News8 video portrait

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Austin Turns to Citizens for Budget Advice

June 14, 2010

East Austinites are invited to weigh-in on the city’s budget. What’s important to you and to your community? The city faces a deficit projected somewhere in the range of $11 million to $28 million in the coming year. Programs and services will be cut. What do you think should be cut first and what should [...]

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Closing: El Maiz es Nuestra Vida

May 27, 2010

If you haven’t seen it yet, or want to view it again, go check out the El Maiz Nuestra Vida at the Mexican American Cultural Center. It closes on June 5. The traveling exhibit is made possible in part by the MAMAZ collective which is holding a fundraiser at El Sol y La Luna on [...]

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