Seattle Succeeded Because City Challenged Neighborhoods

"...made neighborhood planning in Seattle so successful, namely that neighborhoods were given a choice between mandated, uniform increases in..."

May 22, 2007 Postmarks

Point Austin: No Choice

When bosses say their hands are tied, handcuffs follow

"...humanitarian mission in support of his Foundation for Educational Choice, a voucher-promoting operation that helped lay the ideological groundwork..."

July 1, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Neighborhoods, Schools, and Budgets

Austin ISD's looming financial crisis is a statewide story

"...force. After a particularly grueling presentation to the Austin Neighborhoods Council on Jan. 31, he said, "In Texas, we..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

ARA: Neighborhoods Back on Board?

Austin Revitalization Authority gets new board members

"...the SHNA rep drew scrutiny. SHNA suggested three possible choices, the first being SHNA President Tracy Witte – which..."

May 21, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Whither Rosewood Courts?

The fight to save the first public housing complex for African-Ameri­cans in the U.S

"...the board's decision to coincide with implementation of Rosewood's Choice Neighborhoods Plan­ning Grant – a grant given to the..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Lizzie Jespersen

Original Gangstas

"...if the bad guys ultimately, thankfully, give them no choice but to pull out the heavy artillery and start..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Mart Growth

Will the city stand up for its neighborhoods and urban vision against Wal-Mart?

"...associations, or Wal-Mart? That's shaping up as the unpleasant choice for City Council in the heated battle over Lincoln..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Fighting to Stay

As Austin's housing market booms, its poorest residents fight to exist

"...This pattern has put neighborhoods around town on edge, and a culture of resistance..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Seeing the (Green) Light

Environment, Neighborhoods Set the Tone for Place 2 Race

"...made him a familiar face in the East Austin neighborhoods, where he lives and works. With a master's in..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

RG4N Questions City's Legal Wisdom

Anti-Wal-Mart group wants to know why city hired outside legal staff in Northcross case.

"...ranks behind the developer rather than join with the neighborhoods in opposition." Mountain? Molehill? We're torn – you make..."

Feb. 21, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

What's Next for Rosewood?

The transformation of Rosewood Courts is the centerpiece of a larger neighborhood plan

"...in September. HACA will then apply for a federal Choice Neighborhoods Imple­ment­a­tion grant, which has yielded up to $30..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Katie Pearl Halloran

Public Notice: Slouching Toward CodeCRONK

City manager gives Council a multiple-choice quiz for the land development code redo

"...in the form of a set of fairly simplistic multiple-choice questions, backed by appendices laying out the broad strokes..."

March 22, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

What to Expect at Austin's Newly Reopened Pools

New policies, fewer pools, and how to navigate them

"...public pool activity in months – and, for some neighborhoods, their first functional community pools in over a year...."

June 2, 2020 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

If Not Rosewood, Then Chalmers?

D3 CM would like to see Chalmers upgraded

"...to use a $300,000 U.S. Housing and Urban Development Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant to revitalize Rosewood Courts, District 3..."

March 25, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

The Daily Hustle: 12/15/10

Why is WTP4 bigger news than Leffingwell's election announcement?

"...The battle's moved to the neighborhoods, with Spicewood Springs residents opposing excavation of a shaft..."

Dec. 15, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Bad Loan

Las Manitas wins even without city loan

"...community, and decide which sort of projects, in which neighborhoods, contribute to overall community goals and which are likely..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Raul Alvarez wins by 201 votes over Rafael Quintanilla, confirming that Austin's green machine is only weakened, not defunct.

"...a phalanx of Austin firefighters, who blanketed central city neighborhoods, circulating more than 10,000 fliers before 10am on Saturday...."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the legal hurdles, the neighbors felt they had no choice but to try...."

Feb. 8, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...annual charges get donated to nonprofits of the members' choice, way more fun, is the "Make Your Voice Heard..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Column

Neighborhood Soup

"..."neighborhood-based planning" means today, and each of the 13 neighborhoods currently competing for the pilot program -- even if..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Seeing the Light

Capital Metro unveils plans for light rail, a bus-rapid-transit system, and HOV lanes for Austin.

"...which had in past years been Cap Met's #1 choice for cost reasons. (The new estimates, however, presume that..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who Killed Porter Middle School?

The evidence points to George W. Bush. But he wasn't alone.

"...Becker PTA and found celebrity nonprofits like the Austin Neighborhoods Council to speak on their behalf. At Oak Springs..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

If You Can't Stand the Heat ...

Republican Jill Warren is behind in the polls and going negative on her Democratic opponent Ann Kitchen, in the race for House District 48 in Travis County.

"...enclaves in progressive West Austin, and liberal and Hispanic neighborhoods in South Austin...."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...and does clubs, to help middle-school girls make good choices. I was at the Communities in Schools walk-through today..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Postmarks

Gore vs. Bush vs. Nader vs. Ventura vs. Hernandez vs. Simone, approximately.

"...We still have a choice. But we still have some educating to do. Most..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column

Postmarks

"...cost, low quality Kaufman & Board homes in these neighborhoods, a fact acknowledged by experienced local realtors. As in..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Column

Endorsements

"...Clare Barry is an activist's activist. Long before neighborhoods and the environment had cachet among Austin's power elite,..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature

Endorsements

"...Barry Clare Barry is an activist's activist. Long before neighborhoods and the environment had cachet among Austin's power elite,..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature

Postmarks

Don't Cry for Rainey

"...Editor: Apparently you know traditional neighborhoods about as well as Dan Quayle knew Jack Kennedy...."

July 23, 1999 Column

On Leaving Dove Springs

A meditation on neighborhood, fear, family, and change

"...perhaps an unfair assumption to believe that wealthier, whiter neighborhoods have the financial and political resources to execute progress..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Sam Anderson-Ramos

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