Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Councilmember Eric Mitchell often complains that his council salary ($30,000) is too low...."

Dec. 13, 1996 News Feature

The Education of Max Nofziger

From Flower to Power

"...In the far northwestern corner of Ohio, nearest to Detroit, amidst hamlets like Assumption and..."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

CDBG Funding: Proposed and Actual

"...Funding Recommendations Actual Staff CDC* HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC FACILITIES One Stop Career Shop $1,900,000 $2,000,000..."

May 23, 1997 News Column

The Anti-Development Developer?

"...Of all the new Georgetown City Council members, Mayor Pro..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week "I am proud of the things I..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: Raising the Bar

AMD opens its Lantana campus, and the questions continue

"...There was a lot of rhetorical high-jumping Monday evening at AMD's grand opening of..."

June 20, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

The final (but not really) fruits of the regional-planning effort's labors

"...After more than two years of work, Envision Central Texas presented the fruits of its..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Weighs Choices on Eastside Housing and SAVES Fund

Trying to find the best worst option

"...After it was postponed at the last City Council meeting, a volatile Eastside zoning case returns this..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Considers the True Cost of Saving a Buck

Affordability is in the details

"...Heading into spring break and "festival season," with the next regular City Council meeting..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Our House, in the Middle of the Corridor

Council considers strategic housing … again

"...It looks like plenty of déjà vu all over again at City Council today..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

City Announces 'Multimodal' Bond Package

Package notable less for its contents than for how it came to be

"..."Balanced," "balanced," "balanced." That was the mantra repeated by city officials last week to characterize the proposed list of..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

TDH: 8/22/11

City Council commemorates the Live Music Capital

"...No sooner than last week’s City Council meeting ended, another one’s on tap Thursday. While..."

Aug. 22, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Ott Taps More Fort Worth Talent

Anthony Snipes named city chief of staff

"...Hot off the wires: city manager Marc Ott today named Anthony..."

May 8, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...gig ushered him south into the warm civic embrace Austin offers its South by Southwest guests. Like all major..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Finding the Sweet Spot

For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?

"...How much must we fork over, and what can we get in return?..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Ho-Ho-Homegrown Holidays

Austin's independent "iconic" businesses hope we'll all put them on our list

"...That's the motto of the Austin Independent Business Alliance, an especially timely message..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Stratus Flows Downhill

A description of the Stratus Properties / City of Austin development negotiations, and the historical precedents (Freeport-McMoRan)

"...Jim Bob Moffett didn't make any money on Barton Creek. Neither did..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Cultural Affairs Division

Vincent Kitch off to head the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs in Seattle

"...On Tuesday, Vincent Kitch winds up seven years of working for the city of Austin on arts and..."

March 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Nowhere to Play

The Cost of Art, Part I: Austin's growth and rising rent take out theatre venues, one by one

"...frustrated. It took the ScriptWorks executive director six months of searching to find a venue to rent for Out..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

Creative Capital?

In the City of Ideas, the people with ideas are dancing with day jobs.

"...day, in a bathroom down the hall from her office. It was 1983. After two years of graduate work..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael Erard

Don Pitts Calls It Quits

City Music Manager resigns citing bureaucracy

"...Don Pitts has vacated his post as program manager of Austin’s Music & Entertainment Division, an office operating under..."

Feb. 14, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Who Will Be the Arts Tsar?

The two finalists for the job of cultural arts program manager addressed the public Oct. 23.

"...And then there were two...."

Oct. 31, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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..."

June 9, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Visa Council Debate Begins

City Council sets public hearing for incentives package

"...Wednesday afternoon, City Council held its first formal consideration of the proposed..."

Nov. 28, 2012 News Post by Michael King

The Daily Hustle: 12/1/10

Sunny outlook for economic incentives?

"...There’s a City Council meeting tomorrow, but it’s not one of the..."

Dec. 1, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Sunday Survey, 6/6/10

Low turnout for elections and big bust-ups over Pride

"...So much for the people's republic of Austin. As the Sunday Survey shows, this week Austinites..."

June 6, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Huffman Heads Out!

Assistant City Manager Laura Huffman leaves to head Nature Conservancy of Texas

"...Big news landing in our inbox: Assistant city manager, loyal lieutenant to..."

May 1, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Georgetown Smackdown

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

"...It's just after 10am on Monday, July 30, and the Georgetown City Council chambers are thick with tension...."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...red on the stress-o-meter, when the weekend finally comes, Austinites head to their neighborhood parks for a green respite...."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Taking Budget Mountain by Strategy

To balance the city's long-term accounts, financial discussions need to climb beyond the General Fund

"...Attempting to "take the mystery out of city finances" has been an oft-declared goal of City..."

July 23, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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