Barton Creek News

Community briefing: Pflugerville looks at municipal water reuse program; Leander schools won't use new STAAR test to determine GPA or class rank Temperatures are expected to dip below freezing across the Hill Country and along the Interstate 35 corridor, according to the National Weather Service.

Community briefing: Pflugerville looks at municipal water reuse program; Leander schools won't use new STAAR test to determine GPA or class rank Community briefing: Pflugerville looks at municipal water reuse program; Leander schools won't use new STAAR test to determine GPA or class rank Community briefing: Pflugerville looks at municipal water ... (more)

Photo by Claudia McWhorterBarton Creek Elementary kindergartners, from left, Nina Velacheri, Susanna Talbert, Mia Broyles and Caroline Clopton, get an interactive introduction to a new friend during Science Day on Jan.

This fall season was all about finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease as more than 60 family members, residents and staff of Edgemere senior living community gathered to support efforts to end Alzheimer's disease in this year's Walk to End Alzheimer's benefitting the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association .

Local residents, from left, Amy Clark walks her twins Hayden and Ashley and Adrianne Kron walks her son Lukas inside a narrow bike lane along a stretch of Lost Creek Boulevard they say lacks adequate sidewalk space.The Lost Creek Municipal Utilities board of directors decided last week to move forward with a project to build additional sidewalks on ... (more)

Austin's a fit city. There's no doubt about it. Journey along with Pamela LeBlanc as she explores all that's out there for the fitness-minded. The bike and pedestrian bridge over Barton Creek, on the south side of the hike and bike trail around Lady Bird Lake, is closed between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. until Feb.

The home at 11957 Overlook Pass is an unexpected surprise. Through the Spanish Oaks gates, guests drive out of that neighborhood into the much smaller, more native Barton Creek Preserve.

Business Digest: H-E-B opening new, upgrading stores in Northern Mexico; Austin-area gas prices jump 4 cents in past week, AAA says Anders Shockome told his mother that one of his favorite pastimes was to lie in Zilker Park at night, staring at the stars.

Austin police have identified the deceased man found in Barton Creek this weekend but are awaiting autopsy results to determine how he died.

Given that Morris Williams Golf Course will be closed this summer for renovations and construction of a new clubhouse, the men's city championship has to change.

Austin police homicide detectives are seeking the public's help in identifying a body that was discovered Saturday in Barton Creek.

Austin Police investigate the scene of a deceased person, white male, found in the 2100 block of Andrew Zilker Road, near the canoe rentals in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, January 14, 2012.

A man's body was retrieved from Barton Creek today, and Austin police said an autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause of death.