The Journal from Mueller

VERTS Brings World’s Smallest Food Trailer to Mueller

2012-02-17T16:29:26Z

We all know everything is supposed to be bigger in Texas, but, interestingly enough, Austin is home to the world’s smallest food trailer – and now it’s made its way to Mueller.

VERTS, known for their Döner Kebap, a German-influenced Turkish meat sandwich, is now serving fresh street fare out of a specially engineered smart car right here at Mueller Trailer Eats.

The idea for VERTS sprouted when two University of Texas at Austin students from Germany got a craving for the healthier fast food alternative popular in Germany. The kebap features rotisserie-cooked meat, fresh veggies and handmade sauces stuffed inside a pocket of stone-baked bread.

Starting this month, you can find the tiny food trailer and the Döner Kebap sandwich at Mueller seven days a week. For information about their hours, visit http://vertskebap.com/locations/food-trucks/.

We hope you’ll join us in welcoming VERTS to Mueller and be sure to taste some of the treats from the other Mueller Trailer Eats vendors – Short Bus Subs, Elixer Coffee and mmmpanadas – when you stop by!

Posted under: Play

Tags: Commerical, Retail, General, Shopping,

Mueller Neighbors Show Off Outdoor Spaces on KLRU’s Central Texas Gardener

2012-02-10T21:42:44Z

We’re pleased to share that KLRU’s “Central Texas Gardener” features four Mueller gardens on this week’s show! The segment highlights Mueller residents’ clever use of small spaces and defined resources to create natural retreats in the midst of an urban environment.

Learn how our neighbors have applied their creative use of color, native plants and texture to build lush, blooming spaces full of wildlife. Mueller residents Janelle, Keith, Laura and Andy, and Carolyn along with their lovely gardens appear as the featured gardens of the week on the Central Texas Gardener episode airing this Saturday at noon and 4 p.m. You can view the show online now at http://www.klru.org/ctg/garden/name/Mueller_Restoration_Gardens/.

And, if you didn’t catch Mueller residents Betsy and Joe describing how they created a National Wildlife Federation backyard habitat on a previous episode of Central Texas Gardener, you can view that episode online at http://www.klru.org/ctg/garden/name/Small_lot_garden_design_by_Joe_&_Betsy/.

Posted under: Live Play

Tags: General, Residential, Homes, Entertainment, Sustainability,

AISD Performing Art Center Schematic Design Approved

2012-02-08T22:23:03Z

Last week, the Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the schematic design for the new district-wide performing arts center (PAC) to be located at Mueller at the intersection of Mueller Boulevard and East 51st Street.

The facility will be approximately 59,000 square feet in size and will include a 1,200-seat auditorium, a 225-seat black box theater and facility offices for AISD’s Fine Arts Department. The project also includes construction of an open plaza area and a parking garage on the site.

The District anticipates breaking ground on the PAC in fall 2012 with an anticipated opening in 2013.

For more information and the latest news on the development of the PAC, please check the PAC page of the AISD website.

Posted under: Play

Tags: AISD, PAC, Plays, Entertainment, Public Art, General,

Yahoo! News Features Mueller as Standout Eco-friendly Community

2011-12-22T16:19:54Z

The Mueller community was named one of five “standout sustainable green communities” in a recent Yahoo! News’ article! Cited for its public art, reclaimed water system, multiple LEED-Certified buildings and the future town center, Mueller is proud to be included with other communities setting the standard for sustainable living. Read about all five communities!

Posted under: Live Play Work

Tags: Sustainability, Press,

Austin Playhouse’s The Lion in Winter Receives Rave Reviews

2011-12-12T17:13:36Z

Austin Playhouse recently opened their 2011/2012 season with the classic drama The Lion in Winter at their temporary facility at Mueller. Performances of this witty, historical production will run through December 18, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. Don’t miss the chance to see this performance in Austin Playhouse’s inspired temporary space near the future location of its new permanent facility near Mueller’s Lake Park.

Read the reviews and see the full season’s schedule!

The Austin Chronicle
Even fading lights couldn't dim the glow of Austin Playhouse's lovely staging

Austin 360
Review: Austin Playhouse’s ‘The Lion in Winter’

KUT
The Lion in Winter

Posted under: Play

Tags: events, Plays, Entertainment,

Happy Holidays from the Mueller Team!

2011-12-05T17:38:28Z

Many thanks to those who came out for this year’s 6th annual Tower Lighting! Guests enjoyed cookies and cake while children worked on their owl keepsakes and families visited with neighbors and friends as they sipped on hot cocoa and cider from Elixer, a Mueller Trailer Eats vendor, courtesy of the Mueller property owners association. Special thanks to the Maplewood Elementary World Drumming Ensemble and the Reagan High School Band Drum Line for providing energetic entertainment for everyone as Austin City Council Member Bill Spelman and his son led the countdown to officially light the NOEL sign atop the former airport control tower!

Many of you captured the fun at Trevor Ray Thompson’s photography booth featuring the control tower, which recently had its exterior restored to the award-winning original design. Take a look at your pictures online and download your e-print for free, or you can add a special border and order holiday card prints!

