ARA 'Conversation'

Corridor discussion rings all the usual changes

"...been said before. Neighbors blasted the city and the Austin Revitalization Authority for not accomplishing enough on the near..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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HPBC is on the minds of many this week; Gotham lingers in the shadows.

"...Neighborhood Solidarity..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Column

Protect and Preserve

How can we keep Austin's cultural heritage authentic?

"...In the bigger picture, Austin and its citizens have shown little enthusiasm for historic..."

July 24, 2015 News Feature by Cindy Widner

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

"...In Oak Hill, the suburban community many Austinites know only as the traffic-clogged tangle of strip malls..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

ARA, CRP, E-I-E-I-O -- The Central East Scorecard

An introduction to the East Austin revitalization efforts.

"...Even people who live in Central East Austin can't always keep straight the flurry of agencies, organizations,..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...response to Clark-Madison's April 5 column "Searching for Candidates" ["Austin @ Large"], I would like to offer some observations...."

April 19, 2002 Column

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Readers weigh in on the criminality of musicians, the integrity of neighborhoods, and more.

"...Keep Neighborhood Integrity..."

July 6, 2001 Column

All Aboard

New ARA Board Swells With Inclusion

"...It's `we' now," muses Mark Rogers on the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation's (GNDC) new status as a member of..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

A Big Tent

Two Largest Jewish Congregations Join Dell Campus

"...of an architectural project. A year ago this month, Austin's Jewish community believed they were witnessing both. On December..."

Dec. 19, 1997 News Feature by Andy Langer

All Roads Lead to Bergstrom

Light Rail Ignored as City Airport Planners Encourage Vehicle Use

"...Veronica Perez, president of the Patton Ave. neighborhood associationphotograph by Jana Birchum..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Chief." – Excerpt from a grievance filed by Austin's police officers union, after a confidential recommendation by the..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature

City in Court Against SoCo Cafe

City files charges against South Congress Cafe owners for unpermitted construction of fence, deck, and outdoor bar

"...The city of Austin is scheduled to go to court July 13 after..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...three City Council places, a stricter anti-smoking ordinance, and Austin Community College annexations (See our endorsements). We urge everybody..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Will Walgreens Save Taco X-Press – or Vice Versa?

Neighbors torn over union of chain store and Southside icon

"...dream of a deal has a make-or-break catch: South Austin neighbors, and ultimately the City Council, would need to..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

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

"...New York Times. You may also have read the Austin American-Statesman and The Dallas Morning News, both of which..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

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A fresh melange of reader responses to our recent issues.

"...order in the material attributed to me in the "Austin Stories" column of May 18, 2001, by Erica C...."

May 25, 2001 Column

Fork in the Road on Sixth Street

Business owners clash over direction of entertainment district

"...The 6ixth Street Austin Association is not known for contentious politics, but a..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

While the Beast makes small concessions, the mayor hints at hope for a negotiated settlement.

"...force reviewing a proposed Wal-Mart's impact on a South Austin neighborhood wrapped up the bulk of its work this..."

Sept. 26, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

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Our readers talk back.

"...print the story by Walt Howerton about the poverty-stricken neighborhood of Northridge Acres ["Between Round Rock and a Hard..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...or anyone else) to put term limits on the Austin ballot. The council itself voted it on. Politicians do..."

April 12, 2002 Column

A Long Activist Legacy Survives on the Eastside

Holding on to El Barrio

"...the closure of the area's schools with Save East Austin Schools PAC, struggled to preserve the Eastside's many murals..."

Nov. 20, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Place 3 War of Words: Historic Zoning, WTP4

Shade and Tovo battle over zoning and water

"...The weekend before the Monday start of early voting,..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...Austin: The recovery blossoms into the second boom. The first..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

The Good Earth

TEA for Texas

"...ranked number one, more popular items being two Downtown Austin Alliance's Great Streets pedestrian improvement projects (about $2 million..."

July 23, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Slum, Sweet Slum?

An Annual Look at My Own Backyard

"...get on my soapbox and talk about my own neighborhood. Which is handy, since it once again figures heavily..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Infill On Trial

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

"...Welcome to Austin Tomorrow. That is, Austin today. Which was supposed to..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

Holy Uproar Over Eastside Teardown

Neighborhood fights demolition of former Eastside convent

"...E. 11th. On March 25, the Catholic Diocese of Austin, which owns the property, petitioned the city to demolish..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...days of unusual City Council special sessions, the Hancock Neighborhood Association and developers East Avenue IG came to an..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...on 'dumb' and get it over with." – Former Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, rallying Democrats in Blanco by mocking..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Their plan calls for lots of new student housing -- but all in one place

"...the University of Texas while preserving the adjacent historic neighborhoods." That text from the draft of the city's Central..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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