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August 21, 2014Volume 19, No. 17

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Inside: High School Football preview:

Maroons! Bulldogs! Cougars!Scrimmage action • Key players • New coaches • Season schedules • Photos, p. 11

Crockett running back Justin Miller crosses the goal line in a scrimmage against the Austin High Maroons. Bowie scrimmaged perennial San Antonio power Converse Judson. Gazette: Emmeline Aguirre

OAK HILL - Road construction making improvements to ease congestion on U.S. 290 West is causing collateral damage to local businesses. Oak Meadow Drive, the street behind Planet Fitness, has been temporarily closed during local construction. !e Texas Department of Trans-portation (TxDOT) is currently working on several projects in Oak Hill, including: • An innovative intersection at William Cannon and U.S. 290 West

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David Tucci says business is o! since Oak Meadow Drive was closed.

• Improved turn lanes on U.S. 290 West between Convict Hill and RM 1826 !e road closure at Oak Meadow Drive was a surprise to many, and a problem for businesses whose customers used that road for access. Tucci’s Southside Subs has been a staple at the Oak Hill Plaza for six years. Owner David Tucci says he was blindsided by the road closure. He told the Gazette, “We have a base of very loyal customers who have braved the tra"c for years, but just a few weeks ago, without any word

from anybody, they dropped cement barricades in front of Oak Meadow and the U.S. 290 West entrance to the entire shopping center. !is forces all our customers from the west (ACC, the hospital, etc.) to go through the light at the ‘Y’ and enter our center from the Highway 71 side. !is o#en takes over 10 minutes at the lunch hour. !ey used to be able to turn le# on Oak Meadow and enter the back side of the center.” Tucci said the loss to his business is at least $200 a day in sales, and

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Letters to the Editor !is space is reserved for infor-mation on civic happenings that occur in, or relate to the Southwest Austin area. To be included in the Civic Agenda, a meeting or event must relate to public policy. For other community events please see our community calendar on page 10. If you would like to be included, please e-mail [email protected] with the subject “Civic Agenda” and include details of your meeting or happening, along with any relevant agenda items.

Public meeting on Accessory Dwelling Unit regulations!ursday, Aug. 28, 7 to 9 p.m.505 Barton Springs Road, Confer-ence Room 325 !e Planning and Development Review Department will hold a community meeting to discuss current Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations and possible code amendments to reduce regu-latory barriers to ADUs. Accessory Dwelling Units - also known as granny "ats, alley "ats or secondary dwellings - are small apartments or homes that share the same lot as a larger dwelling. Examples of ADUs include an apartment above a de-tached garage, or a small guest "at in a backyard behind the main house. !is meeting is in response to Council Resolution 20140612-062, which directs the City Manager to convene a stakeholder process to develop recommendations to create an ordinance that reduces regulatory barriers to the development of ADUs that are less than 500 square feet in size. Comments and concerns regarding possible amendments reg-ulating accessory dwelling units and potential outcomes of amendments will be solicited and discussed. Anyone who cannot attend may submit written comments by Sept. 3,

2014, or request more information by contacting Ming Chu at the Plan-ning and Development Review De-partment by phone at 512-974-6413, by email [email protected], or by regular mail to City of Austin Planning and Development Review Attn: Ming Chu, P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767.

LCRA accepting applications for regional councils through the end of August LCRA is accepting applications through August for membership on its four Regional Councils, groups of volunteers who provide an im-portant link between LCRA and the communities it serves. Regional Council members meet several times a year to discuss regional topics involving LCRA services in their communities. Members pass along information from council meetings to their lo-cal communities to provide a clear, accurate understanding of issues related to LCRA. “!e Regional Councils help LCRA identify regional and local issues, and the members share information about LCRA in their communities,” said Bill Lauderback, LCRA executive vice president for Public A$airs. “We appreciate all the time and energy members de-vote to the Regional Councils, and we encourage anyone interested in becoming a member to apply.” !e Regional Councils include the following LCRA service areas: Upper Basin: Bandera, Gillespie, Hamilton, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCull-och, Menard, Mills and San Saba counties; Central Basin: Blanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis and William-son counties; Mid-Basin: Bastrop, Caldwell, Comal, DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lavaca and Lee coun-

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Council candidates introduce themselves to OHBPAMeet your District 8 City Council candidates OAK HILL - Five candidates run-

ning for the District 8 city council seat discussed their vision for Oak Hill during a candidate forum hosted by the Oak Hill Business and Professional Association (OHBPA) at their August 8 luncheon meeting. SH-45, the redesign of the ‘Y’, solutions for tra!c congestion and fair governmental representation of Oak Hill were some of the key topics of discussion among the candidates. Becky Bray Bray is an engineering senior proj-

ect manager and fourth generation Austinite. Bray said her biggest is-sues are transportation, completing SH-45 and the ‘Y’ at Oak Hill, and addressing the lack of representation for Oak Hill at council meetings. Bray said, if elected, she would make transparency and accessibility a top priority. “I represent you. I come to you and Bradley Dartez of OHBPA introduces Darrell Pierce, Ellen Troxclair, Eliza May, Ed Scruggs and Becky Bray.

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Rick Perkins, candidate for County Judge, says hello to Becky Bray, a candidate for the District 8 City Council seat. Gazette: Will Atkins

"e Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods (OHAN) hosted a candidate forum for the Travis County Judge candidates at the organization’s monthly meeting on Aug. 13. "e three candidates, Mike McNamara, Sarah Eckhardt and Rick Perkins, discussed their views on issues impacting Austin.

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Mike McNamara Background: native Austinite who worked in private sector manage-ment training for 30 years. Top priority issues: transportation, lowering taxes and transparency in o!ce. “If voters approve roads, the roads need to get built,” McNamara said.

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A: Because of the abundance of suckers, leeches, maggots, and nightcrawlers. God, I love that. Any-way, faithful gawkers of my quasi-regular epistles know that every 18 years, rain or shine, I present Find the Fib. How it works is this: I give you, dear readers, several news reports from around the globe. However, one of them is total bunk. Sheer hokum. Your job is to determine which one. First one to e-mail me the correct answer at [email protected] wins three real U.S. dollars. No pennies, real bills. Second place wins two bucks; third place, one genuine American dollar. Fourth through sixth place wins a nifty “Jesus Is Coming, Hide the Bong” bumper sticker; seventh through ninth earns a hearty “#anks for Playing Our Stupid Game!” e-mail from yours truly. Taxes on winnings are sole responsibility of individual winners. Void where prohibited. Prohibit where voided. Violators will be prosecuted. Prosecutors will be etc. etc. If you don’t want to play this time around, worry not. You’ll get another opportunity in August of 2032. So here goes. Find the Fib:

Story No. 1: Overly germaphobic types in South Korea have invented something they call the Finger Nap. Finger Naps are tiny plastic sanitary gloves that $t over one’s digits—ba-sically $nger condoms—to be used by over-the-wall neat freaks to eat pizza, hamburgers, donuts, and such. Some restaurants in South Korea have caught on to the trend by installing Finger Nap dispensaries. Now if they could only invent Nose Naps for eating kimchi.

Story No. 2: Boeing is teaming up with South African Airways to

develop jet fuel made from tobacco. #e fuel, concocted from a hybrid

tobacco plant, is part of an e%ort to cut carbon emissions and promote green energy in South Africa. Test-farming of the plants is under way, with biofuel output expected in the “next few years,” a company spokesperson said. #e spokesperson did not say whether fuels would be available in menthol and ultra-light.

Story No. 3: Authorities in New Jersey are investigating the explosion of a giant vat of eggnog, which damaged a pharmaceutical plant and caused minor injuries to two workers. Employees were mixing arti$cial eggnog "avorings in a laboratory in Totowo, New Jersey, when the explosion occurred, the town’s $re marshal told local news reporters. #e company was trying out a new eggnog recipe, the marshal said, adding that the cause of the blast was undetermined. #ere’s been no word from o!cials about why a giant vat of whiskey was parked next to the giant vat of eggnog.

Story No. 4: In a tragic twist, a Wis-consin man was killed accidentally by an invention he envisioned to save lives. #e inventor was wearing his “para-shirt” invention, created to be worn as a dress shirt that could be used as a parachute in the event of a high-rise o!ce $re, when the parachute deployed while the man was driving on a Madison freeway. With his view obstructed, the man drove o% a downtown overpass, dropping thirty feet to his demise. Now if he’d only invented the “car-a-chute.”

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"e word from Oak Hill is... restaurant. I was talking to my good buddy Morris (half gourmet, half gour-mand) about restaurants the other day, speci#cally a fairly new one in Dripping Springs called Homespun. “Have you been there? I think it’s pretty good,” I said. “Yeah,” he said. “It’s not bad, but I had chicken fried steak there for lunch and I thought the portions were small.” Great, I thought. Now I have to go eat chicken fried steak. And so I did. "e next time I saw him I told him, “Man, you eat too much Morris. "at was exactly the right amount for a lunch menu.” And then I added, “You know, I think I’ll write about local restau-rants for my next newspaper col-umn.” And then he said, “What? You write for a newspaper?” Sometimes I suspect Morris and I aren’t as close as I’d like to think.

• • • Kerbey Lane. How great is it that Kerbey Lane has a SW Austin loca-tion? I love this place. "e only time I’ve ever eaten pancakes and liked them was at Kerbey Lane. "at said, I’ve yet to order them. “What? You’re ordering pumpkin pancakes? Are you out of your mind? Can I have a bite?” I love the tomato pie (it’s seasonal) and the shepherd’s pie as well, and one waiter talked me into the short ribs and I didn’t regret it one bit. But the last time I ate there, I had a bison burger. Because I’m a bad, bad man. While I was enjoying my meal, a random waitress came out on the patio and asked, “Are you a writer?”

