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About burlyheights

C. Forrest is a longtime resident of Burleson Heights.

Neighborhood calendar for February

Posted on February 7, 2013 by burlyheights

Here’s the latest calendar for Burleson Heights. Please note that Austin Police Department Region III will change its schedule for monthly Commanders Forums starting next month. To allow for other community events, there will be no forum in March, June, … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood calendar for January

Posted on January 11, 2013 by burlyheights

It’s back to school and back to work in the Burleson Heights and Burleson-Parker neighborhoods. It’s also back to some neighborhood business, including hearings on a fenced off-leash area proposed for Mabel Davis Park. City Council might hear the dog park … Continue reading →

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A look back at a year in the Hurly-Burly

Posted on January 6, 2013 by burlyheights

The Hurly-Burly just wrapped up its first complete calendar year as a neighborhood resource, attracting 4,600 views! The five posts that drew the most visits were about a new pocket park on the grounds of a mansion torn down by developers, … Continue reading →

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Fireworks safety on New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 31, 2012 by burlyheights

For many people, it wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve without fireworks. Even though New Year’s Eve has been a drizzly day, please be aware that Travis County is again in a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. There … Continue reading →

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The lights of Burleson Heights

Posted on December 24, 2012 by burlyheights

Happy holidays from the Burleson Heights and Burleson-Parker neighborhoods!

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Garbage collection slides one day over holidays

Posted on December 20, 2012 by burlyheights

This year, Christmas and New Year’s Day both fall on our regular trash collection day, so trash will be picked up on Wednesdays those weeks. See the Austin Resource Recovery website for complete holiday collection schedules. If some of your … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood calendar for December

Posted on December 2, 2012 by burlyheights

As 2012 winds down, take a look at our neighborhood calendar for December, which includes school holidays, changes in garbage collection dates and other events. New this month are watering times under the Stage 2 water restrictions. For the first … Continue reading →

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City forum Nov. 28 on reducing bacteria in creeks

Posted on November 24, 2012 by burlyheights

Representatives of the City of Austin Watershed Protection Department and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will present the first of several public forums on reducing bacterial contamination in Austin Creeks on Wednesday. The forum will focus on four creeks … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood volunteers greet Grand Prix bike commuters

Posted on November 17, 2012 by burlyheights

Burleson Heights residents greeted cyclists on their way to the U.S. Grand Prix as they arrived at the Country Club Creek pocket park on Saturday morning. City Council member Chris Riley, representatives of Bike Austin and visitors from around the … Continue reading →

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Your formula for surviving Formula One

Posted on November 10, 2012 by burlyheights

At last count, Austin had a population of 790, 390, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Next week, expect that to grow by up to 300,000 as Formula One racing at the new Circuit of the Americas racetrack in Southeast … Continue reading →

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