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Come on down to Bluebonnet Lane
The Austin Transportation Department is inviting the community to attend an open house to review preliminary designs for changes to Bluebonnet Lane. The department is “evaluating Bluebonnet Lane from Del Curto Road to Melridge Place and Melridge Place from Bluebonnet…
Bluebonnet Hills clears another city hurdle
The Bluebonnet Hills local historic district is just one vote shy of creation, but its future remains uncertain after a late-night discussion at City Council. As of Wednesday night, 52.12 percent of the property owners within the district supported its…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 19, 2015
Bluebonnet Hills headed back to HLC
Due to procedural errors, the Historic Landmark Commission has recommended the Bluebonnet Hills historic preservation district on three separate occasions. Next Monday, it will consider it a fourth time. Why? Because after reviewing the posting of the third trip to…
Bluebonnet Hills district gets go-ahead ... again
For a second time in as many months, the Historic Landmark Commission has endorsed the creation of the Bluebonnet Hills preservation district. Though the commission already voted to recommend the district in November, there was a noticing error for that…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 28, 2015
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Council rejects plan for Walgreen's on Bluebonnet
Only Dunkerley, Thomas voted for zoning change The Austin City Council on Thursday sided with South Lamar neighborhood residents and denied a requested zoning change for property at 2409 South Lamar and Bluebonnet Lane. The zoning change would have allowed…
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Austin's Blackland Prairie reforestation project underway
The work to restore Austin’s heavily degraded Blackland Prairie floodplain has begun with the help of local urban forestry nonprofit TreeFolks. The Environmental Commission heard an update on the results of the city’s Blackland Prairie ecoregion study at its regular…
Environment • By Nina Hernandez • Aug 10, 2023
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A new report says Austin allergies aren't that bad. Locals beg to differ.
For folks moving to Austin, experiencing the first brush with cedar fever is practically a rite of passage. Griping about allergies is a sacred activity that unites the newbies with folks born-and-raised in Austin. So when a report was released…
Public Health • By Olivia Aldridge, KUT • Mar 27, 2023
Blue-green algae spotted on Red Bud
While the slightly premature bluebonnets blooming across the city may be a welcome sight, the presence of blue-green algae at Red Bud Isle is not. The algae, which was confirmed in a tweet from the Watershed Protection Department, can be…
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Travis County debuts new voting sticker
Travis County’s new “I Voted” sticker makes its debut today as in-person early voting for the Nov. 8 election begins. The new version of the familiar sticker features a bluebonnet – the Texas state flower – and was designed by…
Doggett helps get out the vote
Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett has organized a concert in support of the Travis County Democratic Party’s campaign to get out the vote. Turn Up the Vote will feature local performers Shawn Colvin, Kelly Willis, Ray Benson, Marcia Ball, Darden Smith, Rosie…
Pick a name for a train
A brand-new train is coming to Zilker Park and it needs a brand-new name. Austin Parks Foundation, which has been conducting (no pun intended) a naming contest for the new train, has announced the seven finalists and now invites people…
Planning commissioners say South Lamar development will make Austin a 'real city'
To bring more commercial and multifamily space to the South Lamar Corridor, Endeavor Real Estate Group, the owner of a 1.8-acre lot on the corner of South Lamar Boulevard and Bluebonnet Lane, requested a zoning change at the Aug. 13…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Aug 15, 2019
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