Austin’s East Side has seen a steady increase in bars and restaurants over the past two years, making the area a popular destination for locals and visitors alike. The heavily pedestrianized neighborhood is densely packed with food and drink hotspots, making it a dream for those who like to move from place to place.

Let’s talk drinks. Shangri-La is a popular dive bar, offering cheap drinks. Want to fancy? Whisler’s offers craft cocktails with ample patio space to spread out. Beer and coffee are a popular paired offering, with Wright Bros. Brew & Brew and Lazarus Brewing both serving espresso drinks with beers and IPAs (the latter has a kitchen that also produces great tacos).

Food on the east side runs the gamut, from the famous barbecue (La Barbecue) to one of the best taco trailers in town (Las Trancas). Upscale options include the new Caribbean restaurant Canje, the ever-bustling Mexican restaurant (Suerte), and a butcher-slash restaurant with massive steaks to share (Salt & Time).

For the purposes of this map, the East Side of Austin is considered between downtown and Holly, from I-35 to Robert Martinez Jr. Street, from East Cesar Chavez Street to East Seventh Street. Also check out Eater Austin’s other neighborhood dining guides.

As with all businesses right now, be sure to call ahead to make sure each restaurant is still open or if there are any updates on current offerings and service models, as things are constantly changing. Be sure to wear a mask, tip well, and if ordering delivery, try to order directly from the restaurants themselves.

Health experts consider eating out to be a high risk activity for unvaccinated; this may pose a risk to vaccinees, especially in areas with high COVID transmission. The latest CDC guidelines are here; find a COVID-19 vaccination site here.

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To note: The restaurants on this map are listed geographically.

By Karen Greco and Abbie Lahmers

The guy behind the super pizza

One of Providence’s best-kept secrets on the pizza scene, A Guy & His Pie started throwing pies in 2020, operating under the IFYKYK veil of Instagram posts sharing details of upcoming pop-ups as said “guy” was working on new varieties of ‘za in a secret kitchen space – until he found himself with a waiting list of over 300. “It started out as a joke actually,” says Brian who spent the COVID lockdown experimenting with recipes. “A friend of mine introduced me to Detroit Style Pizza and I was hooked. I just loved the focaccia style dough and the way the cheese caramelized on the edge of the pan.

With very few other pizza specialists like this in PVD, Brian quickly found his niche and expanded his reach by collaborating with the likes of CHOMP, PVDonuts, Mings, Masa Taqueria and The Dump Truck to introduce toppings always crazier. Now, from his Lorraine Mills kitchen, he’s expanding the one-man show to hire staff, expand menu offerings (think cannolis and wings) and add hours to get more pies into the hands of his fans.

Bodega on Smith opens on Smith Hill

Ken Zorabedian, who created fledgling food delivery app DSAP, has teamed up with Johnston restaurateur Rick Melise to open Bodega on Smith. Zorabedian’s original plan was for the storefront to serve as a distribution hub for DSAP. But the Smith Hill resident saw a unique opportunity to offer groceries and prepared meals in an area along Route 44 that is a veritable wilderness of fresh produce.

The micro-deli offers traditional deli sandwiches as well as a vegan menu (such as a teriyaki tofu sandwich and fennel and grapefruit salad) from chef Chris Collins, who embraced plant-based cooking when he was a kid. chief executive at AS220. As Bodega on Smith finds its footing, Zorabedian plans to expand its offering to include produce and meats from Rhode Island farms. A full liquor license is also on the horizon, as is a breakfast menu. “You can sip a mimosa while doing your Sunday morning errands,” says Zorabedian.

Chez Pascal closes its doors

“It still doesn’t feel real,” says Kristin Gennuso, who along with husband Matt owns Chez Pascal. When they announced before the holidays that they were ending their 19-year run at the beloved East Side restaurant to head to Singapore for a once-in-a-lifetime offer for Matt to teach charcuterie, an outpouring of support flooded in the couple.