From everyone at Catellus and the Mueller Team, happy holidays, and thanks for making the Tower Lighting a true Mueller tradition. We hope you can all join us again next year!

Posted under: Live Play Work

Tags: Tower, Holidays, General,

KLRU’s Central Texas Gardener Features Mueller

2011-11-21T20:44:42Z

KLRU’s latest episode of Central Texas Gardener featured Mueller in its garden of the week! Mueller residents Betsy and Joe turned their yard into a beautiful escape complete with native plants, an herb garden and a fountain.

In the episode, Joe discusses the extensive work done to prep for the garden, which houses more than 120 different flowers and plants and is a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat. Thanks to Betsy and Joe for sharing the beauty of their garden and inspiring Central Texas gardeners.

Get tips and ideas for your own garden by watching Betsy and Joe’s segment on KLRU’s website.

Posted under: Live Play

Tags: Residential, General,

McCallum Fine Arts Academy Presents “Movie Music (and Movie!) in the Park” at Mueller

2011-11-11T12:00:13Z

This Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, we’re pleased to welcome the McCallum Fine Arts Academy Orchestra and Film and Media Studies students to the Lake Park amphitheater for their presentation of "Movie Music (and Movie!) in the Park."

The excitement begins at 6 p.m. with the orchestra playing a medley of movie music with coordinated movie scenes showing on a giant outdoor screen. Following the performance, the audience is invited to stay for a screening of Back to the Future. The event is free and open to the public, with proceeds from concession sales and donations at the event helping send the McCallum Orchestra to Louisiana State University to perform and attend a master class.

Come out to Mueller this Saturday to support these talented students and enjoy music and a movie!

Posted under: Play

Tags: events, Parks,

Dell Children’s Receives USGBC 2011 Leadership Award

2011-11-10T16:55:26Z

We are excited to share news that the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) selected a member of the Mueller family as a recipient of a 2011 Leadership Award. Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas won the national award for Organizational Leadership in a Non-Governmental Organization for their exceptional dedication to sustainable building design.

As the first LEED Platinum certified hospital in the world, Dell Children’s was one of nine nationwide recipients of a 2011 Leadership Award. The award is bestowed upon individuals and organizations committed to upholding the highest standards of green building in order to protect the environment and support healthy communities.

Read the press release from USGBC announcing the award recipients and visit the Sustainability section of MuellerAustin.com to learn more about other sustainable elements of the community.

Posted under: Live Work

Tags: Seton, Commerical, Sustainability,

Neighbors for Novels Committee

2011-09-22T14:09:13Z

Mueller friends and neighbors, many of you who attend last year’s Tower Lighting Ceremony heard an announcement from Catellus Development Corporation pledging $5,000 in the form of a matching grant to secure funding and new books for theDell Children’s Medical Center library.

We are currently forming a committeeof interested neighbors to join Catellus and the Children’s Medical Center Foundation as we encourage neighbors, Mueller residents, vendors and employees to raise an additional $5,000 to provide books for patients at the hospital.

We will host a planning meeting of volunteers and partners in the coming weeks to introduce the campaign, identify roles and begin developing ideas for fundraising this fall. We hope to find individuals willing to give a little bit of time to help us spread the word to friends and family with the goal of raising the $5,000 before Thanksgiving. Essentially, we are asking the following for people interested in joining the Neighbors for Novels Committee:

Participate in a handful of planning meetings to help shape fundraising;
Help implement the fundraising events once the scope is determined;
Help staff activities planned around this October’s Mueller Movies in the Park, which we are connecting to the book drive campaign; and,
Share details about the book drive and its related events with your friends, family and neighbors.

Please note the Catellus team and the Foundation will do most of the heavy lifting and all financial donations will be accepted through our Dell Children’s Foundation fundraising page at http://bit.ly/Neighbors4Novelsfor this initiative. And, although we welcome any donation you and your family would like to provide to this effort, there is no financial obligation.

If you have any questions or would like to join us for this worthy cause, please email contactus@muelleraustin.comor call 512-703-9202.

Posted under: Live Play Work

Tags: Seton, Neighbors for Novels,

Magnetic Cow at Mueller Central

2011-09-16T18:23:49Z

CowParade has brought its herd to Austin and one of the cows made its way to Mueller Central. Grazing by Lake Park, “Betty” the Magnetic Cow, by Georgetown artist Jill Bedgood, is one of more than 80 cows that is on display throughout Austin as part of the world’s largest public art event.

Though she may appear to be an ordinary black cow, Betty is painted with a special magnetic paint. Neighbors are encouraged to swing by to visit the cow and add their own unique magnets to the art piece to help showcase Austin’s creative and funky personality.

Betty has patiently been waiting at Mueller Central for more magnets to adorn her. Please bring your favorite magnet to help us cover Betty. Thin, light-weight magnets work best.

Betty will be on display through early October, when she will be auctioned off to benefit the Dell Children’s Medical Center Superhero Kids Fund. Catellus is proud to sponsor this fun event in support of the Superhero Kids Fund and area artists who lent their special talents to create one-of-a-kind artwork.

