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Mike Kanin is the Publisher of the Austin Monitor. As such, he doesn't report on much--aside from the workings of the Monitor--any more. In his previous life as a freelance journalist, Kanin has written for the Washington City Paper, the Washington Post's Express, the Boston Herald, Boston's Weekly Dig, the Austin Chronicle, and the Texas Observer.
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Walnut Creek Trail closed
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 by Michael Kanin
Starting next Monday, Oct. 5, at 6 a.m., a portion of the Southern Walnut Creek Trail will be closed for 15 business days while staff from the Public Works Department addresses erosion issues and do a little preventative maintenance. The portion of the trail stretching from Delwau Lane to FM 969 (MLK Jr. Boulevard) will be open on weekends and then will reopen for good at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. In the meantime, weekday trail users traveling south are advised to exit at the YMCA and use 51st Street to get to Springdale Road, while those traveling north would do well to use Springdale as an alternative to the trail. For your inconvenience you can thank flood damage from earlier this year and the promise of a rainy fall.
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