Postscripts

Shuttle Carnage Looms

"...a break. This cost-cutting "back to basics" measure is placed squarely on the backs, doors, quarterpanels, and head on..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column

Postmarks

The environment, the alleged marijuana, the traffic, Ventura's highway, and more.

"...diamond in the rough, an environmentally conscious city, a place where people value salamanders, natural aquifers, and beauty. It..."

June 8, 2001 Column

To Opt, or Not?

How one neighborhood-planning team carefully weighed VMU's power to change its surroundings

"...projects include Post South Lamar (site of the Stoneridge Apartments) by developer Ardent Resi­den­tial. Ardent also is co-developing a..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

The Real Obscenity

"...unpleasant sights occurring in public in front of the place. No, I take that back. I did see Mark..."

April 30, 1999 Column

Southern Living

A Vested Interest

"...State House Apartments, a multi-family development in South Austin, is filled to..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Postmarks

Environs Observer

"...their commonalities. The Cornerstone, if fulfilled, is the logical place where we (and our heterosexual friends) can come together..."

July 25, 1997 Column

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...68-degree spring-fed swimming hole that's the centerpiece of Zilker Park on the south shore of Town Lake. People call..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Postmarks

"...from the past (resulting from the costs of growth, misplaced priorities, and boondoggles), historical inequities, and provide critical infrastructure..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

The 12th of Never

The dispute over one Eastside housing proposal reflects a larger Austin conflict

"...of 11th, making it easier for redevelopment to take place; the city owns just four tracts and a parking..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...drove across Airport Boulevard to a cluster of low-rent apartments separated from the I-35 frontage road by a graying..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In fact, almost all student apartments in West Campus are zoned MF-4, very dense student..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column

Making Waves

The growing number of cellular towers in Austin has prompted changes to the ordinance regulating the towers.

"...that someone who isn't concerned about a 52-acre trailer park going in down the street is concerned with two..."

Sept. 10, 1999 News Feature by Mike Jasper

Postmarks

Letter to Isaac

"...magic that so many others also attribute to that place. It saddens me to think that the city's dealings..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

Sidewalk Fail!

"...So send us photos or videos of the worst places for pedestrian disasters in your community — with location..."

Aug. 28, 2014 Photo Gallery

Sand Beach Battle

Sand Beach Reserve on the north shore of Town Lake is the subject of a land-use and legal dispute.

"...on the surface to be a strange alliance, local parks advocates are supporting the Aggies' plan, in hopes that..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...for allowing the blight to exist in the first place. "I feel nauseous at this process," said Mark Rogers,..."

Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature

'Completing Communities'

A conversation with Kathie Tovo

"...both, and I made sure it went to both places. And then it became a priority of the Joint..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Suburban Blight

Austinites' Escape to the 'Burbs Backfires

"...Austin tracts changed very little - one or two places - if at all. For a tract to move..."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Into the Woods

Cherrywood Neighbors' Journey of Change

"...Dellwood with two "L"s? And where, exactly, is French Place? Over the years, all these names have been attached..."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

City Blamed After Break-Ins at Future Housing for People Exiting Homelessness

Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized

"...a 7-4 vote) of the hotel at 10811 Pecan Park Blvd., near U.S. 183 (Research Blvd.) and FM 620,..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...2003 landmark The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place hunkered down in Midland – where all but Hrasky..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...rounds the corner eastward on Ninth Street, past the apartments where the ice plant used to be, and downstairs..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...earlier. The first one we got showed a 25% displacement rate – redevelopment rate, for example, in “T4” [Transect..."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

Developing Stories

Five current projects work for Austin-centric synergy

"...represents for Austin, it can seem that every "iconic" place we love is at risk in the current development..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

Wrong John, Wrong Reason

"..."the proponents of keeping Riverside Drive open through the park are those who stand to make money off of..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Column

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...which was angling to get the land dedicated as parkland. Since the City Council wasn't amenable to putting the..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Squaring the Triangle

The Three Austins Collide at a Central-City Crossroads

"...Conversely, many locals fighting for what they call Triangle Park feel compelled to preserve the Central Austin we all..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Infill On Trial

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

"...the mid-1970s, still in effect despite several efforts to replace it, and nearing the end of its intended lifespan...."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

After the Storm

Austin's Louisiana exiles remain suspended between before and after

"...high as 8 feet on curbs all over the place – not to mention houses and cars in the..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Here Today, There Tomorrow

Austin ISD Schools grapple with high student turnover – and all its consequences

"...Street just off Airport, pile into principal Joaquin Gloria's sparkling white SUV and ride across Airport Boulevard to a..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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