moving to NextDoor.com

Hello.  I am ending my involvement with the Foster Heights website, Facebook, and Twitter.  If someone wants to pick these social medias up let me know and we can discuss userids, passwords, and procedures for using.

I will be using NextDoor.com and I encourage others to check out this social media site.  We are part of the Rosewood neighborhood group, and there is a site for Rosewood on NextDoor.com.

Thanks,

James

Foster Fest - come meet the neighbors

Click here for your invitation to the Foster Fest neighborhood get together in Rosewood Park.

James

Please Vote

AT&T is deciding where in Austin to bring in their fiber.  Vote for our neighborhood with this link.

James

one of our neighbors in the news

Check out this article on Ben's science/art.

James

 

Meetings About I35

There will be several meetings with the state and local government to discuss the future of I35 in our neighborhood.  If you would like to attend, please click here for information.

James

New Bike Shop

The bike shop offers bikes ($300+), bike maintenance and tubes at competitive prices with espresso and draft brew forthcoming. If you know anyone that has barista and beer pouring experience please contact them or ride over. Tell them Angie with Foster Heights sent ya!

D1 Bicycles 

1620 E.7th 

Austin TX 78702 

Tel:512.481.1333 

www.d1bicycles.com

 

Angie

Help Foster Heights Get Google Fiber

Google Fiber is coming to Austin (as if you didn't know), and Lynnea informed me of a website where you can tell Google you are interested in Google Fiber at the 78702 zip code.  Google has said that the priority of installation by zip code will be based on expressed interest.

Here is the link.

James

New Shops

Here are some new shops within walking distance to Foster Heights:

Keba's ShoeBar at 1154 Angelina St   web kebasshoebar.com      phone 512.322.9394
Salt & Time at 1912 E 7th St                web saltandtime.com          phone 512.522.7258

James
 

Central East Austin Community Walk

This Saturday (May 4) there will be a community walk at 12th and Chicon from 10-11 am.  You can read the flyer here.

James

we need your help

A few of us with kids, and some without, would like the city to install a sun cover at the Rosewood playground.  Lots of parks have them, and the Rosewood playground especially needs the cover because there are no trees nearby.  A call to 311 was forwarded to the Rosewood park recreation office. They are asking for emails for the request.  Please help us out and send emails to:

         victor.davis(at)austintexas.gov 

copy mark.valadez(at)austintexas.gov

Thanks,

James

Good News!

The neighborhood is booming with construction.  A house that was used for selling crack and human trafficking has been sold and is currently demolished down to the studs.  Homes that were boarded up are being renovated, and if that is not possible, they are being demolished and new homes are going up.  Homes that were abandoned have been sold, and architects, builders, and owners are fixing them.  Take a look on New York, Pennsylvania, S.L. Davis, and Coleto, and you will see the progress.

Also, you may have noticed all the police activity around 12th and Chicon.  According to the District Attorney's office, there is a major initiative happening right now to close down the open air drug market and allow for residential and commercial buildings.

Thank you to all you neighbors who have been a part of making this neighborhood a better place for all neighbors.

James

coming to our neighborhood

Waller Creek redesign - click here

shout out

Another BIG shout out to all the 17 volunteers who came forth this last Saturday to help maintain and clean-up the 12th and Chicon intersection area.  YOU ARE AWESOME!   I wasn't able to include a couple of Mission Possible volunteers on the recipient list,(they didn't leave their emails) so I am hoping Beau will let them know we thank them too!   Also, "Sam Cole" (?) did not leave an email next to his/her name, so if anyone knows of whom I speak, please thank them too!   We had roughly 17 volunteers and approx. 25 bags of trash and lots of bulky pickup.  In particular, our APD District reps did a fantastic job, as usual, in assisting and escorting us.  Also our wonderful KAB provided all the materials, and Code Compliance was great as usual.   Again, Volunteers,  thank you so very much for your civic-minded efforts and the love you show for  your community!   Best regards, Linda Hutchins

next neighborhood cleanup

All,

 

Saturday, November 3, 2012

10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

 

The 12th and Chicon area needs our attention again, as well as our community presence.   

 

Foster Heights Neighborhood, in conjunction with Kealing Neighborhood Association, is organizing another cleanup of the immediate area of 12th & Chicon, to include north to 13th Street, south to New York Avenue, east to Poquito, and west to Salina Street.  This will include a cleanup of the alleys, sidewalks and empty, open lots.

 

This cleanup with be supported by Keep Austin Beautiful (tools, materials, etc.), Austin Police Department, and hopefully Code Compliance pickup trucks for large, bulky items found in alleys (furniture).

 

Please email me a commitment projection of the number of residents in your neighborhood that would volunteer to take part in this cleanup.  Our presence and attention to this area is affecting all of our hoods.  We have a target number of at least 10-20 bodies.  Foster Hts can provide at least five.

 

Most sincerely,

 

Linda Hutchins,

Foster Heights Neighborhood 

Edward Winston,

Kealing Neighborhood Assn.

Details

Click here for more details on the construction at 12th/13th and Chicon.

James

Great News re 12th and Chicon

Work on the demolition of the structures in the lots under development for the Chicon Corridor Project will commence today. Demolition on the residential structures at 1301 and 1301 1/2 Chicon will start today while demolition and asbestos abatement of the commercial building start Tuesday.

James

good news for our neighborhood

Click here to read about a 12th St. property sale.

Neighbors North

Here is the link.

Follow Up - Neighborhood CleanUp

To All You Wonderful Volunteers,

 

We want to thank you for your excellent skills during the Saturday, July 14 clean-up. Not only were

you all efficient, cheerful, and tremendously successful, but you got the job done to the tune of .... 45 Bags of Trash and 5 Pickup Trucks of Bulky Items!!

 

This was a first-time clean-up experience for many of you in this challenging intersection, and we would like to

compliment you all for the smooth execution and great attitude you brought with you on an early-morning, muggy summer Saturday.

 

Our mere presence in the area, doing what we did last weekend, is a positive step toward nurturing all of our neighborhoods and working toward the bright future of this village business district.

 

We would like for this to be a repeat endeavor, in order to have a continuous community presence at 12th & Chicon, so if the call comes again, please consider periodically volunteering again, so we can continue to embrace this area as a part of our community.

 

I've attached a few pictures, but wished I had taken more!  If you have any, please share!

 

Best regards,

Linda Hutchins, Foster Heights Neighborhood

Edward Winston, Kealing Neighborhood

12th and Chicon in the Chronicle

Here is the article.