Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to the city's search for a partner to reinvent Seaholm Power Plant. Two other teams missed Friday's deadlines by..."

Aug. 27, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...downtown domino – readying to seek proposals for reusing Seaholm Power Plant. See Seaholm Ready for Rebirth ...."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Won't Leave the Nest

Singing AMN's Praises

"...To say that their business plan in terms of projections is grossly underestimating what has occurred there -- I..."

May 21, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Developing Stories: Private Projects, Public Benefits

Could developers become Austin's new benefactors?

"...the broader public good. Developers of some high-dollar private projects in Central Austin are agreeing to provide public benefits..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Downtown Developments

"...by Kayte VanScoy, with contributions by Mike Clark-Madison, Kevin..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

Condo Clash

The Gotham Has Neighbors Up in Arms

"...and a half, he has opened two neoclassical condo projects in Houston resembling the one he proposes to build..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Movers & Shakers

A guide to Austin dance

"...Doyle Hancock's art; and Light: The Holocaust & Humanity Project, a courageous exploration of persecution and survival in movement...."

Dec. 4, 2015 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Streetcar Desires

The Austin streetcar has a consensus – it still needs champions

"...and regional partnering. Both are bigger than the streetcar project itself. As Central Texas slouches toward a regional vision..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Towers of Power

Are high-rises the key to a middle-class Downtown?

"...Burns is moving across Downtown, to the new Milago project currently under construction at the foot of Rainey Street,..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Your Beautiful New Home

Welcome to the City Hall you thought would never come

"...Street in each direction, from the Convention Center to Seaholm Power Plant. "It's a way of expressing monumentality. It's..."

Nov. 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chain Reaction

Downtown construction projects raise fears that Austin will lose its charm.

"...Congress Avenue, to the Convention Center, has a construction project under way, or is poised to see a project..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

Bond Election Cliffs Notes

General Obligation Bonds

"...Projects: Most prominent are a number of roadwork projects. Streets..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Joy of Bicycling in Austin

A one-person sociological study of springtime biking where every ride is his favorite

"...Nathan Wilkes, senior project designer of the city's Active Transportation Street Design Division,..."

April 21, 2023 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...development fee will prove an economic drag on successful projects and on affordable housing, especially Downtown. As condo-honcho Perry..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Where Are They Now?

The latest on this year's big digs

"...August. SSG principal John Rosato is known for community-oriented projects, including Penn Field and the Seaholm Power Plant redevelopment...."

Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

AMD and the Edwards Aquifer

SOS says mitigation offers aren't enough

"...History has shown us, however, that projects that start out as done deals turn out to..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

City Council announces that it will buy land for a proposed homeless shelter outright, after the Salvation Army placed stipulations on the sale of the downtown land which the city said it was unable to meet. Also, other council news.

"...Thursday that would have approved a $39 million construction project on Town Lake, citing a low percentage of women..."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Council Watch

The council approves on first reading an East Austin apartment complex 500 feet away from a plant where toxic chemicals are stored, but some council members are promising to scuttle the project if it comes back for final approval.

"...Before hatching speculative projects in industrial East Austin, affordable housing developers might want..."

June 30, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton

Council Watch

City and developer Gary Bradley reach agreeement on development

"...Choir, which planned to sing in opposition to the project, the Austin City Council postponed consideration of the Gotham..."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

New Rail Plan Rolled Out

The latest line on streetcars

"...and to Mueller. An extra Downtown spur could link Seaholm to the Long Center across Lady Bird Lake and..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

Two downtown projects uneasily launched

"...of the other five teams that competed for the project (standard protocol on most public-sector jobs) – creating the..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Seeing the Light

Capital Metro unveils plans for light rail, a bus-rapid-transit system, and HOV lanes for Austin.

"...ready in 2007, would be followed by additional rail projects that, by 2017, could stretch from Leander to the..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

From Runways to Sidewalks

The Mueller neighborhood at midcourse

"...for its success so far rests with both the project's design and the enthusiasm of its residents. The prospect..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...that $55 million since 2006, so it's an important project that made affordable housing available to a lot of..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Beside the Point

Council OKs permanent housing for homeless you need a car to access

"...upon its completion). Which raises the question: Is a project like Park Place Village immune from criticism? Ultimately, through..."

April 11, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...million Master Development Agreement for the redevelopment of the Seaholm Power Plant site today (Thursday, April 10). Naked City..."

April 11, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...who've advised the city on Mueller Airport redevelopment, the Seaholm District, and the Second Street retail project -- is..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sí World

Pulling the Rug Out

"...for growth." He added his request that on the project as a whole, for "any subcontracting that is done,..."

March 19, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Gay Place

Know what queers know!

"...just one!'" This interaction blossomed into a Reading Rainbow-inspired project encouraging folks to read about queer, trans, and feminist..."

June 29, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Checking Out Austin's New Central Library

Yes, the city’s “Library of the Future” still has books, but this 21st century facility is about so much more

"...But when brainstorming began in earnest in 2009, the project's lead imagineers – Brenda Branch, then-Austin Public Library director;..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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