By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Laney Lyons of Steiner Ranch was named “Citizen of the Year” by the West Austin Chamber of Commerce last week for the work Lyons does with Community First Village and school children in East Austin.
Lyons — an entrepreneur who owns two small businesses: Hiring and
Empowering, a staffing and coaching company, and Back Office Drafting, a virtual paralegal services company — moved from Tampa, Fla. to Austin almost four years ago.
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
The number of homes sold in the Four Points area — including Steiner Ranch, River Place, Grandview Hills and Comanche Trails — were down 3 percent in 2017 but sale prices increased per square foot.
There were 408 homes sold in 2017, down from 421 homes sold in 2016 in Four Points, “continuing a six-year trend of reduced unit sales,” said Tom Radack, owner Bartlett Real Estate, Keller Williams Realty.
“However, the median price increased to $525,250, or $165 per square foot, continuing the trend of previous years,” Radack said. Last year, the median price was closer to $492,500 or $160 per square foot.
Propane trucks like this were scrambling last week to make deliveries to customers who ran out of propane and were without heat.
Propane outages occurred last week
By LESLEE BASSMAN, Four Points News
Some propane customers in Four Points felt the sting of 18-degree air temperature recorded in the Austin area Jan. 17, as reported by the National Weather Service, and were without heat during the near record-setting cold snap.
Numerous Four Points-area propane providers—including nearby Sharp Propane, 4711 Doss Rd. and Absolute Propane, 15100 Debba Dr. — reported their Will Call customers were requesting emergency deliveries of the fuel.
VHS Theatre’s newest department head and director, Celeste Schneider, with teacher and technical director John Conner
By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News
The Vandegrift Theatre Department will perform the musical “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim next week. Performances will be at the VHS Performing Arts Center Jan.18, 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. and also Jan. 20 at 2 p.m.
It is the directorial debut of VHS Theatre’s newest department head and director, Celeste Schneider, with technical direction by John Conner.