Napa Flats Wood-Fired Kitchen to open in Four Points this month
By KIM ESTES, Four Points News
Napa Flats Wood-Fired Kitchen, founded by Tom Kenney of Austin, announced the opening of its fourth restaurant in The Trails at 620. Kenney thought he’d open before the new year but now plans to open by mid January.
“The concept for the restaurant originated in College Station, with the opening of the first Napa Flats Wood-Fired Kitchen,” said Kenney. “Our goal was to open a neighborhood restaurant and share our love of chef-inspired food with our friends, family and community.”
“The concept for the restaurant originated in College Station, with the opening of the first Napa Flats Wood-Fired Kitchen,” said owner Tom Kenney. This is that restaurant.
2015 is record-breaking year for traffic fatalities, APD’s New Year’s initiative is on to keep drivers safe
By CASSIE MCKEE, Four Points News
It has been the deadliest year in Austin’s history with regard to traffic fatalities, and, with many residents traveling over the holidays, local law enforcement agencies are working to keep that number from rising.
“This year is sadly proving to be one of the bloodiest in many, many years,” said Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo.
On Dec. 15, the city had its 85th traffic fatality when a pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in the 12800 Block of Pearce Lane, near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. According to police reports, a male pedestrian was standing in the middle of the road after dark when he was struck by a traveling vehicle.
The previous record for most traffic fatalities in a single year in Austin was 81, set in 1986. In 2014, there were 37 traffic deaths. Continue reading
Mother of Westlake teen drowning victim files lawsuit, Teen drowned in Lake Travis in June, Carbon monoxide was in her system
Sarah Elizabeth Pool
March 13, 2000 –
June 11, 2015
By CASSIE MCKEE, Four Points News
The mother of a 15-year-old who drown in Lake Travis while attending a church wakeboarding camp in Lake Travis in June has filed a lawsuit in Travis County District Court against the church and her daughter’s boat operator. The lawsuit, filed several weeks ago, is still pending.
Westlake High School freshman Sarah Pool, 15, was attending the “One Wakeboard Camp” organized by Austin Ridge Bible Church on June 11. According to court documents, Pool was hanging onto a platform on the back of the boat when she went underwater and did not resurface. Her body was found two days later and officials said they believed the teen had inhaled the boat’s exhaust fumes.
December 30 2015 Issue