My #rst tendency when asked a yes-or-no question is to answer no, especially if the true answer is yes. But I was caught o! guard so I said, “Yeah. Why do you ask?” “Because our manager reads you all the time in the Oak Hill Gazette.” I was blown away. My 15 minutes of fame, at last. I asked her, “Who’s the manager?” I won’t reveal his name, because I don’t want to embarrass him. I’ll just pick a name out of the air and we’ll go with that. How about, I don’t know, Tim. It gets better. When I went to pay the bill, the waiter told me, “It’s free. It’s been comped. Apparently the manager is a big fan of your column.” Again, I was stunned. Did I just get paid for writing? What kind of Bizarro world is this Kerbey Lane? Next thing I know, people will start paying me for music. “Wow, that’s amazing,” I told the waiter. “Naw, not really,” he said. I sensed my 15 minutes were over. “We do that a lot around here. Once a preg-nant woman came in and her water broke. Free meal.” “Really,” I said. “Oh, yeah,” he said. “And we comped every table who had to watch her—it was so disgusting you wouldn’t believe.” “Is that a true story?” I asked. “I gave notice two weeks ago and it’s my last night working here. Why would I lie?” I decided I had better not write about these comps, because then everyone will want a free meal. But later on—while on deadline with nothing else to write about—I

changed my mind. For two reasons. First, I think Tim—if that’s really his name, which it is not, since I totally made him

up—would really like to see his name in my column. He is a fan, a$er all. And second? No good deed goes unpunished.

• • • Verona’s Ristorante Italiano. I’ve been there many times, I’ve written about it many times, and I had dinner there recently. Owner Reza was great

with the wine selection—excellent choice, but not too pricey—and my concubine and I had a nice night out for about $60. Next time you’re there try the veal (I’ll be writing here all night).

• • • Jack Allen’s Kitchen, aka JAKS. If I’m at Jack Allen’s, it’s probably Monday night and I’m probably watching football in the patio bar. And it’s probably cold and I’m prob-ably eating the beef ribs. It’s a neighborhood treasure, but it was better when owners Jack and Tom were hanging out constantly. It would appear Oak Hill has been jilted for the Round Rock location.

• • • "ai Taste. "e owner is gorgeous, and although she’s told me her name several times, I have no clue what her name is. But I love the food, especially the green curry and the basil seafood. "e owner should call herself Tammie, because I can speak, spell and remember the name Tammie.

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In addition to the importance of the National and State elections this Fall, we’re looking at a watershed moment in elections on the local lev-el. Travis County itself will have two new Commissioners Court mem-bers, including a new County Judge. Just as important, the City of Austin will transition from a 7-member City Council to an 11-member City Council. Here’s what’s important in the City of Austin— only the Mayor will be elected at-large. !e rest of the City Council will be 10 Council members, each of whom will represent 1 of 10 geographical Districts. What does this have to do with my Travis County Precinct 3? Several City Council Districts are also in my precinct. !is is an elec-tion where not just the urban core close to downtown can vote heavily and essentially decide who will be on the City Council. !is time, even voters in the outlying areas of the City of Austin will have a real

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elections, especially in the City of Austin election? All indications are that the key buzz word is AF-FORDABILITY, followed closely by TAXES and TRAFFIC. Along with those we hear mention of “Water”, “Public Safety”, “Preserving Essential City Services”. A July 7th Ameri-can-Statesman article by Marty Toohey talks about

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Trivia Night - Wednesdays at Wa-terloo Ice House, Southpark Mead-ows, 9600 South I-35 Service Rd. SB, Suite D-100. 512-301-1007. wa-terlooicehouse.com.

The Peacemakers - 10pm at Evangeline Cafe, 8106 Brodie Lane. 282-2586.

Open Mic Night- at Nutty Brown Cafe, 12225 W Highway 290, Free.Thursdays

KGSR Unplugged At The Grove -every Thursday evening through Sept 6th. Join KGSR every Thurs-day for 23 consecutive weeks at Shady Grove on Barton Springs Road for one of Austin’s longest running free concert series.

Karaoke - at Boomerz Nightclub, 6148 Hwy 290 W.. 892-3373.

Tony Harrisson / Dance Lessons / Jesse Dayton- 6pm - 9:15pm / 9:15pm at the Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar. 442-6189.

Open Mic with your host, Ga-rett Endres. Starts at 9pm every Thursday 290 West Club 12013 W Hwy 290

“Thirsty Thursday” gathering- Poems and songs will be shared

in a round robin, open mic atmo-sphere following the featured pre-sentation. On the third Thursday of every month. Free. Food pantry do-nations are welcomed. 7pm at New Life Lutheran Church, 120 Frog Pond Lane in Dripping Springs. For more info call 858-2024.

Third Thursday at The Blanton - free evening of art and activities. 5-9pm at Blanton Museum, Brazos and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. blantonmuseum.org/.

Fridays

Friday night Dance Club - w/ Western bands and a Pot Luck break. 7:30pm-10pm at South Austin Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca RD, Austin. $4.50.

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Sundays, July 13 - August 24

“Concerts in the Park” - 7:30pm Each Sunday a different ensemble of the Austin Symphony will be featured at the new Hartman Park, located on the grounds of the Long Center for the Performing Arts, per-forming music from jazz and light classical to pops selections and !lm scores. Bring a picnic dinner and blanket.

Sat. August 23 & Sun. August 24

Nickel Creek W/ Special Guest Sarah Jarosz - Promoting their newest album A Dotted Line. This multi-Grammy Award winning trio consists of violinist Sara Watkins, mandolinist Chris Thile, and guitar-ist Sean Watkins. Playing mainly bluegrass and dabbling into folk-rock, Nickel Creek has built a solid fan base that eagerly waited for this newest album and tour to follow. ACL Live at the Moody Theater 310 Willie Nelson Blvd Venue: (512) 225-7999 Tickets: (877) 435-9849

Wednesday, August 27

Mother Falcon - 7:30pm The band has crafted a signature sound-scape by blending rock, jazz and hip hop rhythms with swirling horns and strings that alternately lead and support equally inventive vocal arrangements. In addition to violins, cellos, saxophones, and trumpet, the band includes piano, accor-dion, banjo, and bassoon. Rollins Studio Theater The Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr (512) 474-5664thelongcenter.org

August 28 - September 21

Maid Marian in a Stolen Car - GREATER TUNA creator and star of Zach’s TRU, Jaston Wil-liams shares a hilarious new play about his life on stage and behind the scenes. Zach’s Whisenhunt Stage 202 South Lamar (512) 476-0541zachtheatre.org

Thursday, August 28

Crosby, Stills & Nash - 8pm CSN’s music !rst became a cor-nerstone of rock ‘n roll with the self-titled 1969 debut LP, one of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” The Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr 512) 474-5664 the-longcenter.org

Saturday, August 30

A Texas Tradition - 7pm Los Lonely Boys, Texas Tornados, Alex Ruiz y Las Desmadres and The Peterson Brothers, and just added HUNTER SHARPE The Backyard 13801 Bee Cave Pkwy 512-651-5033 thebackyard.net

September 4 - September 14

Henry V - England’s most storied and inspirational warrior king is re-vealed in a one-man adaptation of the Shakespeare history starring B. Iden Payne Award-winning actor/director and Austin Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires. The Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr (512) 474-5664 thelongcenter.org

Arts & Entertainment Community Clubs & EventsOngoing Events

Woodworkers Club of Aus-tin - 7pm on the 1st Tuesday of the month in the training room at Seaton Hosp SW, on FM 1826 We are a non pro!t org. and make toys etc for charity. Call Bill at 512-288-3252 Free

South Austin Mystery Book Club - 7:30 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, at the Sunset Val-ley Barnes & Noble on Brodie Ln. Our April 16th book is Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn. If you have ques-tions please email [email protected].

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Meeting - Bannock-burn Baptist Church room 103 Every Wednesday, 7pm - 8:30pm Anne Slater 512-215-9719 for more info Free

Conversation Cafe - Drop in for open, public dialogue on a variety of topics. Every third Saturday from 10:30am-11:30am at the Hampton Branch of the Austin Public Library at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd.. Free and open to the public. 512-974-9900 / cityofaustin.org/library.

Classes and meditation - with Western Buddhist nun, Gen Kel-sang Ingchug. Every Sunday at 9:30am at Chittamani Buddhist Center, 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745. Everyone welcome. Spiritual counselling by appointment. Call for free brochure. 916-4444. medi-tationinaustin.org.

Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter - Meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month at 2pm at the Recycled Reads (part of the Austin Library system) 5335 Burnet Rd www.hotxsinc.org.

VFW Post 4443 meeting - Meets on !rst Tues. of month from 7-8:30pm at 7614 Thomas Springs Road in Oak Hill. Members and potential members are encour-aged to be there around 6pm to gather for dinner. There is no cost.

The Oak Hill Rotary Club - Meets at noon on the !rst three Mondays of the month at Mandola’s Italian Market, 4301 W. Wm. Cannon. More info at 288-8487 See www.oakhillrotary.org for other activities and events.

Circle C Area Democrats - 6:30-8:30pm at Santa Rita in the Es-carpment Village. Meets on sec-ond Mondays of month. For information:circlecareademocrats.org.

Toastmasters Groups - Build leadership and communication skills in a friendly, supportive at-mosphere. Visitors welcome. Tejas Toastmasters: 288-7808/ tejastoastmasters.org. Meets ev-ery Mon. at 6 pm at IHOP, 1101 S.

