The Pecan Street Project

Austin and AE form high tech partnership for the next big challenge in clean energy

"...Can the city of Austin become a savior of the nation's energy..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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Share the Smart Growth

"...Having just completed many months serving on the Smart Growth Task Force and, at last week's Smart Growth..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column

Austin @ Large: The Writing on the Wall

If neighborhoods don't embrace Smart Growth, the city as a whole will get stuck with stupid growth.

"...Planning Commission a request that, if approved by the City Council, could limit the residential density of part of..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

City lays out new housing program, Southpark Meadows goes for world-class venue, Zilker Neighborhood Association holds council candidates forum

"...The city's oft-stated commitment to affordable housing got some new teeth..."

April 28, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Austin Partners With Corporations to Solve Mobility Problems

The City:One Challenge "puts residents at the center of the mobility conversation"

"...whining and start solving Austin's mobility problems with the City:One Challenge, a collaboration between the city and corporate partners..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Spitting Into Fires

Mayor Adler rolls out bond proposal on tight deadline

"...that by beginning to fix Austin's transportation woes, the city can be more affordable for people where they live,..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Housing Heartburn or Marijuana?

Short-term rentals remain contentious

"...He holds licenses to operate them, and pays quarterly city and state hotel occupancy taxes on the income. However,..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Natalia Ciolko

Creating Sustainability

City plans Colony Park project as a long-term Eastside neighborhood

"...slab of nothing. But not for much longer. The city has three years – and a $3 million planning..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Genius of the Crowd ... Source

Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

"...years now, the only thing welcomed by the official city of Aus­tin website has been bedlam. The only process..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Building the Perfect Beast for Skylines

Director Liam O'Donnell on evolving the Skyline aliens

"...brains to run their slave machines? That was the challenge for the makers of Skylines, in cinemas and available..."

Dec. 17, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

“Raul Gonzalez: Doing Work” at grayDUCK Gallery

The show’s images of construction work and fatherhood challenge expectations of masculinity, domesticity, immigrant work, and art

"...display in a video of him moving throughout a city and occasionally at an in-gallery live performance on a..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Arts Review by Melany Jean

The Usual Suspects

The first year of the Will Wynn era closes to very mixed reviews, as Austinites wonder whether the city leadership is floundering.

"...Last year, when Will Wynn became our city's 50th mayor, Austinites found their seats, grabbed their popcorn,..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

Water Gate: Is LCRA Offering City a Whale of a Deal?

"...-- Austin City Council Member Beverly Griffith..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council: Let's Hear It for Humanity

Anti-refugee resolution dies in committee

"...It’s not a frenetic week for City Council business, not only because we’ve entered the holiday..."

Dec. 2, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Council Recap: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two Southeast projects divide dais; APD’s state grants OK’d

"...At its Aug. 27 meeting, City Council approved several state grants to the Austin Police..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Aztex Bring Back Paul Dalglish

Austin Aztex pull off coaching coup

"...Another smart move from the Austin Aztex today. They announced that..."

Aug. 4, 2014 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

How the Hotrods Took the Gold

Hotrod Honeys dominate Hell Marys to take championship, Hustlers fall to Honky Tonk Heartbreakers

"...year's champs the Hell Marys must have known the smart money was on the Honeys. A straight 3-0 season;..."

Aug. 4, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Use Only as Directed

Patenting the Formula

"...-- to be precise, back in 1994 when the city first formed the Citizens Planning Committee, whose report is..."

Aug. 20, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

East Timor. Campaign Finance Reform. Napster. Living Wages. Little Richard.

"...the Chronicle took regarding my settlement negotiations with the city of Austin. Believe me, I know that on any..."

May 26, 2000 Column

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Benefits of Frankenfoods

"...Challenge Sprawl..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column

Urban on the Rocks

It's the Sprawl, Y'all

"...So Smart Growth can, to the untrained or jaded eye, look..."

April 30, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Attempting to Comply

With a new name and a new boss, Code Compliance tries to become more 'people-friendly'

"...building permit violations, Austin's new Code Compliance Director Carl Smart should expect to take the rough with ... the..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Riding the Rail

The challenge for Capital Metro: convincing voters that the new light rail isn't the old light rail that they rejected last year

"...or better development could be to everyone's benefit. The challenge before Capital Metro and the city of Austin is..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Expanding on neighborhood expansion, taking C. Robison to task, and much more.

"...a precursor to developing the 11 tracts using similar Smart Growth ideas. Under the city's SMART Housing Plan, this..."

July 13, 2001 Column

Solving Georgian Acres' Mobility Problem With Buses, Bikes, and Scooters

Solar-powered mobility hub planned for "transit desert"

"...The Austin Transportation Depart­ment's Smart Mobility Office, UT-Austin, and local nonprofit Jail to Jobs..."

Oct. 1, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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Who has the ego problem?

"...D'Amico correctly points out the challenge that the LCRA faces in carrying out its responsibility..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Column

Manifesto Destiny

Literate pop, the Elephant 6 in your Parish

"...having to inhale secondhand fumes while explaining that as smart as Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy is, everyone mispronounces the..."

July 23, 2004 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Riding the Tech Titanic

Austin looks for recovery after the dot-com bust.

"...Two years ago, if we had been smart, we could have saved time by simply running the..."

March 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...PAM HART QUARTET: In a city with many wonderful jazz singers, Pam Hart is one..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...my time on the council and my work on city projects. I've actually told people that I think everybody..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

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