For the second consecutive year, Austin has come in 2nd for best city to live in and raise a family by parenting.com. The website takes into consideration the number of pediatricians, acreage of parkland and all around quality of life.

See what other cities made the list:

http://www.parenting.com/gallery/2011-best-cities-to-live?pnid=381605

Add another accolade to Austin’s long list. It continues to be one of the best cities for young professionals and this article published by the Austin Business Journal explains why:

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2011/06/20/austin-best-city-for-young-adults.html

If you build it, they will come.

Austinites looking to make the move downtown may have another high-rise option to look forward to. It has just been announced that plans for a new mixed-use development have been filed with the city. The new residences will be making their home on the corner of W. 5th and Bowie St. near the Spring condominium and the Monarch. There will be 340 residential units and roughly 58,000 sqft... Full Story