We're coming into the home stretch! We are now at the point where there are amendments on the table before city council which would, if passed actually remove $100 MILLION dollars from APD to spend on essential services and alternative first response. Something that would...
Austin Resource Recovery presents Fix-It at Home!, a FREE interactive, online workshop series aimed at teaching Austinites repair and maintenance skills from home. Classes range from learning sewing basics and ‘patching’ up clothes, to fixing recreational equipment and household appliances. If you've never tried your...
A range of forward-looking transportation planning initiatives are underway in the Austin area. With a focus on equity , organizations like Capital Metro, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and the City of Austin are working to serve the city's diverse population-improving mobility, infrastructure and...
Our monthly Austin Sierra Club meeting will be online via Zoom. We'll start off with Announcements on current events... Our featured speaker is Congressman Lloyd Doggett, who will discuss the importance of the November election. Our health, our climate, and the future of our democracy...
Green By Design is now online! Learn how to build, remodel or buy a green home to improve energy and water efficiency, increase comfort and reduce maintenance. Austin Energy Green Building team members will provide insight and experience on sustainable building practices including guidance on selecting...
As temperatures in Austin rise, and rainfall decreases, the presence of toxic algae in our recreational waterways is beginning to show. City officials have been proactively monitoring and transparently publicizing the current conditions so that citizens are more aware of the threats for themselves and...
Green By Design is now online! Learn how to build, remodel or buy a green home to improve energy and water efficiency, increase comfort and reduce maintenance. Austin Energy Green Building team members will provide insight and experience on sustainable building practices including guidance on selecting...
National Thrift Shop Day is August 17th! Celebrate with us by taking a peak behind the scenes of the thrift in- dustry. For this Imagine Austin Speaker Series webinar event, author and columnist Adam Minter will discuss his 20 year journey through the world’s junkyards...
Last week, Austin City Council voted unanimously to take money out of the police budget. While we still have a lot more work to do to get to a world without the racist violence of the police, we want to take a lap to celebrate...
We’re proud to announce an interactive virtual storytime featuring a live reading of the newly published Hey Sis! Be You! comic book. The comic tells the story of the first Black woman President, Grace, and strives to embolden and empower Black girls everywhere to be...
