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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the public hearing and action on the Mueller master development agreement with Catellus Austin. The 1,000-page doc (available at..."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Every Day Is Halloween

But will only the good corporate kids get the candy?

"...importance to a City Hall that's supposedly made economic development its highest priority...."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Bumpy Landing at Mueller?

The generation-long airport saga enters a critical phase

"...hoping, planning, and deal-making, the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport redevelopment project enters a critical decision-making phase this fall. Some..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...historic preservation was an irrelevant effort to stop his development. The neighborhood's commitment to preserve them as historic structures..."

April 23, 2004 Column

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Faster and friendlier, Part II: Revisions to the land development code

"...is dropping on City Hall's effort to make Austin's development review process "faster and friendlier," especially for small business...."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

ARA, CRP, E-I-E-I-O -- The Central East Scorecard

An introduction to the East Austin revitalization efforts.

"...East Austin Master Plan/East 11th and 12th Street Community Redevelopment Plan..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature

Money for Nothing

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

"...election to the court, had dabbled in real estate development. According to county deed records, Limmer has bought directly,..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sons of Smart Growth

"...the City Council on progress toward a new economic development policy, city planning director Austan Librach noted that the..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Borders Backs Out

A setback for Sixth + Lamar, a victory for keeping Austin weird

"...build a location in the proposed Sixth + Lamar development -- across the street from local indie-biz icons BookPeople..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Next Tuesday's Creating a Liveable 6th and Lamar: Community Forum, meant to address the proposed Borders store at Sixth and Lamar, raises the complexity of issues involving economic choices, and the lack of a clear right or wrong.

"...give you the details right away. This concerns the development plans for the Sixth and Lamar area. The forum..."

Jan. 17, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Downtown's New Year

"...Developer/Owner: Schlosser Development Corp./Whole Foods..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...It will not matter what the development rules are in Austin, if the land usage/development issues..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Column

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"...degradation of our nature became more depressing after the development of the Barton Creek subdivision and golf course. All..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column

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The Newspaper That Came to Breakfast: The Statesman's coverage of the Stratus deal is very hard to swallow.

"...Austin American-Statesman defending -- indeed, trumpeting -- the proposed development agreement. The Statesman's editors are in permanent high dudgeon..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Column by Louis Black

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The City Council should negotiate the Stratus deal from a position of strength; we remember the tragic life and brilliant filmmaking of indie pioneer Eagle Pennell.

"...it only had the courage, could say no to development. That is a sweet heroes-and-villains scenario, but it isn't..."

July 26, 2002 Column by Louis Black

'Stakeholder' Bails on Stratus

When Lauren Ross urged the City Council to reject the "half-baked" Stratus development deal, council members' jaws dropped one by one.

"...Lauren Ross urged the council to reject the "half-baked" development deal, council members' jaws dropped one by one...."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

How Easy Is Austin?

"...the arguments both for and against the Stratus Properties development agreement. The City Council is expected to wrap up..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

You Call This a Plan?

Seaholm District Master Plan Morphs Into the Lumbermen's Tract Subsidy Program

"...this five-acre spread from going the way of commercial development...."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Not Exactly a "Green Light" for Stratus

"...consider rescinding its earlier rejection of a Stratus Properties development agreement by voting for conditional approval of the plan...."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...standard tricks invoked by no-growthers to prevent reasonable infill development projects from taking place in their neighborhoods...."

May 3, 2002 Column

Will Residents Bee Invited?

"...developer's promise to scale back a proposed 1.8 million-square-foot development in their village, but they vow to stay vigilant..."

March 1, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...In fact, as one who has been involved in development projects in several U.S. cities, I can say they..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Column

Who Will Rule Mueller?

Can the city keep the Mueller redevelopment project on course?

"...often not very well. If that's the rule, the redevelopment of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport is the exception that..."

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

An Alliance of Friends

An Alliance of Dripping Springs residents forms to defend itself against unregulated development.

"...the woody peacefulness of the Good Earth. As a development cooperative that owned 900 acres of the old Christal..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Economics From the Bottom Up

A profile of Accion Texas, CDC, and other microlenders

"...lenders, Accion Texas is not alone. The Austin Community Development Corporation (CDC), established seven years ago, invests predominantly in..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Vision of a New Republic

Plans for the Revitalization of Republic Square

"...history buffs, art and music supporters, restaurant owners, residential development reps, property owners, city staff, and members of APF..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Chale Nafus

Thirty Years on Location

An overview of the Texas Film Commission, which has been wedding film production and the state economy for 30 years.

"...as chief human resources analyst and then as urban development coordinator. By all accounts Skaaren was flat-out brilliant at..."

June 15, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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Everybody talk about: pop music, aquifer protection, police presence, even doggie do and doggie don't.

"...and will burden Northern Hays County with short-sighted, high-density development that is not sustainable for this area...."

May 18, 2001 Column

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...Sandy Gottesman has directed some of Austin's most high-profile development projects, first as Trammell Crow's regional president and as..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

Living on the Edge

"...used by songbirds as nesting habitat, he acknowledges that development is having the same effect across Travis County...."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

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