Coach's Corner

"...-- Every time I drive by the $100 million construction site around the football stadium, I want to vomit...."

Feb. 13, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Unlikely Allies

Eastsiders and Suburbanites Unite to Fight City

"...of the Quickie Pickie convenience store near the CCEC construction site...."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

TxDOT Hopes for the Best

"...of this year to partial flow from the highway construction site, but once US290 is completely open - which..."

July 14, 1995 News Feature

Downtown's New Year

"...everyone was ducking for cover. Intel had just abandoned construction on a new building, CSC was wrapping up one..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

How Do You Formulate a Grand Prix?

The race to nail down an F1 deal involves multiple entities

"...big dream into a concrete reality, starting with the construction of a purpose-built racetrack...."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...get completed before the downturn, and two more began construction. But the rest – among them two of the..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"...mayor continued, "there is no way to get the requisite work done, under our time constraints, moving forward from..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Big Picture Map

A comprehensive map of Town Lake Corridor public and private development projects

"...Mexican American Cultural Center Phase I is finally under construction; it includes a two-story story education/exhibit/rehearsal/office building and outdoor..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Blueprint for a Breakdown

Not Worth the Work

"...schedule, delayed decisions, and stringent safety compliance that the construction management company has imposed on them. But larger contractors..."

Jan. 15, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...(commercial, residential, civic) and whether each is actually under construction or only planned. We've called Intel "planned" (although "limbo"..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

Beside the Point

The city and county play chicken over Bull Creek and Cortaña

"...– predicated on the city's position that, while each site is home to endangered species, the Cortaña tract is..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Developing Stories

Five current projects work for Austin-centric synergy

"...extra mile to preserve "iconic businesses" already on their sites. (All said they'd reflected on and been influenced by..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Dream On

Austin Museum of Art Re-Examines Its Downtown Plans

"...house. Unfortunately, just as you were set to start construction, you suffered your own personal Black Monday. Your finances..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Habitat for Humanity Builds More Than Houses Foundation of Faith

"...dozens of brainless but necessary tasks that accompany house construction. I fetch nails, hoist Hardyboard, and now and again..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Features Feature by Jay Hardwig

Time for a Change

A look back at Cristina Tzintzún's time fighting for immigrant rights

"...and now, WDP has released a study examining the construction industry in five Texas cities, won an ordinance ensuring..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Downtown Developments

"...of materials that will be appropriate for the industrial site, which may include front porches designed to look like..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

A Level Playing Field

Due to a city loophole, a charter school can build a campus in less than half the time AISD can

"...close the loophole and revise the rules for charter construction. As scheduled, it should reach Council by June 9:..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The $360 Million Question: Where to Put WTP4?

City Council is re-re-rethinking WTP4

"...-- the ecologically fraught, increasingly expensive plant currently undergoing site preparation at the headwaters of Bull Creek -- took..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

What's Best for Frankie?

Williamson County wastewater deal yields the familiar odor of Commissioner Limmer

"...parcel of Walther family land, now known officially as "Site D," directly across FM 1660 from the Vollentine home...."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Shoddy' and 'Rushed'

Spicewood neighbors blast WTP4 water line plan

"...While Water Treatment Plant No. 4 construction continues as long as City Council's current majority in..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Developing Stories: Where Are They Now?

The latest on this year's big digs

"...like closing alleys, temporary sidewalk closures, or even maintaining construction barricades), which could total more than a million dollars..."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

City in Court Against SoCo Cafe

City files charges against South Congress Cafe owners for unpermitted construction of fence, deck, and outdoor bar

"...13 after filing class C misdemeanor charges for unpermitted construction on the South Congress Cafe, owned by the Truesdell..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Women Dig In

The contractors' boycott against Planned Parenthood won a battle, but it's a long war.

"...It's been a month since an anti-abortion boycott brought construction to a halt on a new Planned Parenthood clinic..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Money for Nothing

Millions of Williamson County taxpayer dollars pour into a contractor's pocket, and no one seems to know why.

"...government in Williamson County: about the letting of government construction contracts; about changes to the state's Local Government Code..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...there's a more mysterious, usually creepier, old building or site with an equally compelling story to tell. Places put..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

The Real Deal

"...cover numbers in this proposal are based on net site area, per the City of Austin Land Development Code..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature

Courting Change

Travis County needs a new civil and family courthouse – and a new way of doing business

"...the middle of an area checkered with skyscrapers. The site is not subject to Capitol View Corridor height restrictions,..."

May 4, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Genius of the Crowd ... Source

Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

"...We describe websites as "portals" – windows into worlds where we can..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...court ruling in its favor, Longhorn Partners Pipeline resumed construction work this week on a 19-mile stretch of the..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

'Natural Capitalism' in the Hills

The Crossings' earth- and economy-friendly integration into the Hill Country really is something to feel good about.

"...be developed. "For 20 years, we've been hearing about construction projects and developers complaining about [the U.S. Department of]..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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