Spencer To Head Neighborhood Housing and Community Development

"...Betsy Spencer to head the city's Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Office. The move comes at a time when..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...than a year – do you know where your Austin Climate Protection Plan is?..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Imagine Affordability

Imagine an Austin in which everyone can afford to live

"...of the Carver Museum & Cultural Center in East Austin to catch a glimpse of what Austin might look..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Amplify Austin 2015: Turning Up Arts & Culture

Focusing the Amplify spotlight on Austin arts

"...We know what the true heartbeat of Austin is: It's the rhythm sustained by legendary venues, music..."

March 4, 2015 Chronolog Post by Tamar Price

Eastside Community Organizations

"...the fact that things work differently on the Eastside. Austin may seem incestuous to central-city liberals surprised to run..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

How $50,000 Is Shaking Up Austin's Black Artists Buried Treasure

"...lies in wait. Already ear-marked for the African-American arts community, it feels like an elusive miracle cure for any..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Arts Feature by Danielle McClelland

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter

Front Steps has run the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless since 2004

"...The city of Austin is cutting ties with Front Steps, the nonprofit that..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...an oddity that there’s no unified arts department at Austin City Hall...."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Ends Contract With Operator of Austin's Downtown Homeless Shelter

Chronic underperformance catches up with Front Steps

"...The city of Austin is cutting ties with Front Steps, the nonprofit that..."

July 15, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...Austin's next mayor will only serve two years before facing..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Creative Alliance's Summit Report

The service organization moves beyond talk with four ideas on how the city can expand its cultural infrastructure

"...Kraka-thoom!!! Rapidly rising rents force Austin theatres, galleries, and live music clubs to shut their..."

April 15, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Creative Alliance

After a decade of leading the arts service organization, Latifah Taormina retires

"...good way to get connected to the local theatre community." She was certainly right on the second score, but..."

April 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Judges

Meet the arbiters of taste for the 2024 competition

"...enjoys guiding tasting experiences and food tours. Named an Austin Under 40 awardee and recognized as an Austin Business..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Food Feature

Clock Runs Out on Music Hub: Mosaic Sound Collective Losing Lease to Development

Owners hold hopes to relocate music industry collective

"...Mosaic Sound Collective, the East Austin music/entrepreneurial hub that opened in 2017, is winding down..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...trader named Daniel H. Caswell found his way to Austin from Tennessee. Five years later, he built himself a..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Point Austin: Southwest Key and Us

The local refugee empire is a symptom of bigger troubles

"...to review the financial practices of Southwest Key, the Austin-based "nonprofit" the Times report calls an "empire [built] on..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Column by Michael King

CodeNEXT Prepares to Rewrite Austin

Sound Check, a week of city development code-related events, kicks off Nov. 16

"...In case you haven't heard, Austin is rewriting its Land Development Code. CodeNEXT is the..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

Cleaning Up Economic Development

Greens and the Chamber of Commerce join hands for renewable energy in Austin

"...Last month the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce announced a plan to create a..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Tech-Art Organization dadaLab Reboots in New Eastside Studio

Find community, coding, music, and light at the July 15 celebration

"...Real Street location to make way for an apartment development, dadaLab co-founders Barna Kantor and Kyle Evans secured another..."

July 11, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

KMFA's New Home Brings the Community Into Contact With Music

Austin's classical music radio station has a new building where people can see the sounds

"...But this is KMFA. For more than four decades, Austin's classical radio station – 89.5 on your FM dial..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

AIDS Walk Austin 2017

Celebrating and advocating 30 years of progress and beyond

"...ago, the first case of HIV was diagnosed in Austin in 1983, but another four years would pass before..."

Oct. 24, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Imagining Austin

Public forums begin on comprehensive and mobility planning

"...It's 2040 in Austin: Where should the city have absorbed new population growth..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

What’s to Become of Austin’s Unofficial Gay District?

A development plan would maintain Oilcan Harry's but displace two other gay-friendly bars

"...Warehouse District. That's not a long enough history for Austin's city code to spare the block that houses Oilcan's..."

May 13, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Faster Than Sound: City of Austin Delays Venue Funding – Again

Live music venues have asked for dedicated COVID-19 relief since March, but the city says applications won't open until next year.

"...of dollars remain designated, but the money to sustain Austin's live music venues never arrives. For venue owners and..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Young Community Organizers Unite Over Equitable Land Use in Austin

Planning Our Communities offers perspective on the city’s new land development code

"...A new group of young community organizers announced it will mount an effort to ensure..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW Music News: Mitch Ballard Named Head of BMI’s New Austin Office

Texas governor welcomes performance rights organization

"...creative office every day. In fact, according to the organization’s Vice President Mike Steinberg, the last time they opened..."

March 13, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Big Medium Closes, Leaving a Void in Austin’s Art Scene

Loss of nonprofit puts future of Austin Studio Tours in question

"...Austin's creative community has been dealt another devastating blow with..."

Feb. 25, 2025 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Here's How Austin's Last-Minute City Budget Battles Played Out

How advocates' calls for action were and weren't answered

"...devoted to improving the city's permit review and Land Development Code amendment processes. [inset-1]..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Who Benefits From a Reconnected Austin?

"..."value creation" touted as a benefit of the Reconnect Austin plan may have side effects, says Bo McCarver. McCarver..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Austin at Large: Equity Is Everybody’s Business

We the people of Austin own the future of our schools

"...oh boy, we really made a hash of this Austin Independent School District School Changes deal, didn't we? Nowhere..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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