May 3 Election News

"...Wynn Promises Layoffs..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Downtown's New Year

"...was wrapping up one of its office projects with promises of filling all 215,000 square feet (didn't happen), and..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Smell of Victory Eludes Northeast Landfill Neighbors

Northeast Travis County residents decry slow pace of enforcement, regulation of their neighbor landfills

"...who would listen, neighbors of two regional landfills in northeast Travis Co. say their neighborhoods still stink to high..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...last week to open an elementary charter school in East Austin. The new campus will be the first school..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

"...This Week in Austin..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Our readers talk back.

"...and Seaholm neighbors met, and heard from city of Austin Transportation Planning and Sustainability Department (TPSD) Urban Designer Greg..."

June 21, 2002 Column

Talking Trash

A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.

"...deposited in three adjacent landfills, located between U.S. 290 East and Blue Goose and Giles roads. Sitting around English's..."

May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

"...and stick Rover in his glittery sweater for Saturday's Austin Humane Society/SPCA Santa photo-op. The annual event, which includes..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

The city gets into the affordable housing development business, buying land in East Austin for a mixed-use development there.

"...learned the same lesson about subsidizing residential development in East Austin that many people are taught about giving to..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naked City

A long-awaited decision on the rezoning of the Bennett Tract, which has sat vacant awaiting redevelopment for more than 10 years, should happen this Thursday.

"...of the Bennett Tract, the chunk of land just east of I-35, between Seventh and 11th Streets, that has..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

The Changing Face of Downtown

"...July 2001 The same architects who brought you the Austin Convention Center (including its expanded version) and the Austin..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature

The Future's So Bright ...

Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?

"...him) that won Cavazos the principal's job at the Eastside's collapsing Johnston High School -- named for Confederate General..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The Austin City Council is back from their winter break, and they have a full schedule ahead of them.

"...of Mueller's 711 acres -- or, at the very least, development rights on those acres -- in return for..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Public Notice

Gather round the Yule log and the figgy pudding, get out a paper and pen, and jot down some of these items from our Annual Holiday Wish List 2000, Part 2. Local organizations need you!

"...Uh-Ohs We had great hopes for the 00s: The promise of not just a new year, new decade, and..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

Not Clucking Around

East Texas chicken magnate Bo Pilgrim wants a state permit to build a bigger chicken slaughterhouse and waste disposal facility -- right across the creek from Sen. Bill Ratliff's in-laws' vacation home.

"...There is no doubt that East Texas chicken magnate Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim is flying in..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postmarks

Cap Metro wants to hear your complaints; a reader asks whether the Summer Smut issue was worth the offense it generated; a radio fan finds sustenance in a substitute; and more letters to the editor.

"...Capital Metro, I apologize for your unpleasant experience and promise this agency will work to do better...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...living is putting the squeeze on more than 200,000 Austin residents, most with perfectly respectable jobs, the stigmatized "affordable..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...light rail ain't that either. Wanna change the way Austin looks and works for decades to come? Now let's..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Crossing That Bridge

Council approves a separate bike and pedestrian bridge over Town Lake near the existing Lamar Street Bridge, and hears neighborhood concerns about moving central booking to the new criminal justice center downtown.

"...over with, council members rallied enough to make, at least in theory, their final decision: They voted to build..."

April 21, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

True to Their (New) Roots

The Loiacono family, who own Bellagio Italian Bistro, apparently believe in two cornerstones of traditional cuisine -- fresh ingredients and sizable portions. They pride themselves in making upward of 30 different pastas on the premises : from bright spinach fettucine to rippled radiatore and ribbon-edged tagliatelle.

"...following topic comes up in casual conversation: "Why doesn't Austin have more good Italian restaurants?"..."

April 21, 2000 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Council Watch

Business as Usual: After Bradley, Council Moves on to Other Things

"...afternoon (Thursday, April 6) and until future notice, the Austin City Council will be ensconced in the far-more-convenient-than-Bergstrom, though..."

April 7, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Land Lock

from east to west, land use a hot topic

"...the council turns its attention this week to the Eastside, where there are two percolating land-use issues figuring into..."

March 24, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival is not sexist; the city/Bradley settlement bodes poorly for Barton Springs; golf courses pay their way; and more reader mail.

"...at Zoot, I hosted the inaugural meeting for the Austin Chapter of the IAWCR with Barbara Tropp, Susan Spicer,..."

March 24, 2000 Column

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...100 films that are expected to open theatrically in Austin between the months of March and the end of..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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Our readers talk back.

"...one of the oldest and more historic houses in Austin, and its architectural integrity remains surprisingly intact. In its..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

Council Watch

Council denies historic zoning for old house on St. David's property.

"...in order to accommodate the increased foot traffic that Austin's burgeoning "24-hour downtown" will bring. "People are going to..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

A Whole New Ball Game

Stakeholders say Colorado River Park can serve a lot of different needs.

"...spent the past 20 years lobbying the city of Austin to preserve the land. A band of trees hides..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko

Men at Work

City's day laborer program undergoes successful overhaul

"...Austin's day laborers, the mostly Hispanic, mostly young men who..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

First, the good news ...

"...McConaughey not only prevails in his legal fight with Austin police, but also pursues damages against them for their..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...can take her yard signs down now. The South Austinite keeps her political signs up until her candidates of..."

June 18, 1999 News Feature

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