The City of Pflugerville will have another way to cool off next year with a new water park approved Tuesday. The Pflugerville City Council approved economic development grants forHawaiian Falls Water Park and Adventure Park. The new development will cost $21.5 million. Developers say it will span 25 acres and will be built near the […]

Everyone who runs and bikes along Lady Bird Lake know about the 1.1 mile gap in the trail where you are then forced to run on pavement along Riverside Drive. The Boardwalk will solve that problem and create a wonderful experience where you can run along an elevated path along the banks of the river. […]

Development of the highly anticipated Seaholm district is set to begin immediately. This project is exciting for many reasons.  I think it will be a great destination for people of all ages since it will include a hotel, Trader Joe’s, several dining options and a huge open air plaza.  Moreover, it will be right next […]

Austin, TX has one of the most thriving food trailer scenes in the country.  Food trailer “Parks” are popping up all over the city: from South Congress to the old hanger at the Mueller development to Barton Springs.  They’re evening migrating to more remote places like the North Austin Trailer Yard, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Avery […]

Guest Blogger: Julie Ermisch Next year, Doss Elementary will begin its first year of the Chinese Immersion Program.  This is the first program of its kind in central Texas.  Students will be taught in Mandarin Chinese for 50% of the day.  Upon entering the Immersion program, they learn Chinese through 5th grade and then can […]

Explore UT, the biggest open house in Texas, welcomed 50,000 visitors to campus at the University of Texas.  They invited the community for more than 400 free activities across six realms of discovery.  They had activities for students from Kindergarten to seniors in high school including booths presented by the different colleges within UT.  You […]

Following in the footsteps of cities like Portland, Telluride, and London, Round Rock is considering using gondolas for mass transit. Growing up in Aspen, Colorado, I’ve seen Gondolas move people up mountain, over trees with little to no wait.  They’re fast, efficient and environmentally friendly.  Turn the ski racks into bike racks and save millions of dollars in development […]

As Reported by Community Impact on 1/31/13 by Peter McCrady As more people move to Austin, officials say growing pains possible The City of Austin could go through some more growing pains as more people come to call Central Texas home, according to city and housing officials. According to demographic information from the City of […]