The Power to Change

A quick sound check with the Austin mayoral candidates

"...As the ongoing hullabaloo over the Austin sound ordinance in regards to live outdoor music at..."

April 30, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

There Goes the Sun

Austin's clean-energy industry appears poised to take off -- but city leaders seem surprisingly unenthusiastic.

"...In politics, especially in Austin politics, nobody really gets to vote for Mom and..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Is That All There Is?

Joe Lessard Leaving City Post

"...Assistant City Manager Joe Lessard photograph by John Anderson The rumors..."

July 31, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Your Beautiful New Home

Welcome to the City Hall you thought would never come

"...Making allowances for the hurry-up pace of our silicon city and our digital age, one wonders..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Visa Wants a Chargeback

Governor and city propose economic development deal

"...Last week Gov. Rick Perry's office and Austin announced a proposed economic development deal for..."

Nov. 26, 2012 News Post by Michael King

The Insiders

Meet City Hall's local candidates for city manager

"...holidays, national personnel search firm Arcus will bring the City Council a "big, fat three-ring binder" stuffed with names..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...Well, Austin is once again locked in one of our emotionally..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

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

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

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

Council Recap: A Big Step Forward in St. John, but Much Work Remains

Greystar, HACA selected to redevelop Home Depot site

"...In a unanimous vote, City Council on Thursday, July 29 agreed to enter negotiations..."

July 30, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

You’ll Never Hear Fred Frith Plunk

Avant-garde UK guitarist explores the notes behind the notes

"...Saturday at the ND, Austin hosts something rare and likely beautiful. Guitarist/composer Fred Frith..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Council: Get Your Motors Running

Instrumental Incentives, Rainey Street, and more …

"...Thursday's City Council meeting features a relatively light agenda, although Council..."

March 6, 2013 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Your Government at Work

The Texas Legislature and “the disturbing category of ‘Who Knows?’”

"...For many, the headline news out of the Texas Legislature Wednesday morning was the death of..."

May 26, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Who Will Rule Mueller?

Can the city keep the Mueller redevelopment project on course?

"...Sometimes -- OK, lots of times -- Austin does nothing but talk and worry..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Exiled From Main Street

Can Austin's stock of affordable housing keep pace with high-speed growth?

"...Last month, The Office ended its nine-year run on NBC with what was..."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

That Figures

City Manager Jesus Garza introduces a budget that focuses on roads, utilities, and cops, and skates around a needed tax increase.

"...ever since Kirk Watson descended among us, the annual city budgeting process -- once the high point on the..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Prepare for Departure

Mueller Airport Redevelopment Project Inches Toward Council Approval

"...it looks like a beautiful baby: a showpiece, cutting-edge inner-city redevelopment project that increases the tax base, enriches the..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Squaring the Triangle

The Three Austins Collide at a Central-City Crossroads

"...-- that is, a triangle -- symbolizes a lot of things, but one of them is "change." And whatever..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Arts and the Economy

A new study shows that Austin's cultural sector contributes over $2.2 billion to the local economy and is responsible for close to 44,000 permanent jobs

"...Every so often, someone makes the point that culture isn't just good..."

April 14, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Developing Stories: East Riverside: The Road Ahead

Let's capture the value – and federal funds

"...City Council's 7-0 vote on Feb. 25 to adopt the..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Reinventing Airport Boulevard

Can 'form-based zoning' transform a suburban drag into walkable neighborhoods?

"...Punctuating the blandness are several iconic, endearingly affordable Austin businesses such as Mrs. Johnson's Bakery ("Quality donuts since..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

'Chronicle' Endorsements

Nov. 4 General Election

"...Chronicle editorial board (News staff, News editors, and publisher) offer the following select recommendations to our readers for the..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature

Articulations

Last week for comments on the revamp of the city's cultural funding process, and chroegrapher Ann Carlson returns to UT.

"...City Arts Funding Input Deadline..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Building From Scratch

It Takes a City and a State to Raise a Village

"...The notion of turning a post-aviation Mueller into a progressive "urban village"..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Downtown's Tall Order

Where can we put 20,000 new residents?

"...Austinites startled by the height of the latest downtown residential..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

If It's July, It Must Be Re-Org

City Manager Toby Futrell moves to reorganize planning – once again

"...It's becoming a near-annual fixture on the City Hall calendar: For the sixth time in 10 years..."

July 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Take Three

Texas film incentives don't always carry sufficient funding

"...looking good for the Texas film industry. After months of negotiations, marquee names from the creative arts and the..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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