What's Next for the ARA?

As the longtime director departs and an audit looms, does the Eastside nonprofit have a future?

"...Controversy has dogged the Austin Revitalization Authority from the moment it was born...."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Not So Cool

Austin's 2009 Climate Protection Program update confirms progress on energy – but reflects a feeble citywide effort

"...Asked what they think of the Austin Climate Protection Program, most Austinites respond with a befuddled..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Protecting the Waterfront (Part 2)

Council vote to determine future of waterfront

"...a watchdog limiting development. The Real Estate Council of Austin has argued against both reinstating height limits and a..."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Parlor Game

The family that plays together makes pizza together

"...had to offer something more than beer at a neighborhood dive, so the former New Yorker decided on pizza,..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation

How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant

"...Carlson (see "Never Forget"), also suffering. Video stores in Austin are feeling the pinch, too, although, surprisingly, Austin's four..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Developing Stories: Walking on Water

A roundup of Lady Bird Lake planning efforts that are all wet

"...banner year for urban design and planning projects in Austin. With so much going on, it's challenging to keep..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Making of an Endorsement

"...to incentivize exactly the kind of (re) development that Austin has decided we need: dense, mixed-use projects that integrates..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

UT's Brackenridge Tract: For Love or Money?

West Austin readies for another battle over redevelopment

"...the Brackenridge Tract, along the Colorado River in West Austin, are once again under consideration for massive new development...."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Deadlocked Over Density

Neighbors say ARA's development plans for East 11th Street would clash with existing homes and businesses, including the historic Victory Grill

"...To say that the Austin Revitalization Author­ity's relationship with its East Austin neighbors and..."

Sept. 5, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Remembering Anderson: What Not to Do

Lessons learned from desegregation

"...There's a mantra often heard within Austin ISD circles: "Johnston won't become another Anderson." Founded in..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Microbrew Renaissance

It's a good time to drink beer in Texas

"...year turned up more brewpubs in his Portland, Ore., neighborhood alone than in all of Austin...."

July 4, 2008 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

"...of less than a millimeter. According to the Toyohari Association, 30% of general acupuncturists and 50% of Toyohari acupuncturists..."

June 6, 2008 News Feature

Density Debacle at 51st Street

Neighborhood, developer, and bike activists all at odds over proposed development

"...low-profile zoning case for a residential development in Central Austin is now a three-way controversy, involving not only the..."

May 16, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...in reducing disparities between the Hispanic population and other Austinites by bringing a resolution to establish a Hispanic Quality..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature

Food-o-File

The busy life of Cathy Cochran-Lewis, Earth Day, and White Moun­tain Foods founder passes

"...the off-with-my-head department, when I wrote recently about the Austin chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier International (April 11), I..."

April 25, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

"...• Responsible Growth for Northcross lost its lawsuit against..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature

Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters

The remarkable journey – and uncertain toll – of Steve Bilich's 'Native New Yorker'

"...a fantastic and phantasmagoric degree as they do in Austin filmmaker Steve Bilich's 13-minute short "Native New Yorker," which..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Slow Dying of Johnston High

State accountability standards may close a school on the edge of survival

"...The night Austin state Sen. Kirk Watson urged the community to pull..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

"...• In Tuesday's yawner of a constitutional amendment election,..."

Nov. 9, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"..."I'm hell bent on having an election in one..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

Clear-Cutting Austin

Rapid growth laying waste to city's urban forest

"...next door to his house in the Deep Eddy neighborhood had been cleared of its previous, modestly sized house..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...In the Nineties, Austin's cultural scene could afford to dream big. The city..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...red on the stress-o-meter, when the weekend finally comes, Austinites head to their neighborhood parks for a green respite...."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "I thank you for being..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature

Developing Stories: Concord – At Last

Up from the muck at Concordia

"...of subsidizing Friday Night Lights, perhaps the city of Austin should underwrite a new reality TV show set in..."

March 30, 2007 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

"...Children's Health Insurance ProgramHeadlines • At press time, The Austin Business Journal reported that the Seton Family of Hospitals..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...Readers may want to reference "The Big Picture Map"..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

The Heritage neighborhood suspects it's receiving political payback from the city manager

"...Could city management be "punishing" the Heritage Neighborhood Association for its successful lawsuit against the city?..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...handful of local leaders – Teresa Ferguson of the Austin Music Commission and John Donisi of the Heritage Society..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature

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