AUSTIN, TX - April 14, 2008. Is climate change for real? What is Mayor Wynn doing with Al Gore? How is the City of Austin leading the way on addressing climate change issues in Austin and around the Country? How can neighborhoods be involved. Join ANC Radio moderator Jim Walker on A Neighborly Conversation, Wednesday, April 16, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, on KOOP, 91.7FM, or the live stream to find out more.
AUSTIN, TX - April 7, 2008. Candidates for City Council Place 4, Robin Cravey, Cid Galindo, Laura Morrison, and Sam Osemene will join ANC Radio moderator, Jim Walker, on A Neighborly Conversation, Wednesday, April 9, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, on KOOP, 91.7FM, or the live stream.
AUSTIN, TX - March 31, 2008. Candidates for City Council Place 3, Jennifer Kim, Randi Shade, and Kenneth Weiss will join ANC Radio moderator, Martha Ward, on A Neighborly Conversation, Wednesday, April 2, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, on KOOP, 91.7FM, or the live stream.
AUSTIN, TX - March 24, 2008. Candidates for City Council Place 1, Allen Demling, Jason Meeker, and Lee Leffingwell, will join ANC Radio moderator, David Kobierowski, on A Neighborly Conversation, Wednesday, March 26, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, on KOOP, 91.7FM, or the live stream.
Facing the Future: Travis County's First Female District Attorney Will Be Elected on April 8
AUSTIN, TX - March 18, 2008. Of the four original candidates running for Travis County District Attorney, two women face a run-off election on April 8. There is no Republican candidate. Whoever wins the run-off election will become the first female District Attorney in Travis County.
Join Rosemary Lehmberg and Mindy Montford with host Marceline Lasater on Wednesday, March 19, 12:00 -1:00 pm on A Neighborly Conversation, KOOP radio, 91.7FM (or through live stream).
Austin is home to many fine institutions of higher education. Huston-Tillotson, recently upgraded from College to University, has been a long-standing cultural cornerstone for the East Austin community and is Austin’s oldest institute of higher education.
Join host Andrew Bucknall and his guests this week to explore the contributions of this east Austin gem to the community and its opportunities for the future.
Now that the Texas Legislature has gone away, CAMPO and TxDOT are moving forward with their transportation plans, and it seems there is much focus around the Oak Hill area in the Southwest part of Travis County.
As head of CAMPO, Senator Kirk Watson has mandated various organizations of the Oak Hill area to come together in a “mediation” moderated by a University of Texas policy group to help determine the transportation options. This process, though promising and novel, also points out the challenges that we as a community face in actually building legitimate community dialogue.
How can we promote the African American cultural heritage that is so secret and hidden in Austin?
Tune into A Neighborly Conversation on Wednesday, June 6, 12:00 noon on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM and streaming on the web, to hear about the ProArts Collective, an African-American arts organization in Austin trying to do just that. Zenobia Joseph will be interviewing Lisa Byrd, the Executive Director of Pro Arts and member of the African-American Resource Advisory Commission.
Transportation is an issue for everyone in Austin. With the exception of a few hours in the middle of the day, I-35 looks more like a parking lot than a highway. Austin has a mass transit system in place, but it seems that most everyone thinks it could be made better. We've heard from transportation experts and wonder if they're too close to the situation to see the "forest for the trees."
This week's A Neighborly Conversation explores the over-arching issues of mass transit in Austin. But this time, we bring in riders and citizens, interested in this issue, to share their ideas and perspectives.
The anticipated doubling of Austin’s population has driven much of the recent planning in our region. Solutions to accommodate this inevitable growth have centered around two basic scenarios: creating suburban sprawl to the horizon or conversely, cramming as many people downtown and into older neighborhoods as possible. Both models are less than ideal and would ultimately spawn unintended and undesirable social consequences.
Join host Tim Mahoney and his distinguished guests as they tackle the future of Austin, building towards 2035 on ANC Radio, Wednesday, March 28, 12-1pm on KOOP Radio, 91.7FM.