Show your love for Betty by sharing your story at CowParadeAustin.com/Stories. For more information about CowParade and to see where you can see other cows around town visit www.CowParadeAustin.com.

Posted under: Play

Tags: Public Art, General,

Mueller In The News 09-14-11

2011-09-14T15:59:11Z

Catellus and H-E-B recently announced the Texas-based grocer will anchor Mueller’s Market District with a new, one-of-a-kind store to open in 2013. Neighbors and Mueller friends gathered for the announcement event that was the talk of the town. See below for just some of the news coverage of the announcement:

Austin American-Statesman

H-E-B plans for first-of-its-kind store at Mueller

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/theticker/entries/2011/08/31/heb_plans_firstofitskind_store.html

Austin Business Journal

HEB opening at Mueller in 2013

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2011/08/31/heb-opening-at-mueller-in-2013.html

Community Impact

Austin’s Mueller development soon to welcome H-E-B

http://impactnews.com/central-austin/293-recent-news/14547-mueller-development-soon-to-welcome-grocery-store-chain

KVUE

Grocery store announced for Mueller development in Central East Austin

http://www.kvue.com/news/Grocery-store-announced-for-Mueller-development-in-Central-East-Austin-128845608.html

Posted under: Live Play Work

Tags: events, Market District,

Catellus Welcomes H-E-B to Mueller

2011-08-31T23:15:02Z

Today, Mueller announced H-E-B as the anchor for the Mueller Market District with a new store to open in 2013. Neighbors, community leaders and representatives from both Mueller and H-E-B gathered at Mueller Central on Wednesday, August 31 for the much-anticipated announcement with street performers, a fruit parfait bar and an appearance by H-E-Buddy.

Bordered by 51st Street and the future extensions of Berkman Drive and Barbara Jordan Boulevard, the 75,000-square-foot H-E-B grocery store will serve Mueller and surrounding neighborhoods. This H-E-B at Mueller will be a new prototype grocery store never seen before that will merge many of the traditional store elements and grocery brands its customers love with new designs and features that will be shared as plans become available.

H-E-B’s Mueller store will be the company’s most sustainable store to date and H-E-B plans to use it as a testing ground for innovations in sustainable design strategies with a focus on a dramatic reduction in energy and water use, along with new recycling programs.

H-E-B currently plans to break ground on the new Mueller store in 2012 to keep on track with a 2013 opening. H-E-B intends to keep its Hancock Center and Springdale locations fully operational after its store in Mueller opens.

See a few photos from today’s event on Facebook.

Posted under: Live Play Work

Tags: events, Market District, Retail,

Help Choose the 2011 Movies in Your Park

2011-07-18T17:59:52Z

This fall will mark the 4^th year Mueller has hosted a fall series of Movies in Your Park. Every year three family-friendly movies are shown on a 40-foot blow up screen in the amphitheater at Lake Park. Mark your calendars for the 2011 movies planned for October 7, 14 and 21.

This year you can vote for your favorite movie in our online survey. Visit our Mueller Community Associations Web site at www.MuellerAustinOnline.com and look for the survey in the bottom right-hand corner.

Posted under: Play

Tags: events, Parks,

Fun at Mueller Comes in Many Forms

2011-07-15T14:34:22Z

Whether it’s a neighborhood progressive dinner or a company party at one of Mueller’s employers, look around Mueller on any afternoon and you’re bound to find some fun. Here’s a glance at some of the activities that have taken place at Mueller recently:

Fourth of July at Mueller

Despite Austin’s burn ban, Mueller residents celebrated Independence Day with flare! The festivities kicked off in the morning with a Mueller resident parade full of bikes, wagons, scooters and even pets. The evening’s Independence Day Block Party was complete with bounce houses, a saxophone rendition of the national anthem, a special performance by the Mueller Lawn Chair Drill Team, and for the grand finale, a large burn-ban-approved video display of fireworks. Mueller neighbors prove they know how to out on a festive (and safe) July Fourth holiday!

Austin Arthritis Walk and Hero Challenge

Eager walkers gathered near Lake Park for the Arthritis Foundation’s signature Arthritis Walk® to take some important steps around Mueller and raise funds for arthritis research, educationand life improvement programs in 250 communities across the country.This year the Austin walk debuted the Hero Challenge featuring 10 unique fitness station physical challenges for participants to complete. Approximately 400 individuals walked for the cause and raised more than $40,000 for the Arthritis Foundation.

Austin Children’s Museum Imaginarium Gala

Held in the historic Browning Hangar, the Austin Children’s Museumannual fundraising event turned the outdoor space into a magical soiree. The annual gala serves as a significant fundraising source for the Museum, and this year’s “Imaginarium” theme proved to be another success. There were both live and silent auctions complete with skydiving excursions, vacations to Vegas, tickets to ACL and much more, as well as a magician, photo booths, and live music. The sold-out event exceeded fundraising goals, raising more than $270,000 for the Museum. Check out ACM’s highlight videoto experience a taste of the magic!

Posted under: Play

Tags: events,