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Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature
City Council Moves Gently on Riverside Redevelopment, Less So on Hotel Occupancy Tax
First meeting after summer break features plenty of theatrics
"...approval on Thursday (Aug. 8) to the 97-acre mixed-use redevelopment at 4700 E. Riverside that’s been dubbed the “Domain..."
Aug. 9, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders
City Council Looks at Homelessness, Climate Change, and Gun Violence
Post-summer Council hits the dais running with 149-Item agenda
"...interim HSO Veronica Briseño has moved to lead the Economic Development Department.)..."
Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
How Austin Is Tackling Homelessness on the Street and at City Hall
More shelters, more beds, and more fights about ordinances ahead
"...are on the table. Official recommendations are still under development, but Briseño expects city staff to report back to..."
Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Public Notice: They’re Baaack!
Council faces a busy first week
"...the city manager "to initiate the creation of an economic development entity" which "could create or support development of..."
Aug. 2, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro
To Expand the Convention Center or Not?
Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer
"...goal of sustaining and enhancing Austin's cultural, natural, and economic fortunes – the energies that keep the city's heart..."
July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King
Faster Than Sound: Music Advocates Say Convention Center Expansion Key to Unlocking City Funds
Can the commercial music industry finally get a cut of the HOT action? Also: City protects venue employees from receiving sound citations and Austin rapper Hella Sketchy dies of overdose.
"...current procedures, examined in a study commissioned by the Economic Development Department, these citations can end up addressed to..."
July 5, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
New Plan Reimagines Walter E. Long Park
New plan reimagines Austin's largest park
"...Austin's largest park is slowly getting closer to a..."
June 28, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Austin Dance India Calls on Us All to Respect Mother Earth
Multimedia, multicultural production Sacred Earth Stories appeals to the heart
"...Global Goals for 2030 adopted in 2015: 17 Sustainable Development Goals which recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations..."
June 28, 2019 Arts Feature by Sumaiya Malik
Austin Film News: From A(nimation) to Z(ombies)
Production updates from around town and just beyond city limits
"...go up. As TMIIIP is part of the state's Economic Development initiative, unexpended funds from other programs could be..."
June 21, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker
Taste of Black Austin: Joi Chevalier Talks Green Book
Honor the story of African American travelers during Jim Crow
"...were multiple factors that caused this movement, like poor economic conditions in the South and Jim Crow laws, which..."
June 14, 2019 Food Feature by Sydney Greene
Queer Collaboration Yields Otherworldly Campiness in p1nky and The Kwane: Another Soup Opera!
Genres collide in cartoon-inspired DIY musical
"...grant from the Cultural Arts Division of the city’s Economic Development Department to help finance their vision. “Basically after..."
May 29, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Mac Irvine
Austin at Large: Mapping the Transition Zones
Ever so slowly, City Hall learns to govern without consensus
"...flooding!). But as it's become clearer to Austinites that socioeconomic equity will only be possible with more new housing,..."
May 3, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
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
Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform
"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet
"...updated in nearly three decades, an era of tremendous economic and demographic change in Texas, and the current finance..."
April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Community Leaders Remember Akwasi Evans
The passing of Eastside writer and activist will be felt for "a long time"
"...Nickerson, development director at radio station KAZI-FM, first met Evans in..."
April 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King
R.I.P. Akwasi Evans, Eastside Writer and Activist
“He spoke his truth”
"...Nickerson, development director at radio station KAZI-FM, first met Evans in..."
April 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King
Movies or Medicaid: A False Choice at the Texas Legislature
Another tug o’ war over funding for Texas’ film, TV, and gaming industry rebate program
"...and we've been able to show an immediate, direct economic effect."..."
April 12, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
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"...would devastate the state and national economy. Meanwhile, continued economic disruption and political crises in Central America have added..."
April 5, 2019 News Feature
UT Releases Convention Center Study
Council to consider “alternative futures” for Southeast Downtown
"...“Frameworks for Placemaking,” prepared by UT-Austin’s Center for Sustainable Development. The 295-page report, released March 29, is available here...."
April 1, 2019 News Post by Michael King
SXSW Panel Recap: Diversity in Video Games: Hard Talk for Change
YouTube exec dodges direct questions about tackling online extremism
"...company Six Foot), on the other hand, emphasized the economic benefits of diversity, citing the shifting demographics of America..."
March 20, 2019 SXSW Post by Tucker Whatley
SXSW Film Review: Museum Town
Epic art as economic development in the story of MASS MoCA
"...retiree Ruth. This is art as cultural inspiration and economic development...."
March 12, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
The Next Austin Bust
Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?
"...losses by 2011, without any fundamental change in our economic trajectory. "We were one of the last cities in..."
March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
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
The People's Gallery at City Hall Shows Women With Disabilities in a New Light
The Bold Beauty Project of Texas exhibits portraits of courageous women from across the state
"...Suzanne Burton, exhibit coordinator for the Economic Development Department's Cultural Arts Division, which oversees the People's..."
Feb. 22, 2019 Arts Feature by Laura Jones
Faster Than Sound: Multidimensional Production Team Musically Reimagines Fantastic Planet
Lifted Traces rescores classic films, Harlem re-emerges locally with Oh Boy, and more
"...The Music & Entertainment Division of the city's Economic Development Department hosts a "Civilian Response to Active Shooter..."
Feb. 15, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive
City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide
"...an inner-city expressway surrounded by intense, sprawling, but aging development, a low-rise market district readily accessible only by car...."
Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King
Faster Than Sound: I’m Just Not Into Labels
CD Baby brings DIY Musician Conference to Austin, Sidewinder won't be ready for SXSW, and PledgeMusic withholds Fastball campaign funds
"...the alley project and coordination with future Waller Creek development...."
Feb. 1, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
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
Van Boven Fallout Continues
While appeals proceed, Baylor professor campaigns to save SOAH
"...Sen. Brian Birdwell, to head the Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee, meaning he’s unlikely to chair Nominations. Other..."
