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Alamo S. Lamar & Highball Redesigned
The future is now, in the third quarter of 2013
"...Rumors of the vaporization of South Lamar Plaza by soul-sucking, vampiric real estate developers from the..."

Sept. 18, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Alamo South Lamar Is Alive!
Drafthouse announces opening date and the special opening film
"...two years of a complete rebuild, the Alamo South Lamar will reopen on Aug. 16, with Michel Gondry's Mood..."

Aug. 12, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lights Go Down at South Lamar
Final night at the Alamo Drafthouse mothership
"...Alamo Drafthouse, or the biggest, but the Alamo South Lamar was the heart of the empire. As Drafthouse supremo..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Southern Exposure
The changing face of the venerable South Lamar Plaza
"...For many, South Lamar Plaza was what was best about South Austin, its..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alamo South Pulls Out All the Stops For Closing Bash
Cramming everything you love about the Drafthouse into one night
"...Whatever you are, whatever you love, the Alamo South Lamar is serving it up on a platter for its..."

Dec. 19, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Location, Location, Location: Question Mark Over Fantastic Fest
Leading genre festival challenged over South Lamar construction
"...Ever since the Alamo South Lamar closed for renovations on Jan. 3, there's been one..."

March 18, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Farewell For Now to The Highball
A personal look back at the sweetest gin joint on South Lamar
"...Highball, the classy, sassy cocktail lounge at the Alamo Plaza, is joining them in the history books, as the..."

Nov. 21, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Heart Transplant
The future of Ray Hennig's Heart of Texas Music, Austin Vintage Guitars, and the HighBall called into question.
"...at Ray Hennig's Heart of Texas Music on South Lamar, you may have heard this story before: In 1974,..."

July 6, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...in the Barrio," June 27]. It is true that Plaza Saltillo has been underutilized. However, as the Chronicle points..."

July 4, 2003 Column

Regular Folk
"...is not so bad in his neighborhood yet. "South Lamar's kind of a drag at five or six o'clock...."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Neon Austin
South Lamar
"...Within a one-mile stretch, South Lamar reveals itself to be Austin's most radiant neon district...."

May 23, 1997 Arts Feature

Top 10 Local Stories
WTP4, IDEA, Leslie, and more
"...8) So Long, South Lamar After decades of hosting such local gems as Ray..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by the News Staff

Alamo on Its Way South
Downtown theatre will move in seven months
"...More specifically, they're moving into a 25,000-square-foot building in Lamar Plaza, formerly the City Market grocery store, at 1120..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

To Opt, or Not?
How one neighborhood-planning team carefully weighed VMU's power to change its surroundings
"...(most under "early consideration"), four are located on South Lamar – the primary core transit corridor in the Zilker..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Playback: HAAM-er Time
Being a musician doesn't always come with a choice, and rarely includes health insurance, so HAAM Benefit Day remains paramount
"...8am: The Trishas (Whole Foods, 525 N. Lamar)..."

Sept. 28, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Fantastic Mr. League
Alamo Drafthouse honcho Tim League on debates, distro, and the change in venue
"...heading to its regular home at the Alamo South Lamar, stop. You're going the wrong way. For one year..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Voting Information
Early Voting: Oct. 22-Nov. 2 & Election Day: Nov. 6
"...Lamar Plaza, 1150 S. Lamar SOUTHEAST..."

Oct. 19, 2012 News Feature

What About Austin Yoga Institute?
"...Austin Yoga Institute as a 15-year resident of South Lamar Plaza [“Southern Exposure,” News]. We have occupied the strip..."

Dec. 29, 2012 Postmarks

Faster Than Sound – Austin Radio: “We Never Stopped or Went Off the Air”
Austin radio stations stay on-air and spirited during COVID-19
"...opened the store in Waco before relocating to South Lamar in 1973, where he famously sold SRV his trademark..."

May 8, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Postscripts
Appearances
"...that is three times as large at 1122-B South Lamar, in the Lamar Plaza Shopping Center. The new location..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

What to Give the Starving Performing Artist O, for the Poor Player
"...drugstore, such as Nau Enfield Drug, 1115 Enfield, or Lamar Plaza Drug, 1132 S. Lamar.)..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Arts Feature

Easy Tiger to Open at Fareground at One Eleven
ELM Restaurant Group to manage dining
"...at Fareground at One Eleven Congress, the One Congress Plaza redux...."

Feb. 10, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Playback
Stop complaining there's no hip-hop scene here because now it has its own festival
"...six-string retailer and repairer – exiled north since South Lamar Plaza was chopped up for development – has built..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Swift's Attic Team Planning Chinese Concept for the Year of the Horse
Wu Chow is on the drawing board for Downtown in late 2014
"...in a ground floor space of the IBC Bank Plaza, currently being built at 500 W. Fifth Street...."

Dec. 18, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Avant Glam Into the Future
Sassy Delure on Austin's newest burlesque troupe
"...that bar closed and relocating as part of the Lamar Plaza renovations, they had to look for a new..."

Aug. 8, 2013 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Shopping Guide: Vote With Your Wallet
Bain Capital's surprising influence, plus Small Business Saturday
"...of the big Greystar redesign of the iconic South Lamar Plaza, but don't forget about Strait Music Company and..."

Nov. 22, 2012 Design Post by Monica Riese

Headlines
"...› Greystar real estate development has confirmed that Lamar Plaza – home to a host of iconic Austin..."

Sept. 21, 2012 News Feature

Headlines
"...have been shelved, at least temporarily, for the South Lamar Plaza that houses the Alamo Drafthouse and other local..."

July 20, 2012 News Feature

The Secret Ingredients
Meet the best chefs you've never heard of.
"...the little yellow house (previously pink) at 10th and Lamar. Basil's restaurant opened its doors in 1981, co-owned by..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Downtown's New Year
"...COMMERCIAL PLANNEDA. Sixth + Lamar (Austin MarketPlace) North Block..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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