Capital Factory Announces Merger With Station Houston

Startup hub is also partnering with Rice University and the Ion

"...Austin tech incubator and collab space Capital Factory has been busy in its mission to encourage..."

Jan. 28, 2020 Screens Post by Sofia Tafich

How Smart Is Your City?

Interactive panels dive into the data

"...last year, there were very few ways for the city of Columbus, Ohio, to outrank Austin. Now they have..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Beejoli Shah

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Judge Julie Kocurek on state campaign-finance laws Headlines• The City Council returns from summer hiatus today (Thursday) to address..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature

How Austin Became the Cold Brew Capital of the World

No need to give up coffee during the sweltering season

"...Whether it's due to the climate or the city's spirit of innovation, Austin was an early adopter of..."

April 7, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...what the highway could be, especially in the central city, where it remains an ugly, unsafe, and unhealthy barrier..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...government. Now we're the party of big government." Naked City• Beware the "safety glow vests": According to the APD,..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...than 20,000 estimated dead in or near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-controlled Kashmir...."

Oct. 14, 2005 News Feature

Cool City: Water Utility Flows Green

Daryl Slusher hops from Austin Energy to Austin Water Utility to serve as first assistant director of environmental affairs and conservation

"...for energy efficiency, environmental protection, sustainability, and climate protection? City Manager Toby Futrell says she's determined to make that..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City Hall Hustle: Riding the Riverside Rail

Which comes first, the train or the passengers?

"...The City Council members must similarly consider themselves restrained, hopefully not..."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...• The City Council has officially abandoned plans for a new water..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

City, AISD Look for School Fixes

A vow to work together

"...City is city, and schools are schools, and never the..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City:One Challenge Finalists Focus on Healthy Living

Corporatation-funded competition aims to improve East Austin mobility

"...finalist ideas to improve East Austin mobility in the City:One Challenge, the city's collaboration with corporate partners including Ford..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Handicapping the (future) race for mayor.Rep. Jim Dunnam introduces a bill that would place new restrictions on charter schools and limit the creation of new charters; charter school advocates protest, saying they're being punished for the misdeeds of a few.

"...Preparatory School, says his school's primary challenge is raising capital for facilities, but Dunnam's bill acts as a repellant..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Faster Than Sound – Welcome to Red River World: The Future of Austin’s Music District

Forecasting the storm of developments between the state Capitol and I-35. Also, NPR warned and ACL Fest confirms: Austin’s pop soloists are stepping up.

"...buildings and not much else. And yet, mirroring a citywide boom, there's a storm of new structures headed for..."

May 24, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin's Next Shot at Ending Homelessness

Thanks to an infusion of philanthropic cash, the city and its iTeam embark on a new effort

"...members of the iTeam, staffers and fellows in the city's Innovation Office, who since last fall, backed by a..."

Aug. 24, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Gone and Quartered

Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects

"...I-35 to Pleasant Valley Road is a corridor the city of Austin has planned to improve for at least..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin as Tech Hub: Myth or Reality?

Start-ups abound here in Bat City, but they rarely stick around

"...or "gurus," and disingenuous claims about how some new innovation will change the world are peddled all the time...."

Oct. 28, 2016 Screens Feature by Johnny Holden

Public Notice: Speed Limit?

City government: Rebuilt in two weeks

"...• City Council Committee appointments, plus Council appointments to some 22..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Follow the Money

City attempts to keep up with growing need for services

"...be addressed. "Affordability is a struggle," says Cadena-Mitchell. "The city has not prioritized families with children, and it's favored..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

More Strong-Arming From Uber and Lyft

President of U.S. Chamber tries to undermine U.S. “Smart City” grant

"...Anthony Foxx, suggesting that Austin’s candidacy for a Smart City Challenge Grant might be clouded if Austin voters reject..."

April 24, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Mayor Appoints Council Committees

10-1 Council members begin to take their places

"...On Monday, Mayor Steve Adler announced his City Council committee appointments, which are subject to Council approval..."

Feb. 10, 2015 News Post by Michael King

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...the dysfunction was shocking to some, many of the city's own IT workers were definitely unsurprised. They had been..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: Planning for Better Plans

What's been going on at the local Planning and Zoning Department?

"...Austin's Office of the City Auditor on Monday issued an Audit of Neighborhood Planning..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Monitor Publisher Merges With Glasshouse Policy

New venture hoping to expand journalism, research, public policy

"...Last week, the Capital of Texas Media Foundation – publishers of the online..."

June 24, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Beyond the Fatal Shores

SXSW's Aussie and Kiwi invasion

"...state's big moneymaker. The best-known emissaries from the state's capital, Brisbane, are the enormously popular hard rockers Powderfinger, attending..."

March 5, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

More From Adler

Incumbent Steve Adler on Austin progress, challenges, 2018 campaign

"...On Sunday afternoon, Mayor Steve Adler formally initiated his..."

Jan. 18, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Council Gives Green Light to Convention Center, Scooter Riders

May 23 meeting tackles "Downtown puzzle," "micro-mobility"

"...City Council wrapped up what Mayor Steve Adler called a..."

May 24, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Housing Blueprint Strategery

City Council works Merck, Housing Plan, Austin Oaks PUD

"...The City of Austin now has a proposed incentives agreement with..."

April 17, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Samsung Invests $3.6 Billion

Austin gets biggest foreign investment in the U.S.

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell and City Manager Marc Ott announced this morning that Samsung Electronics..."

June 9, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...almost always endorse Democrats, so that's not exactly an innovation. Never in the past, however, have we been so..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature

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