If you’re a news-junky like myself, you’ve probably heard all the hubbub about the proposed parking meter change here in Austin. Meters downtown could run all the way until midnight – ouch! As they stand now, you’re only required to drop in a coin between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, and on [...]

Are you trying to decide between purchasing a condo or a home in the Downtown or Central Austin area? If so, it is important to explore the pros and cons of owning a condo in order to determine if condo ownership is right for you. Con:  Personalization Abilities are Limited One potential downside to living [...]

Austin residents have long taken price in the fact that the city offers numerous educational opportunities to its residents. The fact that the University of Texas was recently ranked as the 45th best school in the country by U.S. News & World Report, however, gives residents even more reason to celebrate the educational opportunities that [...]

With the year close to an end, there has never been a better time to take a look at all of the rewards and accolades the Austin metro area has enjoyed throughout the year. According the Examiner, the city of Austin has been included on around 60 different lists and has enjoyed high rankings in [...]

The city of Austin has long been recognized for its eco-friendly initiatives, so it should come as no surprise that the city is now proposing a wastewater project with portions that have been labeled as “green” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. According to a report in the Austin Business Journal, the Texas Water Development [...]

The city of Austin was recently listed by the Wall Street Journal as being one of the country’s next “youth magnet” cities. More specifically, the Wall Street Journal has listed Austin as one of the cities where young people are most likely to head once the economy achieves a greater amount of stability. In order [...]

The weather may be starting to get a tiny little chill in the air but downtown Austin was warm this weekend with the fun and exciting Pecan Street Festival. This bi-annual street fair has been a part of Austin’s yearly calendar for almost thirty years now and it never fails to bring the city’s residents [...]

A lot of people have started to move in to downtown Austin in order to take advantage of the stylish lifestyle, the eco-friendly urban lifestyle and the many activities that take place in the area. If you are one of those people that has a budding interest in making the move to downtown Austin but [...]

One of the best things about the revitalization of downtown Austin is that people are going to be spending time down in this area on a more frequent basis for the variety of events that are being held here. The bad news is that this means that traffic is going to increase in downtown Austin [...]

The Downtown Austin Alliance has issued a Request for Proposals asking artists for designs that will serve as sculptural bike racks along Congress Avenue in downtown Austin. These bike racks will be both aesthetically pleasing and functional. Furthermore, they represent three important concerns for the development taking place in downtown Austin: the interest in beautifying [...]