The Gennusos buy the restaurant from Pascal and Lynn Leffray. A consultant advised them to keep the name, saying it would entice customers to come in. Gennuso says, looking back, that was a mistake. “Rhode Island’s food scene is wonderful. People like to try new places. She hopes that new owners, whoever they may be, will make the cherished place their own while acknowledging the wonderful community that comes with purchase. In the meantime, Gennuso, an avid reader, looks forward to finishing a book in less than two years. “A client suggested a Signorian author who writes food mysteries,” she says, eager to dig in.

Posted on January 28, 2022 at 3:03 p.m. by West Side Rag

By Mary Holmes

At a meeting of Community Board 7’s Parks and Environment Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 26, the board passed a resolution to address concerns about the Bull Moose Dog Run at Theodore Roosevelt Park, adjacent to the American Museum of natural history on 81st street.

Attending was NYC Parks Manhattan Borough Commissioner Bill Castro, who responded to community members’ concerns and suggestions by promising to dispatch Parks Enforcement Patrol officers as early as next Monday.

“The solution is a summons book,” Castro said.

Members and speakers agreed that the main issues with the dog enclosure are noise pollution and the illicit use of a lawn in nearby Theodore Roosevelt Park as an off-leash area. Several speakers noted that these issues have been exacerbated by the increase in dog ownership during the pandemic.

The problem of unauthorized lawn use is compounded by the surface material of the dog run. When it was renovated and reopened last July, the floor was covered in rice gravel, which was described as “not hospitable to dogs” by active member of the canine community, Elaine Boxer. At an earlier meeting of the CB7 parks and environment committee, Boxer reported that the contractor in charge of the renovations was unable to source the pea gravel previously used in the enclosure to dogs, hence the introduction of the sharper rice gravel.

Theodore Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association (TRPNA) board member and president of the 35 W 81st Street Co-Op, Robyn Epstein, said her pup, Macho, suffered a corneal detachment after being punched in the eye by a piece of rice. gravel.

According to Steve Anderson, president of TRPNA, the association of 81st Street blocks between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, the gravel problem has resulted in “a second de facto dog recreation area.”

A de facto dog recreation area has sprung up nearby. Photography via TRPNA.

Linda Alexander, a local resident and CB7 board member, shared photos and a short video, which she says was taken recently, of dogs frolicking exuberantly on the lawn, located near the north corner -west of the park, while the owners lounge carefree on the nearby grass. . Such intrusion on the lawn, says Anderson, leads to damage to the grass and an increase in the already intolerable noise.

Members of the Friends of Roosevelt Park, which receives funds from the Natural History Museum and direct donations, spoke about the long-standing problem of excessive noise emanating from the dog enclosure at all hours. The genesis of the problem is structural, as the dog enclosure abuts the 20-foot garage wall of the museum’s planetarium, “catapulting” noise into the opposite apartment buildings on 81st Street, according to Peter Wright, who spoke on behalf of Friends of Roosevelt Park.

Wright gave a comprehensive overview of the solutions that have been proposed over the years to ameliorate the noise problem. Two options quickly dismissed as ineffective are planting bushes against the wall and installing “acoustic” equipment. Acoustics firm Cerami also explored inserting 10-foot-tall transparent barriers along the length of the dog enclosure, which it said would absorb 50% of the noise, at a cost of around $300,000. This money had previously been allocated to the city budget by Gale Brewer, however, it remains to be confirmed that the money is still available for this project.

The immediate recommendation from the Friends of Roosevelt Park was a return to a policy that had been in effect many years ago: to close the dog enclosure overnight. The group proposed a 9 p.m. closing time for the dog park, after which it would be locked by a park employee. “We believe this proposal is the most practical,” Wright concluded. “That means there will be barking until a certain time,” he acknowledged, “but not at midnight.”

