Council Recap: $15M in SAVES Funding for Venues, Child Care, Iconic Biz

Efforts to raid Convention Center reserves turned back

"...Coming in response to the SAVES (Save Austin’s Vulnerable Economic Sectors) resolution adopted by Council on Sept. 17, the..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Preview: City Finds $15 Million to Help Struggling Businesses

Three programs designed to assist economic sectors forced to close early in the pandemic

"...The three $5 million programs are designed to assist economic sectors forced to close early in the pandemic as..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: It’s Now or Never for a Music Venue Preservation Fund

When will the city of Austin give music venues aid to preserve their so-called ‘Live Music Capital’?

"...Wednesday to support the SAVES Resolution ("Save Austin's Vital Economic Sectors"), and lobbies for a dedicated music venue preservation..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...long walk away from the nearest bus stop. Most developments (residential or commercial) in most places are required to..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

City Council Approves SAVES Resolution to Rescue Venues, Bars, Restaurants

City will explore potential funding sources for struggling sectors

"...The Save Austin's Vital Economic Sectors (SAVES) resolution, which gathered support and modification over..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Checking In: Marcia Ball Took Her First Summer Off Since 1984

“It gets hot in Austin in the summer, did you know?”

"...speaking as a musician in a community that thrives economically on music – is only one factor. We can’t..."

Sept. 15, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Faster Than Sound: HAAM Day Fundraises Onscreen

The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians’ biggest fundraising day of the year goes online

"...The Economic Development Department will take questions on the $12 million..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd

"...affordability seen in the work on revising the Land Development Code. Council Member Ann Kitchen suggested it wasn't enough:..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Look at the City Council Races for Districts 2, 4, & 7

As Garza moves on, Pool and Casar seek to stay put

"...as city leaders continue to address the health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. [inset-1-right]..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use

Race(s) to the West

"...public health, public safety, and the future of our economic well-being," Mushtaler said. "We need to take a more..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faster Than Sound: R&B Innovator Nayome Gets Personal

Sade-loving local Naomi Sutton previews sophomore EP, Latin music enters Live Music Fund conversation, and more music news.

"...groups in the past. Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, deputy director of Economic Development, noted "similar concerns across all the divisions" of..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Can Architecture Provide a Blueprint for Our Post-COVID Existence?

Forge Craft Architecture's COVID Companion is a field guide to the world of the Aftertimes

"...they're hired to create a building or home or development, it isn't just about coming up with an aesthetically..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Faster Than Sound: City Funding for Music Venues Still MIA

Live Music Capital flagships await aid as costs pile up.

"...choices ... Without an additional round of federal funding, economic needs of our community will not be met...."

Aug. 7, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

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

Sam Houston & Blk Odyssy Adds Chicken and Waffles to Their Message

Serving up some neo-soul food

"...front of the house, and Jay deals with business development. But Houston says his interest in food, and different..."

June 12, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Think Globally, Act Globally

"...a certain amount of money to foreign diplomacy and development initiatives. With the ever-increasing interconnectivity of our globalized world,..."

June 4, 2020 Postmarks

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

Austin At Large: Cars That Go “Boom!”

Let's never be desperate enough to hook up with Elon Musk, OK?

"...landmark statue would serve us ill in the perennial economic-development Hunger Games, but Tulsa has shown me how wrong..."

May 29, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Community near Colony Loop Drive and Loyola Lane. Austin's Economic Development Department has inked an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with..."

May 22, 2020 News Feature

Faster Than Sound: Edith Frost Returns

Austinite once again, Edith Frost offers first new songs in over a decade, plus Natalie Jane Hill's debut and Red River Cultural District requests

"...Each plan aims to create economic development entities for short-term pandemic recovery, alongside cultural trusts..."

May 22, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Locals Join Over 1,000 Independent Clubs Fighting for Survival

Meet the National Independent Venue Association, goodbye Shady Grove, and more music news

"...collaboration in the face of rising rents and Downtown development pressures. Successful local efforts like the Red River Cultural..."

May 15, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council Recap: Stay Home, Go Slow, Be Resilient, Ask for Help

City Hall extends eviction freeze, earmarks relief funds, and more

"...The Commercial Loans for Economic Assistance & Recovery (CLEAR) Fund will allow the city..."

May 8, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Preview: A Plan for Better Preparedness

Council to consider a communitywide "resiliency plan"

"...executive position that would be charged with leading the development and implementation of the plan. That raised the eyebrows..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Highways and Scooters and Impact Fees, Oh My!

Austin mobility plans are moving right along

"...debates are different, as the COVID-19 pandemic, the corollary economic downturn, and the collapse of the oil and gas..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Greg Casar Will Not Run for Kirk Watson's Vacant Senate Seat

Austin council member says: “I’m staying right where I am”

"...local solutions to the ongoing public health threat and economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...."

May 4, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

History doesn't repeat itself but the rhymes are terrifying in this unmissable documentary

"...it certainly does rhyme. That's the underlying theme of socioeconomic documentary Capital in the Twenty-First Century, and we may..."

May 1, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Council Recap: COVID Relief Funds Begin to Flow in Austin

Artists and nonprofits at the front of the line for assistance

"...deliver relief to a creative community reeling from the economic blow of the pandemic...."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: Stay Trips

Daytripping in the age of stay-at-home orders

"...Corona Arts Relief program, which provides technical and professional development support for individual Bexar County artists during the COVID-19..."

April 28, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Faster Than Sound: Pure X Reconciles With Austin

Local rock group returns after six years, Gold Rush Vinyl checks in, and Threadgill’s closes permanently.

"...so long to reach musicians, merch is the only economic engine right now. With more time at home, I..."

April 24, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council Preview: So Much Money, So Many Needs

Agenda touches on COVID-19, live music support, and transit

"...grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, part of the federal relief package to confront the..."

April 22, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

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