Mopac. South Austin Toastmas-ters: meets !rst and third Tues-day at noon at ACC South Austin Campus, 1820 W. Stassney Lane. Phone 443-7110 or 288-7808. Oak Hill Toastmasters: meet every Thursday from 6:45-8pm at West-ern Hills Church of Christ, 6211 Parkwood Drive. Open to ages 18 & up. 956-494-4809 / oakhill.free-toasthost.biz for more info.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Suppor-Group - 2nd Wednesday of the month at noon at Arveda Alzheim-er’s Family Care, 11013 Signal Hill Drive, 78737. Anyone caring for a loved-one with dementia and needing support is invited. RSVP to 512-637-5400 and feel free to bring your own lunch. www.arve-dacare.com.

Senior Luncheon Program - Se-niors (over 60) meet at 8656 Hwy. 71 W, Bldg A, next to JP bldg every Tues, Wed and Thurs from 10am-2pm. Transportation available. Call 512-854-2138 for more info.

Oak Hill Neighborhood Plan-ning Contact Team - Meets fourth Wednesday of the month at the ACC Pinnacle Campus, 10th Floor Board Room. www.ohnpct.org.

MOMS Club of Austin - Are you a stay at home mom looking for sup-port, daytime activities and other moms like you? The MOMS® Club of SW Oaks/Oak Hill offers all that and more. You can !nd us on Meetup at www.meetup.com/MOMS-Club-of-Austin-SW-Oaks/

Southwest Networking Group (SWING) - meets for breakfast at Waterloo Ice House, Slaughter Ln. & Escarpment Blvd., 9600 Es-carpment Blvd.. 8-9:30am. Bring business cards. For more info call 482-9026 or 921-4901. Thursdays.

South Austin AARP Chapter 2426 - Tom Bauer will talk about leadership styles and best prac-tices, 1pm - 4pm at South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Man-chaca Rd. Free. Meets on third Wednesday of the month. For more info call Mary at 280-8661. www.southaustinaarp.org.

OHBPA Meeting - (Oak Hill Busi-ness Professionals Association). Meets every !rst Thursday of the month from 11:30am-1pm at Man-dola’s Italian Market, 4301 W. Wm. Cannon $15. ohbpa.org.

Retired Austin Travelers - a group for people who love to travel. The July 14 meeting will be on Monday. Regular meetings are the second Wednesday of odd-numbered months, from 1:00 to 3pm in the Oak Hill Library at 5124 Convict Hill Rd ratsonline.org.

Creative Arts Society - Meets on !rst Wed. of month (except

Jan.,July, Aug.) at ACC Pinnacle, 10th "oor, faculty lounge. 6pm net-working. 7pm program. All artists and art enthusiasts are welcome. creativeartssociety.org 288-0574.

SaturdaySouth Austin Lions Club - Meets every second and fourth Thursday6pm – 7pm Premier High School at Travis 1211 E. Oltorf On the campus of Travis High School, follow Premier sign as you enter driveway, veer right. http://www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/austin_south/

New Events

Saturday August 23

Water Conservation for Vegeta-ble Gardeners - 9am Tim Miller of Millberg Farm is uniquely quali!ed to teach us how to grow luscious veggies, while making the most of the water that we have. Learn how to use trench composting, furrows and dikes, mulching, cover crop-ping, and even weeds to conserve our most precious resource – wa-ter! the Natural Gardener 8648 Old Bee Cave Rd (512) 288-6113 www.naturalgardeneraustin.com

Sunday, August 31

Long Center Open House - Noon - 4pm Join us for all-access backstage tours, special ticket offers, free performances, kids’ activities, food and more! Featur-ing live and video introductions to Founding Resident Companies: Austin Lyric Opera, Austin Sym-phony Orchestra and Ballet Austin as well as Resident Companies: Austin Shakespeare, Conspirare, Pollyanna Theatre and Tapestry Dance Company. The Long Cen-ter 701 W Riverside Dr 512) 474-5664 thelongcenter.org

Wednesday, September 3

School Attendance Rally - 8:30am - 9:30am performances by the Peterson Brothers Band Come to hear remarks by Dr. Paul Cruz from Austin Indepen-dent School District, and*enter in to a drawing on-site for a chance to win an iPod Nano from Yellow Cab (must be present to win!). The Long Center 701 W Riverside Dr (512) 474-5664


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Thursday, August 21

Danny Britt - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 512- 282-2586 evangelinecafe.com

Jesse Dayton - 9pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189 brokenspokeaustintx.

Ted Long - 6pm Johnson - 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-264-0318 poodies.net

T Jarrod Bonta Trio - 7:30pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Lane 512-288-9994 satellitebistroandbar.com

Friday, August 22

Travis Green & The Chiefs - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Bro-die Lane 512- 282-2586 evange-linecafe.com

Dave Madewell - 6pm Jake Pen-rod - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189 bro-kenspokeaustintx.

Suburban Beat CD Release - 8pm Strange Brew 5326 Man-chaca 512-828-7636 strange-brewloungeside.com

Carson McHone - 8pm Dale Watson - 10:30pm Poodie’s Hill-top Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-264-0318 poodies.net $15

Dan Adams - 7pm Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 High-way 290 West 512-301-4648 nuttybrown.com

The Vu\Doddes - 8pm Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 W (512) 288-0437 senorbuddys.com Saturday, August 23

Alvin Crow - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 S Lamar, (512) 442-6189 brokenspokeaustintx.com

Jeremy McBee - 8pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln #400 512-288-9994 satellitebis-troandbar.com

The Texas KGB - 9:30pm Pood-ie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-264-0318 $7

Danielle Reich Swing Quartet - 6:30pm Central Market Austin Westgate 4477 S. Lamar Blvd. 512-899-4300 centralmarket.com FREE

Dez Desormeux on the Saxa-phone - 6pm Gumbo’s Steak and Seafood 12823 Shops at the Gal-leria Parkway (512) 263-2711

Fog & Bone - 7pm Admission is FREE Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 Highway 290 West 512-301-4648 nuttybrown.com

Michael Hardie CD Release - 9pm at Strange Brew 5326 Man-chaca Rd 512-828-7636 strange-brewloungeside.com tickets

Sunday, August 24

Sunday Gospel Brunch with the Purgatory Players - 11am - 1pm at Strange Brew 5326 Man-chaca Rd 512-828-7636 strange-brewloungeside.com

Jon Napier Song Swap with Brian Pounds - 7:30pm Poodies Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 264-0318 poodies.net

Monday, August 25

Andrea Marie - 6pm Gumbo’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant 12823 Shops at the Galleria Park-way (512) 263-2711

Texas Songwriters Showcase: WC Jameson Hosts Wake East-man - Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512-264-0318 poodies.net

Durawa with Tony Harrison - 6pm at Strange Brew 5326 Man-chaca Rd 512-828-7636 strange-brewloungeside.com tickets

Tuesday, August 26

Dime Store Poets - 7pm Evan-geline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 512- 282-2586 evangelinecafe.com

Weldon Henson - 8pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189 brokenspokeaustintx.

Ru Coleman - 4pm Redeye - 6pm Tommy Elskes - 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W., 264-0318 poodies.net

Wednesday, August 27

Paul Glasse - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 512- 282-2586 evangelinecafe.com

Mike and the Moonpies - 9pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189 brokenspokeaus-tintx.

Thursday, August 28

Rick McRae - 7pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Lane 512- 282-2586 evangelinecafe.com

Rollfast Ramblers - 7pm Satel-lite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Ln 512-288-9994 satellitebistroand-bar.com

Mandy Rowden & Billy Abel - 6pm Johnson - 8:30pm Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512- 264-0318 poodies.net

Sam Bentley - 6pm Jesse Day-ton - 9pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189 bro-kenspokeaustintx.

Friday, August 29

Tony Harrison - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189 brokenspokeaustintx

Jennifer Jackson And The Den-im Bridge - 8pm Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 W (512) 288-0437 senorbuddys.com

Parker Smith - 6pm Carl Hutchins - 9pm $7 Poodie’s Hill-top Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512- 264-0318 poodies.net

Redd Vokaert - 10pm Evangeline Cafe 8106 Brodie Ln 512- 282-2586 evangelinecafe.com

Saturday, August 30

Two Tons of Steel - 9:30pm Broken Spoke 3201 South Lamar, (512) 442-6189 brokenspokeaus-tintx.

Ted Long and the Catholic Guilt - 8pm Texas Skyz - 10pm $7 Poodie’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 22308 Hwy. 71 W. 512- 264-0318 poodies.net

The Eggmen - 7pm Nutty Brown Cafe 12225 High-way 290 West 512-301-4648 nuttybrown.com

Butch Hancock- 9pm Strange Brew 5326 Manchaca 512-828- 7636 strangebrewloungeside.com

Saturday, August 30th

Luke Hill and the Hot Pursuits - 7:30pm Satellite Bistro & Bar 5900 Slaughter Lane 512-288-9994 satellitebistroandbar.com

Ongoing Events

Second Saturdays are for Fami-lies - $7 per family; $5 Member families. Noon-4pm at Austin Mu-seum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. Please RSVP to [email protected] to give an idea of materi-als needed. 512-495-9224 / www.amoa.org.

At Austin Children’s Museum: Community Night - Come out and play EVERY Wednesday night at 5pm and enjoy exhibits, storytime and a variety of hands-on activities.Themed stories, songs,d activities. Tuesday - Saturday: 11am, 1pm & 3pm. Baby Bloomers- Every Mon.. For kids 3 & under & their caregiv-ers. Storytimes 9:30 & 11am; Sing-a-long 10:30am at Austin Children’s Museum, 201 Colorado St.. 472-2499 / ausinkids.org.

Storytime - Tuesdays & Wednes-days at the Hampton Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd. Toddlers Fridays at 11am, . 892-6680. wiredforyouth.co

Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary - Join us in making Animal Enrich-ment (toys for animals) every Mon-day and Wednesday at 11:30am in the Picnic Grove and Story Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:15am and 1:15pm in the Pea-

cock Barn. Both activities are in-cluded with regular Zoo admission. 10808 Rawhide Trail, Austin 78736. For additional information, call 512-288-1490 or visit www.austinzoo.org.

