Starting Saturday July 1st, your local calls will not be completed as dialed unless you remember to include the area code. To complete local calls, the new dialing procedure requires callers to dial area code + telephone number. This means that all local calls in the 512 area code that are currently dialed with seven […]
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Great information for a safe summer
- 29
- May
A recent email from the North Austin Coalition of Neighborhoods included a number of very good suggestions for improving safety awareness. Below is a copy of that message. A Safe Summer starts with three things: Home, Family, Emergency: HOME Criminals in Austin have two ways they commit crime in your neighborhoods: The First Way: A ring […]
Nextdoor Social Media website
- 07
- May
I have been seeing other neighborhood associations using a new social media website called nextdoor.com. Nextdoor is a social networking service for neighborhoods in the United States that allows users to connect with people who live in their neighborhood. The interesting part is that they verify your mailing address via a postcard sent in the […]
Google Fiber coming to Austin
- 03
- May
On April 9th, Google and the City of Austin held a press conference to announce Google is bringing their ultrafast Google Fiber product to Austin. This makes Austin the second city chosen by Google to implement their fiber based internet service. How much faster is it? I currently have AT&T Uverse Internet and the fastest […]
Current Water Restrictions
- 24
- Apr
This is just a reminder that we are still under stage 2 water restrictions. You can learn more about this on the City of Austin website here.
Wildfire Risk Assessment
- 11
- Apr
The Texas A&M Forest Service provides a website that helps create awareness about wildfire issues across the state of Texas. Their website is located at www.texaswildfirerisk.com and contains a nice graphical map of all areas in Texas with an overlay of wildfire risk areas. The map allows you to zoom in to our neighborhood and […]
Clear your clutter day – January 26th
- 18
- Jan
Do you have lots of clutter? MARK YOUR CALENDARS for January 26, 2013 from 10 am – 2 pm! The National Association of Professional Organizers, Austin chapter, is having its 7th Annual Clear Your Clutter Day! At Bethany United Methodist Church, 10010 Anderson Mill Road, Austin, TX 78750. The public is invited to drive by […]