http://www.bloghorns.com/ Bloghorns, or Blog, Horns! if you prefer, is a blog community of and for students, Texas Exes, faculty and staff of The University of Texas. Copyright 2008 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:50:45 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.35 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss So, the Austin MLS area boundaries will be changing sometime early next year. This is a summary of the major changes in the central areas... old mls map: new mls map: * MLS Area 4 - The area south of... http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/11/austin_mls_area_boundries_are.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/11/austin_mls_area_boundries_are.html community Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:50:45 -0600 Some other Austin Bloggers have been writing about this. Apparently, we have been named the most impatient city in the US. Now anyone who has lived in Austin, and well almost anywhere else, knows this is pretty crazy. The evidence... http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/10/austin_is_the_most_relaxedimpa.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/10/austin_is_the_most_relaxedimpa.html community Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:08:21 -0600 Last year I queried HornFans and craigslist for ticket buying advice for the annual Red River Shootout. I hadn't missed the Texas/Oklahoma game the previous four outings (since freshman year 2001) and wasn't going to last year either. http://www.anotherpointless.com/archive/2006/10/01/red_river_shootout/ http://www.anotherpointless.com/archive/2006/10/01/red_river_shootout/ community Sun, 01 Oct 2006 17:57:19 -0600 Austin seems to be a city that values things green such as the trees and big blue-green balls like the earth. So why is Austin recycling behind the times? First, the bins are kinda tiny. It is fine for maybe... http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/08/that_tiny_blue_box_for_recycli.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/08/that_tiny_blue_box_for_recycli.html community Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:48:16 -0600 So I just finished updating the prices for different Austin subdivisions. I mostly looked at central Austin neighborhoods like Hyde Park, Bouldin, Barton Hills and Crestview. If anyone is interested in other subdivisions feel free to send me an email.... http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/07/austin_real_estate_prices_by_s.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/07/austin_real_estate_prices_by_s.html community Sat, 15 Jul 2006 16:16:54 -0600 While the rest of the country seems to be slowing down Austin continues to have a strong market. I could give an answer as to why with lots of charts and graphs. Cause I like charts and graphs especially pie... http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/06/may_stats_for_the_austin_real.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/06/may_stats_for_the_austin_real.html community Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:48:01 -0600 The April stats are out for the Austin Real Estate Market. Nothing is too surprising. The market is more heated which is typical for the summer. The number of houses on the market and the number of houses selling per... http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/05/april_statistics_for_the_austi.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/05/april_statistics_for_the_austi.html community Thu, 18 May 2006 21:19:52 -0600 So the tax appraisals are out. And a lot of people are seeing increases of 15 to 20 percent. So you can take some kind of weird comfort in the fact that you are not alone. If for some reason... http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/05/austin_tax_appraisals_go_up.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/05/austin_tax_appraisals_go_up.html community Sat, 06 May 2006 00:29:02 -0600 So apparently Gary Bradley's old castle is vacant. It sits above lamar over by book people. Gary Bradley has a pretty bad reputation in Austin for basically losing a bunch of taxpayer money. But his castle is pretty cool. I... http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/04/gary_bradley_old_castle_is_vac.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/04/gary_bradley_old_castle_is_vac.html community Sun, 02 Apr 2006 05:18:06 -0600 The Austin City Council passed a moratorium on the building of McMansions. This was in response to complaints by different Austin Neighborhoods. http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/02/moratorium_passed_on_mcmansion.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/02/moratorium_passed_on_mcmansion.html community Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:16:38 -0600 Everyone, if you are a former UT student, live in Austin, or care about safety in a densely populated student area....please look at this link. Here is the text of the petition that you will be signing via online: I... http://www.burntorangereport.com/mt/archives/2006/01/help_with_campu.html http://www.burntorangereport.com/mt/archives/2006/01/help_with_campu.html community Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:45:49 -0600 Whereas the Longhorns won the BCS national championship game, defeating the University of Southern California by a score of 41-38 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 4, 2006; and especially Whereas Jonathan Horak shockingly agrees with Texas Senators... http://www.anotherpointless.com/archive/2006/01/26/whereas/ http://www.anotherpointless.com/archive/2006/01/26/whereas/ community Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:00:27 -0600 For all you not interested in UT-Austin Student Government campaigns, be forewarned that this is one of those entries again. But because of some of the developments of the last week, you probably won't have to endure too many of... http://www.burntorangereport.com/mt/archives/2006/01/student_governm_1.html http://www.burntorangereport.com/mt/archives/2006/01/student_governm_1.html community Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:43:36 -0600 To start off with I dont know. The November stats are out. There are only 7173 properties on the market. There are less properties on the market than their have been in the last two years. While part of this... http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/01/what_is_up_with_the_austin_rea.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2006/01/what_is_up_with_the_austin_rea.html community Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:58:29 -0600 The Trail of Lights grand gala is starting this Sunday, December 11th and there's even a little opening parade: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/tol/open.htm If you have not been, it is a pretty enjoyable event. I don't even have kids but watching the... http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2005/12/austin_trail_of_lights_is_open.html http://www.escapesomewhere.com/austinblog/2005/12/austin_trail_of_lights_is_open.html community Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:02:28 -0600