Eastside Community Organizations

"...obfuscate the fact that things work differently on the Eastside. Austin may seem incestuous to central-city liberals surprised to..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

Eastside Kings Fest Preview: Bobby Rush Talks Pandemic Life, Dolemite & Race

Blues showman appears virtually from Austin on Monday

"...Eastside Kings Fest, the annual multi-club concert series promoting the..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Statesman Advertising Supplement Cheers Eastside Gentrification

Update: Statesman removes article, reiterates apology

"...you in your rightful place, as saviors of the Eastside, nudging all those black and brown residents and business..."

July 2, 2017 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Eastside Memorial Celebrates

High school meets state standards, first time since 2002

"...Eastside Memorial High School at the Johnston Campus didn't just..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Deflates Tube Business After Blowup

Code Compliance shuts down Eastside Tubes' walkway

"...Amid debate on whether river tubing belongs on the Eastside, last week the city quietly let the air out..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

True to the Blues: Eastside Kings Festival Returns

"It's not three chords, it's the heart and soul of a nation!" – Birdlegg

"...Antone's and Saturday outside on 12th and Chicon for Eastside Kings Festival. That gathering stands out from other festivals:..."

Sept. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

How Not to Gentrify: HRC Asks for Eastside Moratorium

Alvarez advises caution, further study

"...but not to the unmixed delight of some longtime Eastside neighborhood groups. Late last month, spurred by a report..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

"My Energy, How I Move": Blakchyl's Evolving Hip-Hop Embodies Austin's Eastside

The 78702 rapper on exploring beyond her comfort zone

"...say things – my cadences are totally different," the Eastside native continues. As far as rappers persistently repping their..."

July 14, 2023 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Micro-Unit Housing Planned for Eastside

A new affordable housing development plan sees positive reception from neighborhood group

"...Cesar Chavez property – the site of a proposed Eastside hotel that galvanized neighborhood opposition – to construct the..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Page Two: Eastside Crawlin'

No lack of hipness on these streets

"...In this issue, we offer a look into four Eastside bar crawls. When this was being discussed in our..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Column by Louis Black

Eastside Trailer's Giant Spud Creations Are a Force to Be Reckoned With

The Southern fusion cuisine of Anything’s Baked Potato has earned its cult following

"...building that sees the most foot traffic from longtime Eastside locals is Anything's Baked Potato. The food truck's decadent..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

Eastside Developer Promises $15/Hour Wage Floor, and More

Developer joins with Workers Defense to offer labor guarantees, but the neighborhood still has qualms about a new hotel

"...Developers of a planned Eastside hotel have signed on to Workers Defense Proj­ect's Better..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

A Church and Its People on Austin's Eastside

The living history of David Chapel

"...bastion of leadership for the Chestnut neighborhood, for the Eastside, for Black Austin, and for the city at large...."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Eastside Art Spaces Under Siege?

Code crackdown on eclectic studio space

"...unit where her salon, Hearts & Robots, formerly did business. She says she had five days to vacate the..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Hispanic Chamber Honors Eastside Pioneer

Mission Funeral Home's Lois Villaseñor earns honors from biz group

"...her for the untimely passing of her husband and business partner, Charles Villaseñor, in 1991. She was numb with..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Eastside Residents Protest STRs

Protesters don't want to see homes turned into hotels

"...of the long-awaited short-term rental ordinance this week, some Eastside residents gathered at City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 26,..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Eastside Kickoff for Candidate Pierce

Southwest Austin's Darrell Pierce formally kicked off his City Council campaign Monday night on the Eastside

"...Number One!" Pierce, who runs his own management consulting business, has volunteered as a girl's soccer and basketball coach..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Cafe Mundi

Two Austin Cafes that seem more like hideaways

"...Cafe Mundi. While it's presumptuous to conclude that my Eastside lunch hideaway will be transformed by the hungry masses..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery

Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break

A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break

"...session, June 9, has a 125-item agenda of hurry-up business, though one big one – Item 65, to extend..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Solar Helps Keep Eastside Homes Affordable

Thanks to neighborhood-based nonprofit Blackland CDC

"...is not out for every kilowatt their home or business generates with its solar panels. If costs were not..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Azul

Two Austin Cafes that seem more like hideaways

"...this as a sign for them to go into business, the couple decided to renovate the vacant two-story building..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Eastside Discontent

Closing the Book

"...In other council business, the theme this week was closure, as a couple..."

Sept. 18, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Juan Meza's World

The Juan in a Million restaurateur's Eastside embrace has turned him into an Austin icon

"...nanobots, it's good to know that a small family business can still thrive amid all of the corporate muscle...."

Jan. 23, 2004 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Eastward Expansion

Surfing the wave of gentrification on the Eastside

"...The lower Eastside is increasingly dotted with high-end restaurants and chic bars..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Culinary Ladies of the Eighties: Elaine Martin

Chef, restaurateur helped pioneer Eastside treasure

"...They did both. 25 years later, Elaine Martin and Eastside Cafe are still there...."

Feb. 18, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Bright Lights, Inner City

When Austin's Eastside music scene was lit up like Broadway

"...River Street, then considered the western end of the Eastside's 11th Street entertainment district. Popular music in the Sixties..."

July 4, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

The ARA Faces the Music

For the Austin Revitalization Authority, Eastside renewal proves to be a long, slow dance

"...a street that had fairly hummed with successful African-American-owned businesses before the neighborhood hit the skids in the Sixties..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Shark Bites Back

Mitchell Says the Eastside Needs Sharp Teeth

"...for a candidate they believed would support development and business owners on the Eastside. Because Mitchell was an unknown..."

April 18, 1997 News Feature

Eddie Stout Is a One-Man Historical Blues Society

On the eve of his Eastside Kings Festival the Dialtone Records founder remains doggedly preservationist

"...Dialtone Records founder and head of the Eastside Kings Foundation and its attendant Eastside Kings Festival this..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

The ARA Myth

Empty Promises on the Eastside

"...would have unseated him. If Mitchell had given the Eastside even a fragment of what he said he alone..."

June 20, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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