'Yes' on Proposition 1

"...means we, the citizens, get more rail transit (which Austin wants), more efficient freight rail, fewer cars and trucks..."

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"...Regarding the "Best of Austin" '05 issue [Oct. 14], I don't know which appalls..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column

'Chronicle' Owes Yoda an Apology Over Watson

"...Dear Editor, Regarding the “Best of Austin” '05 issue [Oct. 14], I don't know which appalls..."

Oct. 18, 2005 Postmarks

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The city is planning to plan

"...basic goal of all these efforts is to make Austin's commercial areas denser and its soon-to-be eastern suburbs smarter..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Invasion of the McMansions

Tarrytown neighbors outraged over demolition of house they considered historic

"...and one of very few remaining homes designed by Austin architectural firm Fehr and Granger, was flattened within minutes...."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Making Biscuit

Punk icon Randy "Biscuit" Turner serves art 24/7

"...A modest frame house in South Austin sports a wealth of year-round yard art. Bowling balls..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

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Local energy experts gather to discuss the peak oil theory

"...high. So it was only fitting that that evening, Austin Crude Awakening, a local offshoot of a Meetup.com oil..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Y Not?

The battle over AMD's move to Lantana is a one-tract skirmish in a larger war over the uncertain future of Central Texas

"...the sleek, elevated 290/71 freeway that leads southwest from Austin, drivers pass some dismal, part-vacant strip malls and several..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...the first Juneteenth celebration I expected to experience in Austin...."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

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Transportation board responds to activist calls for more compact-city planning

"...of the regional plan that would encourage less regional sprawl and more dense development overall, and in theory require..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

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Residents claim crusher threatens Edwards Aquifer and roadway safety

"...The quarry itself, operated by Austin-based KDBJ (aka Industrial Asphalt), has been working at limited..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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McCracken leads charge for a prettier Austin

"...A proposed set of design standards for Austin's commercial strips, two years in the works, got its..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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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Eastside activists confront developer over pricey new lofts

"...that our community can still live here in East Austin, to sustain and retain the people who have lived..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Diana Welch

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"...• Austin Police Chief Stan Knee handed down punishments to 10..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

True Hollywood Stories

Texans who took a chance and headed west tell all

"...a gritty section in the heart of Los Angelesian sprawl – and the school didn't even offer Simpson's desired..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Eli Kooris

Zero-Energy Homes and Hope Break Ground in Montopolis

The city shoots for energy efficiency and affordability in low-income neighborhood

"...located on 13 acres of undeveloped land in Southeast Austin's Montopolis neighborhood, the city of Austin has been quietly..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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"...high tech military contractor that has no roots in Austin, is not in character with our city, and offers..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Column

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"...state subsidies to the real estate industry and regional sprawl now financially unsustainable in a political environment of "no..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column

Judge Slaps SOS, Bunch

Enviro group penalized for 'frivolous' Lazy 9 lawsuit

"...two years later, is now a hero to many Austin developers for cracking down on their nemesis Bill Bunch...."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...[News Editor Michael King responds: Despite his superhuman diligence,..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Column

Council Issues Complex, Exhilarating

"...central issue could and should be "quality of life" ["Austin@Large," News, Nov. 19] rather than environment versus business. All..."

Nov. 23, 2004 Postmarks

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"...or when there's a full moon, or when an Austin road is paved, or something more reality-based like that?..."

Nov. 5, 2004 Column

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"...that Justice Pemberton was elected by his peers in Austin as the president of the Austin Young Lawyers' Association,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Column

Some Transportation Planners More Dangerous Than Terrorists

"...why I "don't like roads." New highways encourage urban sprawl – can there be any doubt about this? Austin..."

Oct. 27, 2004 Postmarks

Battle of Hickory Ridge

"...Duggins is one of Austin's better artists in terms of well-considered content, and this..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Arts Review by Jacqueline May

School Bond Proposals Roll to Victory

All six bond propositions to build, renovate, and expand AISD schools pass

"...Austin voters strongly approved a $519.5 million school bond proposal..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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Anemic early voting in the $520 million bond election

"...a sign of a healthy democracy that so few Austinites are casting ballots, neither is it shocking: Only about..."

Sept. 10, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Vote YES on All Propositions

"...What more of an environmental endorsement would you need? Sprawl is not inevitable, the desirousness of Austin is well..."

Sept. 7, 2004 Postmarks

Be Sure to Vote on Bond Package

"...coverage of the upcoming AISD school bond election ["Schools, Sprawl, and Citizenship," News, Aug. 27]. This is a very..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Postmarks

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