Pat Cadam, of Green Gears in San Francisco, visited Austin Community College’s automotive department at the Riverside campus on Oct. 15, 2008 to demonstrate how to convert an existing Toyota Prius into an even more advanced battery operated car. Cadam was also in Austin to attend the Austin Alt Car Expo at the Palmer Center, hosted by Austin Energy.
For over 20 years, the Korea House has been home to an amazing array of homemade Korean food and now the freshest sushi.
This restaurant has long been a gathering place for Austin’s Korean community, their family and friends. Nestled in the Village Shopping Center in north Austin, this well known secret has now become a favorite for local neighbors and those wishing to sample some of the best kimchi in town.
Harlen Detrict, owner of Brave New Books, tells us how he started his bookstore in the summer of 2006 after a 9-11 conference in Chicago. The two-year old bookstore specializes in “suppressed information” – from political information to medicine. The bookstore is located near the University of Texas.
Austin’s Allandale neighborhood has held a 4th of July parade every year for the past 48 years. This year was one of the biggest ever with State Representative Elliot Naishstat, newly elected Councilmember Laura Morrison, County Commissioner Sarah Eckhart, and Constable Bruce Elfant joining Allandale neighbors in the celebration. Awards were given to parade participants in the categories of Most Patriotic Costume, Grand Marshall Award, Most Unusual, and an award for each of the following: best stroller, bicycle, scooter, wagon, car/truck, float, and pet.
Sonny Landreth, with special guest star Cindy Cashdollar, performs in this Blues on the Green segment. The concert series is a collaboration between KGSR and the City of Austin to provide Austinites free summer concerts ever other Wednesday and held at Rock Island in Zilker Park.
Citizens are fired-up about the shutdown of one of the icons of the South Austin Artists’ Community, located at South Lamar and Oltorf. Long known as an artist’s residential community, the City of Austin shuts it down citing unsafe assembly.
The Crestview/Brentwood neighborhood residents declare their hood is the best! They celebrated their homes with the building of a mosaic tile Welcome Wall with custom made tiles from the residents of this community. Crestview Shopping Center with long-time businesses, family-owned and operated for years, such as IGA Minimax, Little Deli, and Crestview Barber Shop. With Special Thanks to Rob and Susan Burneson for the clips from their documentary A Community Mosaic.
Austin Eastside Story Foundation presents the Fifth Annual Alvin Patterson Battle of the Bands & Drumline Competition! Eight spectacular Marching bands with all the bells, whistles, twirlers and spirit you can imagine.
Austin’s Gay and Lesbian Community pull out all the stops with one of the largest parades in the country. Support from area corporations, religious communities and citizens of the city make a splash in this year’s parade. The parade was held after the Gay Pride Celebration which had a new venue this year at Auditorium Shores.
Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) sponsored its 6th Annual Austin Cave Festival on Saturday, October 27, 2007, at the Village of Western Oaks Karst Preserve. The event featured many Austin area organizations that focus on caving and on water issues.
