The Allandale Reporter

Briley's Upholstery Shop

Have a couch in need of new threads? Remodeling and want to  upgrade your furniture, or just looking for the right  fabric for your favorite chair? Take it to  Briley's Upholstery Shop.  Briley's, located at 2117 Northland Dr.,  2 doors  down  from the new Amys, can make it look and feel like new again. The small shop takes in upholstery jobs from people all around Austin - Allandale, Davenport Ranch, Pemberton Heights, Westlake, etc.

A Call for Geckos

Gullett Elementary is in it's 50th year of existence! 
The school opened in the fall of 1956 with the current 
campus opening December 1956. To celebrate, Gullett 
is having a Golden Gecko celebration September 16th 
2006 at the school. We'd like to find as many former
students and faculty as possible! If you went to 
Gullett go to www.gullettgeckos.org and follow the 
link right under the 50th anniversary logo to 
register your information. If you are interested 
in being on the planning committee or have ideas to 
share, please contact Anne at 451-9444.

It Was Close!

McCallum's varsity football team ended one of its most successful seasons with a loss to Corpus Christi's Calallen 13-10. The game put an end to the team's drive to the state championship. McCallum (10-3)  finished its 2005 season with the District 25-4A championship and two wins in the playoffs.  Read coverage of the game from the Statesman here.

History is Made with Knights Win

submitted by Tom Davis

Hold the Presses!!!! This just in!  History was made last Saturday afternoon at the Round Rock Athletic Complex! The McCallum Knight Football team pulled off the victory of the year with a win over the previously unbeaten and state ranked Lake Travis Cavaliers, 37 to 35.

McCallum entered the Palace on Parmer as underdogs, in everyone’s estimations, to take on the highflying Cavaliers of Lake Travis. Both teams had just come off comeback playoff victories; the Cavs were unbeaten for the year and favored to win by all of the high school football gurus. The Knights took to the field Saturday and proved them all wrong, in what had to be one of the most exciting games of the year, if not in the history of McCallum High School.

McCallum Beats Lake Travis

McCallum Knights  beat Lake Travis in a 37-35  comeback win and advances in the District 4A playoffs. Here's coverage of the game  from the Statesman. They advance to the third round of the playoffs and will take on Corpus Christi Calallen next week. Congratulations McCallum!

Date Change on Meeting Regarding SCB

Change of Date for the Subcommittee on Land Use and Transportation Meeting

For those interested in the Shoal Creek Re-Striping issue, please be aware that the December meeting of the Council Subcommittee on Land Use and Transportation has been changed. The new date is Monday, December 5. The meeting will be held in Council Chambers at City Hall at 3 p.m. December 5 replaces the previously identified meeting date of December 12.  Free underground parking is available at City Hall. Enter from Guadalupe Street.

Thank you.
Cordially,
Julie Strong, Public Works, City of Austin, 974-1413

This is the meeting where Public Works will report the results of stakeholder input requested by Council in September and where the Subcommittee will further discuss the issue.

No Big Box Going Here

Allandale Veterinary Clinic, a small liquor store, and possibly a restaurant, a fabric store or a retail store specializing in Dining Interiors are tenants planned for the new retail center going in at 6800 Burnet Rd. The land, just across from Curras and Roger Beasley Mazda was formerly occupied by Bishop's Automotive, and before that, Holiday House. It's been vacant since November 2003 and recently razed. The local developer, Sam Buford, has been working  on plans for the development since that time. Construction will begin before year end with the first tenants moving in by April or May of 2006. There are a number of car lots up and down Burnet. Roger Beasley will soon be opening a Mitsubishi dealership where his Mazda dealership was. A retail center amidst the group will be a welcomed change.

Roi James Open Studio

from the Allandale listserv submitted by Bob Atkinson and Jerre Heaton

If you are interested in very fine art, don't miss the "open studio" of Allandale's own artist Roi James on Saturday, November 19.  Below are details including a link to his fabulous website:

Warm greetings to all,

It's been quite awhile since I sent my last email. I just wanted to give everyone an update on new work and upcoming events. I've attached an image with my latest figurative piece titled "Meditation on Becoming". 

The Votes are in

I went by Gullett around 2:30 yesterday  to  cast my vote on the SCB options and noticed a number of people coming by to do the same. The City staff worker there said there had been a steady stream of folks dropping off their ballots since they opened up at 9:00.

CORRECTION. Public Works staff originally planned to take stakeholders’ input on re-striping the road to the Subcommittee on Land Use and Transportation on November 14 and then to Council on December 1.  That has been changed to  Monday, December 12 for the Subcommittee and Thursday, December 15 for Council.

There are no plans on releasing the tally prior to that meeting.