Documentary Uses Virtual Reality to Explore East Austin Gentrification

Technology and social justice come together in Latinitas' film

"...It's no secret that Austin is a city undergoing a large amount of change..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Mae Hamilton

From the 40 Acres to East Austin

UT students use East Austin Stories to explore community life

"...East Austin is changing, and armed with video cameras and..."

May 19, 2018 Screens Post by Mae Hamilton

New Web Series Gentrified Reveals the Reality of Displaced East Austin

When home isn't home anymore

"...mural will be painted an opaque, glossy white. As Austinites, we may be familiar with the symbols of gentrification,..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Screens Feature by Katelyn Landry

Taming the East Austin Studio Tour

With EAST’s huge growth, artists work to keep the focus on their art and creative process

"...Longtime participants in the East Austin Studio Tour have rosy memories of a time..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

Are Dogs Gentrifying East Austin?

Eric Tang’s latest addendum addresses displacement, and dogs, in Eastside tract

"...In March, UT Austin's Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis issued a..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

East Austin Studio De-Tour

Homesteading artists face city code challenges – and raise old fears – in changing neighborhoods

"...is the last address on a dead-end street in East Austin. From the road, you can see the front..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

New Multimedia Exhibit Captures East Austin Then and Now

Bear Lopez collaborates to celebrate his disappearing neighborhood

"...On the Eastside sits a peculiar abode, forested in trees and adorned..."

Oct. 16, 2019 Arts Post by Saskia Henn

Sassy's Brings Its Vegetarian Soul Food to East Austin

Andrea Dawson's home cooking lands at 12th & Chicon

"...stepping into Grandma's kitchen while she's preparing a Sunday feast. That familiar smell of red pepper and paprika immediately..."

March 22, 2019 Food Feature by Sydney Greene

Dream Homes in East Austin?

"...is all wrong. This view is of the Capitol's East wing, and the home is on Olive Street in..."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

After 22 Years, It’s a Wrap for East Austin Stories

UT RTF brings the long-running documentary shorts initiative to a close

"...most important initiatives to come out of that department: East Austin Stories...."

May 6, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

East Austin Studio Tour Map

"...story was published in 2007. Check out our current East Austin Studio Tour coverage...."

Nov. 16, 2007 Arts Feature

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn

Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth

"...can still remember the names of long-gone nightclubs along East 11th Street. He studied chemistry at Samuel Huston College..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Dawn in the EAST

Big Medium's Shea Little recalls the East Austin Studio Tour's beginning

"...as his home, his studio, and an epicenter for Austin's artistic growth over the past 10 years. As we..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Arts Feature by Caitlin Greenwood

The Case of Austin's Declining African-American Population

UT professor Eric Tang leads discussion on May study

"...year’s study in the city, “Outlier: The Case of Austin’s Declining African-American Population,” had just flipped through a sequence..."

Nov. 3, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

"Juntos/Together" Ties Austin's Activist Past and Present

Shedding light on action & initiatives by local minority communities

"...police brutality against minority community members, and a changing Austin landscape in response to gentrification are familiar recent headlines...."

March 28, 2018 Arts Post by Acacia Coronado

Statesman Advertising Supplement Cheers Eastside Gentrification

Update: Statesman removes article, reiterates apology

"...homeowners! Too long have you been vilified. But the Austin American-Statesman is here to put you in your rightful..."

July 2, 2017 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Austin's Hip-Hop Pioneers, in Their Own Words

The Austin History Center-archived rappers and industry innovators share stories

"...Ryan Blake, offering a rare recording of undigitized Eighties/Nineties Austin girl group Cooly Girls. Alongside taking over Manners' longtime..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

CodeNEXT Wrecks Austin

Or did Austin wreck CodeNEXT?

"...the "compact and connected" city idealized in the Imagine Austin comprehensive plan. But CodeNEXT is not the code itself...."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

When Is Austin Not “Austin”?

Debate flares over research on Black Austin diaspora

"...site responding to recent research reflecting the decline in Austin’s African-American population, even while the city's overall population is..."

Jan. 29, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Austin At Large: What Are Y'all Afraid Of?

Framing the gains and losses on all sides of Austin's battles over land use

"...majority's commitment to abundant and affordable housing everywhere in Austin, it's a loss to say their efforts aren't going..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Walking EAST

One last chin stroke for the East Austin Studio Tour.

"...also kind of impossible to do during the sixth East Austin Studio Tour, a sort of scavenger hunt to..."

Nov. 19, 2007 Design Post by Audra Schroeder

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...For the second time in three years, Austin's unbeloved Interstate 35 has been "recognized" by the influential..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Photo Ops

Visiting Austin? You're going to want to take some pictures.

"...know the rest), will anyone believe you were in Austin if you don't have the photographic evidence? Here are..."

Dec. 26, 2016 Chronolog Post by Kimberley Jones

Nine Reasons Why Trump Is in Austin

Deciphering the most baffling campaign stop of 2016

"...to understand why Donald Trump is spending today in Austin...."

Aug. 23, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Contemporary Galleries in Austin in 2015

For newcomers to Austin's visual arts scene, here are 10 galleries that upped their game in 2015

"...importance to the community cannot be overstated. If the East Austin Studio Tours were the only thing this art..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Point Austin: Ribbonless

On or off the dais, looking for a little wisdom along Austin's color line

"...to investigate the quality of life for African-Americans in Austin and make recommendations to the council. The committee proposal,..."

April 22, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: To Preserve and Thrive

Alvarez and Thomas' Eastside plan needs fine-tuning, but it's about time

"...Two weeks ago, in the "Best of Austin" issue, I riffed on Eastside revitalization, or gentrification, and..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The fuss over historic zoning is a symptom of larger city problems.

"...is something new, because what's at issue isn't really Austin's past, but its future. The old houses of dead..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...trader named Daniel H. Caswell found his way to Austin from Tennessee. Five years later, he built himself a..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Defend Our Hoodz Denies Responsibility for Vandalism at Austin Creative Alliance

Group “applauds the hood for defending itself from greedy sellouts”

"...wall. The assault appears to have been directed at Austin Creative Alliance, whose offices are in the same building...."

Feb. 12, 2019 News Post by Michael King

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