Agree Jdawg. I hate that I can't vote in the Austin elections.
I would for sure. But even this time around I found it hard to get into the elections. Austin is just doing so well there really didn't seem like much need to change. And it never seemed as if anything was going to change in the elections.
I think they REALLY need to do away with the May elections and only have then in Nov. However I imagine the NIMBYs like having them in May. It is likely much better for them, even though it didn't help them this time around even with the low turn out.
Glad the old council is still in a job!
Here is something on the new Children's Museum. I am sad to see it leave DT. But it will have much more room and I am very happy they are going to expand their activities and exhibits from ages up to 6 to ages up to 11.
Children's museum unveils design for $20 million building at Mueller
By Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Updated: 12:51 a.m. Sunday, May 13, 2012
Published: 12:26 a.m. Sunday, May 13, 2012
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Leaders of the Austin Children's Museum on Saturday unveiled the design for a new $20 million facility at a prominent site at the Mueller mixed-use development northeast of downtown.
Museum leaders also announced that $11.5 million has been raised for the 40,000-square-foot building.
"The new location is much more accessible to the entire Central Texas community," museum director Mike Nellis said.
The nonprofit announced that it had plans to move to the Mueller development in 2008. It leases its current facility at 201 Colorado St. in downtown Austin, an area that's seen an explosion of retail shops, restaurants and bars and put an ever-increasing demand on nearby parking.
Nellis said plans for the facility will include free parking for museum visitors as part of the planned Town Center, which Catellus Development Corp. is spearheading as part of Mueller's ambitious transformation.
The new building, designed by California architecture firm Koning Eizenberg, will have about 13,000 square feet of indoor exhibit space along with classrooms, a food service area, a gift shop and a nursing area.
The surrounding grounds will feature outdoor exhibits and a picnic area.
The museum purchased the site for the new building from Catellus for nearly $900,000, Nellis said.
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With the new building, Nellis said, the museum will expand its mission to include science, technology, math, art and engineering activities and exhibits for children through age 11. Currently, the museum's offerings are intended for children through age 6.
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