The ARA Myth

Empty Promises on the Eastside

"...needs to be a Plan-with-a-big-P at all, that East Austin is helpless on its own, that investors will never..."

June 20, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Changing of the Board

"...Herman Lessard, Austin Area Urban League Spencer Hayes, Greater Austin Chamber of..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Column

Crosstalk: A New Radio Coffee and Bad Larry's Brick and Mortar Are on Their Way

Music news from around the ATX

"...The Austin Economic Development Corporation has changed its name to Rally..."

June 21, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the trip and has been actively forging ties between Austin and Georgetown since showing up in Watson's office the..."

July 18, 1997 News Feature

Council Recap: The Beat Goes On, Ever So Slowly

Music scene frustrated at pace of COVID relief

"...grant programs, initially established in October with Council’s Save Austin’s Vital Economic Sectors (SAVES) resolution. In addition to finalizing..."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: $15M in SAVES Funding for Venues, Child Care, Iconic Biz

Efforts to raid Convention Center reserves turned back

"...Coming in response to the SAVES (Save Austin’s Vulnerable Economic Sectors) resolution adopted by Council on Sept...."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Hatching a Plan

Austin's emerging culinary creative class is sharing talent and resources to find the right recipe for success

"...kept his eye out for commercial space in South Austin. He was lucky enough to be first in line..."

June 18, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

TCB

Texas history, Handsome Joel, and 'Choice Cuts' from Tee Double.

"...nonetheless. The museum presently shares quarters with the East Austin Economic Development Corporation and some APD administrative offices in..."

May 28, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The Off Beat: Overflowing With Artifacts, the Texas Music Museum Asks City for Storage Space, Preservation Funding

Eastside gallery memorializes Black and brown musicians

"...He’s interviewed Native American tribes and come to befriend Austin trailblazers in Tejano and blues; many of the hand-painted..."

Aug. 2, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Sounds Like a Plan … or Three

City Council hears reports on Merck, racism, and housing

"...City Council adjourned at the fairly miraculous hour of..."

April 10, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Developing Stories

If You Believe in Villa Muse, Clap Your Hands

"...Last week, the Austin City Council delivered an unwelcome rejection to Villa Muse..."

March 14, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...she was a liberal Democrat and the mayor of Austin, Carole Keeton McClellan (now the conservative GOP state comptroller,..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Spotting the Rare Cheap Rental

The history and habits of a not-quite-extinct-yet Austin species

"...will be one less great cheap rental house in Austin...."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Michael Erard

Past Planning Efforts

"...1967: The Austin Community Renewal Program, the city's federally funded urban-renewal plan,..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature

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

In the Name of Innovation

Council considers institutional racism, a suitor for Brackenridge Hospital

"...institutions, and the private sector. (For more, see "Point Austin: Race Matters," April 7, and "City's Racism Task Force..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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

Isn't It FABulous?

Austin considers a $95 million incentives package for AMD

"...include tax breaks, fee waivers, infrastructure improvements, and other development perks, would represent the largest city-subsidized deal ever crafted..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

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

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...Austin has an established agreement with the city of Galveston..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...– though his main beef back then was not economic. Instead, he and his neighbors complained that when they..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Return of the Prodigal Plans

Council checks in on several ongoing long-range planning efforts

"...of one of the city's longest-simmering efforts: the Downtown Austin Plan, the gears of which began churning back in..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Faster Than Sound: City Funding for Music Venues Still MIA

Live Music Capital flagships await aid as costs pile up.

"...have arrived for flagships of what the city of Austin bills as the "Live Music Capital of the World."..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

ATX Film News

Acquisitions, awards, and a big gaming rumor

"...the Alamo Drafthouse planning its own MoviePass killer? The Austin-based cinema chain will start a trial run of their..."

July 6, 2018 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Georgetown Smackdown

Suburbanites Wrestle Over Managed Growth, Smart Growth, and "Stupid Growth"

"...session aimed at immediate passage of an interim commercial development ordinance that would, among other things, severely limit the..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...living is putting the squeeze on more than 200,000 Austin residents, most with perfectly respectable jobs, the stigmatized "affordable..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Brain Boom

Austin's Techno Geeks and Slackers Cash In

"...to hire me, but I said I won't leave Austin. Then," Spector practically whispers, "he offered me an insane..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Let Them Eat Cake

The Return of Tax Giveaways

"...tool called tax abatement is once again part of Austin's economic development showcase. The latest participants in a growing..."

May 5, 1995 News Feature by Alex de Marban

The Lay of the Land

Timing Is Everything

"...Tom Stacy, downtown property owner (Littlefield Building, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, Perry-Brooks Building, and more) and former chair of..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City's Zero Energy Homes Prove Too Pricey for Montopolis

Energy efficient building project proves fiscally impractical for current neighborhood location

"...award-winning NetZero Energy Subdivision concept devised last year by Austin Energy's Green Building Program, the City of Austin Neighborhood..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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