Council Set to OK New Contract for Downtown Homeless Shelter

Council ready to take next (Front) Steps

"...remains on her ideological perch as chief representative for neighborhood interests after graciously turning her title over to Garza..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Top 10 Austin News Milestones of 2018

Days like these

"...The biggest stories of any year in Austin tend to unfold over weeks and months, sometimes fading..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Formerly Homeless Find Good Neighbors at Community First! Village

A week’s stay at Austin’s most talked about neighborhood

"...Graham walked up to a popular taco joint in Downtown Austin with a date on his arm. Just a..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Playback: Agent of Change Returns

New hope and typical bureaucracy precede Council vote on sound dispute resolution

"...Austin not only deserves a progressive music policy when it..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

New to Town? Here Are Nine of the Biggest News Stories Affecting Locals.

A primer on Austin politics

"...Greetings, young upstanding student, and welcome (back) to Austin, where you’re either re-acclimating to the increasing chaos of..."

Aug. 30, 2018 News Post by News Staff

Margarita Deals in Austin for National Tequila Day

What’s better than a margarita? Buy one get one free margaritas.

"...it’s just a cynical ploy by the National Tequila Association, it’s a cynical ploy that leads to us drinking..."

July 23, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Sudden Death for McKalla Place?

It's June. Expect a soccer showdown.

"...Capital Partners and Whitfield-Chen presented ideas to a Gracywoods Neighborhood Association meeting. Capella already owns three acres next to..."

June 8, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Neighborhoods Council: A Whole New Book

Civic discourse on the skids

"...Last Wednesday the Austin Neighborhoods Council voted to change the part of its..."

May 4, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Austin Neighborhoods That Believe Certain Things and Exclude All Others Council?

The Austin Neighborhoods Council seeks to shut the door

"...Last summer, the Austin Neighborhoods Council's executive committee voted to block the Downtown..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Unfinished Business

Working Austin's weirding ways to New Year's resolutions

"...contentious matter – the public hearing on the proposed Austin Police Association contract – to its own Wednesday meeting..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Austin Energy's Quest to Bring Solar Power to Renters and the Less Wealthy

What can new incentive programs and community solar projects do for the city's most abundant energy source?

"...From the top of a Downtown skyscraper, looking west, there's a better chance of catching..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Public Notice: Trick or Treat!

Scary times for CodeNEXT

"...rent, or have an interest in a property in Austin, take a few minutes to see how its land..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Neighborhoods vs. Neighborhoods?

The Austin Neighborhoods Council wants some ground rules with the Downtown Austin NA

"...When is a neighborhood not a neighborhood? Apparently, when the executive committee of..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Seeking Consensus on Hotel Occupancy Tax

City Council’s HOT debate masks deeper divisions

"...the grand plan for a "property tax swap" with Austin ISD, which Mayor Steve Adler withdrew a couple of..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Top 10 Austin Breweries

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...Brewery in Blanco, seeing as they culturally align with Austin's beer scene, as much of their brewing talent decamped..."

June 23, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Plans for MACC Renovation Underway

Concepts for redesign should be released in September

"...out as an anomaly in the “sleepy little residential neighborhood of single family houses.” But Rainey Street has shifted..."

June 20, 2017 News Post by Maria Mendez

Council Wrap: Not Quite Midnight

Council tweaks youth curfew, promotes greenwater, frees lemonade

"...Considering its 104-Item agenda last Thursday (June 15), City..."

June 19, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Why Does Everyone Hate CodeNEXT?

Can a polarized Austin reach consensus on land use by next spring?

"...previews. The massive, years-long attempt to revise and update Austin's complex land development code of ordinances – tentatively scheduled..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Is the Special Events Permit Parking Program a Scalper's Delight?

Say goodbye to non-resident parking near the city's big events

"...The never-ending struggles over Downtown or near-Downtown parking spaces reaches a crescendo during "special..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Housing Blueprint Strategery

City Council works Merck, Housing Plan, Austin Oaks PUD

"...The City of Austin now has a proposed incentives agreement with Merck &..."

April 17, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Red River Clubs Grapple With Downtown Homelessness

Beggars, hustlers, and dealers make you wonder how Downtown music keeps from going under

"...people who don't make their living scrounging for music Downtown from club to club. Venue owners and club workers..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: What Is the Sound of One Shoe Falling?

City releases CodeNEXT draft to mild reaction ... so far

"...To the great relief of neighborhood and environmental activists – and much early online wailing..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"..."The Science of Policing Equity: Measuring Fairness in the Austin Police Department." Most of the findings already appeared in..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Odds on Mayor Adler’s $720 Million Mobility Bond

Is the plan just daring enough to work?

"...pitch on the mobility bond ballot proposition to a Downtown Demo­crat­ic group. It was a fairly rushed and truncated..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Rundberg Rising

How do you keep improving a neighborhood after $1 million in grant money runs out?

"...afternoon in May along Little Walnut Creek in North Austin, and a bunch of Austin ISD school kids are..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...While it sounds like a parody of an Austin utopia, the development is real, and the first phase..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot

"...(or will soon have) corridor plans prepared by the Austin Transportation Department. Amid the several versions of the $720..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Point Austin: Welcome to Media World!

"Alternative" invasion conjures thoughts of contemporary journalism

"...This week, the Chronicle is hosting the annual Association of Alternative News­media Conference, and dozens of visiting journalists..."

July 8, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Historic Landmarks With Killer Views

Putting Austin in perspective

"...but one must admit, we can all see that Austin appeals to just about any eye. Passing through Austin..."

June 15, 2016 Columns Post by Shaundra Smith

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