New Events

August 23 - August 24

The Wizard of Oz Summer Musi-cal - In the Boyd Vance Theatre in the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Arts Center 1165 Angelina St. A new and fun way to donate to our group is our new “Fill In The Yellow Brick Road” page. If you have a paypal account or a credit card and $10, you can have your name “engraved” on our yellow brick road. www.summer-musical.com FREE

August 20 - August 24

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents Built to Amaze! - Don’t miss the All Access Pre-Show! Starts one-hour prior to showtime available to all ticket-holders. See animals up close, visit with performers, get autographs, try on costumes, and enjoy the cir-cus fun! Frank Erwin Center 1701 Red River

Friday, September 5

Kids Night at Senor Buddy’s - 7pm - 10pm Bring the kids for a fun and interactive musci show with scarves, bubbles, rhythm sticks, bean bag animals and more! Plus kiddie open mic and special guests: The Que Pastas Senor Buddy’s 8600 Hwy 290 W (512) 288-0437 senorbuddys.com

September 6 - September 28

Goldilocks & The Three Bears - Saturdays at 10am; Sundays at 2pm 10am performance on Sep-tember 23 & 25 The EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens 1101 FM 2325 512-847-6969 emilyann.org

Outdoors & Fitness

Ongoing Events

Farmer’s Market at Sunset Valley - Locally grown fresh produce at Tony Burger Center, 3200 Jones Rd. Saturdays from 9am-1pm. www.sfcfarmersmarket.org.

Free Introduction to Dance Class - for adults and teens. Every Saturday at 11am at Tapestry Dance Company & Academy, Western Trails Blvd., Austin. www.tapestry.org.

Docent Tours of AMOA - Each Saturday and Sunday 1pm Docent-led tours of the recently restored 1916 Driscoll Villa, the intimate art exhibition Laguna Gloria Grounded and the historic gardens overlooking Lake Austin. at Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. 512-495-9224 www.amoa.org.

Texas Outdoor Women’s Net-work - Open to women of all ages interested in outdoor activi-ties. !shing, kayaking, camping, hiking and more! No experience required. Free monthly meetings on fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the LCRA Red Bud Complex, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd. . www.townaustin.org.

Hill Country Outdoors- “Austin’s

Most Active Outdoor, Sport an So-cial Club” Specializing in adven-ture with outdoor events such as hiking, camping, biking, road trips and rafting. www.hillcountryout-doors.com.

Westcave Preserve public weekend tours- Sats. and Sun-days, 10am., noon, 2pm & 4, $5 adult/$2 child/$15 family. One mile hike into the canyon & back. Kids welcome w/ adult. No pets. For more info call (830)825-3442 westcave.org.Thursday, November 28 Guided Hike - Second Saturday & second Sunday of each month at 9am at Bright Leaf Natural Area, 4400 Crestway Dr., Austin. Hikes are usually 4 miles long and last about 2 hours. Wear sturdy shoes and bring your own water. www.bright-leaf.org

Boot Camp Workout - At 9am every Saturday, our expert coaches will lead you through a muscle ton-ing, fat burning, FREE 45 minute boot camp class! Bring your ten closest friends and jump start your weekend. Mills Elementary School1-877-801-8171, extension 710

Nature Hike at McKinney State Falls - Free interpretive hikes to discover the diverse range of "ora

and fauna that can be seen at McKinney Falls. Hikes are offered the 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month starting at 10am from the Smith Visitors Center. Wear com-fortable shoes, a hat, and bring water. Hikes last approximately 1.5 hours. Info contact: [email protected]

New Events

Sunday, August 24

Come Dance! - Ballet Austin extends an open invitation to cel-ebrate dance by offering a day of FREE classes at Austin’s Butler Community School. Dances in-clude Ballet, Broadway Dance, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, Hula, Jazz Funk, Zumba®, Car-dio Pop!, Modern, Brazilian, Bol-lywood and West African Dance & Drums. Ballet Austin 501 West 3rd St. 512.476.9151 balletaustin.org

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival - 11am - 5:30pm If you wanna beat the heat this sum-mer, then you gotta eat the heat – FREE to the public (with a do-nation of three healthy, nonperish-able food items or a suggested $5 cash donation to the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas)Live Music and loads of food vendors. Fiesta Gardens 2100 Jesse E. Segovia

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running back spot. !e Maroons scrimmage George-town at Burger Stadium on Friday at 7 p.m. Rosenthall hopes to see “kids making plays and showing a ton of e"ort.” Austin High opens the regular season at Kelly Reeves Stadium o" Parmer Lane on Friday, August 29th at 7:30 p.m. versus McNeil. Kolbacker and crew host Dripping Springs on September 5th, before initiating district competition versus Westlake at House Park on September 19th.

Pigskin Preview time: Maroons, Bulldogs and Cougars!Continued from p. 11

With multiple key o"ensive players returning, the Bowie football team must solidify a defense that lost all but one starter to graduation. Je" Ables remains optimistic concern-ing his stop unit. “We have a bunch of guys that played defense but weren’t starters,” said Bowie’s head coach. “We feel good about them.” For the second straight year, Bowie faced perennial San Antonio power Converse Judson in a scrimmage to prepare for the regular season. “I was very pleased with the e"ort,” Ables said a#er the Bulldogs battled the Rockets last Friday at Burger Stadium. Preston Wheeler will serve as Bowie’s quarterback this year, a#er gaining considerable experience guiding the Bulldog attack last year when starter Austin Eschenburg missed a game with an injury. !e new starting quarterback threw for a pair of scores and ran for another in a lopsided win over Austin High. Bruising back Cole Myers enters his third straight season as the best Bowie rushing option between the tackles. Ben Setterquist, Chase Han-rahan, Reagan Shaw, Cole Kuyken-dall, Josh Wainwright and Sam Portillo will all compete for three receiver positions. H-back Steve Johnson again brings playmaking ability and the threat to score from anywhere on the $eld. Caleb Teague operates at right tackle and leads an o"ensive line contingent that includes Antonio Tovar, Cameron Camacho, Kyle Mealey, Christian Coronado, Gher-old Mullender, Travis Folmar, Jose Elias and sophomores Austin Fuller

Bowie football

and Kyle Ohlen. Wade Smith backs up Wheeler. Defensively, Cole Mer-cer, Nick Marroquin, Josh Brown, Seth Vera, Ryan Cavazos and Joe Ebbinghaus will compete for spots on the line. Bowie linebackers in-clude Zach Martin, Cole Contreras, Chris Alanis, Cruz Lopez, Ashton Rogers and Sebastian Escamilla. !e Bulldog secondary features cornerbacks Brandon Anderson, Patrick Moran, Stefan Moreno and Dusty Torres. Zach Velasquez and Andrew Buitron are in a battle for the starting free safety spot, while Isaiah Reyna and Matthew Dickey compete for the $rst string rover role. John Salmon and Alec Mendoza have both been working at the bandit position. Bowie will scrimmage Crockett at Burger on Friday with the varsity squad set to take the $eld at 10:15 a.m. !e Bulldogs visit P%ugerville next Friday night at 7:30 p.m. to open the regular season in a matchup that consistently provides a thrilling display of Texas high school football.

Hoping to carry momentum from a playo" appearance in 2013, the Crockett football team $elds an ex-perienced unit with veterans at both quarterback and running back. Zach Ochoa returns at the signal caller spot, while Justin Miller enters his third season as the primary brown and gold rusher. Miller showcased elusiveness in the open $eld and power at the goal line while barreling into the end zone during a Saturday morning scrimmage against Austin High at House Park. !e Cougars now compete in a district with eight teams, including both Bastrop schools. Coach John Waugh’s crew opens the regular sea-son against Akins at Burger Stadium on August 29th at 7:30 p.m. Crockett will look to initiate a quicker start in the $rst game of the new campaign and seeks revenge of a narrow 26-23 setback when the Eagles scored a touchdown with less than a minute remaining. Miller aims to shine again a#er scoring on a 54-yard jaunt in last year’s encounter and Ochoa plans to improve a#er nearly leading the Cougars to a victory in

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!e Maroons try to corral Crockett’s primary rusher Justin Miller in a Saturday scrimmage.


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Local fans of the Emmy Award winning “!e Biscuit Brothers” have a reason to celebrate. !e show, which is televised on PBS stations across the nation, has spawned !e Biscuit Brothers Fine Arts Farm right in the heart of Oak Hill. Jerome Schoolar, aka Dusty Biscuit, has completely transformed what used to be Oak Hill Liquor into a colorful school for the arts. A"er a great season of summer camps, enrollment is now open for fall classes. Pre-schoolers can enroll in the “Art Explorers” class for 1, 2 or 3 days per week. !ere will be story time, sing-alongs and play acting. And in the art studio kids will draw, paint, sculpt…basically get really messy! And the best part is that parents won’t have to clean it up. !is hour and a half class gives a parent some time to run some errands, grocery shop or work out all the while knowing their child is having a blast.

2-5 year olds can sign up with Mom for “Mom-my And Me !e Island Way” which introduces children to dance with basic Hula steps and Hula hands as well as Hula drumming. !is class is held on Tuesday mornings, but older kids can also enjoy learning Hula techniques in a Saturday morning class. “Curiosity Cabinets” is an a"er school class where students will build art boxes to house found objects or collections, or to tell a story. !ey will study artists and learn about #nding art in, and making art from, the mundane and unexpected. Also meeting a"er school, “Out of the Box” will have kids using recycled materials to build miniature set pieces to create their own stop-motion animation #lm. To #nd out more and to sign up for classes, go to www.biscuitbrother.cm/faf/.

