2512 Carlow Drive, 78745 3 beds / 2 full baths – 1,347 square feet Offered at $329,000 -Bird and butterfly Texas native plants -New roof with 25 yr warranty on materials & 5 year warranty on labor -New siding and trim w/ 50 year warranty -New double pane, gas-filled low-e windows with screens with lifetime […]
A puppy ran in front of our car last night. He was malnourished and had visible wounds from the lead he was on. We’re glad he escaped and frustrated we had to take him to COA Animal Services. Sadly we could not take on a 3rd dog with or risk injury to our six year old […]
Service Type Code Compliance waterway Service request COA property Sample of trash and obstructions in Williamson Creek that affect Fairview Neighbors Ramble_Contress_Apartements_Parkland_deed 2014006418 (click image to download – image file)
According to the sources in Wikipedia, Williamson creek, running through the park, is fed by a number of unnamed tributaries which are in turn fed by perennial springs of the St. Elmo Bench aquifer. Some of the tributaries are heavily wooded, and the area been recognized as environmentally sensitive by the city of Austin. Together with Kensington […]
Most people would agree that Austin needs better public transit. What Austinites cannot agree on is what type of transit, where and at what cost. In my opinion, light rail is an essential element to the evolution of a great city. We cannot depend on upgraded/wider roads to improve our overall transportation systems. I also […]
Kava or kava-kava (Piper methysticum) (Piper: Latin for ‘pepper’, methysticum: (Latinized) Greek for ‘intoxicating’) is a crop of the western Pacific – according to Wikipedia.. My wife and I got married in Fiji. We drank quite a bit of this drink made from the roots of the plant. It’s a great experience.. It’s not intoxicating.. it’s just.. nice… almost perfect. It’s said to be used […]
Need unlimited, free tumbled glass or organic mulch? A friend of mine told me about this program and it took me a while to find the details. This well-hidden, gem of a program put on by the COA is called the Austin Resource Recovery Center. It’s a place where folks like us can take our trucks and […]
Today we found one of the coolest hikes we ever done in the city of Austin. Stephenson Preserve is part of the City Of Austin’s Central and Eastern Preserve groups, but it doesn’t seem like the Austin has done much to care for the park. Quite the contrary – It seems the locals have stepped […]
There is talk of continuing the McMansion ordinance into our area. Right now it doesn’t go any further south than Ben White. As developers start to look further south our area is starting to have issue with developers maxing out lots to their highest potential to increase their return. The McMansion ordinance is an attempt […]