For St. Johns Neighbors, It’s Time to Weigh In

Plan for long-awaited development of Home Depot gets refined

"...The St. Johns community has been waiting a long time to see progress..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

CodeNEXT Prepares to Rewrite Austin

Sound Check, a week of city development code-related events, kicks off Nov. 16

"...In case you haven't heard, Austin is rewriting its Land Development Code. CodeNEXT is the name for the ongoing..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

Crestview at the Crossroads

Near north neighborhood faces redevelopment transformation

"...If any neighborhood might serve as a case study for the accelerating..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Development peccadillos and Lost Austin kudos.

"...expect from your publications, is full of unsubstantiated claims and misinformation. When I bought the land for submission as..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Column

Postmarks

Home Is Where the Tax Credits Are

"...As spokesperson for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, we commend The Austin Chronicle for..."

Aug. 28, 1998 Column

The Shark Bites Back

Mitchell Says the Eastside Needs Sharp Teeth

"...day for Austin's 1994 city council races, James Harper and Carol Hadnot rose before dawn to stand outside of..."

April 18, 1997 News Feature

Life After Gentrification

When you and your home both have to move

"...dozen other mobile homes, gas pumps, a convenience store, and the traffic on the highway, there's not much else..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

The Action's in Place 3

Shade, Tovo, Nofziger race most watched and closely contested

"...Council contest, in 2009, which filled the mayoral chair and three council seats, garnered a whopping 13% of registered..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Solar Helps Keep Eastside Homes Affordable

Thanks to neighborhood-based nonprofit Blackland CDC

"...The little pink house at East 22nd and Leona looks like most of the others in the..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Their Reputations Precede Them

Run-off rivals Galindo and Morrison set the record straight

"...the unearned variety – can be tough to shake. And often the worse the rub, the harder it is..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Finding the Sweet Spot

For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?

"...How much must we fork over, and what can we get in return?..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Speaker, show me voting 'no'." – Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, pulling the plug on HB 3, his own tax..."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Corner to Corner

Top Ten Neighborhood War Zones of 1997

"...1) Northwest Corridor. People are selfish, and "community" is an almost meaningless word in today's age..."

Jan. 9, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Why Does Everyone Hate CodeNEXT?

Can a polarized Austin reach consensus on land use by next spring?

"...closed in previews. The massive, years-long attempt to revise and update Austin's complex land development code of ordinances –..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Will King Fisher Creek Beat the Clock?

A controversial Southeast Austin housing project rushes to open by a Dec. 31 deadline for federal support.

"...pulling an all-nighter to complete the hotly contested low-income housing complex before they forfeit their federal tax credits Dec...."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

City Council: The Race Is On

Previewing November’s elections for Districts 1, 3, 8, and 9

"...fourth year, meaning it's graduated from the toddler stage and into early childhood. Already we're seeing some telltale signs..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Infill On Trial

What's the Verdict on the Latest Central-City Boom?

"...you may know, is the city's official comprehensive growth and land-use plan, adopted in the mid-1970s, still in effect..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

"...Edited by Andrea Barnett, with contributions this week by Dave Cook and..."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Feature

Council Watch

"...Mitchell's biggest day as an officeholder yet. The newest and most volatile councilmember, who has publicly called some environmentalists..."

June 23, 1995 News Column

Austin Comp Planning: A Brief History

Moving forward sometimes requires looking back

"...As our 2010 comprehensive planning effort bumps and grinds, it lends perspective to realize that Austin's impulse..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

Connect-the-dot conversations heard around town

"...events organized to address how Austin can best develop and grow – whether convened by the business sector, community..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Activists to push for stronger affordability language

"...The proposed Transit-Oriented Development Ordinance, which would allow higher-intensity development around stops on..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

All Aboard

New ARA Board Swells With Inclusion

"...be whether we can all sit in a room and get through an agenda. Hey, that just hit me...."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Hallucination Village

Reynolds and Mitchell Dream Big

"...come true. The real mayor had slipped out early. Second-in-command Gus Garcia was ill. So the gavel went to..."

Nov. 29, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

A Complex Question?

Central Park's Proposed Housing Project

"...on the subject is being played out in the pre-development stages of an upscale apartment project on state-owned land..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

When Is a Threat Not a Threat?

"...Springs, a low-income condo complex currently planned near his neighborhood off East St. Elmo Road in Southeast Austin. On..."

May 10, 2002 News Feature

Neighbors Know Best

Lewis, Garcia Team Up Against Affordable Housing

"...illustration by Doug Potter "Neighborhoods Council" has such a heartwarming ring. Everybody can get..."

Dec. 12, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Then There's This: Montopolis Is Cool With Uncool

East Austin neighborhood aims to fend off gentrification

"...of town that used to be known as Poverty Island, the Montopolis neighborhood in Southeast Austin – "Area 5"..."

March 28, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Not Empowered Yet

East Austin gets passed over for a HUD empowerment zone.

"...zone" designations last week by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. But the yearlong effort to apply..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Dream Homes in East Austin?

"...which perfectly frames the state Capitol building beyond a neighborhood park and a hillside of trees. This could be..."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

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