Faster Than Sound: City on the Fence Regarding Red River’s Homeless Problem

Red River merchants push to finally enclose dangerous alley with 10-foot fence, electro-pop diva p1nkstar touches down at Fuego ATX, and more

"...On Jan. 16, Nicole Klepadlo from the city's Economic Development Department and Red River Cultural District Merchants Association..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council: Not Enough Hours in the Day

How about a meeting about the meeting?

"...today (Thursday), and another couple of policy sessions (morning: economic development; afternoon: "cost of living and quality of life")..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...services earning $880 million – would result in an economic impact of $1.6-2.4 billion, and 27,000-33,000 direct and indirect..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

City Plans '[re]Manufacture' for Landfill

City hopes to create jobs while moving Austin closer to its zero-waste goals

"...$1 million grant for the project from the U.S. Economic Development Administration...."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Point Austin: Grackle Eaten Here

There's a bitter taste accompanying any Formula One deal – good or bad

"...I haven't yet been convinced either by the glowing economic predictions of the event supporters ("free money!") or by..."

June 17, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Developing Stories: 'Every Day It's Getting Worse'

Strategic Mobility Plan marks a way out of permanent gridlock

"...yet has barely dipped a toe into the transit-oriented development business. Transit-successful cities (e.g., Portland, Ore.) fund streetcars with..."

March 12, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: What's at Stake?

There will be blood

"...city discussion over the next year will be: 1) economic recession and affordability; 2) public safety costs; 3) transit,..."

April 25, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Farewell, Intel Shell

Gigantic Downtown symbol of bust-and-boom economy comes down

"...seven years. (That's about the average length of a development cycle, by the way.) And, to mix a metaphor,..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...affordable housing, and jobs. These are confounding social and economic problems that people debate often, but it seems there..."

June 28, 2002 Column

All Aboard

New ARA Board Swells With Inclusion

"...`we' now," muses Mark Rogers on the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation's (GNDC) new status as a member of the..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Austintonio?

Connecting San Antonio and Austin by Train

"...out of Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater's SubUrbia: endless, smothering development. For Milloy, this kind of almost unchecked growth is..."

April 4, 1997 News Feature by Dan Quinn

Bygone Buildings

Right in the booming heart of Austin, folks can still find evidence of times past. Devin Greaney explores some of Austin's abandoned haunts.

"...of an easy metaphor for the course of downtown development might want to consider this one: In 1836, Susanna..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Devin Greaney

Inside Job

This documentary, which is narrated by Matt Damon, illuminates the U.S. economic crisis with detailed yet engaging analysis.

"...but he demonstrates how the past 30 years of economic policy have created a deregulated banking and monetary system..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Best-Laid Plans

How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.

"...With so many potentially powerful plans in development simultaneously, it might seem practical, prudent, and fiscally responsible..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Tracking Cap Metro's Eastward Proposal

The Green Line takes conceptual shape

"...are the benefits addressed under question No. 2: Mobility, economic development, environmental and public health, and social equity/quality of..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Beside the Point

Just like your college-ball hopefuls, several city manager picks won't go the distance

"...capital-improvement projects, including an $800 million mixed-use river walk development and preservation and upkeep of Savannah's historic homes and..."

Jan. 11, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...500 civic leaders and planners on hand to discuss development along the corridor. See "Beyond City Limits." Naked City•..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature

City's Zero Energy Homes Prove Too Pricey for Montopolis

Energy efficient building project proves fiscally impractical for current neighborhood location

"...Program, the City of Austin Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department, and the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. The development..."

April 29, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

No Water, Plenty of Sewage

"...the Georgetown Industrial Foundation consider a water park for economic development and tourism, to be underwritten with "4B corporation..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

On Fifth Street, Mexic-Arte Pushes for Cultural District Designation, Funding

Designation would bring in a $250,000 per year

"...This distinction is designed to stimulate economic development, preserve historic buildings, attract public investment, and address..."

July 26, 2024 News Feature by Neha Kondaveeti

Faster Than Sound: The Austin Music Census Returns While the Live Music Fund Faces Delays

A spring music ecosystem news roundup with all those familiar players: the Austin Music Census, Live Music Fund, and HAAM

"...orgs including ACC, SIMS, EQ Austin, and the city's Economic Development Department – inviting more partners to reach out...."

May 27, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council to Finalize Aid Programs for COVID-Hit Businesses

Ready for relief

"...the COVID-19 pandemic, through the city's Save Aus­tin's Vital Economic Sectors (SAVES) fund...."

Dec. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: City of Austin Delays Venue Funding – Again

Live music venues have asked for dedicated COVID-19 relief since March, but the city says applications won't open until next year.

"...Addressing the outcry, the latest city document states: "[Economic Development Department] staff recognize the community's needs are immediate..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Could Austin Arts & Music Finally Get a Cultural Trust?

It's not here yet, but talks are intensifying. Also, bars and a few live music venues reopen.

"..."We're not just dealing with the economic disaster related to COVID, we're also dealing with the..."

May 29, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

A Story of Twin Sisters, Austin Real Estate, and Salad Dressing

SASS (Season All Stuff Sauce) forced to start over after their rent increased 350%

"...This is what's going on: Real estate development in Austin is turning decades-old family businesses into cash-strapped..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Food Feature by Roxy Bonafont

The Growing State of Downtown

Downtown Austin Alliance releases status report on development

"...report compiled by the DAA provides a snapshot of economic, cultural, and policy issues that impact the region, as..."

April 30, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Why Is Austin Such a Promised Land for Food Entrepreneurs?

The land of milk and honey and consumer packaged goods

"...The city of Austin's Economic Development Department calculated the food industry's total economic impact..."

March 8, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Point Austin: If You Build It, They Will Come

Arguments over infrastructure reflect community visions

"...Back in 2014, City Council pondered at length a development proposal for Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park. The developer..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Playback – Now Hiring: Austin Music Office

Austin’s top governmental job in music is up for grabs

"...The City's Economic Development Department (EDD) this week posted an online application..."

April 28, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Straus Announces House Committees

Lots of seats but no chair positions for reps in Travis County

"...since former Rep. Mark Strama headed the now-defunct Technol­ogy, Economic Development & Workforce in 2009; that streak continued this..."

Feb. 9, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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