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"...group of developers and architects who pushed through the Seaholm project Downtown … and we recently finalized a design..."

Aug. 30, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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

Restaging an Austin Music Awards Cover, 40 Years Later

David C. Fox's photo shoot proves 1982/83 winners are still gigging

"...ambitious quest to restage the photograph at its original Seaholm Power Plant location. For Jesse Sublett, founding member of..."

March 3, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Austin at Large: HealthSouth – Headed South?

A seemingly straightforward P3 deal instead brings Council’s tensions to the fore

"...the (undetermined) proceeds from this lease into the new project's housing. But making the numbers work is only part..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Storms Along the Waterfront

How much should the city invest in the Statesman PUD? Zero, or $400 million?

"...the site, which is also the southern end of Project Connect's Blue Line Bridge – price out to $28.7..."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: We’re Not Making More Land

Showdown at the Batcave Part 3: What’s the return on this $277 million investment?

"...tunnel once voter-approved bonds proved insufficient); and the former Seaholm Power Plant. All contain what is now private property..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Column 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

"...on a street called Electric Drive in the walkable Seaholm EcoDistrict, the 14-foot-tall Cloud Pavilion features a grouping of..."

May 28, 2021 Arts Feature by Vivie Behrens

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...(two), and most notably 2011's unforgettable shaking of the Seaholm Power Plant, the single disc Live at Levitation would've..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

50+ Restaurants to Try in Downtown Austin

Want a bite close to the action? We've got you covered for any mood, group, or time of day.

"...Austin Taco Project 500 E. Fourth, www.austintacoproject.com Your one-stop taco shop, featuring..."

March 13, 2020 Food Feature by Zelly Martin

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

The Stories Behind Austin’s Iconic Signs

How both classic neon and changing design continue to draw patrons to local restaurants and theatres

"..."It gives the impression of frames going through the projector lens," explained AFS Head of Film & Creative Media..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Jessi Cape

Causing Trouble as We Smiled: A Dusty Story

Playwright Timothy Braun remembers the canine companion who changed his life

"...I pulled into a small parking lot across from Seaholm, turned off my motor, put my hands over my..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Arts Feature by Timothy Braun

The Roosevelt Room Stands Its Ground in a New Downtown

How the right lease negotiations kept the Fifth Street bar in business

"...As Downtown Austin was growing tall and fancy from Seaholm to Rainey, Fifth and Lavaca stalled. Almost all of..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

40 Restaurants to Try in Downtown Austin

Check off all your food goals without leaving the city center

"...Austin Taco Project500 E. Fourth, www.austintacoproject.com Your one-stop taco shop, featuring an..."

March 15, 2019 Food Feature by Jessika Roth

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...part of the family ranch for Bradley's Circle C project. Native State..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

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

Robert Faires' Top 10 Dance and Classical Treasures of 2017

Much outstanding new dance and music this year took its cue from the world around us and pressing social issues

"...PANCHO VILLA FROM A SAFE DISTANCE (Ballroom Marfa/Golden Hornet Project/Fusebox Festival) You couldn't be safe seeing Graham Reynolds' chamber..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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

Omnibus Resolution Report Arrives

Mayor’s plan to save Austin music takes shape

"...• Licensing Austin Music Project (LAMP) would motivate businesses to use Austin music in..."

June 27, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Public Notice: Bridges From the Past to the Future

Take a walk along the historic bridges of Shoal Creek

"...the 12th Street Bridge, a depression-era Works Progress Admini­stra­tion project that would now be considered socialism in action, the..."

March 11, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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

Public Notice: Words to the Wise

You have to know the rules ...

"...The Seaholm Intake Facility is an art deco building right on..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: A Tale of Two PUDs

It's not too soon to aim for green space

"...The Seaholm Intake facility, once the pump house for the Seaholm..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Return of Ellen Fullman & The Long String Instrument

The Bay Area composer performs with Austin's New Music Co-op

"...Area, returned to play the Long String Instrument at Seaholm Power Plant in 2010 and UT's Battle Hall in..."

Aug. 10, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Headlines

It's Old World Order vs. New in this week's news blast

"...Ventures announced the Independent, to be built at the Seaholm development project – at 58 stories slated to be..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature

Booking Austin's Library Future

City hopes new Central Library will be global trailblazer

"...The new building is a huge project. Located on Cesar Chavez, next to the Seaholm Power..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: From the Brow of Zeus

City considering economic development agreement with AthenaHealth

"...– to become the major corporate tenant at Downtown's former Seaholm Power Plant, well on its way to becoming a..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council Preview: The Cloud of Athena

Healthcare software firm considering a deal for Seaholm

"...– to become a corporate tenant at Downtown’s former Seaholm Power Plant...."

Jan. 20, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Cheer Up Charlie's Out, La Corsha In

East Sixth game-changer faces a new owner and lease non-renewal

"...Hospitality Group, the folks behind development, restoration, and redevelopment projects Bar Congress and Congress Austin, the historic Driskill Hotel,..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Then There's This: Turf Fight at Auditorium Shores

Dog owners challenge city's plan to shrink off-leash play space

"...ask for. PARD's Marty Stump, who's overseeing the park project, said some minor revisions to the off-leash park (including..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

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