Norwood House Update: October 2015

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Communications

The following post is reprinted from the upcoming Fall 2015 SRCC Neighborhood Newsletter and written by Colleen Theriot of the Norwood Park Foundation:

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Have you been up on the hill at Norwood lately? The site of the house is looking great and the Norwood Park Foundation is moving steadily forward in its mission to restore and repurpose the Norwood House for everyone. In June, we wrapped up Phase 1 of the project and filed our completion report with the City. Phase 1 represents years of effort and several hundred thousand dollars in gifts and other private funding toward the project. What did Phase 1 achieve? For the house: environmental remediation, a brand-new foundation on piers drilled to bedrock, moving of the bungalow (twice, in our case) to its correct historic location, and complete stabilization and bracing of the wood structure.  “Norcliff” is now completely dried in with temporary roofing, and the old walls are protected with sheathing and paint. No more deterioration for this Arts & Crafts landmark!

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The Travis Heights Art Trail Is Approaching!

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Communications

The following post comes from Charlotte Bell for the upcoming Fall 2015 SRCC Neighborhood Newsletter:

  • 2015 Travis Heights Art Trail
  • Saturday, November 7th and Sunday, November 8th
  • 11am – 5pm both days

Our annual neighborhood art trail is coming up! This is a grassroots art show, created by and for the artists of Austin. Each year showcases some of the city’s longest practicing artists as they open up their homes and studios to the public. Highlights of the show include the Travis Heights Elementary School Arts Program (parents and children from the school display and sell “kid” art as a way to fundraise for the school art program), a literary house at the Fairview on Newning Ave. featuring localauthors with book readings and signings, a music house on Travis Heights Blvd. featuring Fulmore Junior High music students, and art cars with a mini car parade and cars featured at various houses. More  information can be found on the website, travisheightsarttrail.org.

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Image Note: Taken from last year’s Art Trail. Note that the 2015 Art Trail is next weekend (not this weekend)!

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Interested In Neighborhood Volunteer Opportunities?

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Communications

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Are you looking to get more involved in the community and meet other neighborhood leaders? Not sure if volunteer work can fit your busy schedule? No matter how much (or how little) time you are looking to commit, SRCC has unique leadership roles open to help continue to make us the most informed and engaged neighborhood in Austin!

We will be creating an ongoing Volunteer Opportunities page on our website in the coming weeks, and encourage you to reach out to membership@srccatx.org or communications@srccatx.org in the meantime! There are open roles available to help with our regular newsletter, area coordination and on our standing committee (role descriptions to come):

  • Public safety chair
  • Events committee chair
  • Schools committee chair
  • Area 2 Co-coordinator
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Community Engagement Survey from City of Austin

Posted on October 23, 2015 by President

Council Member Leslie Pool has formed a new task force this year to focus on improving community engagement in regards to city issues (https://www.austintexas.gov/ tfce). They are asking Austin residents to complete the survey by October 29.

You can take the survey here: http://speakupaustin.org/ surveys/community-engagement- how-are-we-doing

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“Souptober” at Good Shepherd on the Hill!

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Communications

Please see an invitation below from Good Shepherd on the Hill (1700 Woodland) for “Souptober” — their weekly Wednesday community dinner gatherings all October. Everyone is invited!

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Dear Neighbors,

Good Shepherd on the Hill, along with some members of Friends of Riverside and SRCC invite you to join us for Souptober!  Gather with us Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30 pm, October 14, 21 and 28, for fresh bread, hot soup and warm conversation. Come to any or all of the suppers, it’s free and no RSVP is necessary. We are located at 1700 Woodland Avenue, just east of 1-35.

Our goal for these dinners is simple, to build friendship and connection in our little corner of Austin and to begin a conversation about how together, we can build a vibrant and sustainable neighborhood. Some of us are new to this neighborhood and to Austin, while others have lived here many, many years. A lot of us don’t know one another, but we’d like to.

Here’s what to expect: a delicious dinner, some good conversation, a warm welcome, and an opportunity to learn more about the good things that are happening on the Hill and in this neighborhood.  We will have two kinds of soup (one vegetarian) and mac and cheese for those kids who don’t dig soup.

Here’s what to bring: we do not have a kitchen just yet, so BYOB (Bring Your Own Bowl and spoon), if you want to avoid using disposables.  If you’d like to bring a beverage or dessert to share you are more than welcome to do so, but it is not expected.

Here’s who should come: everybody! Everyone is welcome.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Kathy Pfister at kathyp@gsaustin.org or Larry Sunderland at lsunderland@me.com.

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