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Be a star this Fall with kidsActing in one of their full-scale productions or awesome a"er school classes! With 12 locations thoughout the greater-Austin area including 2 in South Austin, there’s surely a class to suit any young thespian looking to learn valuable performing skills and have a ton of fun! KidsActing’s full-scale productions provide students with the experience of starring in a professionally-produced show, from auditions all the way to the #nal bows on their mainstage at Center Stage Texas. Every student will learn lines and blocking, in addition to singing and dancing, stage combat or the art of running a foley pit (depending on the class). Fall produc-tions for all skill levels are the beloved musical Annie and the classic It’s a Wonderful Life: a Radio Play. Advanced productions, open by audition to students with experience, include the musicals Rent and Legally Blonde and a

play adaption of !e !ree Musketeers. KidsActing is also o%ering a slew of great Fall a"er school classes to keep your actors in the limelight. ‘Triple !reat’ classes are perfect for budding musical performers and include themes such as Aladdin, Teen Beach Movie and more. For actors looking to hone there acting skill the Comedy & Improv class is the perfect #t! Students will study impro-visational comedy while creating exciting stories, fascinating characters, and presenting them in the most awe-inspiring way. Other Fall classes include Star Wars: Return of the Jedi; Imagination Friends, a class for pre-k and kindergarden students;Voice Intensive; Glee: Show Choir, where students will work with a professional vocal coach and choreographer; Stage Combat and Ace your Audition! For a full list of classes and locations check out kidsactingstudio.com.

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“We are thrilled with how our daughter has progressed this year in her playing and under-standing of music theory, ” says mom Colleen Heubaum whose daughter studies with Oak Hill piano teacher Susan Duschatko. “Susie has a “classic” approach to music instruction, which is invisible to the student. She just has fun learning new pieces!” Duschatko has been teaching piano for the past 16 years and her students range in age from 5 to senior citizens. “I teach a core curriculum of theory and ear training plus we add supplementary music to whatever the child’s or family‚’s taste is,” Duschatko explains. Choices for the supplemental music range from pop to jazz to classical and more. “With the younger kids, I encourage par-ents to stay and observe and even maybe take notes,” Duschatko says. “Parents need to show their child that it means something

to them.” Duschatko places an emphasis on making music fun and will o!en sing along or play accompaniment. With a degree in Music Elementary Edu-cation, Duschatko is a member of the Austin District Music Teachers’ Association (ADM-TA), and continues her education by attending workshops in her "eld, performing in annual recitals, and also studying with her former Texas State professor, Dr. Tim Woolsey. Duschatko has helped many of her students prepare for a variety of piano competitions at the University of Texas. “#ey always score very high in competition,” she says. ‘Miss Susie’ loves sharing her passion for piano with students of all levels and ages at her home studio in Legend Oaks. More information can be found on her website at susiespianostudio.musicteachershelper.com.

Piano teacher makes music fun

OAK HILL YOGA & YOGA THERAPY

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Make your life a little easier and call ahead to Tucci’s Southside Subs to pick up dinner on your way home from a crazy day of back-to-school shopping. Tucci’s subs are made with quality Boar’s Head brand deli meats and #e New World Bakery bread. #e menu features everything from kid’s sandwiches and half-portion op-tions to the mother-of-all subs, their special Southside Gourmet Italian with prosciutto, capicollo, black pepper ham, genoa salami, provolone, veggies and oil, oregano and vin-egar. Hot subs like Meatball or Philly Chees-esteak and hot and cold vegetarian options are also on the menu. Tucci’s is owned by Pennsylvania native and proud Italian-American David Tucci who has been making East Coast Italian style subs in

Austin since graduating from UT Austin in 1987. Going independent in 2009, he opened two locations – at the ‘Y’ in Oak Hill near Planet Fitness and on William Cannon at I-35. On any given day you might "nd him behind the counter at either store helping his friendly sta$ get the lunch crowd fed. Both Tucci’s locations top Yelp’s list of high-est-rated Austin sub shops (number one and number three) with solid four-and-a-half star ratings. If you have not yet tried them, now might be a good time to see why others say “it is absolutely, by far, the BEST sandwich I have ever tasted.” *(from an actual Yelp review). You can call ahead to the Oak Hill location at 512-288-7414 so your order can be waiting for you when you arrive.

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Oak Hill Yoga "lls a need in a growing niche market: yoga for people 50 Plus. “#is popu-lation wants the physical "tness, energy, and emotional stability to pursue their busy lives for another thirty years or more,” says Marilyn Lindgren, owner and Certi"ed Yoga #erapist. “Our clients value this type of yoga as part of a wellness lifestyle that includes preventive prac-tices and therapeutic services when needed.” All yoga is not the same and like everything else, it needs to change as we age. Mature adults understand that they must do something to maintain or improve their physical and emo-tional health and they realize that the type of exercise they used to do may no longer be good for their bodies and also that stress reduction is the key to avoiding many diseases that negatively a$ect longevity and quality of life. Equally important for optimal heath is what

yogis call sangha, the sense of community. Students come for the camaraderie and support of their classmates, like-minded people at about the same stage in life. “Yoga therapy,” says Lindgren, “is an excellent co-treatment or post-treatment for physical therapy, chiropractic care, or acupuncture.” It is used as a complementary modality to psycho-therapy, especially for depression and anxiety. A yoga therapist also works with medical doctors in the treatment of diseases such as cancer, au-toimmune diseases, COPD, and heart disease. Scienti"c studies published in medical journals support yoga’s safety and e$ectiveness in treating these conditions. Oak Hill Yoga is moving to a new studio at the Fine Arts Farm at 6036 Hwy 290 W . For schedule and rates visit www.OakHillYogaAus-tin.com.

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Academic !erapy Center’s founder, Regina Sta"a, began her professional life in the news-paper industry but she found a new calling when all three of her own children were diagnosed with dyslexia. “When my oldest son was in #rst grade at Mills Elementary I couldn’t understand why he was so anxious about school,” she said. It took some time to #nally get the diag-nosis, but when she did, she started noticing signs of dyslexia in her two younger children as well. All three are now high achieving students. “!ey understand that they need to work harder in some areas than their friends, so they have a very strong work ethic,” says Sta"a. Sta"a helped found several organizations at Mills to support both parents and children who were dealing with learning disabilities and she was a #nalist for both AISD Tutor of the Year and Volunteer of the Year in 2007 and 2008. She went on to become a Certi#ed Academic Language !erapist and a Licensed Dyslexia !erapist in 2009. Her training ex-tends to other learning disorders including dysgraphia and ADHD/ADD. “I believe every child deserves the opportu-nity to learn to be academically successfully regardless of learning style or academic chal-lenges‚” says Sta"a. “Our philosophy is one day at a time, one child at a time and we strive to make every child responsible, independent and an advocate for their learning success

using the latest scienti#cally based research programs in reading, writing, handwriting, spelling and study skills.” !e center, which recently moved to a new therapeutically-designed location in the Stonegate II complex on West William Cannon, works with children from ages Pre-K through adult in both individual and small group settings based on the child’s individual needs. !ey provide therapy for children who struggle with reading, have problems with $uency and comprehension, or those dysgraphia, spelling problems or written expression disorders. !e therapists at Academic !erapy Center are certi#ed academic language therapists, licensed dyslexia therapists, or students of academic language therapy who use the latest research to provide the best possible outcome for the children they serve. Parents are given guidance on how to support their child at home to get the most out of the therapy. Academy !erapy Center has programs for children as young as four who are struggling with pre-reading skills. !ey can also help adults. !eir website (www.academicthera-pycenter.com) has more information about their programs in addition to general in-formation about learning disabilities plus a recommended book list. You can call 512-330-4222 to learn more and to schedule a consultation.

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Pizza is one of those go-to meals when life gets hectic, like it always does when school is about to start up. Why not avoid those national chains and order up some great pizza created fresh in Oak Hill? Austin Pizza Garden has been serving up some of the most inventive pizza around for the better part of two decades. Austin Pizza Garden is a family run op-eration located in Oak Hill’s most historic building, known in an earlier time as the “Old Rock Store”. !is building housed many di"er-ent businesses in the past and dances used to be held in the upstairs room that can also be used for private parties. !e ambience makes it worth eating in, but if you can’t, take out is available any time and Austin Pizza Garden does delivery on Saturdays and Sundays. !e “Signature Pizzas” include some Tex-Mex inspired options like “Texas Fajita” and

“Seven Layer Tomatillo” plus Italian favorites like the classic Margherita. !e “Basilica” is a vegetarian pizza that has walnut pesto sauce as a base instead of tomato sauce. !rough September, they are running a back-to-school special with their ad in the Gazette) where you get a free 8” kid’s pizza with a choice of mac-aroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, or cheese when you buy a large “Signature Pizza”. !e menu also includes stromboli, lasagna, sandwiches and salads. If you are eating in and need help unwind-ing, APGs $3 premium dra% beers include Buckethead IPA which is brewed just up the road at !irsty Planet Brewing Company. Austin Pizza Garden is located at 6266 Highway 290 West. You can download their menu at www.austin-pizza-garden.com and they are also on Facebook.

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Oak Hill United Methodist Church is located on Hwy. 290, just west of the Hwy. 290/Hwy. 71 split, (“the Y”) in Oak Hill, directly across from the ACC Pinnacle Campus, at 7815

Hwy. 290 W., Austin, TX 78736. Visit our website at www.oakhillumc.org.

