How Much Will Rent Increase if Voters Approve Austin ISD Property Tax Boost?

Most renters can expect less than $35 change in monthly rent

"...If Austin school leaders ask voters to approve a property tax..."

May 31, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...Austin's next mayor will only serve two years before facing..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Guide to Austin Lakes and What to Do on Them

Boating, ziplining, and more water activities to enjoy

"...There are a lot of reasons to visit Austin – the live music and great food, for starters...."

Aug. 24, 2021 Chronolog Post by Avery Wohleb

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...Welcome to Austin! It hasn't always been like this. Will it always..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Election Ticker: Race for Austin's Next Mayor Heats Up

Israel kicks off quest to make history in mayoral race, plus more news

"...Rep. Celia Israel officially launched her campaign to be Austin's next mayor. If elected, Israel would be only the..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Here's How Austin's Last-Minute City Budget Battles Played Out

How advocates' calls for action were and weren't answered

"...Council Member Vanessa Fuentes); additional funding to ensure the Austin Police Department can continue employing 10 Victim Services counselors,..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Can the Austin Airport Speed Up Its Sorely Needed Expansion?

Explosive growth and understaffing lead to long lines and near-misses

"...In 2023, Austin broke into the list of the 10 largest cities..."

May 24, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief

The ol' homestead

"...and provides no direct benefit to the majority of Austin households who rent. Council also approved an increased exemption..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Playback: Hole Lotta Rent

The historic Hole in the Wall is in danger of closing. So who's to blame?

"...venue is in danger of closing due to a rent increase. He said his attempts to initiate lease renewal..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Austin Eats

ACL's food court, 10 years later

"...Creole cuisines. With the Jazz Fest model in mind, Austin City Limits organizers sought to provide a similar experience..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Bands Are Practicing Again, but Does Austin Have Enough Rehearsal Space for Them?

A love letter and state-of-affairs on the practice space scene

"...tell you a secret: I have dreams about the [Austin Rehearsal Complex], a couple a year," reveals Don Harvey,..."

June 18, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Gets Compared to a Lot of Cities. But Is Life Better There?

Shopping for home

"...There are plenty of reasons to love Austin and the enormous, unique state it’s part of...."

Feb. 21, 2025 News Feature by Abe Asher

City of Austin Proclaims "Local Disaster," Cancels SXSW in Response to Coronavirus Fears

City officials emphasize preparedness, not panic

"...At a City Hall press conference, Mayor Steve Adler..."

March 6, 2020 SXSW Post by Austin Sanders

How Austin’s Mayoral Race Is Shaping Up So Far

Mayor Kirk Watson continues to bide his time

"...The Nov. 5 election has two more candidates for Austin voters to consider: Kathie Tovo and Carmen Llanes Pulido,..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: People Can’t Live at the Bank

We should spend money to help people and build more homes. Is that so hard?

"...is that of staff writer Michelle Pitcher of the Austin Business Journal, who monthly has to write up the..."

March 18, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...On Friday, Oct. 4, city planners released their initial..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin's WriteByNight Is a Writer's Port in the Media Storm

Goldberg & Duhr: Easing the agony of blocks and deadlines

"...A writing center, right? In which working or wannabe..."

Feb. 6, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

East Austin Studio De-Tour

Homesteading artists face city code challenges – and raise old fears – in changing neighborhoods

"...the last address on a dead-end street in East Austin. From the road, you can see the front of..."

July 15, 2011 News Feature by Mike Kanin

When I'm 64

Veteran musicians retire to Austin

"...for a permanent winter. He'd set his sights on Austin years before, telling Doug Sahm of his intentions. "You..."

Feb. 4, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Nowhere to Play

The Cost of Art, Part I: Austin's growth and rising rent take out theatre venues, one by one

"...six months of searching to find a venue to rent for Out of Ink, an annual show which will..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...are being put to page, another vital piece of Austin is in danger of being taken away. Who knows..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Exiled From Main Street

Can Austin's stock of affordable housing keep pace with high-speed growth?

"...glamorous limo-laden life at their new company ... in Austin, Texas...."

June 28, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

No Room at the Complex

Renters scramble for housing as dirt churns on new condos

"...Like tens of thousands of my fellow Austinites, I'm still hanging pictures, cleaning up after the cable..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Red River Clubs Grapple With Downtown Homelessness

Beggars, hustlers, and dealers make you wonder how Downtown music keeps from going under

"...owners and club workers on Red River are growing increasingly worried that the legions of beggars, hustlers, drug dealers,..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Park Benched

The Cost of Art, Part II: Without enough buyers for art, local galleries like Tiny Park can't make the rent

"...Miguel Aragon's exhibition. The blunt facts ... the rising rent has gotten too high for our limited personal resources,..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Feature by Seth Orion Schwaiger

We Can't Make It Here Anymore

As the city's Economic Development Department readies its recommendations to City Council on Mayor Adler's Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution, is it already too late for local artists in terms of local affordability?

"...limbo of the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, unincorporated land near the Austin city limits. Short drive, but a world away...."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

As Council Works to Improve Affordability With HOME, How Will Displacement Factor In?

Research shows small lots boost affordability though concerns linger

"...Council prepares to pass the most substantive changes to Austin’s Land Development Code in more than a decade, tensions..."

Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Arts Funding Skipped Established Arts Organizations. Will They Survive?

Reforms to Austin’s arts grants threaten to disrupt the city’s cultural ecosystem

"...Two years ago, the city of Austin’s Economic Development Department enacted a huge overhaul of its..."

Oct. 25, 2024 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

We Luv Video Celebrating Opening Weekend

Video rental nonprofit hopes to sign up 500 members

"...Briggs famously said that the drive-in will never die. Austin is proving that the video rental store ain't done..."

July 28, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

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

"...In the ongoing debate about Austin's Land Development Code rewrite, there's usually a point when..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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