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WAYA Legacy Luncheon Celebrates Community, Honors Beloved Teacher

Published on March 31, 2026

WAYA Executive Director Melissa Morrow, and Austin City Council Senior Policy Strategist Laura Yeager

West Austin Youth Association (WAYA) recently hosted its annual Legacy Luncheon, sponsored by Dell Children’s and Tarrytown Pharmacy, in the gymnasium of

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Founder of the Sistine Chapel Experience, Penn Parrish, in front of a reproduction of The Pietà, a Carrara marble sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus by Michelangelo Buonarroti

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Bringing Rome to West Austin: Inside the Sistine Chapel Experience

by hrdev

March 31, 2026

By Anne DeVries A trip to Rome to see the Sistine Chapel would require a passport, extensive planning, time off from work

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This diagram, looking east on Cesar Chavez St. towards downtown, shows the height profiles of the three proposed towers and the shorter YMCA facility. The towers would be approximately the same height as the Spring Condominiums, on the right.

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OWANA Studies Proposed TownLake YMCA Development

by hrdev

March 31, 2026

The TownLake YMCA has posted information about the proposed development of its land north of Cesar Chavez St. and west of Lamar

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Derrick Johnson enjoying time with students at Barbara Jordan Elementary School (Photo Credit: Giant Noise, Garrett Smith)

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The Derrick Johnson Defend the Dream Foundation

by hrdev

March 30, 2026

Upon moving back to Texas, former NFL player and Texas Longhorn legend Derrick Johnson expanded the Defend the Dream Foundation to Austin

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