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Crescent City Redux
The new version of Gumbo's has made the transition from mom-and-pop shop to a classy, upscale chain operation. It definitely makes the grade.
"...mid-to-late Nineties, my favorite Louisiana-style Cajun-Creole restaurant in the Austin-area was a great little chef-owned place in Pflugerville called..."

July 21, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Austin a Yuppie Sink
"...News] feature is really pathetic. As a resident of Austin for 20 years, I find it hard not to..."

Nov. 14, 2006 Postmarks

The Downtown Dominoes
The headlines are about Block 21 and Seaholm, but the long-term questions are about what the city of Austin should be
"...... well, more than 30 years ago, when the city first bought from the state a piece of land..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Developing Stories
Five current projects work for Austin-centric synergy
"...To Austinites dismayed at the failure of White Lodging Corp. (and..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Names in Officer-Involved Shooting Released
Nine-year veteran Armando Perez ID'ed as wounded officer
"...names of the suspect who was killed and the Austin Police Department officer who was wounded Sunday morning have..."

April 5, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Officer-Involved Shooting After Attempted Burglary
Officer is in stable condition; suspect dead
"...Downtown took place after a security guard at the Austin City Lofts condominiums on West Fifth Street saw on..."

April 3, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?
Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs
"...when writing news stories on the housing crisis in Austin. They are trigger words; When readers see them, they..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Towers of Power
Are high-rises the key to a middle-class Downtown?
"...broker and his wife have been living in the Austin City Lofts, the 14-story residential tower at Fifth Street..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Stop! Hey! What's That Sound?
Proposed noise ordinance threatens downtown clubs.
"...If the City Council approves the proposed revisions to the city's noise..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Playing the Downtown Game
The score so far, and moves still to be made
"...Dominoes, poker, a jigsaw puzzle, a Rubik's Cube – Austin's ongoing Downtown saga lends itself to playful metaphors. (Actually,..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Downtown's New Year
"...design, will be the office space of choice for Austin's power elite. Future tenants thus far include four law..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

We Were the Urban Pioneers
Our search for the just-right million-dollar condo, in the wilds of Downtown
"...grand achievement comes a new kind of pioneer to Austin. We're speaking, of course, of the urban pioneers –..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Big Picture Map
A comprehensive map of Town Lake Corridor public and private development projects
"...updated Jan. 5 Additional information provided by George Zapalac, city of Austin..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Higher Ground
Two more Congress towers
"...breathes downtown living, and when he talks about downtown Austin, he talks "fundamentals." "I've studied Austin, Dallas, and Houston,..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Towers in the Pipeline
"...also continues at the 5 Fifty Five, inside the Austin Hilton. Both projects are being marketed now. In the..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sons of Smart Growth
"...While Naked City has been hearing (and saying) for a while that..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Playback: Chilling With ScoreMore
Austin promoters ScoreMore tap San Antonio
"...Upon entering ScoreMore's South Austin office space, a half-dozen carefree college girls hang out..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Pushing Skyward on West Seventh
Another supertall condominium tower seeks to push envelope of what Austin accepts as Downtown
"...tower that seeks to push the envelope of what Austin accepts as Downtown. This test-case project – a 32-story,..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Want More Arts Space?
Take 10 minutes and fill out the Artspace Market Survey
"...If you believe that Austin doesn't have enough spaces where visual artists, actors, musicians,..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Dead End at Olive and Juniper
ARA and the city leave would-be homeowners out in the cold
"...a park – sits off Olive Street in East Austin...."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...In reference to the "Naked City Headlines" and Rachel Proctor May's p.29 article ["AMD Plans..."

April 22, 2005 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...than 13,000 animals a year are killed in downtown Austin. Maybe these photos will help people understand just what..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Column

The Price of Smart Growth
A Summary of Incentives for Smart Growth
"...Since late 1998, the Austin City Council has awarded over $100 million in subsidies..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature

Finding the Sweet Spot
For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?
"...cities nationwide, and on its way toward adoption in Austin. For those concerned about how development and rapid growth..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

No Room at the Complex
Renters scramble for housing as dirt churns on new condos
"...Like tens of thousands of my fellow Austinites, I'm still hanging pictures, cleaning up after the cable..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks
The environment, the alleged marijuana, the traffic, Ventura's highway, and more.
"...A lot of the great music that's been in Austin over the last 25 or 30 years is due..."

June 8, 2001 Column

Going With the Flow
The LCRA Connection
"...hardly see the LCRA and its general manager, former Austin City Councilmember Mark Rose, as allies. Instead, LCRA is..."

Sept. 4, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

This Land Is Our Land
News From the Fronts of State-City Land War
"...to bury Triangle Square, not to praise it. And Austin is still a democracy...."

April 24, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Downtown Bound
City to Lease Downtown Lots to Residential Developers
"...warehouse at lower right is on one of the city lots slated for residential development. photograph by Jana Birchum..."

Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Played Out
After 14 Years, Capitol City Playhouse Is Evicted
"...Get ready to say goodbye to another of Austin's cultural landmarks. It may not have defined an era..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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