The city of Austin is home to more than 300 parks, but there’s always room for more, especially when we’re talking about accessible green space in the highly urbanized and rapidly growing downtown area. Waller Creek is a one and a half mile riparian ecosystem that begins at Waterloo Park and travels south along the […]
GenWaller Brings Young Professionals Together for Austin Conservancy
Austin boasts a vibrant outdoor culture. This is part of our charm. The Waller Creek Conservancy is bringing us more park space in which to recreate and Generation Waller, known as GenWaller, offers a myriad of ways to get involved. GenWaller provides young professionals a way to become involved in the Waller Creek Conservancy initiative. […]
Waller Creek Conservancy Lights Up Downtown Austin
Back for its second year, the Waller Creek Conservancy’s Creek Show 2015 celebrates downtown’s bright future. Despite last year’s cold weather, more than 5,000 people turned out to stroll along Waller Creek amid creative, site-specific light installations. The event has been expanded this year. From Nov. 12-21, 2015, Austinites can explore the beauty waiting beneath […]
New Waller Creek Will Revitalize Downtown Austin
You could say that the Hike and Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake is the heart of Austin, Texas. The ebb and flow of runners and cyclists of all ages making their way along the 10 mile trail is like blood coursing through veins. With the boardwalk now finished, the 1.3 mile gap at the south shore is closed […]
The Wheeler Brothers Fire Up Stubb’s to Protect Waller Creek
The eve of ACL 2012 had security’s panties in a knot, as long lines formed outside Stubb’s back lot. Despite the warm invitation from the Wheeler Brothers’ publicist, our Canon 7D became a liability and Eric and I wondered whether our established threesome would make it through the gates. The five members of the Wheeler […]