Category Archives: Neighborhood

The world immediately around us

Homes tour beat-down

And the one that got beat down was me. Continue reading

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The Spring season is here

I observed the first Halter-Topped Gardener in her usual habitat.

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Another explosion that Piroshki had nothing to do with

I heard a “BOOOM” in the middle distance, but not as loud as the house that blew up. Continue reading

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More on last night’s explosion

An unlicensed plumber turned a leak into a catastrophe. Continue reading

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Well, THAT was a wake-up call . . .

SOMEthing just blew up down the block. Continue reading

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Be friends with your chimney sweep. Give him a Christmas box.

Or you’ll wind up like my neighbors. Continue reading

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Oh, so THAT’s what happened!

The commotion was caused by a late-night carjacking. Continue reading

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New residents on our street

I knew there are several colonies of feral Quakers in Austin, one of which is perhaps a dozen blocks from our house. Continue reading

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The Hyde Park Tree War: the Final (we hope) Chapter

The city manager announced an agreement to immediately halt trimming and tagging of trees in Hyde Park and Hancock neighborhoods. Continue reading

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The tree war—resurgam

The Austin Energy tree trashing moratorium is still in place, but that isn’t keeping them from from trying to chip away at it and weasel through loopholes. Continue reading

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