Austin police investigate first homicide of 2012
AUSTIN, TX (KVUE) – A tragic start to the new year for the family of an Austin woman found dead early Sunday morning, the first homicide of 2012. For residents who live in the North University area, their New Year’s celebrations were just winding down when their neighborhood became a crime scene. Just hours after the fireworks, police lights lit up the night sky off King’s Street. The 911 call …
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Austin police investigate first homicide of 2012
Regent Property Group Releases New Austin Real Estate Website Featuring Olympic Heights Subdivision
Olympic Heights is a hidden gem in popular Southwest Austin, and a new Regent Property Group website details the neighborhood’s features and residential real estate in the surrounding market.Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 21, 2011 Southwest Austin offers an eclectic mix of fun, quirky neighborhoods and businesses that give Austin its reputation for being vibrant and unique – and this combines with …
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Regent Property Group Releases New Austin Real Estate Website Featuring Olympic Heights Subdivision
One, Two, or Four Entries to a Singles’ Mixer on November 18, November 26, or December 1 from Speed Date Austin (Up to 55% Off)
Dating can be like assembling the silver monkey in Legends of the Hidden Temple , a challenge requiring wits, luck, and passing knowledge of primate anatomy. Skip the confusing steps of pick-up artistry with today’s icebreaking Groupon to Speed Date Austin . Choose from the following options: For $8, you get one ticket to a singles’ mixer (a $16 value). For $15, you get two tickets to a singles’ mixer (a $32 value). For $29, you get four tickets to a singles’ mixer (a $64 value). Choose from the following mixers: Friday, November 18 from 7–10 p.m. at Cool River Cafe for ages 40–45 Saturday, November 26 from 6:30–9:30 p.m. at The Highball for ages 24–38. Thursday, December 1 from 6:30–9:30 p.m. at Momo’s Club for ages 24–38. The matchmaking specialists at Speed Date Austin gather singles together at local venues and encourage interaction with casual, relaxed events. During a three hour mixer, singles enjoy drink specials and live music as they relax. Singles who express interest in each other can exchange names and contact information, or whisper their choices to the neighborhood knitting circle and wait for the news to spread. Guests attend mixers at one of three locations. At the Cool River Cafe, up to 100 guests relax, socialize, and listen to live music, and The Last Domino will rock out in front of up to 200 guests at The Highball and up to 500 daters at Momo’s Club. Age ranges are more of a suggestion and Speed Date Austin welcomes attendees who are three years older or younger than the range to register. Though Speed Date Austin sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Art Interpretation Is the Mona Lisa a portent of doom? Read more…
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One, Two, or Four Entries to a Singles’ Mixer on November 18, November 26, or December 1 from Speed Date Austin (Up to 55% Off)
Neighbors remember mother police say was killed by son
AUSTIN, TX — People living on either side of Virginia Samuelson in the Wooten Park neighborhood knew something wasn’t quite right when she didn’t make it home Thursday evening. Kris Kepler said Samuelson, known as “Ginger” to neighbors, walked the neighborhood and watered her lawn like clockwork. That didn’t happen Thursday night. According to Austin police Virginia Samuelson and her son …
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Package-Free, Zero-Waste Grocery Store in.gredients Announces Location
in.gredients’ first Austin storefront will open on Manor Road.Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 15, 2011 in.gredients’ first Austin storefront will be located at 2610 Manor Road, the in.gredients team announced Friday morning. Roughly 10 blocks east of I-35, the neighborhood-oriented store will feature gardens and on-site composting after renovations.The team chose East Manor for a variety of reasons …
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Package-Free, Zero-Waste Grocery Store in.gredients Announces Location
Thieves target the mail
AUSTIN, TX — A rash of mail thefts has residents in several Austin neighborhoods on alert. Steiner Ranch resident Bob Meyer knows all too well about the mailbox break-ins that have taken place in his neighborhood. In the last half year, three gift cards sent to his children never arrived. “It is $100,” said Meyer. “It is $150. That does not bother me. What bothers me is they are going …
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ARAMARK Building Community Innovation Awards Provides $100,000 in Grants for Innovative Local Community Solutions
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ARAMARK, a global leader in professional services, today announced that Angela Blanchard, president and CEO of Neighborhood Centers Inc. (NCI) in Houston, Texas, was recognized as the ARAMARK Building Community Innovation Award 2011 Leadership honoree. The award comes with a $40,000 grant to Neighborhood Centers Inc., in recognition of Blanchard’s innovative and pioneering work in center-based community development that focuses on the human, social and cultural str
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ARAMARK Building Community Innovation Awards Provides $100,000 in Grants for Innovative Local Community Solutions
Austin Toros Partner with Neighborhood Sports
AUSTIN, TX May 13, 2011 – The Austin Toros today announced that Neighborhood Sports will join the Jr. Toros program as members for the 2011-12 season.
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Austin Firefighters Educating Homeowners
Starting this weekend, Austin Firefighters will be going door to door educating homeowners about wildfires. Last month Michael Janiak witnessed this wildfire behind Austin Community College’s Pinnacle building moving quickly through a green belt, destroying nearly a dozen homes in his neighborhood and damaging 10 others.
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Austin Anxiety: Coping with the Texas Wildfires
A few weeks ago, my neighborhood was abuzz with the news that coyotes might be savaging the area’s cats.
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Austin Anxiety: Coping with the Texas Wildfires