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at Oak Hill United Methodist Church It’s that time of year again - back to school season! Everywhere you go, there are sales, specials, and events related to this time of year. At Oak Hill United Methodist Church (OHUMC) they are also ready for another great year and they invite you to join them! On Sunday, August 24, OHU-MC will hold our annual Back to School Open House at 10:00 AM in our Children’s Building. Families are invited to meet the teachers, play in fun giveaways, and gather lots of information about the fall classes and events for children. Kids are welcome to bring their backpacks to the “Blessing of the Backpacks” in the morning worship services at 8:45, 10:00, and 11:15 AM. !ere is an active Children’s Ministries pro-gram at Oak Hill UMC, which includes Sunday School classes, choirs, an active missions pro-gram for kids, drama opportunities, seasonal celebrations, and more. At Oak Hill UMC, they are growing young disciples. “We believe it is our primary responsibility and our unique privilege to bring the heart of the gospel to the hearts of children,” says Rev. Suzanne Steves, Director of Children’s Ministries. !e Children’s Ministries program serves families with children from birth through "#h grade. Children at Oak Hill UMC are invited to be involved in ministries of worship, Christian education, missions and outreach, and fellowship and play. From the nursery ministries for the youngest members, through classes, studies, and fun events for older children, OHUMC is helping

the children learn about the love of Jesus and laying the foundation for them to come to know and embrace their own faith journeys. All of these activities are led by a sta$ of loving and caring adults in a safe and positive environment. Oak Hill United Methodist Church is not only a child friendly place, but a church home for anyone of any age who seeks to be part of a caring, growing, mission-minded com-munity. !ere are three worship services on Sunday mornings with positive messages and wonderful music. !ey o$er Sunday School, Bible study classes, fellowship events, and enrichment opportunities for children, youth, and adults. “We’d love for you to come visit and check it out for yourselves. We hope to see you at our Back to School events!” says Rev. Steves. For more information, please visit the church website at oakhillumc.org or contact Rev. Steves at [email protected].

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Now enrolling for Fall Pre-School! Now in its 20th year, Child’s Way Creative Learning Center is Oak Hill’s premier pre-school. “We strive to enrich the life of each and every child entrusted to our care,” says Rebecca Galindo who founded the school along with Judy Haverlah. “It is our goal to provide a warm, child-centered environment for children.” “All of our teachers are experienced in child care with either a child development certi"ca-tion or a degree in the "eld of education,” says Haverlah. For the older pre-school students, Child’s Way uses “Big Day” scholastic cur-riculum, which is also used in Austin public schools, to help prepare their students for elementary school. Spanish is also taught to all children ages 3 1/2 and older at no extra

cost and plans are underway to implement a music program this fall. Child’s Way accepts children as young as 2 months old. All classes are set up with fewer students per teacher than state standards in order to give teachers more opportunity to focus on each child. Extended care both before and a#er pre-school is available for families who need it. Child’s Way also o$ers an a#er-school pro-gram for Patton Elementary students with AISD bus transportation provided. !e school is located at 7212 Oak Meadow Drive, in the heart of Oak Hill. For more information, visit their Facebook page, the website at www.childsway.com or call 288-0802 and arrange a tour.

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the game’s !nal seconds. Lockhart and East View will pro-vide a test for the Crockett defense in the subsequent two weeks, as the Cougars complete a three-game non-district slate before opening district competition versus defend-ing district champion McCallum at Burger on September 19th. Jonathan Gonzales will continue defensive pursuit at the outside linebacker spot while Seth Riojas also contributes signi!cantly at linebacker. Marc Williams intends to be disruptive on the defensive line. "e Cougars complete their final scrimmage versus Bowie, Friday at Burger with varsity action set to commence at 10:15 a.m.

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take your problems back. You don’t need to come downtown to speak to me about that. I need to be accessi-ble to you by telephone, by email,” Bray said. “You don’t need an auto response when you send an email. You need to know there’s somebody at the end of the line and the end of your email that’s going to take a look at your issue and answer it.” When asked about tra#c conges-tion, Bray said smart transportation planning is key. “We have to make everything work in a coordinated system,” Bray said. “I have done many, many transpor-tation plans for cities both large and small and the only way to address congestion in a community and in an area is to truly do that coordinated planning.” Ed Scruggs Scruggs is a resident of Circle C and the co-founder of the Circle C Democrats. Scruggs spoke about the impor-tance of transparency among elected o#cials and engaging in dialogue with constituents. “If we’re going to represent every-one, everyone has to have an avenue to be heard,” Scruggs said. “I can talk to these folks at city hall and they’re going to hear us. "ey’re going to hear us loud and clear.” Scruggs said Oak Hill has been le$

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Ed Scruggs is a resident of Circle C and the co-founder of the Circle C Democrats.

out of the conversation for too long. “You have been neglected by city council,” Scruggs said. “Not that you would need an example, but go out to the ‘Y’ and see all the construction equipment and all the junk stored alongside of the ‘Y’ for years. "at tells you where you stand. "at would never happen in any other place in the city.” When asked about the completion of SH-45, Scruggs said he opposes the roadway because the current schematic plan doesn’t address ad-equately safety concerns throughout the Oak Hill region, such as the dan-

gerous intersection of Escarpment and SH-45. Scruggs said he questions the long-term impacts of the completion of SH-45. “How many cars does it draw? Tra#c impact? We need to be in on the planning process for all of these things,” Scruggs said. According to his campaign web-site, Scruggs favors increasing the availability of mass transit in District 8. Scruggs also supports Lone Star Rail, a mass transit rail running from Georgetown to San Antonio, as a means to eliminating tra#c congestion in Central Texas. Darrell Pierce Darrell Pierce, a resident of south-west Austin for 30 years, is a small business owner who serves on the Mayor’s Transportation Working Group and previously served on the city’s Planning Commission. Addressing the completion of SH-45, Pierce said transportation must be viewed comprehensively. “Transportation should be viewed regionally (instead of) just looking at one road and one concept. We need to look at multiple concepts,” Pierce said. “I think if we do that, we can !nd some common ground to bring the community together to develop some very important solutions around that corridor.” Pierce said the city needs to address

the lack of public transportation options in the Oak Hill area by introducing more Capital Metro services, such as Park and Rides, to the South Austin region. When asked about urban rail, Pierce said he would support the transit if it made economic sense, but it should only be one piece of the puzzle. “If data supported light rail coming into our community then to me it makes good business sense,” Pierce said. “One solution from a trans-portation perspective is not helpful without looking at the full toolbox.” Eliza May Eliza May, a 30-year Austin res-ident, community planner and public policy advocate, worked with

Darrell Pierce is a small busi-ness owner who serves on the Mayor’s Transportation Working Group.

Austinites for Geographic Represen-tation during the 10-1 redistricting process. May said, if elected, she plans to directly confront the transportation crisis plaguing Austin. “Transportation, whether you’re on Mopac or you’re sitting over there at the ‘Y’ trying to come in from any direction, is your number one critical issue,” May said. “One of the things I’m proposing sooner rather than later, upon election, is I’m going to start an organic task force that will begin to take a look at...the di%erent road initiatives that we can begin to lobby and get o% the ground quickly.”

Eliza May, a community plan-ner and public policy advocate, worked with Austinites for Geo-graphic Representation during the 10-1 redistricting process.



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St. Philip’s Anglican Church 1408 W. 9th St, Austin. 78703 Fr. Gary Francis, VicarHoly Communion1928 Book of Common PrayerSunday 11:00 [email protected] Anglican Worship

ASSEMBLY OF GOD New Life Assembly of God 7612 Cooper Lane, Austin. 78745 (Between Wm. Cannon and Dittmar) Call: (512) 445-5433 Pastor: Charlie HilburnSunday Services: Sunday School 9:30am; Worship & Children’s Church 10:30am; Prayer and Worship Service 6pm Wednesday Services: 7:00pm Kidtastic! * Missio Dei Youth Ministry * Adult Class [email protected] www.newlifeaustin.org connecting...growing...reaching

BAPTIST Bee Cave Baptist Church 13222 Hwy. 71W (at Hwy. 620) (512) 263-5058 Pastor: Rev. Jim Roquemore Services: Sun. 10:45am & 6:30pm, Sunday School 9:30am Children’s church available Sun. am Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 7 pm First Baptist Church of Oak Hill 6907 Convict Hill Rd 78749 512) 288-7570 Pastor: Rob Satter!eld Services: Sun. 10:50am & 6:00pm Bible Study Sun. 9:30am Wednesday Prayer 6:45pm www."coakhill.org Oak Hill Primitive Baptist Church 11408 Camp Ben McCulloch Rd. Pastor: Elder Richard Halbgewachs Church: 288-4994 Pastor: 791-0678 Services: Every Sun. 10:30am

BUDDHIST Chittamani Buddhist Center Without Inner Peace, Outer Peace is Impossible. Classes and meditation currently on the 4 Noble Truths. Every Sunday 9:30am -11 am www.MeditationInAustin.org 1918 Bissel Lane, 78745 (o# Manchaca) 512-916-4444 Sitagu Buddha Vihara 9001 Honeycomb Dr. 78737 (4 miles west of the “Y”). We are a monastery, meditation center, community center, education center and home of a beautiful Burmese pagoda. Daily activities. sitagu.org/austin/, (512)301-3968 [email protected].

CATHOLIC St. Catherine of Siena 4800 Convict Hill Rd. 78749 892-2420 Pastor Rev. Patrick Coakley Weekend Masses: Sat. 5pm, Sun 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:15pm, 5pm Weekday Masses: Mon-Fri. 12noon, Sat. 9am, Tues & 1st Fri 7pm

CHURCH OF CHRIST Western Hills Church of Christ 6211 Parkwood Drive 892-3532 www.westernhillscoc.com [email protected] Sunday Services:9am Bible Classes (all ages),10am Worship (with Children’s Church) Evening - groups & worship alter-nating weeks Wednesday: 7pm Worship, classes for all ages, 6pm Meal together We have an inspiring and Biblically rich worship service, a very active Youth Ministry and a growing Chil-dren’s Ministry! “We are... a place to believe, a place to belong, a place to call home”

COWBOY CHURCHCowboy Church of the Hill Country 8305 Sharl Cove (slightly south of intersection of Loop 45 and Camp Ben McCulloch Road) (512) 587-2242 Pastor: Jerry [email protected]: Sunday 10 a.m. www.cowboychurchhc.org facebook.com/Cowboy ChurchHC [email protected] We do things the Cowboy way!

