The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...elected and otherwise, to guide Austin out of today's economic wilderness -- and after decades of misperception or neglect,..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...the APD budget; larger percentage increases for Libraries and Development Services represent a much smaller dollar figure. The Raw..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...I've spent a lot of time dealing with land development codes in Austin, and also in cities across the..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Revving Up for Slow Times

How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession

"...Central Texas, helps entrepreneurs who contribute to broader community economic revitalization. Many of its clients operate on thin margins;..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...as a new emphasis on community outreach and real development of long-term goals, existing programs will be more effective,..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Completing Communities'

A conversation with Kathie Tovo

"...– that will be one tool to measure how development is going to impact schools. It was a recommendation..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...growth mode, Austin values its natural places. As infill development heats up and the central city densifies, neighborhood parks..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Clean Energy: Austin's Next Boom?

A Preview of Clean Energy Potential in Central Texas

"...new industry for Austin, with job-creating prowess and the economic potential of the semiconductor industry? Or is the "next..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Courtney Barry

The City of Austin Is Still Tweaking the Live Music Fund

Music Commission plans 2025 grant program, meets new ACME director

"...The Austin Music Commission and Economic Development Department continue to tweak the ever-changing Austin Live..."

March 28, 2025 Music Feature by Angelina Liu

Council: Boom Times, Boom Incentives

City considers deals with Websense and Dropbox

"...this afternoon (Feb. 20), Council will consider two more economic development incentive deals: one for San Diego-based cyber-security firm..."

Feb. 21, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...have, will at least direct growth into our Desired Development Zone, currently undesired because it has lousy infrastructure. But..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...only have a small impact on a months-long budget development process that had already been shaped by the ravages..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

There Goes the Sun

Austin's clean-energy industry appears poised to take off -- but city leaders seem surprisingly unenthusiastic.

"...What about the business community? Local economic-development mavens -- such as those behind the Chamber of..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Sausage Link

How Elgin got the New Urbanist transit dream

"...Coffee and Dennis Sheehan, director of the Elgin Economic Development Corp., are conducting a driving tour through the..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Streetcar Desires

The Austin streetcar has a consensus – it still needs champions

"...this article – presents "the basis for discussion among economic stakeholders at the local level in forming a partnership..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Suburban Blight

Austinites' Escape to the 'Burbs Backfires

"...by sprawl - isn't amenable to the sorts of redevelopment traditionally applied to blighted urban areas. The jillions of..."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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?

"...opens into an expanse of country, though new subdivision developments already dot the tight, winding road. Addison's 8-acre plot..."

May 27, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

An Honest Ballot

A look at what you're actually going to be voting on

"...b) limit the City's ability to influence development in proposed utility and special districts in the extraterritorial..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Sounds Like a Plan … or Three

City Council hears reports on Merck, racism, and housing

"...or less, were three reports: 1) a briefing by Economic Development staff on the proposed economic incentive deal with..."

April 10, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...Scope: Land use and development patterns, transportation, mass transit, traffic/congestion, water/wastewater, solid waste, energy,..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Culture Cash

Austin's artists and arts groups are working hard to survive the economic downturn, and now more than ever it's essential for the city that they do.

"...Rise of the Creative Class, that's laid out in economic terms: Artists enhance their cities' quality of life and..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Get on the Bus

illustration by Doug Potter

"...different light than did previous councils. Contention over the development of East Austin is legendary, especially since the ascension..."

July 25, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

City of Dreams

Visions in Earlier Austin Plans Not Unlike Our Own

"...city council, but formed the major basis of the Development Plan crafted by city staff and adopted in 1961;..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature

Point Austin: A Taste for Apple

When the big corporate boys come calling, the city pays the fees

"...rebated real and personal property taxes of the proposed economic development deal with Apple Inc., to be formally considered..."

March 23, 2012 News Column by Michael King

SXQ&A: TMS Ruge

Project Diaspora co-founder and SXSW speaker talks African tech

"...a rolling discussion about whether aid helps or hinders development. How damaging is the presumption that the only technology..."

March 13, 2010 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Developing Stories: Controlling Developers

The hidden costs of Proposition 2

"...Mueller and the Domain are the two major city development-incentive contracts that would be affected by Proposition 2, the..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...clique views the COA as a weapon of mass development...."

April 28, 2006 Column

Austin @ Large: Every Day Is Halloween

But will only the good corporate kids get the candy?

"...unique importance to a City Hall that's supposedly made economic development its highest priority...."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Shorty's is Still Closed

Yes, Folks...

"...Which, more or less, it is. But it isn't economic blight or redlining by local banks that keeps it..."

June 23, 1995 News Feature by Chris Walters

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...sounds like a parody of an Austin utopia, the development is real, and the first phase is planned to..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

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