Trouble at Station 15

Austin firefighter sues city after officials stonewall unequal treatment

"...her desk in the men's locker room, piled with 300-400 pounds of weights; male colleagues would help her remove..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature by Caitlin Meredith

Another Ill Wind

Ike's aftermath leaves Red Cross, schools, charities picking up the pieces

"...room/library/game room, with a trailer converted into a shower unit at one end. Head counts are held at 3am,..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Thinking Beyond Coal

Coal mines are mucking up the environment, from the Appalachian mountains to the outskirts of Austin

"...private equity buyout, Luminant's remaining proposed plants, the mammoth two-unit Oak Grove plant in Riesel (near Waco) and Rockdale's..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Off the Record

Mohawk welcomes Red River Flats to the neighborhood, Ego's sings karaoke, and a tribute to pianist Doug Hall

"...coexistence between urban development and live music. The four-story, 120-unit apartment complex, which is scheduled to open in June..."

April 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Drug War Blowback

Drug-raid tactics come under increasing scrutiny

"...Metro Tactical team, which includes the narcotics and organized-crime units. "We put in as many safeguards as we can,"..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...3.1% over the past year, to a total of 757,400. In other local economic news, the number of foreclosures..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature

Finding the Sweet Spot

For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?

"...to promote this "good" density; first, by defining our community needs and translating them into specific city planning goals,..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Day Trips

Fort Lancaster was acquired by the state in 1965 and, after years of archeological exploration, hosts a very informative interpretive museum

"...near Del Rio that they felt was undeserved. The unit's commander later reported that the force possibly included Mexicans..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

MFI: How 'Affordable' Is Your Rent?

"...the center, with half of Austin families (of varying unit size, see right) earning more than that amount annually..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Kill-a-Watt Challenge Champs

"...as well. Our winning homeowner replaced her old air-conditioning unit with a new, more efficient one. Several winners traded..."

Aug. 3, 2007 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Arbitrary Justice at TYC

Joseph Galloway – one of first inmates released from troubled Texas Youth Commission system post new oversight – files federal suit, names as co-defendants the guards who allegedly assaulted him during his incarceration, the guards who failed to protect him, and TYC

"...began his sentence in the Marlin Orientation and Assessment Unit. Then, rather than being placed near his family at..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Developing Stories

Five current projects work for Austin-centric synergy

"...saga, the developer has demonstrated callous indifference to the community value of preserving the beloved Tex-Mex cafe in its..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Pushing Skyward on West Seventh

Another supertall condominium tower seeks to push envelope of what Austin accepts as Downtown

"...accepts as Downtown. This test-case project – a 32-story, 158-unit luxury condo tower at the southeast corner of West..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Spring Is the Cruelest Season

"...floorplans, finishes, and views from the Spring Condominiums, a 400 foot point tower to be constructed at Third and..."

Dec. 6, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...questions about it, contact HHS' Environmental and Consumer Health Unit at 972-5600 or echu.service@ci.austin.tx.us. – Kimberly Reeves..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

Save as We Pave?

The latest trend in environmentally sensitive planning tiptoes into Travis County

"...regulations require at least a 1-acre lot per dwelling unit. Mitch Wright, Regional Issues Committee chair for the Real..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a dirge similar to one sung over at Austin Community College, UT wails that the Lege hasn't raised state..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...the run-off will be held Feb. 14. See "Democrats Unite Behind Howard for District 48."..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...anyone with information about Ehrhardt's murder call the Homicide Unit tip line at 477-3588 or Crime Stoppers at 472-8477...."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...the Save Our Springs Alliance among other environmental and community organizations...."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Redeemers

Ellen Spiro on 'Troop 1500,' the story of Girl Scouts and the inmate mothers who love them

"...towers. This is because Hilltop is short for Hilltop Unit, a correctional facility for women, and the place where..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The community-activist response (or, more properly, a do-over) of the city's..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the remaining $15,000 of the AMN contract to Austin Community Television, the music channel's prospective new home, while the..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Feeding the Film

Sixteen-hour days, hundreds of hungry crew members, remote locations, tight facilities, and tough competition: Two local caterers go to the movies

"...explains. "Your reputation precedes you. It's a very close-knit community that works in film, and the crews know what..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Naked City

The DA catches heat from Jessie Owens' mother and from the NAACP

"...was driving, to failing to wait for a backup unit before approaching Owens. The indictment never mentions the actual..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice has laid off 400 additional workers in response to state budget cuts, with..."

July 11, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

It's a Done Deal

The City Council approved the Stratus settlement 6-1. Now what?

"...round of revisions on which the public had no opportunity to comment. Only Raul Alvarez voted no, with the..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Nuclear Stalemate

Negotiations between the South Texas (Nuclear) Project and its union workers threaten to meltdown.

"...worker protection and provisions undermining guarantees to fair overtime opportunities. The contract would also raise the employees' share of..."

Oct. 12, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Women Watch Brackenridge

"...women's health services, or else moving the entire obstetric unit to another location. For many of the activists, it..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Jennie Kennedy

Stratus Flows Downhill

A description of the Stratus Properties / City of Austin development negotiations, and the historical precedents (Freeport-McMoRan)

"...golf courses. Today, Stratus plans a 4,000-acre deal with 1,400 homes, 4,700 apartments, 6.5 million square feet of commercial..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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