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

Forte at Forty

Thriving under Jack Allen's leadership, KMFA endures as Classically Austin radio

"...European white guys and make it local, cool, and Austin-y – with a 'blue-jeans' instead of a 'tuxedo' attitude?"..."

July 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of limbo, barely a month after breaking ground, the Austin Community College South Austin Campus will need to be..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...are gearing up to fend off the rowdy Republicans. Austin attorney Jay Brim is slated to be the next..."

Dec. 12, 1997 News Feature

The New M.O. at City Hall

City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance

"...the new city manager's leadership change the direction of Austin? That's been a subject of keen curiosity ever since..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...be folks in the back room at the first Austin City Council meeting in a month – featuring a..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Everybody talk about: pop music, aquifer protection, police presence, even doggie do and doggie don't.

"...In your May 4 issue, city of Austin Public Information Officer Michele Middlebrook-Gonzalez wrote in her letter..."

May 18, 2001 Column

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...In go-go Austin, displacement is the rule. A video store seems to..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

The Watson Way

Mayor Kirk Watson talks about challenges for austin during his next term.

"...well as his ideas about the role of the Austin Independent School District and how Austin's workforce figures into..."

March 31, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

East-West Dissent

Neighborhood Concerns

"...fellow councilmembers pay lip service to the concerns of Austin's Eastside, yet continue to stand idly by while outsiders..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Postmarks

Environs Observer

"...rest of the creek habitat being wiped out by development, pollution and traffic, why do some insist on throwing..."

July 25, 1997 Column

Meanwhile, Back at the Salt Mines

"...While Austin Community College is bearing most of the local workforce..."

June 6, 1997 News Feature

Perpetuating Preservation

Austin's Historic Victory Grill

"...of the most integral fixtures in the history of Austin music...."

Jan. 3, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

Money Worries

Austin's AIDS Funding Is Decent, For Now

"...problems, Jones has become an activist by joining the Austin Area Comprehensive HIV Planning Council, an organization which looks..."

Sept. 27, 1996 News Feature by Geoff Mulvihill

Evicted and Helpless

Disabled residents to be forced out of state supported living center

"...is, until she found refuge for Jason at the Austin State Supported Living Center (formerly the Austin State School)..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Stars Aligning in Planetarium's Favor

Austin Planetarium group's persistence may finally be paying off

"...and even the Mesquite Independent School District have that Austin doesn't?..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...be an outcome that met the needs of this community. … If I did only one thing in this..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...for next week's proclamation of Sal Costello Day in Austin ......"

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."The authorization I issued ... was that anything we..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Our readers talk back.

"...I'm writing because I wish there were an organization for Austin like MoveOn.org – something that could mobilize..."

May 28, 2004 Column

A Better Tomorrow

For years, the city of Austin's arts funding process has been mired in perpetual gloom, but with the city reviewing its Cultural Contracts Program, artists and arts companies talking with each other about collaborations and a shared vision of what the arts mean to Austin, there are glimmers of light on the city's arts funding horizon.

"...For years, the city of Austin's arts funding process has been mired in perpetual gloom...."

Oct. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...has been shocked back into some semblance of a community by the attack, it seems that most of your..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Who would have believed the proposed Triangle development could be the least controversial item on a City..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature

Postmarks

They Got Nothing on Lacresha

"...but phasing out the 78704 post office in southwest Austin for a far more inconvenient one at the northeast..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Entertainment Center for several smaller recreation centers in East Austin. Turns out that if the project changes significantly, the..."

Aug. 22, 1997 News Feature

Baby's First Birthday

Corner to Corner: One Year Old

"...- henceforth, let's make the first week of October "Austin Neighborhood Appreciation Week."..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Council: Knocked Down and Drug Out

City Council, on into the 12th round

"...to the MetCenter – despite the Met's developers, Zydeco Development, being found to have once referred to a stretch..."

May 18, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Then There's This: Decoding the Code

Next step: untangling 30 years of regulatory layers

"...CodeNEXT – the fancy name given to the Imagine Austin process, which city planners kicked off with a 2013..."

May 9, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Scaling the Pyramid

City moves to reprioritize social service programs in the new year

"...a pyramid of importance to those needs encompassing belonging, community, esteem, and ultimately self-actualization – a highly functioning state..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Solar Helps Keep Eastside Homes Affordable

Thanks to neighborhood-based nonprofit Blackland CDC

"...Harden-Solar Duplex is a project of the nonprofit Blackland Community Development Corp. Formed in 1983 to combat the University..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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