Run for Shelter

City takes first significant step toward relocating Town Lake Animal Center

"...During a bitter and sometimes rowdy session last Thursday, the City Council took..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Death by a Thousand Waivers: Variances granted here

Many projects on the waterfront are asking for exceptions to the rules

"...city's Waterfront Overlay Ordinance can get approvals at the Planning Commission level without having to go to City Council...."

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

Local news this week in Austin.

"...communication among the City Council, Hyde Park Baptist Church and Hyde Park neighborhood representatives, the council overwhelmingly granted the..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

Local Austin news and gossip

"...up Rainey Street en masse has fallen through, Austin über-landlords Perry Lorenz and Robert Knight have weighed in with..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...ever at the school on Nov.16. Local activists are planning a trek to Georgia to join the civil disobedience..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

"...with contributions this week by Roseana Auten, Dave Cook, and Nelson England. BRADLEY ISD IN THE YEAR 2000?: The..."

June 23, 1995 News Feature

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...in Austin, it's that our transportation situation is unacceptable and unsustainable. Traffic congestion has steadily risen along with the..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

Then There's This: People Get Ready

You don't need no baggage, you just get on board

"...Over the next week or so, tens of thousands of people will descend on Austin, and many of..."

March 9, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

City Hall Hustle: Make Yourself at Home

Neighborhoods split over burgeoning vacation rentals

"...No longer the domain of iffy Craigslist ads and friend-of-a-friend word of mouth, short-term residential rentals, aka vacation..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 4/6/10

Get yer council programs right here!

"...TDH explodes into a veritable orgy of agendas, items, and bullet points below the fold...."

April 6, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

My Migas, My City

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

"...if it has been a favorite hangout of Austin movers-and-shakers for 25 years? Will Austin have made a bargain..."

July 21, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Council Notes

Toll roads and trash dumps on the council agenda

"...Rock, surrounding counties, the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization – all stakeholders..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Quote of the Week: "Alcohol and public policy do not mix well." – Minnesota state..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Endorsements

"...to vote at all. With Watson's re-election a certainty, and another green, Smart Growth-friendly council a virtual inevitability, the..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature

Endorsements

"...to vote at all. With Watson's re-election a certainty, and another green, Smart Growth-friendly council a virtual inevitability, the..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature

Postmarks

Economic Cleansing

"...32]. I am stunned by your discussion of Austin land use policy. You confess that Portland's urban growth limit..."

April 16, 1999 Column

Urban Removal?

East 11th and 12th Get Plowed

"...live anywhere else," says Burditt, who immediately called her landlord and received assurance that a sale of the house..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...Words like "urbanist" and "preservationist" or acronyms like NIMBY ("not in my backyard")..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A New Plan for Austin ISD?

School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust

"...Everybody running in, and many people observing, the current Austin ISD school board..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

More Agenda, More Council

This week brings 99 items – and a host of potential candidates

"...Estate" at 41st & Red River, where the Hancock neighborhood has objected to a developer's plans for a mixed-use..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Showdown at David Street: City Regs Broken at Will

Gasp! City staff helps developer skirt the law.

"..."I'm just not understanding why the city would bend over backwards, at every..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Sterling Lands' New Mission

Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.

"...flooding outward into the parking lot. It's an infectious and swelling music, inspiring those running late for the noon..."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Traffic Stop

Neighborhood Concerns

"...So what do residents in central city neighborhoods think of the impending I-35 debacle? They aren't thrilled...."

June 11, 1999 News Feature by Lee Simmons

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...city departments, the Barton Creek Preserve (BCP, formerly Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan) is transferring out of the Parks and..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature

Hancock Center, R.I.P.

Everything Old Is New Again at 41st & I-35

"......"

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...every campus, as well as spending on districtwide facilities and infrastructure. However, about $636 million of the $1.134 billion..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Shooting Blind

City needs more economic analysis of density bonus programs

"...Last week, the Planning and Neigh­bor­hoods Committee took a first look at a..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Council: "Sharing" Showdown Arrives

Plenty of contentious business for the first Council meeting of the year

"...health care contracts, EMS staffing, transportation projects, PUD regs, neighborhood plan contact teams, short-term rentals, and ... transportation network..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...• Drug Charge Dropped in Sanders Case On Tuesday, Travis County Court at Law No...."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature

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