Urban Removal?

East 11th and 12th Get Plowed

"...On October 13, Patti Burditt, a legally disabled tenant of a slightly run-down house in Central East Austin, got..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Missoula, Montana and Boulder, Colorado

Tale of Two Cities

"...of the best vague political terms being tossed about these..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

The Making of Downtown North

The Domain may sound like just another fancy mall – but planners say it's the seed of a second Austin

"...It's been derided as a shopper's Disneyland and pre-emptively dismissed by many Central Austinites as a..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austinites Without Homes Find Themselves Pushed Out of Sight

Turns out those with and without shelter both want to be safe

"...The Cleanup Begins: Crews with the Texas Department of Transportation and the city of Austin began clearing..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Loss of Old Homes Fuels East Austin Debate

Juniper Street says goodbye to another old soul

"...Austin neighborhood residents are decrying the city's recent demolition of an older home at 905 Juniper, the first of..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events

Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town

"...City of Austin Career Expo..."

April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Urban Farm Debate Intensifies

UPDATED: Council postpones vote on revised ordinance

"...UPDATED: City Council has postponed discussion of the proposed changes to the urban farm code, pending..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Food Post by Anna Toon

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Dreaming of Buffalo

Prairie preservationists want to turn Austin's eyes – and energies – eastward

"...driving through Kansas? That ain't prairie. Those monotonous fields of scraggly knee-high grass in the pastures outside town? That..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Ghost of Developers Past

Rainey Street's struggle to retain its historic integrity has opened up some gems

"...Austin today. Then, as now, it was a boomtown, and savvy developers swooped in to take advantage of prime..."

May 25, 2012 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Questions of Church-State Separation at Dell Seton Medical Center

Do the hospital’s ties to the Catholic church and limits on women’s reproductive health care compromise Dell Med students' training?

"...passersby have grown accustomed to the parking cones, forklifts, and sounds of rapid construction. But in Feb­ru­ary, that clatter..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Urban Planning: A Roundup

How Austin is working toward getting better by design

"...economic downcycle is the ideal time to invest in urban-planning efforts. Without the pressures of fast-paced development activity created..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

As Austin Grows, So Does the Risk of Flood

Forget the 100-year storms. City flooding happens all the time, often right in your backyard.

"...Austinites remember the big floods – the expanding, treacherous storms that ransack homes and uproot families. But..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...social media, as these things do. On the weekend of June 20, reports and rumors flew. Two beloved clubs..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

Public Notice: A Tale of Two PUDs

It's not too soon to aim for green space

"...It's a good thing City Council got some time off in July, because they're really putting in overtime this..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City of Dreams

Visions in Earlier Austin Plans Not Unlike Our Own

"...was mud, an unruly river fed by unpredictable creeks, and hills and "fertile and gracefully undulating woodlands" whose beauty..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature

Council to Vote on HOME Amendments Increasing Housing Stock

Questions and concerns flagged ahead of Dec. 7 meeting

"...Options for Middle-Income Empowerment ordinance until next week. Most of Council's work session on Tuesday, Nov. 28, was devoted..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Change of Scenery

What It Looks Like

"...Some lay of the land: Rainey Street itself runs north-south through the..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Previews Fall's Main Event: A Land Development Code Revision

A code, foretold

"...As the Chronicle goes to press, City Coun­cil offices are getting one last look at the "policy guidance"..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Day of Dickering

Bonds Take Center Stage Over Budget

"...by Jenny Staff and Mike Clark-Madison..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Column

State of the City

Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature

Highways and Scooters and Impact Fees, Oh My!

Austin mobility plans are moving right along

"...Even as Austin has been shut down and standing still, things keep happening on the mobility front...."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Mobility and Affordability

Mayor Adler chases transportation dollars

"...is better positioned than Austin to realize the potential of the Smart City Initiative. Moreover, no U.S. city is..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Eyes Neighborhood Plan Changes -- Again, and Again, and Again

"...plan. Nearly six years after creating the NP program, and more than three years after adopting its first plan,..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Development DelayedRecent amendments to Austin's land use regulations to increase..."

June 23, 2023 News Feature

Center of Gravity

City's influx of new money and new businesses shifts council's political sails

"...your perspective, the May City Council elections portended one of two things: (1) Visionary, long-range policy-making has become the..."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Public Notice: Another Non-Revolting Development

Planning should always be this easy

"...in time for Michael King's feature about the future of the East Riverside Corridor Plan (see "On the Edges..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Return of the Prodigal Plans

Council checks in on several ongoing long-range planning efforts

"...criticism regularly levied at the city involves its multitude of never-­ending planning efforts. But some years and millions of..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Developing Stories: The Promise of Planning

Can the city deliver on East Riverside?

"...can be the next 'SoCo' – even the history of S. Congress was an area with a lot of..."

Feb. 12, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Council, City Utilities Continue to Soften Blow of Storms

Reason to relieve

"...Uri. These include $5 million to both Austin Water and Austin Energy to fund the Plus-One payment assistance programs..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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