The Making of Downtown North

The Domain may sound like just another fancy mall – but planners say it's the seed of a second Austin

"...European town street – three- and four-story buildings with apartments above street-front stores, broken up by small plazas and..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...and as a "he," Mr. Smith validates in a small but very meaningful way the prejudice and intolerance that..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Column

Where the Sidewalks End

Austin's patchwork sidewalk system has a history – and just maybe a better future

"...many central neighborhoods, forcing walkers, commuters, runners, families with small kids and strollers, and people with disabilities out into..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Municipal Death Match!

With five council seats open, mayor and Place 1 look like the headliners

"...broadening financial literacy classes and programs such as microlending (small loans targeted to small businesses). She also proposes broadening..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Shrinking Schools

While the suburbs sprawl, central city schools count their children – and their blessings

"...out. Of course, housing trends involve dozens of factors (apartments, for example, usually pump out a fresh batch of..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Day Trips

Nothing seems to recharge the batteries like relaxing in a rocking chair on the front porch of a cottage surrounded by sounds of nature

"...at home. The nightly rate of $125 includes a small breakfast left in your refrigerator. For information, call 800/235-2004..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Collating the Underexposed

Chris Nicholas and Austin's STAPLE! Independent Media Expo

"...zines and possible literary masterworks out of their own apartments...."

March 4, 2005 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Between Round Rock and a Hard Place

Northridge Acres can't find water, water anywhere.

"...flow through them. All of the pipes are too small and hooked to too many houses...."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Room at the Inn

Case Marianella homeless shelter provides a badly needed haven for homeless Spanish-speaking immigrants.

"...immigrant community. It is located in a neighborhood of small, postwar-era bungalows, near downtown on Austin's Eastside. Ordinarily, residents..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Anna Hanks

Oh, Build Me a Home

Architects Espouse "Traditional Neighborhood Districts"

"...front porch. Forget about yard work with your low-maintenance small lot. Affordable living in a traditional atmosphere, complete with..."

May 23, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

Could the new land development code actually make Austin less affordable?

"...entitlements will incentivize demolitions of existing market-affordable housing (and small retail spaces, as well). Paradoxically, the proposed new entitlements..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Mahogany Project Makes Space for Queer People of Color

The latest performance by the theatre collective embraces joy

"...piece, titled Their Own Receive Them Not, is one small slice of a larger performance by the Mahogany Project,..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Feature by Trey Gutierrez

Then There's This: Split Views on ADUs

'Granny flats' measure breaks from the CodeNext pack

"...Dwelling Units, also known as ADUs, granny flats, in-law apartments, secondary dwellings ... and so forth...."

June 20, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

The Rest of the Dais

The candidates and issues of Places 2, 5, and 6

"...the endorsement, as the group is controlled by a small Eastside faction sore with Martinez over neighborhood issues. On..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Making of an Endorsement

"...language of the charter amendment. That doesn't just protect small, locally owned businesses, but existing Wal-Marts too...."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Zero-Energy Homes and Hope Break Ground in Montopolis

The city shoots for energy efficiency and affordability in low-income neighborhood

"...GBP Project Manager Richard Morgan, "take steps to make small-scale, distributed energy part of Austin Energy's business plan." "We..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Naked City

South Austinites aren't too happy with proposed zoning changes.

"...resident Kelley Smoot says "at least 200" residents and small-business owners have signed a petition opposing the changes to..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Chapter 1: Before the Beginning

The Austin Chronicle is founded and struggles quite a bit.

"...scene, had closed. Stevie Ray Vaughan was still playing small clubs. The music scene was in transition. The city's..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Ruling the Roost

Austin Preeminent Concert Promoter Ponders Retirement

"...colorful tales over the ensuing decades, but they're a small part of his story. As Austin's most successful concert..."

June 1, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Postmarks

The Chronicle endorsements (or lack thereof) under fire.

"...working to better East Austin. Twenty years-plus is no small amount of service to the people who would be..."

May 5, 2000 Column

Mapping the Future

Seven longtime Austinites talk about Smart Growth, neighborhood planning, and the future of Central Austin in an October roundtable discussion.

"...pulls out a slim, stapled pamphlet: a handbook guiding small builders and developers -- whether nonprofit like GNDC or..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Plan for People, Not Cars

"...to start planning for people, not cars. A few apartments downtown isn't enough...."

March 26, 1999 Column

Music Amidst Used Furniture

The History of the Red River Strip

"...or really don't have a good place to start. Smaller and more acoustic stuff, too, solo acts." Mostly, though,..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

Exploring the McNeil Crossing Strip Mall

Exceptional forays into Indian and Vietnamese cuisine, plus a short trip to Subway

"...Pulling in, I notice Apartments NOW! encouraging walk-ins for FREE APARTMENT LOCATION. Then it..."

April 12, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

Uyghur Skewers Meet the American Dream at Camino Alamo BBQ

Smoke on the West Campus sidewalk

"...his helpers fan the coals, replenishing them from the small hearth behind them, moving the skewered meats from one..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Food Feature by Evan Rodriguez

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck

Change is coming, but how much?

"...ETOD goals. It needs to protect business owners, especially small businesses, in the city's transit corridors throughout the Project..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...Night Lights captured the high-stakes drama and romanticism of small-town Texas football – and catapulted the group to national..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

The Roosevelt Room Stands Its Ground in a New Downtown

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

"...no investors other than Lavenue's dad, joining with a small share. They immediately reopened the existing event venue the..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

City Council Returns to Land Use Code Conversation

"Everybody is really saying the same thing"

"...in mid-2018, but others would like to focus on small area plans and "context-sensitive" decisions rather than blanket upzonings,..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

As Long As There's a Plan

Council, "people" co-exist on effort to create affordable housing

"...Home Depot at I-35 and St. Johns sits a small "pocket park" – two picnic tables and a few..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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