Commissioner Castro began his response by noting that the Parks Department had contacted the supplier to change the surfacing material for the dog enclosure, and they were told that fine gravel was still not available. He suggested trying to find “an alternative surface”. He expressed doubts about the effectiveness of transparent barriers, but was an enthusiastic supporter of increased enforcement.

“We had a problem at a park on the east side and we brought our law enforcement patrol to the parks,” Castro said. “It really changed things,” he said, promising to send officers to Theodore Roosevelt Park on Monday. “I’ll have them day and night and we’re going to blitz it,” he said.

At the end of the meeting, the committee passed a resolution that outlined issues affecting people living near the park, recommending that the dog park establish official hours of 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., as well as increased attendance. of the Parks Enforcement Patrol to issue summonses for violating rules such as allowing dogs to run off-leash on the lawn.

TRPNA is forming a working group and is particularly interested in hearing from those who use the dog park. Email Steve@TRPNA.org for more information.

Days after Mayor Eric Adams announced plans for an overhaul of Vision Zero to improve road safety in the city, two pedestrian deaths on Jan. 24 rocked the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side.

Early Monday morning, just after 6:30 a.m., police responded to an incident at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and East 76th Street, where a woman identified as Udeshi Shruti Sundeep, 51, had been hit by a speeding car 3rd Ave. Found injured and unconscious, Shruti Sundeep was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital and later pronounced dead, according to Sergeant Edward Riley, a spokesman for the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information (DCPI). Connette Bercik, 59, was arrested and charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian.

“It’s absolutely tragic and enough is enough,” councilwoman Julie Menin said of the Upper East Side crash, which happened a block away from her district, District 5. The intersection has been the scene of several crashes over the past decade, according to city data.

A few hours later last Monday, a similar story unfolded on the Upper West Side. Just before noon, police responded to an incident at the intersection of West 93rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, where a woman identified as Beatriz Diaz, 43, was found injured and unconscious after being hit by a speeding van. left on West 93rd Street. EMS transported Diaz to St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, where she was pronounced dead. There were no arrests, according to Sergeant Riley.

“Our intersections have become by far the most dangerous places in the public right-of-way,” Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine said in a statement.

The old vision zero

Nearly a decade ago, in 2014, the city launched Vision Zero, bringing together agencies ranging from the MTA and NYPD to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to reduce traffic-related injuries and deaths.

In its early days, the initiative seemed to dent the most heartbreaking results of street collisions; the total number of annual deaths across the city rose each year from 259 in 2014 to 206 in 2018, according to city traffic data. The number of annual citywide injuries painted a less promising picture, with the total falling from around 55,500 in 2013, before the initiative began, to around 51,500 in 2014, before jumping even higher. higher than the 2013 number (often in the 60,000 range) for all subsequent years from 2016 to 2019.

In 2020, traffic-related injuries declined, but fatalities have increased every year since 2018, reaching an annual total of 268 at the end of 2021.

“I hear pedestrians and I hear cyclists, both of them, saying, ‘It’s imperative that we have safer streets,'” Menin said. “And it is, by the way, quite doable – it’s not an insoluble problem.”

The new vision zero

On January 19, Mayor Eric Adams joined New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez and New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Keechant Sewell in Brooklyn to announce new efforts to improve safety at 1,000 intersections, where most pedestrian injuries and deaths occur. “After the tragedy of 2021, when New York City road deaths hit their highest level in nearly a decade, we clearly need to energize Vision Zero — and fast,” Adams said.

Safety improvements will include redesigning intersections with the addition of new turn signals and “early starts” for pedestrians – so they can cross the street before vehicles start turning – and the annual construction of 100 raised pedestrian crossings which will also serve as speed bumps. At least 100 intersections will have bike corrals installed to increase intersection visibility and prevent drivers from cornering. And the DOT will take action on two traffic calming measures – reducing shortcuts in parking lots and gas stations encouraged by curb cuts and enforcing slower turns at 100 intersections with the placement of “physical elements which guide drivers’ movements and force slower speeds.

