Fork in the Road on Sixth Street

Business owners clash over direction of entertainment district

"...The 6ixth Street Austin Association is not known for contentious politics, but a..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Suspended in Time

The community song of Wilson Street awaits its next refrain

"...up. Other rental properties in this slice of South Austin have been detoxed and gentrified over the last decade,..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Lights Are On: Is Anybody Home?

Downtown's boom has busted, yet developers still build.

"...back a couple of beers at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel, ate Cajun food at Gumbo's, hit some bars..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

BloodSport

Place 6 Goes for the Jugular

"...his surprise attack, members of the media gathered in council chambers to hear his take on the brewing controversies..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...project of the Housing Authority of the city of Austin, it's the very first of what will be thousands..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Stay Vigilant, Y'all: In Austin Public Health's weekly media briefing Wednesday, Austin Interim Health..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature

Guadalupe Gets a Makeover

Heritage neighbors give mixed reviews to redevelopment north of the Drag

"...be Guadalupe 31, a "vertical mixed-use" development designed by Austin's Dick Clark Architects. The three-story development, which will fill..."

July 22, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...July 2001 The same architects who brought you the Austin Convention Center (including its expanded version) and the Austin..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

Naked City

CSC now plans to sublet office space at new downtown headquarters

"...than 1,000 workers at its Financial Services Group in Austin, company spokesman Howard Falkenberg said CSC fully expects to..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...Wednesday, "The Dark Side of the American Dream," ranks Austin high on its list of 20 U.S. cities where..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

"...hear more from a new grassroots group called the Austin Cooperative. Not a food co-op or anything New Agey..."

June 27, 1997 News Feature

Georgetown Smackdown

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

"...10am on Monday, July 30, and the Georgetown City Council chambers are thick with tension. The seven council members..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Mayor's Story

Three contenders try to write a personal tale that will convince the voters

"...So it is with Austin's current mayoral campaign. Each of the eight declared candidates..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

The Next Steps for Elysium Park

Affordable housing development gets first-reading approval

"...Last Thursday's City Council meeting was mercifully brief ("Ready for Solar and Recycling..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Living History

The debate on how best to honor the history of Rosewood Courts continues

"...to maintain, the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) plans to tear down most of the existing..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

This Is Your City Budget

More police, vanishing grants, rising costs, and ... Jazzercise?

"...too long ago, conventional wisdom held that once City Council received the city manager's proposed budget – that annual assessment..."

Sept. 2, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Polling the Poleyard

Questions Abound on Downtown

"...and suggestions dismissed as uninformed attacks. Nevertheless, since the council has started the wheels turning on its second residential..."

March 6, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Beside The Point

Rethinking our old water treatment plant, and other feces-related topics

"...Old Navy. This was the unwelcome word to City Council last week, as staff announced that the decommission and..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Beside The Point

A light council agenda for this week, focusing on Downtown and salamanders

"...our own little news blog, Chronic, launches today at austinchronicle.com/chronic. This is due to the tireless work of many,..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Road Rage

The Barton Springs Road project has encountered more than few speed bumps

"...the years since voters approved the initial bond funding, Austin mushroomed in size, and traffic on the aging two-lane..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

No Water, Plenty of Sewage

"...businesses, and development issues become central to subsequent City Council campaigns...."

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

Little City Hall

Architectural Team Picked to Design Scaled-Down Building

"...Austinites are damn good at fighting City Hall, even though..."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sí World

Pulling the Rug Out

"...ï Homeless Resource Center: Stephen Meeks, candidate for City Council Place 1, suggested that the Travis State School be..."

March 19, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Waste Wars

City Tries to Seal Best Deal for Trash and Recycling

"...Easley When it comes to dealing with its garbage, Austin doesn't have a stellar history. Nine years ago, the..."

Dec. 26, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Public Notice: Death of a Planner

John Fregonese tried to get us all to a better place

"...this city's current planning effort. He was known in Austin's CodeNEXT process primarily as the main affordable housing consultant,..."

June 22, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...to deliver a talk on the latest Texas and Austin developments in renewable energy. Smitty recalled, "the first time..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Pit's End

Dog owners face an unwelcoming housing market

"...A day inside the Austin Animal Center's intake department can be chaos. A pet..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Formula Farrera

Formula One cranks up sustainability engine

"...he was announced as the first sustainability director for Austin's Circuit of the Americas racetrack, and while it may..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: Feeding the Meter

The high (political) price of free parking Downtown

"...that Kathie Tovo would turn the clock back on Austin. Now she is – all the way back to March...."

July 22, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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