Postmarks

Short Shrift

"...play Until the break of day Musicians from distant lands And those who play in local bands They come..."

April 3, 1998 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...collects about $400,000 per year to manage the preserve lands. Instead, effective October 1, two biologists from Planning will..."

July 25, 1997 News Feature

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...of petit bourgeois by moving into the 78759 ZIP code. This is ironic considering that my family could not..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

Off the Desk:

Naked City

"...council to pass a proposed 180-day moratorium on industrial development in Central East Austin...."

Dec. 6, 1996 News Feature

Council Recap: No Deal on License Plate Readers

Decisions on surveillance program, Statesman PUD, and parkland dedication fees all postponed

"...a case number, criminal nexus, and the specific criminal code under federal law that the agency is investigating...."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hall Hustle: Tweetfully Yours

The City Council considers food, names, and form-based code

"..."Second presentation of form-based code for Airport Blvd & still no picture of Tamale..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin Energy's Coal Considerations Smoked Out?

Council to be asked to consider authorizing city manager to negotiate land agreement for future "clean coal" plant

"...future power needs. The utility's plans to secure long-term land and water rights on property in Matagorda County, in..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Beside the Point

Is big-home sprawl just the facts of life?

"...will actually be a straight-up, permanent amendment to city code, albeit designed for obsolescence once "permanent-permanent" language is adopted..."

March 3, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

In Memoriam

The Austin State Hospital Cemetery is the long final home for thousands

"...between the edge of the tiny strip mall called Highland Plaza and the bend in the road where the..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...cites a Rasmussen poll showing 5% support in the Land of Enchantment. Although Badnarik attacks both major parties with..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Real Estate Group has returned to the aquifer; the development company that unsuccessfully tried to put a Wal-Mart at..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...soccer fields, great bicycle access and road striping, the landscaping, and the number of trees left intact, all contribute..."

March 7, 2003 Column

Day Trips

Lake Bastrop's North Shore Park gets a major facelift.

"...the swimming beach. The gentle upward slope of the land from the bank toward the parking lot helps the..."

July 21, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Media Clips

The Statesman doesn't let facts get in the way of telling the truth about the Tim Jones tapes.

"...site -- but got arrested for trespassing on BCP land in the process, which is what led to the..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Column by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Slusher Kicks Ass!

"...opposing this unplanned clumping and these huge new rental-lot developments. But Jackie can't hear that, and now we know..."

March 13, 1998 Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...some councilmembers believe was too closely alligned with the development community, will no longer oversee that end of city..."

June 20, 1997 News Feature

City's Racism Task Force Unveils Report

Group focuses on five issues to combat institutional racism

"...institutional racism, white supremacy; and encourage cultural proficiency professional development – like the Beyond Diversity training – for all..."

April 4, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...weekly interdepartmental Climate Action Team meetings include Watershed Protection Development Review, Neigh­bor­hood Planning and Zoning, Public Works, Economic Growth..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Endorsements

State Constitutional Election, Sept. 13, 2003

"...Good Law, Even If Not Constitution-WorthyProposition 1: Use Veterans' Land Board assets to underwrite veterans' homes. In 2001, voters..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature

Endorsements

State Constitutional Election, Sept. 13, 2003

"...Not Constitution-WorthyProposition 1: Use Veterans' Land Board assets to underwrite veterans' homes. In 2001, voters..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature

Postmarks

A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...high quality of life. The very people who fought development planning in Austin are the caretakers of the quality..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Naked City

Vignette's incentive package to move downtown wins easy approval; East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan moves forward despite loud and lengthy protests.

"...the new site, which lies in the city's Desired Development Zone, will include 22,000 square feet of retail space..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the department brass and Austin Police Association leaders. Malone landed in hot water a few years back when he..."

March 21, 1997 News Feature

Austin at Large: Time for the Bonus Round!

Trusting ourselves to allow the housing that will change the city

"...could it really be, since entitlements run with the land, not the owner), and it could, as my colleague..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Top 9 Developing Stories

"...campus Downtown and other facilities. To aid in wise land conservation, we also gained the completed Central Texas Greenprint..."

Jan. 1, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Parkland Dedication: What the Ordinance Says

"...The Parkland Dedication Ordinance requires residential developers to contribute either land..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature

Developing Stories

Citizen passion against city-approved site plan for redeveloping Northcross Mall continues to run hot and deep

"...The quality of new development in a region should follow town-like principles – housing..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

My Migas, My City

As Downtown development explodes, Las Manitas Avenue Cafe and its neighbors face an uncertain future

"...Does Austin stand to gain so much from economic development and a denser downtown that we shouldn't let a..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Election Notes

Prop. 2 will shape the way the area develops at a time when the community is trying to decide for itself what sort of neighborhood it wants to be

"...at least the small-but-obsessive contingent of zoning freaks and code junkies who show up at meetings) to craft a..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Pondering the Props

The ballot language of the proposed charter amendments, with Chronicle translations

"...health clinics, and City departments handling utility bills and code enforcement, and limit the ability of citizens to keep..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

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