The NYPD has also been tasked with the new goal of doubling ‘non-yielding’ enforcement in 2021 and a new DOT traffic rule requires drivers and cyclists to come to a complete stop until pedestrians have finished. to cross the street at more than 1,200 intersections in the city that lack both traffic lights and stop signs.

Local efforts

In a letter to DOT Commissioner Rodriguez on Jan. 26, Councilwoman Menin noted five intersections in (and just outside) her district that have been the sites of traffic-related fatalities and should receive attention: First Avenue and East 76th Street, First Avenue and East 57th Street, First Avenue and East 58th Street, Third Avenue and East 76th Street and Third Avenue and East 61st Street. “It’s imperative, our streets must be safe,” Menin said.

Sunday 09 January 2022

GoLocalProv News Team

Police disrupted an unauthorized Airbnb party on the East Side of Providence on Saturday night.

Police said they encountered nearly two dozen people partying at 216 Brown Street – located across from Brown Street Park and Playground behind Hope High School – as well as several weapons and a trail of blood.

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About the incident

Shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to 216 Brown Street with a report of credit card fraud.

The owners of the property, Bruce Ackman and Lynn Iler, told police they were contacted by a man who said his Airbnb account had been hacked and he had not rented the property.

Police said the owners checked their security cameras and saw the party going on – along with individuals fighting – and went to check the property and have guests removed.

Police reported that upon entering the house through the back entrance, they observed a trail of blood from outside the house to the third floor.

Police said nearly two dozen people were in the apartment drinking and smoking hookah; one of the owners said when they arrived they found a gun in the room.

At that time, police said they called for reinforcements and ordered all guests to enter the living room. Police said they patted the subjects at the scene and found a gun on 24-year-old Edwin Torres. Police said they also found another weapon in the sofa cushions next to 23-year-old Izayah Carides.

All three weapons had canceled serial numbers, police said. Police also reported locating four knives at the scene.

Torres faces multiple gun charges and is in custody; Carides has been released pending further investigation.

Police conducted background checks on all subjects; Artavvia Godett had an active arrest warrant as well as Isaiah Ortiz, who has an arrest warrant from the Attorney General. Both were transported to the central station.

Latest Airbnb issue in Providence

As GoLocal reported in February 2021, “Shooting, arrests and parties related to Airbnb rentals in Providence:”

Over the past year, there has been a spate of crimes related to Airbnb rentals on the East Side of Providence, downtown, and on Federal Hill.

Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements told GoLocal: “This is a growing problem. We saw a lot of parties at Airbnbs, especially downtown and on Federal Hill before the pandemic. Now the East Side is experiencing incidents.

This week, the General Assembly voted to overturn Governor Dan McKee’s veto on legislation sponsored by Rep. Lauren H. Carson (D-Dist. 75, Newport) and Senator Dawn Euer (D-Dist. 13, Newport) , Jamestown) to require each short-term rental property offered for rent in Rhode Island on any third-party accommodation platform’s website must be registered with the Department of Business Regulation.

The bill, which now becomes law, aims to provide basic information to ensure compliance with safety and tax regulations and contact details of owners in the event of an emergency.

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On Wednesday morning, a 16-year-old from Canal Winchester High School whom the police mistook to be an intruder was shot and killed by her father.

The shooting was reported in the 5400 block of Piper Ridge Drive, located in the Lehman Meadows subdivision off Gender Road in the southeast of the city.

Police said they received a call around 4:30 a.m. saying that someone inside the house had shot what he believed to be someone breaking into after the house’s security system was activated.

The 16-year-old Janae Hairston was rushed to Mount Carmel East Hospital, where she died about an hour later.

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Hairston’s social media profile mirrors that of a typical teenage girl, with numerous selfies and other photographs showing her smiling. Several articles show her discussing getting a job and trying to decide whether to stay close to home or go further away for college.