Seaholm Residents Got Dem Ol’ Noisy Freight Train Blues

Downtowners want to turn down the volume on the adjoining rail line

"...industrial property served by the railroad, including the city's electric and water plants. Those parcels are now home to..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Beili Liu's Sculpture Cloud Pavilion Shimmers at Seaholm

How this glistening steel sculpture by the Austin-based artist became a permanent fixture of an evolving Downtown

"...Perched on a street called Electric Drive in the walkable Seaholm EcoDistrict, the 14-foot-tall Cloud..."

May 28, 2021 Arts Feature by Vivie Behrens

Delay of Game

Seaholm, Block 21 challenge the Downtown Domino theory

"...half, the models and pretty pictures of possible future Seaholms and Block 21s (or should that be Blocks 21?)..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Seaholm Electric

"...Seaholm ElectricBefore I Disappoint You Again (Calgary) The Able SeaThe..."

March 12, 2010 Music Review by Austin Powell

Then There's This: Save the Trees!

Groups aim to spare seven Downtown trees

"...both Green and the nearby site of the old Seaholm electric utility plant hold sentimental value for her because..."

June 1, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Festival Daze

A new district throws a party

"...Saturday, but according to the event’s producer – the Electric Company’s Jason Hicks – the Seaholm District Music &..."

Sept. 15, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Prime Time Irony?

The Future of Liberty Lunch

"...the works for the Pole Yard blocks behind the Seaholm electric substation - just a stone's throw from the..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Off the Record

A personal introduction to 'The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology'

"...Vevo's unofficial South by Southwest after-hours party at the Seaholm Electric Plant on Saturday, March 19, speculation about which..."

March 4, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The World of Wayfinding in Austin

How we get from here to there in our ever-changing city

"...signs, facing each other, marking our place today – SEAHOLM on the one side, LIBRARY on the other. [inset-1-right]..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Chambermaid

"...business community's wish list: the sale of the city's electric utility...."

June 16, 1995 News Column by Alex de Marban

A Long Time Coming

Why Now?

"...inspire mild affection for their familiarity and longevity, the Seaholm Power Plant is cutting-edge urban industrial cool. If Austin's..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Postmarks

We Get What We Want

"...Last summer at a tour of Seaholm Power Plant the question was asked, "What should Austin..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

Austin Psych Fest 4

"...Austin Psych Fest 4Seaholm Power Plant, April 29-May 1..."

May 6, 2011 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

For the Record

"...farebox revenues drop... who will pick up the tab? Electric lines in the air over streets like Lamar, Guadalupe,..."

May 15, 1998 Column

Beside The Point

Rethinking our old water treatment plant, and other feces-related topics

"...southwestern waterfront – is that infrastructure like the decommissioned Seaholm Power Plant and the Thomas C. Green Water Treatment..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...stamped the nation's first "ready for reuse" determination on Seaholm Power Plant. In giving the site a clean bill..."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature

City Council: 'All Free Men ... Have Equal Rights'

Gay rights, public school finance, cab franchises, endangered species, and more

"...The morning briefings (97 and 98) are on the Seaholm redevelopment and New Cen­tral Library, and on climate change..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Developing Stories

Plans unveiled for rail transit

"...per mile, or $550 million to $614 million overall. Electric-powered streetcars would run every 10 minutes from about 6am..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...on the AART concept.) While the future of the Seaholm curve is still in doubt, another question appears to..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature

Downtown Bound

City to Lease Downtown Lots to Residential Developers

"...a neighborhood. It includes the Pole Yard -- the Electric Utility back-forty that terminates West Avenue and Bowie Street,..."

Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Priest Walks Into a Bar …

Armadillo Art Squad dean Micael Priest dead at 66

"...Drive Electric Day is a free event celebrating National Drive Electric..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Agency of Light

Tripping the Neon Lights Fantastic

"...like a star in my little kid universe, an electric star, buzzing and clicking with each light in his..."

May 23, 1997 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...in extended, droning song intros and stripped down interludes. Electric guitar blisters over largely acoustic soundscapes in "Morning," piercing..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Council: From Energy Management to Domain Rezoning

After this meeting, we'll all need a drink

"...a public hearing and consider an ordinance establishing revised electric rates and charges for Austin Energy customers." This is..."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Council Does the Money Mambo

The bones of the city -- roads, sewers, power lines -- took center stage for last Thursday's installment at City Council of "Budget: How Low Can We Go?" Not as low as we might like.

"...though Austin could choose not to opt into retail electric competition (because we own the utility), Austin ratepayers still..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Somebody Needs a Nap

Profit vs. Conservation

"...he finds touchy -- his surprise reorganization of our electric utility, in which he brought the city's Conservation Department,..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Dancing About Architecture

Eyes on the Prize

"...the power outage caused by the fire at the Seaholm Power Plant, and even after everything was up and..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Music Column

Off the Record

Scouting reports on Austin Psych Fest and Reckless Kelly's Celebrity Softball Jam

"...outing to date: a three-day reverb holiday at the Seaholm Power Plant that promises 58 bands across two stages,..."

April 29, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...And that's why we're also taking another look at electric service – the way Austin Energy provides – and..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

'Chronicle' Endorsements

May 14 City Council elections

"...a decorative wall around an energy substation near the Seaholm redevelopment. And while Riley's urbanist mindset will prove valuable..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature

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