EPISCOPALIAN St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 11819 So. IH-35 (exit #223, FM 1327; take north access road 1.1 mile) 282-5631 www.stalbansaustin.org Seeking the transformation of lives through sharing God’s love and grace Rector: $e Rev. Margaret Waters Services: 9 a.m. Come & See! (Blended worship w/ sermon & Holy Eucharist) 10:00 a.m. Co#ee Hour 10:15 a.m. Christian Formation for All Ages (Please go to the website for more details) 11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II 12:45 p.m. Co#ee Hour Children’s Chapel at both services, and professional nursery from 8:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Youth Group, Sundays 4-6 p.m. Bible Study, $ursdays 9:30-11 a.m. St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church 8724 Travis Hills Dr. 78735 (between SW Parkway & Old Bee Caves) (512) 288-0128 www.stchristopher.net Rector: $e Rev. Bo Townsend Services: Holy Communion at 10am Sundays; Children’s Chapel at 10 am

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HINDU TEMPLE Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple Radha Madhav Dham, 400 Barsana Road, Austin, Texas 78737 (FM 1826, 7 miles from 290 W)288-7180 Sunday Services: 11:00am- 12:30pm; 7:30-9:30pm Visiting hours: 8:15-10am & 3-5pm daily

ISLAMMasjid Ibrahim Islamic Center Religious Services/Youth & Children Activities 1701 W Ben White Blvd. Bldg. #3 512-693-2924 Friday Sermon @ 1:00 PM Mosque open 7 days for 5 daily prayers Check Mosque website for prayer timings and weekend programs www.masjidibrahim.org Email: [email protected]

LUTHERAN Abiding Love Lutheran Church“Sharing God’s Love” 7210 Brush Country, 78749 (512)892-4040 Sr. Pastor:Lynnae Sorensen Assoc. Pastor: Brad Highum Sunday Services: 8:30am and 11am Education Hour: 9:45 am (for all ages) Evensong – a contemplative worship gath-ering Sundays at 5 pm. Evensong blends chant music, scripture, silence, prayer and communion in candlelit peace.Children’s Center 892-2777 Director: Debbie TonneFull & PT programs M-F, 7am-6pm Food Pantry- Mondays 1:30-3:30pm [email protected] www.abidinglove.org Bethany Lutheran Church “Where Jesus Meets His Friends” 3701 West Slaughter Lane (next to Bowie High School) 292-8778 email: [email protected] Pas-tor: Rev. William B. Knippa Assoc. Pastor: Rev. Kevin D. Lentz Sun. Worship Services: 8am (Trad.) 9:30 & 11:00 am (Blended Traditional & Contemporary Music) 6:00 p.m. (Contemporary Praise) Sunday School & Bible Study: 9:30am Nursery During Services Bethany Preschool, Mon & Wed pro-gram, Tues & $ur program www.blcms.org Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4622 S. Lamar 892-0516 Rev. Magdalene Holm-Roesler, Pastor Services: 10:00 am Sunday Study Hour: 9:00 am Sunday Fellowship & Co#ee a%er services Adult and Children’s Sun. School www.hclcaustin.org You’re always welcome here.

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church10408 Hwy 290 West(4 miles from the “Y” in Oak Hill)512-288-2370 [email protected]: Paul Meyer and Ben BraunServices: 8 am traditional and 10:30 am contemporary.Education Hour: 9:15-10:15 amPreschool: 18 months to Pre-K,Preschool Phone: 512-288-2330Full and part-time hours.Risen Savior Lutheran Church-WELS 2811 A%onshire Way 78748 280-8282 Rev. Bilas Glaeske, interim pastor Services: Sunday Worship— 9:30am Sunday School/Bible Classes for all ages, Sunday— 11:00am¡www.risensavioraustin.net

METHODIST Oak Hill United Methodist Church 7815 Hwy. 290 W. 78736 288-3836 Rev. Jim Roberts, Rev. Pam She&eld, and Rev. Katy FitzhughServices: Sunday 8:45, 10 & 11:15am (Interpreted for the deaf at the 10 and 11:15am services) Wednesday ReCharge service 6:15pmSunday School: 10 & 11:15am Children’s Sunday School: 8:45, 10 & 11:15amYouth group: 5pm www.oakhillumc.org open hearts, open minds, open doors! Manchaca United Methodist ChurchOpen hearts, Open minds, Open doors!1011 FM 1626 (SE corner of FM 1626 & Manchaca Rd)www.ManchacaUMC.org; o&[email protected]; 512.282.7274Pastors: Rev. Laura Adam, Rev. Tracey Beadle Sunday Schedule: 8:30 am – Traditional Worship with Communion in the Sanctuary.9:45 am - Sunday School; adult, youth and children.11:00 am - Traditional Worship and Hymns in the Sanctuary. 11 am - Life on the Road - Casual Praise Service in the Family Life Center5 pm - High School & Middle School youth programsWednesday Worship: 6:00 am - Individual Prayer and Meditation with Communion

NON - DENOMINATIONAL Austin Ridge Southwest7416 Hwy 71 W, 78735 512-288-8000Worship services: 9:15 and 11:00Children’s Ministry: 9:15 and 11:00Middle/High School 6 pmwww.austinridge.org

Hope in the City4407 Monterey Oaks Blvd, 78749Phone; 512-892-4673Senior Pastor: Britt TuckerSun. Service 10:15 amwww.hopeinthecity.orgWe value loving God, loving one anoth-er and loving Austin and the Nations.LifeAustin 8901 W Hwy 71 78735Phone: 512-220-6383Lead Pastor: Randy PhillipsSun. Services: 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 amWed Services: 7 pm Life University, 7 pm Student LifeLifeAustin is a Bible Church - a cosmo-politan community of healing and hope. We are all about connecting people to Christ and to each other.Unity Church of Austin 5501Hwy 290 West, 78735 (512) 892-3000 [email protected] Minister: Rev. Anna ShouseService 11:00 pm “Our God is love,our race is human and our religion is oneness.” www.unitychurchaustin.org

ORTHODOX St. Sophia Orthodox Church 225 Rose Dr. in Dripping Springs Fr. Peter Smith, Pastor 512) 638-0721 / pcmsmith@hotmail. com (Fr. Peter’s email) www.stsophiachurch.us Services: Sundays- 8:45 a.m. Orthros (Matins) & 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy- Wednesdays- 7:00 p.m. Daily Vespers or other special services according to the season Saturdays- 5:45 pm. Ninth Hour & 6:00 pm Great Vespers and Confession Special feast day services as an-nounced All services are in English and visitors are always welcome. !e Orthodox Church is the original, historic, pre-denominational Church of the New Testament. Please join us for worship soon!

PRESBYTERIAN Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church5226 W William Cannon 78749Pastor Larry W. Coulter; Assoc. Pastors Michael Killeen, Britta DukesWorship Schedule: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Shepherd of the Hills Brodie Campusat the corner of Brodie Ln. & Hewitt Ln.12420 Hewitt Lane 78748Ted $ulin, Campus PastorWorship Schedule: 11:00 a.m.Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Web site: www.shpc.org


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Continued from p. 10 Goodwill items are sold at the store where they were donated. Certain items that have extra value may end up being sold online or put into the weekly silent auction at the front of the store. Clothing in decent condition will be put on the racks. If it does not sell in three weeks, it gets sent to the Goodwill Resource Center where it has a chance to be sold for $1.39/lb. If it does not sell there, it gets bundled and sold as a commodity. Other items that aren’t of su"cient quality to be sold will be taken apart for the value of component parts, helping Goodwill get close to their goal of becoming a “Zero Waste” organization.

!ere are many ways people can get active in the Goodwill mission. Goodwill is always seeking em-ployers who are ready to hire their job-ready workforce. Martin said that if you are an employer who has positions for people, like Isa, who are turning their lives around, go to goodwillcentraltexas.org to #nd out more.

!e Oak Hill Goodwill store at the ‘Y’ just expanded from 16,000 to 28,000 square feet, making it the second largest of all the 31 Central Texas stores in the 15 county area.

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• • • Satellite Bistro & Bar. Man, I love this place. Martinis, beer, calamari, cool jazz, hot nights on the patio and I order scallops every single time. Yeah, it costs more, but it’s worth it.

• • • Pieous. Never been there. I tried, but unsuccessfully. It’s on Hwy. 290 in what they call Cedar Valley, not to be confused with Cedar Creek. Went in at 8:30 p.m. only to !nd the pizza was sold out. "ing is, snap-perheads, you’re open until 9 p.m. And it was Saturday night. Maybe you could anticipate a demand on the weekends?

• • • Cypress Grill. I used to love this place, but it just keeps getting more expensive and everything I love about this place has been taken away (sorry Slaid). Went there for waitress Sherry, no Sherry. Went there for duck, no duck. Went there for great food at a fair price, and that was a no go too. Including tip, $70 for three drinks, two entrees and one appetizer. Not a bad deal, if you’re at the Sat-ellite, but compared to Evangeline’s it’s robbery.

• • • Evangeline’s. Really not a big fan of the food, but at least it’s not expensive. I do go there for the music and beer, however. Especially when Mark Vi-

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bartender’s a cool guy too.• • •

Jim’s Restaurant. Love the burgers, love the breakfasts, and my guilty pleasure is pot roast on Wednesday’s.

