Please take three minutes to complete this survey regarding Comal Park located on East 3rd and Comal Street. Our East Cesar Chavez Planning Team is going to begin working on a grant application through Austin Parks Foundation and The City of Austin and we want to make sure to include improvements that the community feels strongly about. Thank you for your time and participation!
How will YOU have fun in the street?Roller skates? Hula hoops? Costumes?
We’re hearing it all. And it’s all there for you:
Sunday, May 20th 10:00 am-3:00 pm Sixth Street – car-free for 2 miles (Brazos to Robert Martinez)It’s Free. It’s Fun and it’s all about YOU. Come celebrate Austin and show us how you get your VIVA on!
Check it out on Facebook and Twitter(@vivastreetsatx) to learn more about the activities being offered at Viva Streets!!
VIVA STREETS! is a tobacco-free event.
Please join us on our 2nd Annual Home Tour! Click
the links below to download more information.
Another great holiday party has come and gone. It was encouraging
to see so many new people share in the holiday cheer. We had residents,
business owners, elected officials and other dignitaries joining in on the fun. Our
unofficial count was about 110 guests. This would not have been possible if not
for the generous donations from the businesses below. Please remember them in
2012 when you are choosing where to spend your dollars. May you enjoy a
prosperous new year!
Austin Habitat for Humanity’s Restore
HEB – Riverside and Pleasant Valley
Qwik Stop
Austin Community Tree Program and the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood are working together to increase the tree canopy by providing free trees. Click this link to learn more about the Austin Community Tree Program. If you have ever heard that “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”; the same goes for trees. We need volunteers to help us with this fantastic opportunity. Training will be provided. Please let us know if you can help out by clicking on the photo and completing the form. Thanks for helping to make our neighborhood a “cooler” place to live. Please contact Kathy McWhorter, 512-478-9478 for more details.
Neighborhoods throughout Austin are invited to the 28th Annual National Night Out on Tuesday October 4, 2011.
There are two parts to the annual event. From 5 to 7 p.m., there will be a Kick-Off Party at Mueller Master Community, 4550 Mueller Blvd., with FOOD, GAMES and CRIME PREVENTION INFORMATION. This is free and open to all Austinites.
From 7 to 9 p.m., events such as cookouts, block parties and neighborhood walks will occur simultaneously throughout the City of Austin and nationwide. Citizens are asked to turn on their porch lights, lock their doors and spend the evening outside with their neighbors, City Council Members, police officers, firefighters, EMS paramedics and Code Compliance.
National Night Out is designed to:
Neighborhood applications are due September 16, 2011. Read the National Night Out Brochure for more information.
CTC Headquarters
The next East Cesar Chavez Business Mixer has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 14th, 6:00PM at CTC Headquarters, 1102 East Cesar Chavez Street. There is a food trailer available and we are looking for donations for beer and wine. This is a family friendly event, so feel free to bring your kids. Up for discussion will be the application for an IBIZ District for a one mile stretch of East Cesar Chavez Street and the confirmation of your business contact information for our newly launched web site. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!
Congratulations to the Festival Beach Community Garden on reaching their first anniversary! The garden held an official Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, June 4th. Mayor Lee Leffingwell proclaimed the day “Festival Beach Community Garden Day.” Sustainable Food Center Board President Sara Bohn, Austin Parks and Recreation Director Sarah Hensley, Austin Parks Foundation Board President Jill Nokes, and many garden experts also presented!
Hundreds of gardeners and guests were served food and drinks prepared by neighborhood restaurants and others businesses throughout Austin. The party featured music, garden tours, and lots of laughter! Thanks to the many neighborhood businesses who contributed donations especially Eastside Pies who used vegetables grown in our garden as toppings on the pizzas they donated.
The garden is located on Waller St. at Cleremont St. We welcome you to drop by the 2nd Saturday of each month, when we conduct our monthly workdays. You are welcome to bring a pair of gloves and pitch in, or just stop by for a quick garden tour. For more information,visit the Festival Beach Community Garden website or email info@festivalbeachgarden.org.
In May, we elected Ken Johnson, a serving nonprofit representative, as our new secretary. Contact Ken if you have items to add to our meeting agenda (see the Get Involved page for more information). Thank you for your service, Ken!
We elected Pilar Sanchez as our new Sector 1 residential representative. Pilar works for the Housing Authority of Austin and created an Eastside business development resource center, Emerging Enterprises, which provides classes, expert counseling, and or help writing business or marketing plans. She’s responsible for auditing and evaluating all HACA programs. Her entrepreneurial spirit and connections to the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and her role as chair for its Foundation helped her win the YWCA 2010 Woman of the Year “Leader of Promise Award.” Welcome to the team, Pilar!
We have a new Donations Coordinator! Richard Roberts owns and operates a home-based business called Envios a Mexico in his historic home known as the Mooreland House. (His home was recently featured on our 2011 Neighborhood Homes tour.) His primary work involves shipping packages to Mexico via PaqMexUsa.com. He has strong ties to our schools, shops, and neighbors who share his vision for saving the unique character of our neighborhood, especially our older buildings that create the feel of our commercial districts. If you have donations that can be used for our special events, action projects or youth support programs, call Richard at 512-351-9436. Welcome, Richard!
We are actively recruiting a residential renter representative to join our Leadership Team. For more information, see the Current Team Openings page or contact Lori (512) 478-6770.
On the afternoon of Sunday, May 22nd, ECC neighbors with historic homes opened their doors and shared their stories with about 50 guests who explored our communal history, learned practical approaches to home preservation, and met more neighbors. We want to extend our appreciation to all the families and volunteers especially our UT intern, Julie McGilvray, for participating. You can take a virtual tour of the homes included in the tour on this website: 2011 Neighborhood Homes Tour. And read more about our Historic Preservation action team efforts!
