Wal-Mart, Lowe's, and Their Friends and Foes

Big-box battles from South Austin to Lakeway

"...The big-box debate makes its formal debut at City Council today..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Boxed out

"...the City Council last week stood united on a big-box ordinance, voting 7-0 to keep mega-retail developments out of..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Developing Stories

Citizen passion against city-approved site plan for redeveloping Northcross Mall continues to run hot and deep

"...A fight against the nation's most powerful retailer (fueled in part by Wal-Mart's lack of corporate social..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Three Pint-Sized Specialty Food Stores Sprout in Austin

Hold me closer tiny grocer

"...Annie that contains all the sections of a traditional big-box grocery store in a convenience store size. The humble..."

April 9, 2021 Food Feature by Andrew Turner

Beside the Point

This week's cold spell had a chilling effect on public discussion of crucial items

"...Before this bitter wintry mix; before luxe retailers Downtown tried de-icing the Great Streets with imported Dead..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Center of Gravity

City's influx of new money and new businesses shifts council's political sails

"...by the same token, Mayor Kirk Watson's era of big deals. That split, along with the considerable personal contributions..."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Are We Masters of Our Domain?

Critics are concerned that rather than boosting local shops, a subsidy deal struck by City Council with developers of the Domain is dropping cash into an already successful project, filled with high-end stores

"...The Domain retail and residential park was supposed to attract upscale stores..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...entertainment venues and attracting small locally owned businesses and retail establishments. If $600,000 of annual tax incentives protect Austin's..."

April 23, 2004 Column

Point Austin: Conflict of Interest

Facing corporate tyranny, we're all "interested parties"

"...– Stacy Mitchell, author of Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Beside the Point: Their Northcross to Bear

Council wades into Wal-Mart's waters

"...feet, which, McCracken repeatedly declared, "makes it the largest retail establishment in central Texas outside of Cabela's and IKEA."..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Smart Growth Is Dead, Long Live Smart Growth

As Sixth + Lamar teeters, the Domain aims to pick up Austin's new-school incentive package.

"...$37 million in public investment to build its 42-acre retail project -- part of a 234-acre site the firm..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Georgetown Smackdown

Suburbanites Wrestle Over Managed Growth, Smart Growth, and "Stupid Growth"

"...of life. Council members are also explicitly opposed to "big box" retailers like Wal-Mart and Home Depot which, they..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Top 10 Developing Stories

Lessons Learned

"...new flood controls for Waller Creek, the Second Street retail district, density as climate protection, and a 2008 referendum..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Top 10 Developing Stories

Lessons Learned

"...new flood controls for Waller Creek, the Second Street retail district, density as climate protection, and a 2008 referendum..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...Is Wal-Mart back for more? The MoPac-and-Slaughter big-box battle isn't over; see Wal-Mart Ready for Round 2?...."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...embarked on the latest phase in its response to big box sprawl – developing meaningful design standards for large-scale..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Benign Growth?

The State of Affairs

"...their approval, citing their long wait for such a retail project, and the generosity of developers in working to..."

April 16, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Weird by Design

City's proposed design standards emphasize livability, walkability, and flexibility

"...he says, looks like Anywhere, USA, with national chain retailers doing business out of big-box outposts, cluttering up the..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Spacing Out in Round Rock

Carter, Paige, Christi, Doug, and two homeowners on 'Trading Spaces' in Central Texas

"...the designers. I do think the designers get a big kick out of pushing the envelope in the suburbs,..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

The Long Shadow of Wal-Mart

Place 1 candidates differ on development, environment

"...Going forward, he's looking at reducing plastic-bag use in retail outlets, merging the various police forces, and upgrading the..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...is that the designer they propose essentially constitutes one big unanswered question that is larger than the entire universe..."

July 25, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...efforts) fall prey to neighborhood self-interest in wanting cool retail shops and upscale housing but not space for quality..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

What's In Store

The city's self-storage business is changing as corporate giants push mom and pop operations aside.

"...we can't part with. But today's rented attics are bigger, fancier, and more costly than ever before. And they're..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

The Next New Neighborhood

City and residents plan a sustainable Colony Park

"...residents struggle with crime and a lack of transportation, retail, and entertainment options. Like any other neighborhood, "we want..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Adult Swim in a Box

Just because it's a cash grab doesn't mean it's a rip-off

"...Adult Swim in a BoxTurner Home Entertainment, $69.98..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Wal-Mart Suit Dropped

Property owner at MoPac and Slaughter gives up fight against city, Stratus

"..."conspiracies" they might come up with to prevent a big box from locating on the environmentally sensitive tract over..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

TCB

With Tower Records closing in June, North Loop's new Sound on Sound hopes to fill some of the void

"...be April Fools' Day, but the state of music retail in Austin is no laughing matter. Consider that a..."

April 2, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Smart Growth wouldn't be dead if it had stayed in touch with reality

"...Of course, with the first project out of the box -- the Domain mixed-use urban neo-mall across from IBM..."

July 4, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Domain of Wal-Mart

"...just marketing the Domain, their proposed North Austin urban retail village project. Last week, says Council Member Daryl Slusher,..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Austin @ Large: Painting by Numbers

Design standards turn out to be (maybe) more than just skin-deep

"...Throughout the last 18 months of running battles over big boxes and small businesses, the effort to create new..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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