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If loving new City Manager Toby Futrell is wrong, we don't want to be right; longtime Books Editor Clay Smith departs, to the chagrin of almost everyone.

"...SH 130 but that constructing roads through areas where development is desired is a sane way to control growth;..."

June 7, 2002 Column by Louis Black

She's One of Us

Mike Clark-Madison Profiles New City Manager Toby Futrell

"...city embarked on a wholesale rewrite of its Land Development Code, Futrell was in charge, and even though the..."

June 7, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Not Empowered Yet

East Austin gets passed over for a HUD empowerment zone.

"...week by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. But the yearlong effort to apply for an Austin..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...The Rivery Partners development group, who bought a tract of land from the..."

Dec. 14, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

News shorts

"...which the council voted 7-0 to pass an "emergency" development ordinance. "We contend that the 'emergency' passage of [the..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

A long-awaited decision on the rezoning of the Bennett Tract, which has sat vacant awaiting redevelopment for more than 10 years, should happen this Thursday.

"...as planned, the council will determine just what Riata Development Corp. can and can't build on the tract, whose..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Mapping Calle Ancha

The Avenue That Existed Before That Big Parking Lot in the Sky, I-35, Was Built

"...avenues. It's not at the center of debates between pro-development mavericks and historical preservationists like Rainey Street. It doesn't..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

Naked City

City Council announces that it will buy land for a proposed homeless shelter outright, after the Salvation Army placed stipulations on the sale of the downtown land which the city said it was unable to meet. Also, other council news.

"...by Council Member Will Wynn to prohibit all new development around the Travis County Criminal Justice Center, where the..."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

Plans for the Bennett tract, potentially a major economic blockbuster for East Austin, are still ongoing and may include small retail, offices, and some residential.

"...doesn't have to get involved. The council prohibited local development firm Riata, which proposed a mixed-use office park for..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Tying the Knot: A Drama

Yes, the merger of Austin's Paramount Theatre and State Theater Company is a business affair, but since theatres traffic in stories, human dramas that talk to us about life, this historic event deserves to be looked at as a story, the story of a wedding between two neighbors.

"...suffered the fate of so many of the nation's downtown cinemas: a shift to less prestigious Hollywood product and..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Council Watch

The council approves on first reading an East Austin apartment complex 500 feet away from a plant where toxic chemicals are stored, but some council members are promising to scuttle the project if it comes back for final approval.

"...were it built, could stake a claim for residential development in the heart of an industrial zone dominated by..."

June 30, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton

Council Watch

Citizens voice their approval of the recommendations of the Police Oversight Focus Group; proposed City Hall balloons and its price tag grows; Rainey Street Historic District nears its day of reckoning.

"...The 33-year-old dilemma: What will become of the downtown Rainey Street Historic District?..."

June 9, 2000 News Column by Jonathan David Carroll

A Room With a View

Steve Wertheimer prepares to open a second Continental Club -- in Houston.

"...the three-hour drive. Wertheimer is understandably excited about this development. Standing in what will eventually become the ladies' room,..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Council Watch

Council moves out of City Hall annex, addresses the needs of poor, examines csc's record on hiring minority contractors, approves neighborhood proposal for the chamption tract, names a designer of the Mexican American Culture Center.

"...contracting firms for subcontract jobs in the company's huge downtown construction project. Representatives from both the Hispanic and Black..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of commerce boosterism for the dumb and disastrous 1960s downtown U.S. urban renewal that eliminated the old, ugly, and..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

Naked City

North American Properties pulls out of Triangle project; Charlie Jones of Middleman Music heads up New Year's Eve celebration downtown, Bernice Butler leaves her directors post at the ARA, Darlene Byrne runs for judges seat, Dawnna Dukes has an opponent.

"...builder that replaced Post Properties in the Triangle Square development, is now off the project after only recently signing..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council Watch

The Gotham Cometh: Town Lake Condo Clears First Hurdle; Council Moves On to Water

"...year, took this dig: In talking about the dense development surrounding the site of the planned Gotham condominiums on..."

Oct. 8, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Double Vision

When in Doubt...

"...The council will have to keep watching the park development closely over the next 10 years. And throughout that..."

July 30, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...or Red lines, or on the "Orange Line" from downtown to the new airport, or the "Green Line" straight..."

July 9, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...permits. Preliminary analyses show the bill could "grandfather" three downtowns' worth of development over the Barton Springs Aquifer, Rather..."

May 21, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Rumblings on the street have it that the Downtown Austin Alliance and the Real Estate Council of Austin..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature

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"...no longer have much meaning), vote green or vote development, the economy is more in control than the government...."

May 7, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...guide to visitors bent on negotiating the streets of downtown. The reason? Most of the street names are misspelled..."

May 7, 1999 News Feature

Urban on the Rocks

It's the Sprawl, Y'all

"...Smart Growth ladder, such as the proposal of new development standards, designed to increase density and intensity, for "transit..."

April 30, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Done Deal

Amending the CSC Deal

"...of Liberty Lunch. "I think it's a great thing downtown, and I think it's long overdue." Pratz was teary-eyed,..."

April 9, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

Postmarks

Plan for People, Not Cars

"...Beyond whatever tax subsidies/incentives CSC is getting for moving downtown, there is a hidden cost that will be paid..."

March 26, 1999 Column

Growth Spurt

Nine Shows That Transported Me

"...Public Domain, where I am artistic director, but Anne's development as an actor for a variety of companies over..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...the country at 11:45am Friday, Jan. 8, at the downtown post office, 510 Guadalupe. Friday's protest is part of..."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Feature

New Urban Sagas

Mueller Mutation

"...It's hard to argue that the redevelopment of Robert Mueller Municipal Airport is small stuff. The..."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Altered States

Daryl and His Other Brother Daryl

"...lawyer Bill Bunch was seen laughing it up with development lawyer Richard Suttle at the victory party after the..."

May 15, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

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