Page 36 - Central Texa News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Austin's farmers markets have changed a lot since the days of City Market. That's the name of a covered market that opened in 1935 at the corner of East Seventh Street and what was then called East Avenue, the precursor to Interstate 35. For nearly 20 years, Austinites bought produce from local and regional farmers seven days a week at this Art Deco concrete building that stood where Austin's police headquarters is located today. It was the site of early fat stock shows and Depression-era food giveaways, according to American-Statesman history writer Michael Barnes, and although the market cl...

Thursday 4 PROJECT CONNECT VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE The virtual open house is designed to welcome a new round of feedback on Austin's high-capacity transit plan. Online. Free. FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE Homeowners and renters who suffered damage due to the winter storm may apply for assistance from FEMA. If you have insurance and are applying for disaster assistance, you must also file a claim with your insurance company as soon as possible; if insurance does not cover all your damage, you may be eligible for federal assistance. Take photos and keep receipts for related expen...

Austin blows to bottom of worst Texas cities for seasonal allergies Is it all in our head? Courtesy photo Frostbite is giving way to mild weather, and that leads to Texas’ most dreaded springtime trait: allergy season. According to a new report, however, Austin is not actually among the most worst Texas cities for seasonal allergies — though it’s likely to get worse in coming years. In its annual Allergy Capitals report, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America identified the top 100 most allergy-inducing metropolitan areas in the country for 2021. As anyone who endures cedar fe...

Lucy Fernandez scrambled to create the emergency Facebook page for local pet owners and supporters on Valentine’s Day, when the city of Austin’s Animal Center had been closed to the public for months and bad winter weather, worse than most imagined, was on its way. In a matter of hours, more than 1,000 strangers joined, often linking up by hashtag and ZIP codes, to get pet food, water and supplies to those nearby who posted a need. Not long after, Fernandez and other employees at Austin Pets Alive, found themselves sleeping at a hotel, and then at the shelter itself — while trying t...

  Chip and Joanna Gains have put their star power to work after Winter Storm Uri rolled through Central Texas. Now that we are past the worst winter storm to ever roll through these parts, lots of folks are in need. Chip and Joanna are ready to help, and they're hoping others will join them. According to a report on KXXV, Channel 25, Central Texas' most famous couple are getting to work to provide some much needed help to those who need it. Magnolia is teaming up with several programs including Habitat Texas: Disaster Relief Services, Feeding Texas, and Mission Waco to raise money for relie...