Archive for March, 2009
Austin Adopts Zero Waste Plan
31 Mar 2009The city of Austin is the first city in the state of Texas to adopt a zero waste plan. What does that mean?According to Jessica King, sustainability administrator for the City of Austin’s Solid Waste Services Department, …it is no longer a ’waste’. We call it a commodity now…a different way of thought on how we look at trash”. The [...]
Austin to Have Nation’s Largest Solar Panel
29 Mar 2009The Austin City Council voted unanimously on March 5 to contract with San Fransico based Gemini Solar Development Company to produce up to 30 MW of solar power over the next 25 years. The facility will be located in east Austin and will be the nation’s largest solar panel arrary in existence! It is expected [...]
Austin Named Community Wildlife Habitat
In: Cool Places to Live| Living in the Hill Country| Real Estate News| Texas Lifestyles
29 Mar 2009Once again, the city of Austin is selected for top honors! On March 12th, Mayor Bill Wynn and the city council accepted the National Wildlife Federations’ offiicial certification as a Community Wildlife Habitat. This makes Austin the first Texas city and the largest metropolitan city in the nation to be so honored! The main focus [...]
What is Organic?
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
29 Mar 2009We read about the word “organic” as a label applied to food all the time? But what does it reallymean? According to US Dept. of Agriculture, organic means “meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products which come from animals that are not given antibiotics or growth hormones”. Organic food or produce is produced “without using pesticides [...]
Austin Named Community Wildlife Habitat
In: Cool Places to Live| Hill Country Happenings| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country| Real Estate News| Texas Lifestyles| Texas Ranch Living| Uncategorized
29 Mar 2009Once again, the city of Austin is honored! On March 12th, Mayor Bill Wynn and the city council accepted the National Wildlife Federations’ offiicial certification as a Community Wildlife Habitat. This makes Austin the first Texas city and the largest metropolitan city in the nation to be so honored! The main focus of the National [...]
Nation’s Largest Solar Panel Array Coming to Austin
In: Cool Places to Live| Living Green| Living in the Hill Country
29 Mar 2009Best Places For Business and Careers 2009
In: Cool Places to Live| Real Estate News| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
29 Mar 2009If you are tired of the doom and gloom and ready to relocate, check out Austin, Tx. We were just named to the11th Annual Forbes magazine Top Ten Best Places For Business and Careers! Austin hit a home run by a climbing from No. 47 in last year’s poll to No. 8 this year! With a population [...]
SXSW–Interactive Film, Music, Media Festival Austin 2009
In: Cool Places to Live| Fun Things to see in Austin| Hill Country Happenings| Music venues| Texas Lifestyles| Uncategorized
27 Mar 2009Austin, Tx.–Home of the most incredible blending of cutting edge technology, indie films, music, and (mayhem this past week anyway!) The week of March 18-22 brought over 1800 music performances to eighty stages all around Austin! Yep, 1800! If you didn’t get to see any of the SXSW music, don’t despair…Direct TV is broadcasting the highlights of most performances beginning [...]
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