The Texas Farmers’ Market has set up shop in its new home at and around the Branch Park Pavilion. City council members stood with staff to cut the ribbon, opening the newest addition to Mueller’s bustling Aldrich Street district. The …
Post-Covid Stress Disorder
By Judith and Steve Katzman It’s being called Post-COVID Stress Disorder and mental health professionals are only beginning to see symptoms ranging from traumatic to less severe. Those who suffered from COVID-19 or lost loved ones, those who treated patients …
Capital City Village Supports Aging In Place
By Helen M. Walker The silver tsunami is upon us as baby boomers are aging and retiring in droves. According to AARP roughly 10,000 people turn 65 every day. With this large baby boom cohort, and because so many people …
Join the Mueller Neighborhood Association (MNA)
The MNA is an all-volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan organization that advocates for the Mueller neighborhood and focuses on building community. Playing a vital role in representing the interests of the neighborhood, the MNA strives for diversity and inclusion of all members …
Steering Committee Mtg Minutes – 8/4/21
Mueller Neighborhood Association Steering Committee Meeting, August 4, 2021 Date: August 4, 2021 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Zoom Meeting Participants: John Thomas, Dale Cannedy, Pat Disanza, Koreena Malone, Joshua Rudow, Jason Sears, Marta White, Laurene Jacob, Naiara Leite, …
Celebrating Eid in Mueller
By Saamiya Seraj “By the way, Eid Mubarak!” my neighbor waved at me as we finished our conversation and were going our respective ways. I paused for a second, taken aback by the fact that he knew it was Eid. …
Planning for a Smooth Transition: Mueller Property Owners Association (POA)
Provided by Karen Sharp, Chair of the POA Transition Committee The Mueller POA is the legal entity that owns and maintains the common elements in the Mueller development, such as the parks, the pools, the row home exteriors, and the …
Which Would You Choose: Friendship, a Good Time, or Pétanque?
By Ted Herr What if you could have all three at the same time? Several times a week, a group of Mueller residents and their friends choose all three whenever they gather for a game of pétanque (pronounced “pay tonk”) …
How to Get to Q2 Stadium for Austin FC Matches
By Shawn Collins Austin FC, the new Major League Soccer club in Austin, is finally playing at home at the soccer-specific Q2 Stadium near the Domain. The season started with eight games on the road as they completed the stadium, …
The Buy Nothing Project
By Taylor Youngblood, Mueller Zero Waste Block Leader The Buy Nothing Project Mission: We offer people a way to give and receive, share, lend, and express gratitude through a worldwide network of hyper-local gift economies in which the true wealth …
General Meeting Saturday
We hope to see tomorrow, Saturday at May’s General Meeting. The general meeting will be held live via Zoom on Saturday, May 15 at 10:00 AM. We’ll also be live on MNA Facebook. https://zoom.us/j/96072761148…Meeting ID: 960 7276 1148Passcode: 766787The agenda …
Cinderblock Backyard Gardening at Mueller
By Drew Harris, originally published in the May 2021 print issue of Front Porch Flyer he Front Porch Flyer is profiling various backyard gardens in Mueller. If you are interested in sharing your garden, please email [email protected] Like many of …
What is Impervious Cover and Why Do We Care?
By Bill Kirwin, originally published in the August 2020 Front Porch Flyer print edition “Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you’ve got Till it’s gone? They paved paradise And put up a parking lot” -Joni …
Mueller Pitches in During Winter Storm Uri
By Front Porch Flyer Staff in the April 2021 Front Porch Flyer print edition Winter Storm Uri came through Texas with a vengeance in February 2021. Weather forecasters predicted snow, ice, and a fierce cold that Central Texas has not …
Building a Community that is Practicing Anti-Racism – Part III – MNA and Leaders Attend Anti-Racism Training
By Koreena Malone , Chair, MNA Engagement and Inclusion Committee From the April 2021 Front Porch Flyer print edition Creating a loving and just neighborhood means that, as neighbors and leaders, we need to understand the differences between anti-racism, diversity, inclusion, …
Photo Request: Yard Sale
We are looking for photos and stories from the Mueller Neighborhood Yard Sale to feature in the June Front Porch Flyer. If you are interested, please email [email protected] the photos, the photographer’s name and captions for the images by May …
Election Day Today
Today, Saturday May 1, 2021 is election day. Polls are open until 7:00 p.m. tonight. There are several voting sites close by: https://countyclerk.traviscountytx.gov/elections/current-election.html. The League of Women Voters’ Voters Guide with links to English, Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese: https://lwvaustin.org/voter-guide/.
Project Connect: virtual meet 4/29
Austin has never before had a light rail station! The Orange and Blue Lines light rail will run through UT, downtown, and the capitol. CapMetro is excited to share with you what future stations could look like and how they would function. Join …
Last Day: Early Voting
Today is the last day for early voting in local elections. Polls are open until 7:00 p.m. tonight. There are no Mueller early voting locations but here is the list of sites: https://countyclerk.traviscountytx.gov/elections/current-election.html. The League of Women Voters’ Voters Guide …
Lights Out, Texas
Each spring, nearly 2 billion birds migrate through Texas in one of the planet’s great wildlife spectacles. Unfortunately, since migratory birds often travel at night, artificial lighting can cause them to be disoriented and collide with buildings and homes. These …