Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4

Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall

"...a marketing analyst who has been involved in D4 neighborhood politics for years;..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Complex Question?

Central Park's Proposed Housing Project

"...Oles has found his niche buying or managing small neighborhood shopping centers like 26 Doors on West 35th Street,..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

On the Waterfront

As development accelerates along Town Lake, Austin faces urgent choices

"...the shores of Town Lake stirred up classic Austin neighborhood vs. developer sparring. For its relevance to the high-rise..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Elementary Rights

Clearing the Red Tape

"...According to Rolando Piña, president of GENA and longtime neighborhood activist, the group's efforts are finally generating enough heat..."

May 7, 1999 News Feature by Melissa Sattley

Infill On Trial

What's the Verdict on the Latest Central-City Boom?

"...MUDville -- and we all know how well that promise was kept. Yet today central-city rehab is, or at..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

Game, Set ... Match?: Tennis Battle Rages

Galindo neighbors want South Austin Park kept as open space

"...match over the expansion is far from over. The "compromise" is unlikely to please either side – neither the..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...of the South Austin Tennis Center is not a neighborhood park and identified it as a "semantic" distinction, noting..."

May 13, 2005 Column

Sammy's House Looks for a Home

"..."It is important for us to be in a neighborhood, to bring the kids to where [other] kids and..."

April 5, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Urban planning and noise in the Hood

"...the pond, in exchange for the scorpion's ultimately false promise not to sting. This is a company that's been..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Column

Crossing That Bridge

Council approves a separate bike and pedestrian bridge over Town Lake near the existing Lamar Street Bridge, and hears neighborhood concerns about moving central booking to the new criminal justice center downtown.

"...allowing booking and release to be done in the neighborhoods where people are arrested, as Council Member Willie Lewis..."

April 21, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...one has it all. It features traditional face-offs like "neighborhoods and environmentalists vs. developers," but also fairly novel formulations..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Pecan Street Project

The Department of Energy awards 32 grants nationwide for energy research – PSP a winner

"...If the Pecan Street Project eventually fulfills its promise, we'll all be living large like the Jetsons...."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

The Austin City Council is back from their winter break, and they have a full schedule ahead of them.

"...One Smart Growth staple, neighborhood planning, made uneven progress last year. While the Chestnut..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...DART, are hip mixed-use urban things in the close-to-downtown neighborhoods. Cityplace, the underground station where DART will link to..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

Business as Usual: After Bradley, Council Moves on to Other Things

"...Blizzard, refused to have their objections mollified by the promise of land preservation in other, non-Bradley-controlled portions of the..."

April 7, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Election Ticker: Don’t Listen to Us!

Midterm coverage, from the folks you love to hate

"...push funded primarily by GOP and "dark money" sources. Promises Troxclair: Ward "will carry on the work that I..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Road to 10-1

The City Council districting destination is settled. Is anybody driving the bus?

"...hell. Developers worry their projects will enter permanent limbo; neighborhood advocates fear development projects will swallow them whole. Environmentalists..."

Feb. 1, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

High School Stakes

Austin ISD election could shape a new direction for the district

"...a divided community, furious that AISD took away their neighborhood school...."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Disc Golf Face-Off Moves East

Opponents say disc golf would destroy nature preserve

"...become uneasy allies fending off opposition from Southeast Austin neighborhood activists...."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

2011: Bring It On

Celebrities dish up their New Year's resolutions

"...the new GOP House of Reps comes to a compromise and lets the Democrats keep the wonderful plan to..."

Dec. 28, 2010 Chronolog Post by R.U. Steinberg

Point Austin: Ounces of Prevention, Or

How is a Health Clinic Not Like an Investment Bank?

"...Amidst a family atmosphere of barbecue and gospel music, neighborhood activists and area dignitaries celebrated the latest project of..."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Tweaking the ARA Plan

Seven years after its creation, the Austin Revitalization Authority hopes new revisions to its urban renewal plan can push Eastside redevelopment forward.

"...came and went, leaving the area that held such promise four years ago looking pretty much unchanged -- save..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Tenant Wanted on South Congress

"...early days on South Congress, the only source of neighborhood color seemed to come from the drab tones of..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Cotton Mary

"...stately, umberish radiance fills the screen with the M-I promise of aesthetic refinement through well-crafted middlebrow entertainment. But as..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Land Lock

from east to west, land use a hot topic

"...there are two percolating land-use issues figuring into the neighborhood's vision of itself. More portentous of the two is..."

March 24, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

A World in Which All Worlds Fit

"...back just in time to see their sleepy, blue-collar neighborhood turn into an internationally known musical mecca, anchored by..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

Suburban Blight

Austinites' Escape to the 'Burbs Backfires

"...those rankings change over time, you can tell what neighborhoods are moving in which direction at what rate...."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Harnessing Anger

"...as "a community without a voice," the GOP candidates promise to empower county government as a foil against the..."

Feb. 13, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Road Shows

Are County Bond Proposals Good for the Long Haul?

"...roads serving sparsely populated areas," says Old West Austin Neighborhood Association member Mark Ferrari, "it might have made sense..."

Oct. 17, 1997 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...But as much as Lesli Linka Glatter's debut feature promises to be a Stand By Me for girls, Now..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

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