Austin s farmers markets have changed a lot since the days of City Market.
That s the name of a covered market that opened in 1935 at the corner of East Seventh Street and what was then called East Avenue, the precursor to Interstate 35.
For nearly 20 years, Austinites bought produce from local and regional farmers seven days a week at this Art Deco concrete building that stood where Austin s police headquarters is located today. It was the site of early fat stock shows and Depression-era food giveaways, according to American-Statesman history writer Michael Barnes, and although the market closed in 1952, it remains a landmark in the timeline of Austin s food history.
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Austin Public Health officials say they re ramping up efforts to vaccinate school staff and child care workers against COVID-19, and they expect the state to include essential workers in priority groups as soon as next week.
APH Director Stephanie Hayden-Howard urged Austinites to stay the course by continuing to social distance and wear masks in light of Gov. Greg Abbott s decision to lift a statewide mask mandate and open businesses.
APH s update Friday comes as the county prepares to receive a shipment of Johnson & Johnson s new, one-dose COVID-19 vaccine and as the state expands its criteria for who is prioritized to get vaccinated.
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Ivan Zaplatar and Cole Kershner (foreground) attend an outdoor graduation ceremony in the West Austin neighborhood of Highland Park on May 26.
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Austin police officers force protesters off I-35 during a nationwide demonstration May 30 against police brutality and systematic racism after the killing of George Floyd.
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Police officers face off with protesters on I-35 in downtown Austin, during a demonstration May 31 against police brutality and racism.
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Demonstrators protesting police violence disperse after officers deploy tear gas on I-35 near Austin police headquarters on May 31.
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AUSTIN, TX. Dec. 14, 2020. Volunteer Mark Steves, of Austin Voices for Education and Youth, loads groceries into a vehicle during a drive-thru food distribution at Navarro Early College High School. Another food distribution is scheduled for Dec. 21, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Burnet Middle School. Michael Minasi/KUT
Hundreds of cars trailed out of Navarro Early College High School’s parking lot on Monday morning, as families lined up to receive boxes of food – gallons of milk, bags of potatoes, packs of meat. Like many organizations that operate food pantries, the nonprofit Austin Voices for Education and Youth switched to a drive-thru model during COVID-19. And with many people out of work because of the pandemic, the organization has seen demand skyrocket.