Point Austin: What We Think of Us

City's "community survey" an annual public selfie

"...to raise children. We're fairly keen on the overall quality of city services, and those of us getting on..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Column by Michael King

SXSW Interactive Launches New Las Vegas Event

V2V to focus on start-ups

"...for an institution synonymous with Austin – and Austin growth – consider the Downtown Project, a $350 million revitalization..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Interactive Launches New Las Vegas Event

V2V to focus on startups, take place August 2013

"...for an institution synonymous with Austin – and Austin growth – consider the Downtown Project, a $350 million revitalization..."

Oct. 23, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: Suburban Nightmare

PromiseLand West amphitheatre plans drown out neighborhood opposition

"...camps: those who believe neighborhood associations hold too much "no-growth" sway at City Hall, and those who believe the..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Spring Training

Seasonal snapshots of the council candidates

"...be pointed out, that's also been levied at Responsible Growth for Northcross regarding its suit against the city)...."

March 21, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Developing Stories: Northcross Neighbors to Wal-Mart: You don't want us as enemies

"Responsible" development sought for flagging mall

"...– already city-approved – for the mall's redevelopment. Responsible Growth for Northcross (love the positive spin), a newly formed..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Can't We Preserve Our Preserves?

"...Dear Editor, Are water-quality preserves and endangered-species habitat preserves the appropriate place for..."

Sept. 27, 2006 Postmarks

Neighbors Working Coopertatively With All

"...Dear Chronicle, Thank you for covering growth issues in Southwest Travis County [“Cease-Fire Ends in Southwest..."

Sept. 27, 2006 Postmarks

LCRA Gets Its Pipe On

A near-unanimous vote to bring surface water to Hamilton Pool Road

"...presentations and public testimony from both sides of the growth issue. In the end, the board came down on..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...leading environmental groups asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to deny a permit that would let the plant..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...the best solution is a replacement facility with long-term growth potential. Seton, instead of "giving up on Children's," has..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Column

Page Two

A decade after SOS, we need to develop a realistic vision and useful political tools to address future development in the Barton Springs watershed.

"...to the long-term detriment of the environment and water quality. The council, stuck between the law and a hard..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Riding the Tech Titanic

Austin looks for recovery after the dot-com bust.

"...remission before they dealt fatal blows to the local quality of life that helped make Tech Austin possible and..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...second boom. The first half of the Nineties is growth, but the second half is explosion. The town grows..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...-- proved a hindrance when it came to physical growth. Where could the Paramount go to grow? Hey, how..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Prepare for Departure

Mueller Airport Redevelopment Project Inches Toward Council Approval

"...it, and puts flesh on the bones of Smart Growth. But now, after 15 years of gestation, comes the..."

June 30, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

No Man's Land

Substandard Conditions Are a Way of Life for Northridge Acres

"...Time and rapid growth have changed those days for good. Austin's city limits..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Page Two

The Hyde Park Baptist Church development may be legal, but it's wrong; and it's time for Statesman editor Rich Oppel to go.

"...of assistant city attorney Andy Martin and, ultimately, a pro-growth council (headed for years by mayor Ron Mullen, now..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Column by Nick Barbaro

Corner to Corner

In his final "Corner to Corner" column, Mike Clark-Madison declares victory and gets out, noting that neighborhood issues are now taken seriously in mainstream city politics.

"...issues' are somehow different from other issues like jobs, growth, taxes, crime, health care, education, pollution and such." They..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Corridor Conundrum

The Truth Is Out There on the Highway

"...in our parts since 1990. That's what the region's growth amounts to...."

May 8, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Bonding Over the Bonds

Council's Dreams Come True

"...the council and also in terms of Austin's future growth. But the more significant development Saturday night was not..."

May 8, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Page Two

"...this long-term planning talk so much crap? Does "smart growth" make you crazy? Well then, vote no. Let's go..."

May 1, 1998 Column by Louis Black

Think Locally, Act Regionally

Regional Government's All the Rage - Are We Ready?

"...farms to markets. In as little as 10 years, growth has wiped this all away. Now city, towns, and..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Kerry Is So Very...

Not Just a Torture Chamber Any More

"...wants to convey to the business community that water quality is necessary for Austin's economic health, not just to..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Taking Austin’s LGBTQ Temperature

Getting the hot and cold scoop from local LGBTQ community members on queer Austin

"...changing” is how Janeway describes queer Austin. “With that growth has come an increased sense of safety for me..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Features Feature by James Scott

Local Cannabiz Hometown Hero Fought Delta-8 Ban and Won

"Hemp and cannabis industries here in Texas have never had a brighter future."

"...distributor of Delta-8 THC, CBD, and eJuice focuses on high-quality products and active donations to the Disabled American Veterans..."

July 16, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

How Texas Is Texas Wine?

What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards

"...state has not demonstrated that we have long-term, sustainable, quality yields consistently, year after year, in an abundant enough..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Point Austin: Moths to a Flame

If it's Friday, we have a budget

"...represents a 6.2% increase over last year's, the inflation-plus-population growth would add 4.1% – another testimony to just how..."

Sept. 11, 2015 News Feature

Public Notice: First, Do No Harm

Council dives in

"...of Living in Austin (including utilities, child- and eldercare); "Quality of Life" and "Silos vs. Shared Solutions" Among District..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin City Election

Endorsements for mayor and Council

"...and collaborative figure on Council. Struggling with affordability and quality of life in the rapidly gentrifying area, District 3..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

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