SXSW and Amazon Announce Virtual Festival Lineup

Feature and shorts from 2020 fest going online for 10 days

"...London council estate, which is riven by social and economic divisions and threatened by the all-consuming force of gentrification...."

April 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Scrambles to Get $15 Million to Struggling Austinites

The RISE-ing tide

"...At its meeting Thursday, April 9, City Council unanimously..."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way

Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites

"...Earlier in the week, the city’s economic forecasters projected the Austin metro area could lose more..."

April 10, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Adjusting to a Virtual Reality

City Council and LDC rewrite team both trying to figure out the new normal

"...So we’re easing back into the new normal this..."

April 10, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Passes COVID-19 Relief Package Amid Pushback on Building Ban

City Hall is here to help

"..."vital to the security, governance, public health, safety, and economic continuity" of the city (that would make them "critical..."

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Everything’s Different Now

The new normal requires a lot of willpower, but also the chance to do things better

"...still felt urgent to yet again discuss the Land Development Code. Remember that? Or Super Tuesday, which was only..."

April 3, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: Austin Revs Up COVID-19 Relief Efforts

"All things on the table" to help Austinites weather crisis

"...Council also approved other relief efforts, including the Austin Economic Injury Bridge Loan Program, allowing the city to leverage..."

March 27, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Hunkers Down and Waits as the Pandemic Grows

It’s closing time

"...the rules are rules and they are enforceable." The economic impact..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Faster Than Sound: DJ Shani Unites Black Women in House Music

Also the search continues for missing musician Brenden "Chameleon King" Foster, and increased afterhours sound enforcement impacts local venues

"...laid out in a June study commissioned by the Economic Development Department...."

Feb. 21, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: Operating at Full Capacity?

We all need some slack ... and what ET (the tool) says about housing

"...That's because their Envision Tomorrow tool judges that such developments don't make economic sense. A homeowner might choose to..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae

Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero

"...• Driving Herbal Economic Equality (Cannabusiness): Listen to hip-hop legend Raekwon discuss his..."

Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...narrative of Baltimore, a city rising above social and economic turmoil to develop a vibrant and close-knit community for..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...today. "Red River is a real part of the economic engine of Austin. It keeps the music industry alive."..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Public Notice: More Unintended Consequences

If you build it ...

"...true, economists have found, but only within fairly narrow economic segments. Economists have known since the 1980s that the..."

Jan. 31, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

Could the new land development code actually make Austin less affordable?

"...In the ongoing debate about Austin's Land Development Code rewrite, there's usually a point when someone says,..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Transit for Art for Transit

Call to artists: Jump into the billion-dollar pool

"...dedicated to public art and artists through the city Economic Development Department's Art in Public Places program, which funds..."

Jan. 17, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Faster Than Sound: Unlocking Oblivion Access

Leaving the Austin Terror Fest title behind, Oblivion Access partners Dusty Brooks and Dorian Domi reach for new horizons

"...first public meeting on Feb. 3, 2-4pm, at the Economic Development Department offices on Ben White. For their own..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin at Large: Equity Is Everybody’s Business

We the people of Austin own the future of our schools

"...use that tool to bridge the increasing cultural and economic distance between campuses...."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

AFS Announces Short Film Grant Recipients

Society breaks $2 million in assistance to filmmakers

"...Oak Cliff Film Festival, Art Works, City of Austin Economic Development Department/Cultural Arts Division and the Texas Commission on..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Motherless Austin

Building a better city, but at what cost?

"...– and to anyone who's been following the Land Development Code discussion for the last decade, the issues and..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: ___ Commission Wraps Up

PC confirms its new, "no planning" job description

"...check out what Austin architect Chris Allen and real estate/development expert Gina Allen are posting at austinupzoned.blogspot.com.*)..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin & Travis County 2019 Election Results

FINAL: Both city props fail; Expo Center wins

"...educational opportunities for our young people and bringing thriving economic development to East Austin and Eastern Travis County. I..."

Nov. 5, 2019 News Post by Michael King

City Accused of Killing Contracts in Retaliation for Prop B Support

City spokesperson denies political retribution against Austin Independent Business Alliance in ongoing convention center drama

"...Chronicle that the contracts included a partnership with the Development Services Department, a partnership with Austin Energy, and a..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...Fourteen months after the Land-Development-Code-rewrite-that-shall-not-be-named went down in flames, amid squabbles over parking requirements..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Real Estate Council of Austin Wraps Its Mind Around Affordability

Developers group to learn about peer city challenges

"...Spencer Levy – chairman of Amer­icas Research and senior economic adviser for CBRE, the largest commercial real estate firm..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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

Public Notice: Everything in Its Place

Contemplating “urbanism”

"...The Land Development Code rewrite has taken a bit of a back..."

Sept. 6, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Faster Than Sound: 12 Years of Peligrosa Drives ¡Eso Es!

Local DJ collective sets a mood at Margin Walker’s new fiesta-val of all Latinx talent

"...past. With the unprecedented program approved by Council, the Economic Development Department now works on crafting custom contracts to..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Council Tackles Property Tax Rate, 4700 Riverside, Gun Violence

Wheels in motion for upcoming adoption of FY 2020 budget

"...The closely watched 4700 Riverside proposal for major redevelopment in the East Riverside Corridor also inched forward on..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Hall Gets Better at the Basic Business of Budgeting

Early indicators are good, but difficult fiscal conversations linger

"...budget, early enough to make a difference in its development. "Spencer and Ed are doing a much better job..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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