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February 2, 2020
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By EMILIE FENNELL, Contributor
The love of lacrosse led to the New Year’s Eve wedding of two Vandegrift head coaches. Luke Cometti and Alyssa Murray met as lacrosse standouts in college, they became head coaches in the Vandegrift lacrosse program, and then on December 31, the two celebrated their wedding in Syracuse.
Introduced to lacrosse as small children, both grew up with the sport in their hometowns, Luke in Syracuse and Alyssa on Long Island.
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Construction is underway at Palo Verde, a new commercial development on 8-acres at Steiner Ranch Boulevard and N. Quinlan Park Road. The first phase is a two-story, 34,000-square-foot retail building which is expected to be open by the end of the year.
“We have two leases signed, one a dental office taking 2,900 square feet and a salon signed for 2,700 square feet,” said Wes Babb, senior vice president with Weitzman and a resident of River Place. He declined to share the names but said they are local, Austin businesses and not national chains.
Continue readingViper Nation Academic Booster handed out kindergarten t-shirts to members of the Class of 2032 from River Place Elementary in September. It is Viper Nation’s annual tradition to pass out the shirts at the five local elementary schools in the Vandegrift High School feeder pattern to help show support and encouragement to the youngest LISD students.
By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
The Austin area closes out the decade with a record-breaking $13 billion in home sales. Central Texas real estate agents sold more homes in 2019 than any year on record, according to the latest Austin Board of Realtors analysis.
The Year-End 2019 Central Texas Housing Market Report reflects a record-breaking 33,084 home sales and $13,158,737,333 in sales volume.
Austin continued to rank high on “Best of U.S.” lists which have helped in home sales volumes.
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