Five Things to Appreciate on the West Austin Studio Tour

Highlights of the sunset side of the ambulatory artistic experience

"...The Austin Studio Tour, presented by those artful movers and shakers..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Pushing Skyward on West Seventh

Another supertall condominium tower seeks to push envelope of what Austin accepts as Downtown

"...tower that seeks to push the envelope of what Austin accepts as Downtown. This test-case project – a 32-story,..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Austin Interfaith

Organizing Austin One Congregation at a Time

"...Once or twice a year, Austin's politicians and politician wannabes attend one of these accountability..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Austin’s Least-Loved Landfill May Be Poised to Grow Again

The other ACL: The Austin Community Landfill

"...near one of the state's most controversial dumps. The Austin Community Landfill actually lies next to its namesake city,..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...For the second time in three years, Austin's unbeloved Interstate 35 has been "recognized" by the influential..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Stories

"...of that money will go to the city of Austin. The City Council agreed last week to spend its..."

Aug. 30, 2002 News Feature

'Dream City' or Neighborhood Threat?

A proposed church development has some residents losing sleep

"...local pastor's vision for a peaceful 53-acre tract in Southwest Austin, the collective antenna of Oak Hill neighborhoods has..."

March 25, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin's Pool System Will Collapse If We Don't Save It

Shall we dive in?

"...The pitfalls of Austin's pool system are so enduring that they have inspired..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin Energy's Quest to Bring Solar Power to Renters and the Less Wealthy

What can new incentive programs and community solar projects do for the city's most abundant energy source?

"...From the top of a Downtown skyscraper, looking west, there's a better chance of catching the twinkling reflection..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Neighborhood Soup

"...The ghost of Austin appeared quickly on July 15, as 13 community groups..."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Sustainable Secret

Student-founded Green Is the New Black makes renewable energy at Huston-Tillotson

"...college campus. Based at Huston-Tillotson University in central East Austin, the group holds events, raises funds, and advocates for..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...trader named Daniel H. Caswell found his way to Austin from Tennessee. Five years later, he built himself a..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

West Side Tour-y

Big Medium lets artists on the other side of I-35 in on the fun

"...So east is east and west is west, and never the twain shall meet, huh?..."

May 18, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Neighborhood Bankers or International Big Shots?

Laredo National Bank opens a branch in Austin, trailing a big fine and a clouded political and financial history.

"...Reserve Board history, has made its entry into the Austin marketplace -- opening its doors for business in one..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Point Austin: Dear Occupant

Austin welcomes all newcomers – but we don't know where to put them

"...residents vs. the current six) in certain single-family-zoned residential neighborhoods ... for the next two years. It's hardly a..."

Feb. 21, 2014 News Column by Michael King

West, Ammonium Nitrate, And the Myopia of Terrorism

House hearing shows emphasis on public safety, not health and safety

"...Security and Public Safety into late month's disaster in West, Texas. Nevertheless, the question was raised: With its emphasis..."

May 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

East-West Dissent

Neighborhood Concerns

"...fellow councilmembers pay lip service to the concerns of Austin's Eastside, yet continue to stand idly by while outsiders..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Clark's Oyster Bar and Sam Beam Welcome Billy Reid to the Clarksville Neighborhood

West Sixth keeps it classy with designer duds, oysters, and champagne

"...There's a refreshing air of gentility around West Sixth Street these days that allows for a bit..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Events Post by Cara Tillman

Austin's Political Ecosystem

Swearingen's Environmental City tells the inner history of city politics

"...city to lend her a hand. Together with community groups and neighbors along the creek, Fish created Austin's first..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Cool Austin, Cool Planet

This Earth Day, the ambitious Austin Climate Protection Plan celebrates a first year of slow, quiet, but impressive progress

"...than a year – do you know where your Austin Climate Protection Plan is?..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

A New Plan for Austin ISD?

School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust

"...Everybody running in, and many people observing, the current Austin ISD school board election agrees that things need to..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

So You Want to Redistrict Austin?

The process – and what’s at stake – with redrawing our City Council districts

"...to be a member of the commission that drew Austin's first single-­member Council districts. "I said, 'No, I don't..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Austin Horror Anthology Scare Package Comes Home For Other Worlds

Laughs and screams in Under Worlds center piece film

"...Get ready for a surprise! Scare Package, the Austin-made anthology comedy-horror, will get its home town debut next..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin ISD: Brister Exit Changes the Game

District 3 trustee withdrawal rewrites board dynamics

"...a phone call: There were big changes in the Austin ISD district 3 election. Briefly before the chamber of..."

Oct. 14, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: MUD Rising

Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes

"...week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review one Austin-based voting-rights case and rejected another, in a revealing coincidence..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Here Comes the Neighborhood

Capital Metro, City Hall, and Eastside neighbors come together to share their hopes -- and fears -- for the Saltillo corridor.

"...and office space that inevitably will serve the entire Austin community, not just the barrio. Historically, not everyone has..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Dawson: Birth of a Neighborhood

Lightsey Road, Between Congress and First

"...than 1,100 households within its boundaries, the year-old Dawson Neighborhood Association (DNA) could be the subject of a lot..."

July 14, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...wet in the Northwest tonight, and the auditorium of the Portland Adventist Hospital..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...Austin ISD's bond package has something for every campus, as..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...one thing that almost everyone can agree on in Austin, it's that our transportation situation is unacceptable and unsustainable...."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

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