ANA Newsletter

February Newsletter on Its Way

The February edition of Allandale Neighbor should be landing on your doorstep sometime this week. This one is a cover-to-cover read. Here are the issue highlights:

- Back From Iraq - An Interview with First Lieutenant Alex Hooper
- ANA President’s Letter
- Crime in Allandale—What the Numbers and the Neighbors are Telling Us
- Panhandling in Allandale—How to Help Stop it
- Upgrade of Great Northern Detention Pond in the Works
- 2008 Membership Goal
- McNairs Appliances now known as KIVA: Where Dreams Come True
- Old Red—The Allandale Fire Truck
and more...

As always, you can  download it here from the web site. Many thanks to the people who helped out with this edition from the writers to Cathy Savage the person responsible for the advertising  and layout of the newsletter. If you would like to help out with future editions of the newsletter - either you have suggestions for an article or you want to contribute to its production,  just send us an email at allandaleneighbor@gmail.com.

December 2007 issue of Allandale Neighbor

Well maybe it's not as good as santa arriving but almost. The December issue of the Allandale newsletter will be delivered to your doorstep in the next day or two. And speaking of the holidays it includes a great article on the "Bells of the Season" by Cathy Yang. Here are the issue highlights:
- 2008 Membership Goal (you can renew online)
- Welcome New Board Members
- Lincoln/Northcross Suit Update
- Deed Restrictions vs Zoning
- Expanded VMU at 5350 Burnet
- Recap of Real Estate in 2007
- Masquerade Ball article and photos

This issue also includes profiles on Body Business and Laura Pellegrino (Tango dancer/instructor) along with articles from our regular contributors plus the businesses that support our neighborhood, our advertisers. If you prefer, you can read it here . Many thanks to the volunteers who make up the newsletter team for another job well done.

October Issue of Allandale Neighbor

Another edition of the Allandale Neighbor arrives on your doorstep this week. Here are the issue highlights:
- ANA Masquerade Ball
- Update on the lawsuit
- Know your deed restrictions
- Austin Real Estate Market
- White Rock Flooding Project
- Union Pacific Idling Trains and More
Profiles on AOMA, the Light Bulb Shop, Birds Barbershop and Next-to-New and more plus our the businesses that support our neighborhood, our advertisers. If you have not received the newsletter yet, you can read it here. Many thanks to the newsletter team for their hard work.

August Newsletter Now Available

submitted by Tom Linehan

The August edition of the Allandale Neighbor is out and being delivered to Allandale doorsteps this week. Can't wait?  Download it here.  Articles in this issue include:
- The Biggiset Zoning Rollback in Austin
- Allandale is Hot
- Deterring Crime
- Lightsey Farm's 20th Year
- Farming in the Neighborhood
- ANA Committee Updates
- Allandale is Having a Ball
- 4th of July pictures and more.
Thanks to Cathy Yang, newsletter editor, and Cathy Savage,  newsletter layout and advertising for putting together another superb edition.

Get it before you get it!

This week the June issue of the Allandale Neighbor will begin arriving on your doorstep. It's not junk mail so don't toss it like it was just another one of those 5-topping two-for-one large fill-em up pizza flyers.

This issue of the Allandale Neighborh includes articles on property taxes, Allandale's Tyke and Bike Ride, upade on the MoPac 1 project with managed lanes, Allandale's most senior mom, battling  mosquitos, business profile on Knife Sharpest, groundbreaking of the new Steck Ave library, as well as articles on Oak Wilt., Fire Ant Management, Honey Bees, WaterWise and our regular features: ANA President’s Letter, ANA Executive Committee (EC) Meeting Minutes, Committee Updates, Constable’s Notebook, and Dog Talk

But why wait for it to come to  you, you can download it now, right here!

April 2007 Allandale Neighbor

Well I'm a little late in getting the April edition of the Allandale Neighbor on to the web site but here it is.  If you have not gotten around to reading it yet, I recommend you do so. In this edition, we've included:

- a write up and photos on the Celebrate Allandale picnic,
- an update on the Northcross redevelopment project (you've heard of that haven't you),
- the minutes from the March general meeting,
- a piece on the Davis Cemetery by Jack Kern and Doug Davis,
- a story by Cathy Yang on the the people behind the newsletter,
- and much more.

March Newsletter - Know Your Allandale

You should have received the March edition of the Allandale Neighbor on your doorstep this week. (If you did not let us know). Here's why you should read it. We have a profile on Phyllis Brinkley, "The Mayor of Allandale Wants You: A Tribute to Phyllis Brinkley." Phyllis is a longtime resident of Allandale and major contributor to what makes Allandale a great neighborhood. Every major issue in the history of this neighborhood going back to 1955 was touched by Phyllis.

Other stories covered in this edition include a business profile of Terra Toys, a thank you to Gretchen and Paul for their service on the Allandale Board, results from the Allandale Neighborhood Survey conducted in the Fall, fundrasing efforts for the Allandale Legal Fund, and more. Of course if you don't feel like getting up from your chair, you can just download it here (requires Adobe Acrobat).

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January Special Issue Newsletter

Announcement of the special meeting of the general membership of the Allandale Neighborhood Association is the focus of this issue of the newsletter. The meeting was the result of a petition submitted by members of the neighborhood association to the President. The petition starts out as follows:

We, the undersigned members of Allandale Neighborhood Association, do hereby call for a special meeting of the General Membership, under the provisions of the ANA Bylaws Article VI, paragraph 5. Issues to be discussed relate to Northcross redevelopment and include but are not be limited to:

In addition to the petition and meeting announcement the newsletter includes background information on the Northcross redevelopment including pictures, pro and con articles about the redevelopment, assessment of the traffic impact, and a chronology of ANA's activities in response to the redevelopment. Here's a link to the newsletter. Please read and join us at the meeting.   (requires Adobe Acrobat reader).

We, the undersigned members of Allandale Neighborhood Association, do hereby call for a special meeting of the General Membership, under the provisions of the ANA Bylaws Article VI, paragraph 5. Issues to be discussed relate to Northcross redevelopment and include but are not be limited to:

In addition to the petition and meeting announcement the newsletter includes background information on the Northcross redevelopment including pictures, pro and con articles about the redevelopment, assessment of the traffic impact, and a chronology of ANA's activities in response to the redevelopment. Here's a link to the newsletter. Please read and join us at the meeting.   (requires Adobe Acrobat reader).

September 2006 Newsletter

The Allandale Independence Day Parade was the top story in the September newsletter. Joe Reynolds, this year's parade organizer, recounts the morning parade and the many people who contributed to its success - there are pictures too. But that's not all. You can read the minutes from the August ANA Executive Meeting and the July MoNAC meeting. Dog Talk is back. There is also an article about the Shoal Creek Greenbelt by Leslie Christensen . I recommend you read it before attending September's neighborhood general meeting. Iit's on the agenda. And if you're not sure why you come to this website, there's an article about the Allandale Reporter. See for  yourself.   (requires Adobe Acrobat reader).

June 2006 Newsletter

You can get the June edition of the Allandale Neighbor here (requires Adobe Acrobat reader). Topics covered in this issue include: Allandale’s Annual 4th of July Parade, Neighborhood Planning Meeting, Walking Bus, Dead End of 49th Street Block Party, Commander’s Forum, Code Enforcement Reconstruction, Write In Austin, Gullett, Sidewalks on Shoal Creek Blvd, and more. Thanks to editors Phyllis Brinkley and Rebecca Davis and to all of the contributors.