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Kaitlyn Wilkes
Kaitlyn Wilkes

Reporting Fellow, Austin metro

Kaitlyn is a reporting fellow for Community Impact Newspaper and University of Texas at Austin partnership with a focus our growing and diverse neighborhoods. The project is supported by the School of Journalism and Media’s Dallas Morning News Innovation Endowment.

Latest from Kaitlyn Wilkes
Oak Ridge Learning allows children to participate in "self-governed freeplay" to develop their social and intellectual abilities. (Courtesy Oak Ridge Learning)
GUIDE: 7 microschools enrolling students in the Cedar Park, Leander, Georgetown areas
In addition to the more than 2 million lights used, there will be nightly entertainment. (Courtesty SMN Communications)
Austin's Trail of Lights returns to a walking display
The Austin Police Oversight Act is popular among Austinites because it is not a complicated proposal according to Equity Action Treasurer Kathy Mitchell. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin Police Oversight Act could make appearance on November ballot
The approved FY 2023 budget will help build the Rio Grande and Highland Campuses. (Courtesy Austin Community College)
Austin Community College approves FY 2022-23 budget
Austin City Council renamed Confederate Avenue as Maggie Mayes Street in their July 28th meeting. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Confederate Ave. changed to Maggie Mayes St. in Austin
The increase in jobs available in Austin has helped the city recover some of the labor force lost during the pandemic. (Courtesy Northwest Assistance Ministries)
Austin job market continues to grow with the city
Historically, large companies have rented out office space closer to inner city Austin because they do not have to worry about the cost.
Austin-area office rental rates increasing as vacancies decrease
Vice President of Finance at Austin Energy, Rusty Maenius, presents the proposal for a base rate raise at a City Council meeting. (Kaitlyn Wilkes/Community Impact)
Austin Energy's proposed 2023 budget would raise monthly bill by over $15 for average homeowner
The Reserve at Lake Austin is still under development and is planned to open in September. (Grace Dickens/Community Impact Newspaper)
Senior facilities filling up quickly as baby boomer generation ages
Projected to house 137 residents, The Loretta will add to the thousands of families that Foundation Communities serves throughout the Austin area. (Courtesy Foundation Communities)
Foundation Communities to open second affordable housing apartment complex in Northwest Austin
Erica Wood (wearing a yellow dress) spent time with other travel advisors in Cartagena, Colombia on a familiarization trip, where advisors learn about local destinations. (Courtesy Erica Wood)
Leander resident coordinates personalized trips with business Daybreak Travel Co.
At the AISD Bond Program meeting, the community weighed in with their questions about the two different proposals. (Kaitlyn Wilkes/Community Impact)
Austin ISD weighs two bond proposals for the November election
The Bee Cave location is taking over Arise Family Injury and Chiropractic that used to serve the area. (Courtesy Peak Marketing)
TexStar Chiropractic opens Bee Cave location
doctor consulting with a patient
Baylor Scott & White expands neurological care coverage in Central Texas
As the temperatures in Austin rise, the city makes a plan for future heat advisories and excessive heat. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
City of Austin makes plans for future heat advisories as temperatures remain high
Matt Harriss has served as the chief financial officer of Butler Family Interests, which works with former Austin Mayor Roy A. Butler. (Courtesy Capital Metro)
Capital Metro appoints new member to board of directors
This playroom gives children ways to process their emotions and meet others going through similar situations. (Kaitlyn Wilkes/Community Impact Newspaper)
Wonders & Worries offers families coping tools for trauma
Austin City Council members approved the redevelopment of properties in places that have historically housed communities of color. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin City Hall notebook: Disaster guide and tool kit, the redevelopment of a property in east Austin and future St. John development
With support from Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter and Council Member Paige Ellis, City Council now waits to hear from City Manager Spencer Cronk about viable options for reduced sales. (Kaitlyn Wilkes/Community Impact)
Austin City Council approves resolution to raise age for buying semiautomatic weapons
two men shaking hands
Richard Mendoza named interim director of Austin Transportation Department