• • • Flores. Great Mexican food, and moving soon to a humongous loca-tion close to Kerbey Lane on William Cannon. More on this later.

• • • Smokin’ Hops. I always want to call it the Shake & Bake. Kind of surprised I remembered the name. Here’s the deal with this restau-rant—Alice doesn’t live here any-more (I was crossed between making a song or movie reference, but opted for the latter). Long story short, it used to be owned by Alice—the former owner of Dynasty and later the Oak Hill Grill —and now it wants to be a BBQ /beer joint. Hence the name. I’ve only been there twice, it was problematic both times, but I’ll give it another shot later.

• • • Tadashi Sushi. In the Hill Country Galleria, I love the food, but they just don’t get the concept. "at’s why they can’t compete with Musashino up north. Well, except that they’re south, so I will be back. Because I love the food, but I like to sit at the sushi bar, not the booths. "at means I like to relate to the sushi chefs. Get it Tadashi management? You sit at the bar, you want inter-action with the chefs, but instead you’ve got a waiter annoying the hell out of me. Look. Do yourself a favor and go

to Musashino’s on a !eld trip to see how it’s done. "e waiter/waitresses work the tables, but at the bar the waiter/waitresses only take drink orders. Otherwise, they stay out of the way. But I give up. Next time I’ll get a booth. One other thing. Rick the Realtor tells me he went to Tadashi’s once, and he doesn’t really care for the tempura. Also, he doesn’t like the burgers at Flores.

• • • Longhorn Steakhouse. Never been there, but I should probably go. Even if I do have to drive to Sunset Valley.

• • • Tien Jin Chinese Restaurant. It’s in Westgate, and I really should go more o#en. If you do, ask for the Chi-nese menu. "e large seafood soup is a meal in itself, but everything on the Chinese menu (as opposed to American) is great. It’s insanely authentic. Trust me, I’m from the San Francisco Bay Area. I know Chinese.

• • • And so concludes my restaurant roundup, which I hope to publish every August, when things are so slow I might as well write about my thumb or Trax again (see what I did there, Trax?). If you think your favorite place (even if it’s one you own) was le# out, write me at [email protected] and I’ll take a look. One exception. No chains. I ran into the manager of Cheddar’s one a#ernoon, and since she’s gorgeous,

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• • • Wait. If I’ve concluded my big August restaurant review, why am I still typing? Because I need to tell you about my one and only encounter with the late, great Robin Williams. It was 1983, and he had just wrapped up Mork & Mindy. Rumor had it he lived in Kenwood, right in the heart of wine country, close to

The Word from Oak Hill neighborly newsContinued from p. 25 where I lived at the time. According

to rumor. You remember rumor, right? It existed back in the day before the Interwebs, Twitter and cell phones. In the ‘80s, I lived about 20 miles from Kenwood in Sonoma County. One Saturday night, I took a gig playing guitar and singing songs at Jeremiah’s Steakhouse, right on the border of Sonoma and Napa. It was a pretty good gig, probably paid $50, but early in the evening there were only seven or eight people in the restaurant bar. In the middle of my !rst set, Robin Williams walks in and sits at the video game, back when you had to sit at video games to play them, back when you could only play them at bars. Anyway, he’s about 15 feet away and facing me. Of course he’s riveted on the video game, but he looks up once in a while and nods or smiles.

Cool, I think. I’ll talk to him at the break. But by the time I take my break, he’s downstairs in the comedy club doing his 20-minute (or longer) set. He liked to try out new material there in relative privacy before he went out on the road (you remember privacy, right?). Okay, I thought. I’ll catch his act a"er I’m !nished playing. But by the time I was through, Robin was long gone. So oddly enough, I never saw him perform. But he saw me. Life is unfair. And I’m still mad at him.

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he says other business are su#ering as well. Dennis White owns a seafood busi-ness called Fishey Bizness. His food trailer was located on Oak Meadow Drive—but then the barricades went up. White told the Gazette, “$is pretty much cut out about 50 percent of my business. My wife contacted TxDOT and was told this would not change for about a year. Because of this we have relocated to 6218 Brodie Lane.” Kelli Reyna, Public Information Officer for the TxDOT Austin District, said of the closure, “We understand that construction can have an impact on commuters and businesses, and we apologize for any inconvenience this project may have caused. TxDOT is committed to completing this work in the most e#ective and e%cient manner pos-sible and we appreciate everyone’s patience as we strive to make U.S. 290 a safer, better roadway.” While some had heard that Oak Meadows Drive might remain per-manently closed, Reyna said that is not the case. She said that when

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construction is completed, drivers on U.S. 290 West will be able to turn into the road from either direction. However, she said drivers exiting Oak Meadows onto U.S. 290 West will only be able to turn right and head west.

According to a fact sheet about the projects, the current construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. But other projects on the list may mean Oak Hill drivers will be faced with ongoing road con-struction for the foreseeable future.

Dennis White and his wife had to move their food trailer from Oak Hill to Sunset Valley when Oak Meadow Drive was suddenly closed.


May said the tra!c problems in Oak Hill, speci"cally congestion on Brodie Lane, need to be addressed separately from SH-45. “#ere are serious public safety issues there. I’m very concerned about what’s going on on Brodie, because even when we build 45 it’s really not going to "x the problems on Brodie,” May said. “We need to have some planning and put dollars behind those problems on Brodie.” Ellen Troxclair Ellen Troxclair, a realtor and small business owner, discussed her views on the proposed urban rail, which would connect east Riverside to ACC Highland. A $600 million bond to fund the rail will be on the ballot in November. “#e city hasn’t identi"ed where that operations money will come from and that’s a concern to me. We still have yet to see how much the entire plan will cost,” Troxclair said. “I understand this is just the "rst step, but we need to know how much all the "nished plan will cost to know if we want to take the "rst step.” Troxclair said completing SH-45 is

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necessary for future transportation planning. “In order to responsibly plan for the future growth of this area we have to consider increasing our road ca-

pacity, and I do think it’s important for us to have a way to get to Hays county and vice versa,” Troxclair said. “I also feel very passionately

about the project being done in a responsible way so we can protect the aquifer. TxDOT is going above and beyond to make sure every

precaution is being taken to make sure we’re not polluting the aquifer.” Elections for Austin City Council will be held Nov. 4.

Ellen Troxclair, a realtor and small business owner.

economic development. “#e solutions that we "nd for the distribution of our limited water resources, and the solutions we "nd for preserving them, have to be solutions that will stand the test of time. We’re talking about a 100 year event horizon,” Eckhardt said. “We have to make sure what we do today in regards to water is something that our grandchildren will be proud of and thank us for instead of curse us for.” Rick Perkins Background: engineer, Oak Hill Association of Neighborhoods secretary, member of Oak Hill Trails Association, previously served on Granada Hills Home Owners As-sociation. Top priority issues: transportation,

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Continued from p. 3 land use, cost of housing. “Transportation is number one. #at’s always our problem out here and in the county,” Perkins said. “I think the county can do a lot to work with TxDOT and the city in planning for the future as well as getting something done right away.”

On the issues:Transportation and building roads: McNamara said he supports the construction of additional roadways in the Oak Hill area to relieve tra!c congestion. “I absolutely will support Oak Hill and the growth of the roads here. I agree that we’re facing a tra!c crisis,” McNamara said. “Taxes and tra!c are the two worst problems that we face. Tra!c has become a



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public safety issue. It’s not an incon-venience, it’s not something that’s unpleasant—it’s a safety issue for us.” Eckhardt said she would address the tra!c crisis by exploring alter-native modes of transportation, as well as making sure transportation funding is executed e!ciently and fairly. “Transportation is one of my top three priorities, both as a commis-sioner and if I’m elected as your Travis County judge,” Eckhardt said. “"ere’s no question that we have issues with regard to our mobility. We have to #nd better ways to move people and goods through our en-vironmentally unique environment. "ese are competing interests but they are legitimate interests” Eckhardt said solving the trans-portation problem in central Texas would require cooperation and teamwork across counties and cities. “I have a track record of working very well with Williamson County interests and Hays county interests even when we disagree,” Eckhardt said. “There’s great power and

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with honor and honesty to #nd the appropriate balance between these interests.” Perkins said modern technology allows roads to be constructed with little impact on the environment. “I think for the last 30 years, we’ve had organizations such as Save Our Springs and the Lone Star Sierra Club who have duped many resi-dents of the area into believing that the SH-45 southern loop should not be built,” Perkins said. “I know now that our technology is to the extent that we can build roadways that protect the environment.” Perkins said while he strongly supports completing SH-45 and constructing roadways where nec-essary, the city should also look at methods to address congestion on existing roads, such as introducing more HOV lanes in Austin. “More roadways are the solution, but they have to be smartly con-trolled and contained.” Transparency and accessibility: Perkins said he wants to work to bring Austin families into dis-

cussions regarding city issues and policies. “"ere’s a real issue with trying to get input from families,” Perkins said. “What I would do is probably go to soccer games or go to events where families hang out and put up a booth...We need to go somewhere where families are because the fam-ilies are not providing the input and that’s something that’s really missing currently in all of the input that’s being given to commissioners and city council.” Eckhardt said as County Commis-sioner she frequently held lunches and co$ee meetings to visit with constituents and get citizen feed-back. If elected Travis County Judge, Eckhardt said she would continue to “go out to meetings that other people call, go to interest groups, communities, neighborhoods that are talking about the issues...go out on their terms and on their turf.” McNamara said he wants to make it as easy as possible for constituents to reach him with ideas and concerns. “I will always welcome feedback from constituents,” McNarmara said. “As the former president of my neighborhood association, I know how hard it is to get through to local o!cials and government representatives and get them to respond to issues.”

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