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

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the way: The Roadwork Rodeo is heading to Lake Austin Boulevard starting Thursday, meaning even less parking for the..."

Sept. 26, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bedfellows Getting Strange

Urban rail project slammed from opposite wings

"...care about transportation,” writes O’Toole. “For the city of Austin and Capital Metro, a major reason to push light..."

June 9, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Urban Rail: Which Way to Connect?

Project Connect recommends a rail corridor – and transit advocates board opposing trains

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell to advise city officials on the development of urban rail, approved Project Connect's sub-corridor recommendations of..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

Naked City

"...• Former Austin Police Sgt. Michael Olsen has hired a new attorney,..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature

Everything Old Is New Again

A Texan's in the White House, we're in a quagmire war – and 'The Rag' returns to Austin

"...as a schoolteacher in Fort Worth and moved to Austin to get a master's at UT. She hadn't been..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

City Arts Funding Skipped Established Arts Organizations. Will They Survive?

Reforms to Austin’s arts grants threaten to disrupt the city’s cultural ecosystem

"...Two years ago, the city of Austin’s Economic Development Department enacted a huge overhaul of its..."

Oct. 25, 2024 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

At What Cost?

Code amendment approval could put East Austin seniors on the street

"...residents at the Rebekah Baines Johnson Center in East Austin could soon be facing homelessness. Either way the vote..."

June 24, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...Sampson and Irma Louis found themselves wandering around Downtown Austin in the grip of one of Katrina's side effects...."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

"Drawing Lines: Explorations of Place"

The final exhibit of this public art project shows how every district in Austin has had artists working for it

"...Citizens of Austin, prepare to meet the official representatives of your 10..."

April 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Meet the New Boss

Austin Film Society rolls out their public access plan

"...It's a new day for Austin's public access cable stations, as the Austin Film Society..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Game Is All

We catch up with some major players in Austin's gaming universe

"...Because this is Austin, you might know a game developer. You might even..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Screens Feature by N. Evan Van Zelfden

Resources to Support Black Austinites During Police Brutality Protests

How to help and how to find help

"...killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Mike Ramos in Austin, and countless others, here are sources of support for..."

June 3, 2020 News Post by Selome Hailu

Property Value

Andrew Garrison on how Houston artists and inner-city neighbors rebuilt a community

"...and one of the seven founders of the 1993 community-renewal project called Project Row Houses, the underlying philosophy was..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Naked City

Hyde Park lawsuit sutra, Glen Maxey's retirement dilemma, parking lot battle in Judges' Hill neighborhood, Sixth Street recycling, and the anti-growth blues

"...who voted against the site plan -- along with Development Review and Watershed Protection Dept. Director Mike Heitz --..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature

The Far Out Is Having a Moment

Scrappy South Austin venue is building a major presence in the city’s live music ecosystem

"...In the world of praise for Austin music venues, there isn't much higher acclaim than the..."

May 13, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Naked City

Clean Campaigns heat wave, Alcoa's new problems, No Pipeline solutions at AAS, Personnel puzzles at AISD, City resignations, Mueller redevelopment candidates, Hyde Park meets again & Ed Herman's letter to the Times

"...Clean Campaigns for Austin's struggle to change the way Austin conducts elections is..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

High School Stakes

Austin ISD election could shape a new direction for the district

"...On Nov. 6, voters in the Austin Inde­pen­dent School District won't just be selecting new trustees...."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Joined in Progress

Three local channels get Austin back with the program – but is anybody watching?

"...Television," and "Have You Ever Been to Carrascolendas?: Revisiting Austin's Award-Winning Bilingual TV Series")...."

June 23, 2006 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Strong and Talented and Young

Austin's Raw Paw collective inhales life, exhales art

"...group of twentysomethings and their myriad associates all over Austin do. That's the crux of arts reporting, after all:..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Safety Net or Dead End?

The politics of Austin animal welfare

"...endless stream of speakers took turns explaining to the Austin Animal Advisory Commission what was wrong with her volunteer..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Still Hungry

Reassessing the state of Austin's food security

"...When we first considered the issue of hunger in Austin in the spring of 2000, "compassionate conservative" Gov. George..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Public Notice: Brave New World

Remaking Austin, one highway and music club at a time

"...Capital Express Central plan to rebuild I-35 through Central Austin and actually, my pagemate Mike Clark-Madison has that covered..."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

The ARA and business owners close in on a (shared?) vision.

"...organized by the street's business and property owners, the Austin Revitalization Authority, and the Austin Community Development Corporation. Neighbors,..."

Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

East Austin residents have a say in neighborhood planning; local advocates ask for more money in city budget to fund their special interest; Bill Spelman issues some strong words against the Statesman's criticism of council on the LCRA water deal.

"...on consent, and those -- the contract renewal for Austin Community Access Center's management of Austin's public access stations,..."

Sept. 10, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...to combat the deepening housing shortage, the city of Austin adopted its Strategic Housing Blueprint, a 39-page plan outlining..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...Austin Chronicle: Why did you decide to run for mayor?..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Postmarks

Home Is Where the Tax Credits Are

"...As spokesperson for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, we commend The Austin Chronicle for contributing to..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column

What's Next for the ARA?

As the longtime director departs and an audit looms, does the Eastside nonprofit have a future?

"...Controversy has dogged the Austin Revitalization Authority from the moment it was born...."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

All Aboard

New ARA Board Swells With Inclusion

"...`we' now," muses Mark Rogers on the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation's (GNDC) new status as a member of the..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

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