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Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie
“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”
"...On Friday afternoons, residents of the Elgin Agrarian Community will knock off work, return to their energy-efficient homes,..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Is It Legal to Save Energy? Well, Maybe ...
Blackland neighbors told they can't share solar power, but Austin Energy tries to find a loophole
"...sugar. That was the idea Bo McCarver of the Blackland Community Development Corporation had for a pair of homes..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Naked City
Two historically opposed neighborhoods along Manor Road find a common enemy in plans to expand neighborhood arterials to make room for traffic into the redeveloped Mueller Airport site.
"...Over the years, retirees in the Blackland neighborhood, located just east of I-35 between Manor Road..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City
Austin Stories
"...More hard times for the local arts community: Austin Musical Theatre announced Tuesday it was suspending operations...."

Nov. 8, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who Benefits From a Reconnected Austin?
"...effects, says Bo McCarver. McCarver is chair of the Blackland Community Development Corporation, a provider of affordable housing in..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Climbing Mount Compost
Austin's next big zero-waste project is feeding nature's recycling program
"...space and time do compost at home, or at community gardens, churches, or schools...."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Ministry has questioned the company's labor practices. -- A.S. Blackland Treaty Fifteen years to the day after the University..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature

Fighting to Stay
As Austin's housing market booms, its poorest residents fight to exist
"...Austin has watched new developments rise across the skyline over the past few decades..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Black Eastsiders: Powers a Friend
Will the next UT president continue Powers' work repairing the relationship between UT and East Austin?
"...the work that Powers has done in the local community: black residents of East Austin. ..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Jessica Luther

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again
The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill
"...one of the state's most controversial dumps. The Austin Community Landfill actually lies next to its namesake city, which,..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

There's No Place Like Home
"...- when Robinson was selected by the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation (GNDC) for a vacancy in one of its..."

Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature

A Shifting Landscape
Texas Parks & Wildlife at an organizational crossroads
"...convincing ranchers, cowboys, and hunters that -- concerning land development and a broad range of environmental concerns -- they..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko

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