We Can't Make It Here Anymore

As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?

"...opens into an expanse of country, though new subdivision developments already dot the tight, winding road. Addison's 8-acre plot..."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Musical Chairs

Re-shuffling the Deck at the City's Enviro Department

"...years, has, in that span, worked in three different departments. "And I've never changed jobs," says the mid-level worker...."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

In the Name of Innovation

Council considers institutional racism, a suitor for Brackenridge Hospital

"...likely for the morning briefing (Item 35) on the economic incentives proposal for Merck & Co. (Merck Sharp &..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...sounds like a parody of an Austin utopia, the development is real, and the first phase is planned to..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Council: Rosewood Moves Forward

Nondiscrimination ordinance stalls

"...something to do with intense hesitation from the HR department. In a city memo, obtained by the Chronicle, sent..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Austin at Large: HealthSouth – Headed South?

A seemingly straightforward P3 deal instead brings Council’s tensions to the fore

"...the beginning, there was Brackenridge Hospital, an actual city department like Austin Energy, that, after some urban renewal, landed..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

News Roundup: PDRD Splits; Bill Filing Ends

Council carries on

"...In this week's News Roundup, the Planning and Development Review Department splits in two, Council gets through a..."

March 16, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Faster Than Sound: City of Austin Delays Venue Funding – Again

Live music venues have asked for dedicated COVID-19 relief since March, but the city says applications won't open until next year.

"...Addressing the outcry, the latest city document states: "[Economic Development Department] staff recognize the community's needs are immediate..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Story of Twin Sisters, Austin Real Estate, and Salad Dressing

SASS (Season All Stuff Sauce) forced to start over after their rent increased 350%

"...This is what's going on: Real estate development in Austin is turning decades-old family businesses into cash-strapped..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Food Feature by Roxy Bonafont

Why Is Austin Such a Promised Land for Food Entrepreneurs?

The land of milk and honey and consumer packaged goods

"...The city of Austin's Economic Development Department calculated the food industry's total economic impact..."

March 8, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

New City Music Manager: Erica Shamaly

Marketing veteran takes over top municipal music post

"...at the monthly Music Commission meeting. Shamaly, accompanied by Economic Development Department head Kevin Johns, addressed the board and..."

July 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback – Now Hiring: Austin Music Office

Austin’s top governmental job in music is up for grabs

"...The City's Economic Development Department (EDD) this week posted an online application..."

April 28, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Agent of Change Returns

New hope and typical bureaucracy precede Council vote on sound dispute resolution

"...with the compatibility of music venues and new residential developments, it demands it. What other municipality is so inextricably..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...9 and sponsored Ordinance No. 20240530-169, concedes of recent developments, “I understand any frustration that might come when people..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

The Off Beat: Music Commission Passes Recommendation to Support Texas Music Museum

Commish suggests Council direct $850,000 in aid to Eastside gallery

"...Anne-Charlotte Patterson brought forth a recommendation to create an economic and cultural district framework policy...."

Aug. 16, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Council Carefully Moves Closer to a HealthSouth Deal

HealthSouth redevelopment takes center stage in negotiations

"...and exciting-if-vague plans for an Innova­tion District. The city's Economic Development Department took the lead to make the HealthSouth..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: R&B Innovator Nayome Gets Personal

Sade-loving local Naomi Sutton previews sophomore EP, Latin music enters Live Music Fund conversation, and more music news.

"...groups in the past. Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, deputy director of Economic Development, noted "similar concerns across all the divisions" of..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Music Advocates Say Convention Center Expansion Key to Unlocking City Funds

Can the commercial music industry finally get a cut of the HOT action? Also: City protects venue employees from receiving sound citations and Austin rapper Hella Sketchy dies of overdose.

"...someone calls in a sound complaint. An Austin Police Department officer will show up, and if the sound issue..."

July 5, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: Waitin' for the Money

Budget, bond drama overshadows all else

"...Fund budget. It's available on the Travis County website: www.traviscountytx.gov/planning-budget/budget-development. The Commissioners Court will hold public hearings on the..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Little Hotel on the Prairie

Proposed hotel and golf course would be constructed on city-owned parkland.

"...off for 30 years. But the Parks and Recreation Department has, for all that time, wanted to build its..."

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

After Years in the Works, City Kills HealthSouth Redevelopment Deal

HealthSouth goes south

"...affordable units has officially died. Staff with the city's Economic Development Department decided not to extend the Exclusive Negotiating..."

July 7, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: I’m Just Not Into Labels

CD Baby brings DIY Musician Conference to Austin, Sidewinder won't be ready for SXSW, and PledgeMusic withholds Fastball campaign funds

"...Tiny Desk performance and tours as a U.S. State Department cultural ambassador, all endeavored without a label or management...."

Feb. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council: Recycled Reconsiderations

Council deliberates, deliberately

"...bounced to another committee, and on the latter, the Economic Development Department has asked for a withdrawal for a..."

March 27, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Hiding in Plain Sight

Immigration, Fire, Capitol view corridors fill out a busy Thursday

"...likely debate over overtime funding at the Austin Fire Department. (With the next regular meeting not scheduled until June..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs

Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright

"...plans for diverse booking, hiring, and outreach. Regarding requirements, Economic Development Director Sylnovia Holt-Rabb added, "What we're doing, period,..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Mayor’s Omnibus Resolution: Actualization Is Hard

Moving into Phase II

"...When the Economic Development Department delivered its 68-page "Music & Creative Ecosystem..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Mayor's Omnibus Resolution: Where's the Fire?

How urgent is the plan to aid the music and creative sectors?

"...the National Endowment for the Arts, and the professional development program developed by Artist INC. That's all great, but..."

July 1, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The State of Perry's Smile

Governor proposes less for arts, more for big business

"...advocate for big business, and out of touch with economic reality. But before yesterday's State of the State address,..."

Feb. 9, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Cities to Love: Austin Preservation Experts Weigh In

Austin experts throw in their two cents on which cities are the best at preserving cultural heritage

"...communities. Preservation is seen as an integral part of economic development. When you go to Philly to learn about..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature

Public Notice: Bridges to Forever

The theme for the coming week is public input

"...simply, a form-based code is a way to regulate development that controls building form first and building use second,..."

June 19, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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