Parking lot coffins, vegan meat,
Ms. Pac-Man, and a jukebox filled with punk classics are but a few distinct features that qualify the Parlor as a bona fide Austin original. As the devastating global pandemic continues to forcefully close the doors of hospitality businesses right and left, the 20-year-old Hyde Park pizza joint is struggling to hold down their matriarch s unconventional fort. On a bigger level, it s not so much about the pizza and beer. It s about the community environment that so many of us are wanting right now . It s such a big part of the Parlor, says Autumn Spadaro, one of owner Deborah Gill s six now-adult children. She s Italian, so feeding people, that s a big thing to her – but it s never been a place where if you don t order anything you have to leave. Just come hang out, be a part of our community – freaks, weirdos, squares, whatever. I think that s the hardest part for my mom – feeling that she can t provide that right now.
Now Boarding the ATP: The
Austin Transit Partnership this week met for its first board meeting to elect officers, approve bylaws, and pass an interim budget. As the governing body of the agency created to build out
Project Connect, the board oversees funding, designing, and implementing the mass transit overhaul.
First the Pork Chop, Then Mobility: The
Austin Transportation Department began construction this week on improvements at the intersection of
North Lamar and
Morrow, which include removing the
pork chop median. The decades-old median has prevented both westbound Morrow traffic from driving across Lamar and northbound Lamar traffic from making left turns onto Morrow.
Lamar County native Chris Hudson has been named assistant principal at North Lamar High School. "It was just a natural thing to want to be a positive force in the
emergency funding
The Austin Economic Development Department has announced the awarding of $1,340,000 in relief grants to 67 local live music venues impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The funding was provided through the Austin Live Music Venue Preservation Fund, which is a $5 million program established by the Austin City Council on Dec. 3, 2020. As part of a partnership with the city, the Long Center processed applications and distributed grants as part of the program’s Phase 1 of emergency funding.
Applications that were submitted by the deadline on Monday will continue to be processed and notifications sent out this week. The city will continue to provide updated metrics for economic impact through the online dashboard for the Austin Live Music Venue Preservation Fund.
If a possible North Lamar ISD bond election was held today, it would go down 52% to 40% in defeat, but a well-planned information campaign could reverse the trend, according