A Lack of Info for Affordable Housing Initiative

City pledges to keep better track of SMART money

"...program. Previous audits in 2002 and 2015 tasked the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development, which administers the program, with..."

April 20, 2018 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Children's Zone: Can Harlem Come to Austin?

Travis County groups are competing to become part of a grand experiment

"...childhood poverty. His election pledge was to create 20 Promise Neighborhoods that could apply the lessons of Harlem across..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Southwest Key to Eastside's Future?

Education non-profit makes long-awaited pitch for Johnston campus

"..."full service multi-functional community center for the Govalle/Johnston Terrace neighborhood." This will include a high school add-on to their..."

Feb. 22, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast is up for the Challenge!

School grants, Fleet Services and Sanders

"...the race between the St. Johns and Govalle/Johnson Terrace neighborhoods for federal Promise Neighborhood Initiative funding to improve their..."

Aug. 5, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Working 'The Corner'

Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon

"...have never made the kind of commitment to the neighborhood that it would take to clean up the area...."

July 13, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Under One Roof

Can the City Make Good on Its Affordable Housing Promise?

"...their borders, hollowing the tax base and ghettoizing inner-city neighborhoods. Since then, the mayor and City Council have "incentivized"..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Public Education Back Under Fire

Republicans set anti-school agenda at national and state level

"...no shock, considering McConnell got behind a 2013 charter initiative in Kentucky...."

Nov. 10, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Canada Model

Author Paul Tough on education innovator Geoffrey Canada

"...In 2007, when then-Sen. Barack Obama first proposed the Promise Neighborhoods initiative on the 2007 presidential campaign trail, he..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4

Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall

"...a marketing analyst who has been involved in D4 neighborhood politics for years;..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Bastion Standard Time

Austin theatre's 'enfant terrible' swapped his poison pen for a Poison Apple and still gets people talking

"...theatre company that he started last year, Poison Apple Initiative, as well as a blog post by local author..."

July 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

Men at Work

City's day laborer program undergoes successful overhaul

"...-- that took place between the city and a neighborhood that had checked out the day labor scene, and..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...the shores of Town Lake stirred up classic Austin neighborhood vs. developer sparring. For its relevance to the high-rise..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...DART, are hip mixed-use urban things in the close-to-downtown neighborhoods. Cityplace, the underground station where DART will link to..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Back to the Trenches

AMD tightens its hold on Lantana – and the enviro opposition digs in

"...mum on its plans until April, catching environmental and neighborhood leaders flat-footed when they had to hear about it..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...be asked for a massive down payment on that promise...."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...Israel and decide that they'd rather bet on her promise to shake up the status quo and break through..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"..."trendy" condos with gyms and spas in a "cool" neighborhood replacing a "scrubby strip" and "semi-seedy west end" --..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...one has it all. It features traditional face-offs like "neighborhoods and environmentalists vs. developers," but also fairly novel formulations..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

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Urban planning and noise in the Hood

"...the pond, in exchange for the scorpion's ultimately false promise not to sting. This is a company that's been..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Column

Suburban Blight

Austinites' Escape to the 'Burbs Backfires

"...those rankings change over time, you can tell what neighborhoods are moving in which direction at what rate...."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Interfaith

Organizing Austin One Congregation at a Time

"...are meeting with city councilmembers, carefully reminding them of promises made during earlier accountability sessions. Call it coercion. Call..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Lee & Carole & Brewster & All of Us ...

Five candidates for mayor jockey to be first among equals

"...no fast lane to expedite the mayor's ideas and initiatives. Really, all the mayor gets is a cushier office,..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...is Jenna Bush going to leave town? For real? Promise?..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

News Roundup: Council Gets Dirty

Representatives engage in ... legal combaaaaaat!

"...• Incentives vs. Initiatives: The transportation network company debate is still dominating discussion..."

Feb. 8, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

The Local Politics of Climate Protection

Q&A with Will Wynn on his efforts to fight global warming

"...AC: How do we get other key departments like Neighborhood Planning, Watershed Protection, and Fleet [city vehicles] up to..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...with an undercover drug investigation in the Dove Springs neighborhood. Schroeder told APD investigators that she shot Rocha because..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...absolute fitting tribute to the new year – a promise of hope after an especially trying year. Did I..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Column

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First, the good news ...

"...Then, the most ironic argument surfaced. Local neighborhood groups decried that the project was infringing upon their..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Column

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VanScoy on Wrong Track

"...the stage for successful implementation of its Smart Growth Initiative. Austin will not be able to accommodate substantial growth..."

April 10, 1998 Column

Confessions of a Cheapskate Posing as an Environmentalist

Mother Earth better have my money

"...knew it I had given $30, a credit card-backed promise to donate every month, and a selfie celebrating my..."

April 21, 2017 Features Feature by James Renovitch

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