Council: Visit Austin, But How?

Defining oversight for city tourism

"...the early months of the summer scheming up the "Downtown Puzzle" plan, to fund everything from the expansion to..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

What About Austin?

Jan. 8, 2018 Postmarks

Point Austin: Adler’s 2017 Austin Checklist

As 2018 dawns, the mayor compiles a list of accomplishments

"...that would likely become campaign issues: CodeNEXT and the "Downtown Puzzle." On the former, Adler cites "continues to advocate..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Downtown Puzzle: It Ain’t Solved Yet

Can the mayor make the pieces fit together?

"...Although it only hit the headlines this fall, the "Puzzle" – Mayor Steve Adler's name for a multipurpose approach..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

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

Point Austin: Unfinished Business

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

"...base – to offer up a prime piece of Downtown real estate and a diverse, fairly flush clientele for..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Council: Welcome to the Holiday Rush

If you think your to-do list is too long, consider City Council's

"...the Convention Center (a key aspect of the mayor's "Downtown Puzzle" proposal) arrive in somewhat tangential form: a proposed..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Some Say the World Will End … in Ice

City Council dodges the ice storm, and much of its agenda

"...complaints reflect the continuing tension over Mayor Steve Adler’s “Downtown Puzzle” and the debate over potential expansion of the..."

Dec. 11, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council: They Bring Their Ukes Along

Today at City Council: It's gonna be a long one

"...itself whipsawed in the dais debate over the still-tentative "Downtown Puzzle," following a task force recommendation and Mayor Steve..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Visitors Welcome?

CodeNEXT, Visit Austin return to City Council

"...conversation is not Visit Austin alone, but Adler's proposed "Downtown Puzzle" and its financial reliance on expanding the Convention..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

TIFs, TPIDs, and Puppy Love

City Council wrestles with Mayor Adler’s Downtown Puzzle

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

TIFs, TPIDs, and Puppy Love

City Council wrestles with Mayor Adler's Downtown Puzzle

"...this day and evening belonged mostly to Mayor Adler’s “Downtown Puzzle” proposal, postponed from Aug. 31 in order to..."

Oct. 2, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council: A Toy Store Full of Puzzles

The mayor’s Downtown Puzzle proposal returns to Council this week

"...headline proposal is the return of Mayor Steve Adler's "Downtown Puzzle" resolution, postponed from the contentious Aug. 31 meeting,..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...more than a few hot-button items: Mayor Steve Adler's Downtown Puzzle returns for extended discussion, Greg Casar hopes to..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature

Putting Together the Downtown Puzzle

A closer look at Mayor Adler’s proposals to solve (and pay for) Downtown conundrums

"...Mayor Steve Adler's complex strategy for a Downtown investment plan has plenty of tentative and moving parts,..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Downtown Puzzle: Live on Red River

Mayor’s plan envisions a brighter future for Downtown clubs

"...the Red River Cultural District, which spans five blocks Downtown and boasts a musical history dating back to the..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Downtown Puzzle: HOT History

Projects under consideration for the historic preservation “funding bucket”

"...Another aspect of the Downtown Puzzle specifically targets "historic preservation," e.g., historic sites or..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Downtown Puzzle: Dell Seton’s Innovation Station

Goodbye to Brackenridge, hello to ...?

"...the street. While not a core piece in Adler's Puzzle, construction on Brack's campus will inevitably impact – and..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Downtown Puzzle: Waller Creek’s Chain of Parks

What’s happened already with the ambitious park and trail project, and what might happen next

"...from Waller Creek during floods, lifting 28 acres of Downtown land out of the floodplain and making it ripe..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Downtown Puzzle: ARCH Support

Can the mayor’s plan generate millions for homeless services and permanent housing?

"...in part to help create housing options for the Downtown area's homeless population – which his office tallied at..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Downtown Puzzle: Convention Epi-Center

Is expanding the Convention Center a smart investment?

"...Kocurek Memorial Austin Convention Center and the rebirth of Downtown Austin are intertwined. Opened in 2002 to succeed the..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: Yes, We Have a Budget

Members approve $3.9 billion budget for next fiscal year

"...100 Items, including the return of the mayor's proposed "Downtown Puzzle" (see "Putting Together the Downtown Puzzle," Sept. 22),..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: As the Budget Goes, So Goes Council

Turf battles over uncommitted funds may prefigure 2018

"...or grappling more immediately with Mayor Steve Adler's ambitious "Downtown Puzzle," or the even more ambitious CodeNEXT – now..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...is Sept. 28, featuring consideration of Mayor Steve Adler's "Downtown Puzzle" proposal and 99 other Items. See "Council: Yes,..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature

Fighting Over Scraps

"...it backwards on Mayor Adler’s support for the so-called “Downtown Puzzle” and what it means for live music in..."

Sept. 19, 2017 Postmarks

Playback: Sizing Up Music's Bite of the Hotel Tax

Two new municipal funding schemes look to finally impact Austin music

"...Mayor Steve Adler is pushing his "Downtown Puzzle," aka Item 101, which increases HOT taxes 2%..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

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

Point Austin: About That Puzzle

Council seeks consensus on a still-hatching Downtown project

"...marketing wing ("Visit Austin") would effectively torpedo his pending "Downtown Puzzle" – a complex proposition (postponed to Sept. 28)..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Council: Seeking Consensus on Hotel Occupancy Tax

City Council’s HOT debate masks deeper divisions

"...to get a swap in place this year. ("Council: Downtown Puzzle or Rubik's Cube?" Aug. 28). That leaves the..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...Still on the pending agenda is Mayor Steve Adler's "Downtown Puzzle," which fended off a siege of sorts last..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature

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