The in person meeting was held per usual @ the Mathews Elementary School on West Lynn in Clarksville. The current president is Steve Amos. A friendly, well mannered and sensible man.  One attendee when discussing the death of Nau's Pharmacy stated, "I hope the new Nau's development doesn't suck or is super ugly?" Zoning Section; MANIFOLD Development presented in person for a new Mixed Use Brand New future Development located on West 6th street and Walsh. Manifold are local developers and office adjacent to Donn's Deport on West 5th street. Manifold's lead Representative stated, they listened to the neighborhood and are implementing very LARGE SIDWALKS on both West 6th & Walsh Street. 18'20' feet sized sidewalks. the New Mixed Use Complex will be 250 Units of Residential Apartments, Studios, 1 and 2 bedrooms. 10%-12% of the Apartments will be exclusively for Affordable Housing. There will be some Mixed-Use Commercial Retail at the new Project....

Eat & Drink Bouldin Creek Cafe's journey from shack to 25-year-old Austin icon "I’m just so appreciative of the community and how they’ve all been behind us." By Natalie Grigson for MySAMarch 1, 2025 Bouldin Creek Cafe was a staple in South Austin’s Bouldin Creek neighborhood well before multimillion-dollar homes and high rent prices took over the area. Twenty-five years ago, this whimsical and earthy cafe started out as a veritable shack (a cute shack) where Elizabeth Street Cafe sits today. Owner Leslie Martin had inherited some money from her grandmother’s death and she wanted to start up a cafe with a community feel in a rapidly changing Austin. "This was back during the dot com boom," says Martin, "And these little local places were going away. So the only way to fix it, really, was to put something back." She started the original Boulding with about $18,000 and modeled it after some of her favorite haunts like Mojo’s on The Drag and Les Am...

  Just Listed. 936 Cheatham Street 3/2 1322 sq. ft Home, blocks from San Marcos River. $1,950 for Lease OR $319,850 for Sale. Email Craft & Release Date February 26th, 2025 New Prospective Target Available  Move in Date Circa April 1st - 15th. Broker Co-Owner. 1322 sq. ft. 2 Full Bathrooms. Hardwood Floors. Washer Dryer, Fridge, Dishwasher, Gas Stove included. Rio Vista neighborhood in Central San Marcos TX. Located West of I-35. In-town San Marcos Texas. Huge, Flat, Fenced backyard. Storage Shed. Walking Distance to Recreational Public Friendly San Marcos River. Care for a showing? Want to make an offer? GVM Broker 512.657.9281  Copyright © 2025 Austin Silent Market, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can  update your preferences  or  unsubscribe from this list .

  nickgerli1 (@Nick Gerli) posted: Texas is getting swamped with housing inventory right now. Active listings in Jan 2025 were 102,552. Up a hefty 34% from the long-term average for January going back to 2017. You can also see that inventory is almost up over 200% from the pandemic low. Such a big inventory boost.

 Per Redfin; Austin Texas is one of America's cities where Homes are selling the slowest. 

  View this email in  your browser Newsletter best viewed on a desktop. TABLE OF CONTENTS This is a jam-packed edition of the OWL, so here's what's included: 1. A note from our new Steering Committee Chair, Steve Amos.  2. March General Membership Meeting Agenda 3. What We've Been Up To 4. Committee Updates (Zoning, Events, Membership) 5. CCDC Update 6. Support Mathews Friends for Excellence 7. Neigborhood Businesses Update 8. Business Member listing NOTES FROM THE CHAIR Dear Neighbors, I’m Steve Amos, your 2025 OWANA Steering Committee Chair. I’ve lived on Waterston Avenue since 1988, so it’s about time I stepped up to serve the best neighborhood, in the best city in America! It’s an honor to be part of this incredible community and to work alongside a dedicated team on the OWANA Steering Committee and our hardworking Zoning Committee Members. Please join me in giving them all a well-deserved round of appreciation. Also, a huge thank you to all OWANA corporate sponsors w...