Public Notice: The Negro School

Preserving whose historical legacy?

"...possible side benefit of some form of the mayor's "Downtown Puzzle" plan...."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Fight the Power

The deafening silence of rap in times of need

"...Driving Downtown to the Mike Brown rally last week gave me..."

Dec. 1, 2014 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

Painting Race

Getting Inside Michael Ray Charles' Provocative Images

"...Artist's Work," now at the Austin Museum of Art Downtown? And, perhaps more importantly, how do I perceive his..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...in San Diego's civic toolbox. They've got light rail, downtown housing, a streamlined development process, growth-management plans to promote..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Nathan J. LattaAnother Piece in the Perplexing PuzzleDear Editor,..."

July 7, 2006 Column

Fuse Box: Now with more electricity

The newly expanded Fuse Box Festival continues to shower sparks across Austin, with the second week packing in even more new dance, theatre, screenings, bands, and art

"...as Love Story, which included a walking tour through Downtown where you listen to the author speak to you..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Reconnect Austin: Part Two

It's a beautiful vision, but could it work?

"...and bike trail." The Reconnect Austin proposal might offer Downtown the next best thing: an underground I-35 topped with..."

Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...Avenue Bridge. (With the 44-story 360 Condominiums now rising Downtown, the Gotham sounds rather modest.) Reviled by the Austin..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into the downtown area and get long-stalled -- even presumed-dead plans --..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

A Change of Scenery

What It Looks Like

"...is either vacant or has been given over to downtown-type uses, though not necessarily the higher-end uses envisioned for..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Seaholm: The railroad conundrum

Two pieces of long-neglected and barely salvageable railroad track along and on the Seaholm Power Plant site could hold the key to whether the city has a commuter rail system limited to North and Central Austin or one that spans the entire city.

"...debate – which has consumed time at both the Downtown Commission and the Design Commission in recent weeks –..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Developing Stories: Charrette Duet

Curing Congress and going green

"...solutions emerged, including planting more trees, getting rail transit Downtown, and creating attractive urban "people places." At the end..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Power to Change

A quick sound check with the Austin mayoral candidates

"...think it’s potentially transformational for a big chunk of downtown Austin. … If the underlying question is whether or..."

April 30, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

Developing Stories

A look at the proposed Iconic Preservation ordinance - a brilliant idea, or a nutty one?

"...That struggle between a row of small, eclectic, multicultural downtown businesses (our beloved David) and a planned mega-Marriott (standing..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Column by Katherine Gregor

If It Ain't Bruch, Don't Fix It

Just a drummer from Iowa? Just a culinary badass? Hold his beer.

"...the wife of John-Luc Salle, who owned John-Luc’s Bistro downtown, back in the day? – he was my French..."

Dec. 21, 2017 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Locavore Chef

Jesse Griffiths on fishing, hunting, and 'French encouragement'

"...a popular retail outlet at the Sustainable Food Center's Downtown Farmers' Market on Saturday mornings. Now, Dai Due also..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Staking Out the Brack Tract

West Austin residents participate in Brack's planning process but question whether their concerns will be taken to heart

"...these "perhaps the most important" pieces of the planning puzzle. First, he said, the report implied that the CRP..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Women Dig In

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

"...cheerless at Planned Parenthood's central offices, just west of Downtown. "There's been such an outpouring of support since this..."

Dec. 5, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Playback: Inside Antone's

Christening Antone's new location, SXSW reveals, and a new documentary on old Dicks

"...and beginning a new one where the club returns Downtown. Co-owner Will Bridges supplied the celebratory suds, inviting myself..."

March 6, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Weird by Design

City's proposed design standards emphasize livability, walkability, and flexibility

"...But, its supporters say, it's a piece of the puzzle, which along with other efforts like the city's proposed..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Mixed Signals

Council Navigates Transportation Matters

"...Then there was the little question of turning several downtown streets into two-way thoroughfares. Next, the council tackled the..."

April 3, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Opinion: We Deserve Project Connect

The executive director of Transit Forward makes the case for the city's ambitious public transportation expansion

"...services to major transport corridors in the area, connecting Downtown with Colony Park and South Austin, and all of..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Column by Bill McCamley

SXSW Post-Mortem

Taking stock of the most tumultuous SXSW in the event's history

"...endure significantly tighter logistical scrutiny in advance of any Downtown event expecting an "internationally-known" celebrity...."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Trying To Catch the Chan Train

What does the Place 1 candidate really think of rail?

"...our community coffers to build fad transportation trends like Downtown Light Rail," he writes, in direct reference to the..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

We Have an Issue: Always Be Bustling

Pride events, cultural fests, celeb sightings, and Project Connect progress fill a packed calendar

"...at some of the knottier design challenges, including the Downtown/South Congress Tunnel, the Blue Line Bridge, and campus-area construction..."

June 3, 2022 Column by Kimberley Jones

Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Venues Are Out of Money

Following last week’s Barracuda closure, a domino effect will continue without emergency city funding

"...scene hard. Shuttering of Red River club Plush and Downtown lounge the Townsend preceded in weeks prior. Despite lengthy..."

June 19, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...both spiritually and physically, as you could get in Downtown Austin."..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

When Worlds Collude

Two forward-thinking arts festivals make the most of sharing the same weekend

"...has been doing [since it left Laguna Gloria for Downtown]. The opportunity to see something just a little bit..."

April 23, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...a move of its headquarters to the CSC building Downtown, and away from its current HQ in Southwest Austin,..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature

In Memoriam

The Austin State Hospital Cemetery is the long final home for thousands

"...of Dallas. When teachers and parents take Dallas schoolchildren downtown to see a heavily restored version of the cabin..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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