[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] The Austin Parks and Recreation Dept’s Construction Crew is working on a new trail head and access point for the Shoal Creek Trail at Pease Park on Kingsbury St.. On Friday they constructed a ramp to …
Zilker Kite Festival Takes to the Skies
Wow, an amazing day for the annual kite festival. The postponed event really benefited from the one week delay – the weather was great and the crowds tremendous. We rode our bikes down and snapped a few photos in the middle of the afternoon.
It’s My Park Day – Wooldridge and Republic Squares
We had a downtown squares double-header for It’s My Park Day – we spent the morning at Wooldridge (officially 100 years old!) spreading 46 cubic yards of mulch around all of the big trees, as well as bare spots and also began the process of scraping and sanding down the railings on the gazebo for a big paint job to …
Thank you Spring – Donation for Shoal Creek Trail Announced
On March 3rd the developers of Spring Condos, a new downtown residential tower, announced a $50,000 contribution to the Austin Parks Foundation. The contribution is based on a formula of $500 for each new Spring resident, and will target needed public improvements to the lower Shoal Creek Trail, which have been called for since the 1990s. When all the units at …
Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum at Brush Square Opens!
The sun was out and the grand opening ceremony was well attended this morning out at Brush Square. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Friends of the Museums and descendents of the family of Susanna Dickinson enjoyed the ceremony and ribbon cutting this morning.
Re-roofing a great old building
There’s an old brick tudor style building at Pease Park that used to house the restrooms. Since a new restroom building was built a few years back, the old building has fallen into disrepair. Thanks to Richard from Trees for Pease, the fine folks at the Old Enfield Neighborhood Association, and approval from the Parks Dept, the building is getting …
Recycling Stone Bollards At Pease Park
With the completion of Phase 1b of the Auction Oaks Project @ Republic Square, we have a number of surplus stone bollards that used to ring the Auction Oaks area. Thanks to help from the Parks Dept, specifically the folks in forestry, we removed a portion of a parking lot immediately around a big old oak tree, put down mulch, …
Republic Square Winter Wonderland
We wandered over to Republic Square at lunch time and snapped a few photos of the snow coming down. We’ve posted a selection on our flickr page, but included a few here too. Enjoy!
Tree Grate Installed at Republic
Our Tree grate around the Auction Oak on our new deck/stage at Republic Square is installed. Here are a few photos….
Republic Square Tree Grate coming soon
Ironsmith has completed fabrication of our nine foot wide three piece tree grate, one of the last remaining pieces of our Auction Oaks @ Republic Square Phase 1 project. This will replace the temporary plywood plug that is in the middle of the deck now. It will be shipped soon from the fabricator in Southern California and should be installed …