There are a number of new eateries, breweries, distilleries, etc. in the vicinity.
Crystal Datri On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 7:57 AM, Jim Kennedy <cavercr...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's not centrally located, and definitely not bikeable, but the > University of Texas Speleological Society (aka UT Grotto) would be able to > meet in the new Texas Speleological Center (aka Mixon's old house). > > Jim > > Mobile email from my iPhone > > > On May 29, 2018, at 4:06 AM, Justin Shaw <jus...@oztotl.net> wrote: > > > > Welp, the cats out of the bag over on Facebook so I figured I’d give it > a mention here. > > > > Not much info in the public post and being that I’m not on Facebook I > can’t read into the reply’s. As I understand it, the University of Texas is > no longer willing to allow visitors* to the University Speleological > Society meetings. They also instituted advance paperwork to be completed > for hosting guest* speakers. > > > > * a visitor and/or guest is anyone not affiliated with the university > through enrollment or employment. > > > > Obviously, this excludes practically everyone in the Underground Texas > Grotto and will likely result in the end of a University Speleological > Society. At least moving forward we wont have to dance around with > semantics as if there’s two different organizations. > > > > We’ve known this could happen for quite some time, so a dedicated few > have actually already done some research in the realm of meeting spaces. It > won’t be easy to replace what we had so if you have any novel contacts or > leads I'm sure the officers would appreciate you reaching out. > > > > The Facebook post suggested “this week’s meeting may unfortunately just > have to be canceled” [sic]. While I don’t anticipate finding a replacement > meeting facility on this short of notice, I would suggest many will still > rally at The Posse East this Wednesday - for what might well be the last > time. Wasn’t that where the Underground Texas Grotto officially meets, > anyway. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > texascavers@texascavers.com/ > > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >
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