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Bluebonnet Hills clears another city hurdle
The Bluebonnet Hills local historic district is just one vote shy of creation, but its future remains uncertain after a late-night discussion at City Council. As of Wednesday night, 52.12 percent of the property owners within the district supported its…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 19, 2015
Bluebonnet Hills headed back to HLC
Due to procedural errors, the Historic Landmark Commission has recommended the Bluebonnet Hills historic preservation district on three separate occasions. Next Monday, it will consider it a fourth time. Why? Because after reviewing the posting of the third trip to…
Bluebonnet Hills district gets go-ahead ... again
For a second time in as many months, the Historic Landmark Commission has endorsed the creation of the Bluebonnet Hills preservation district. Though the commission already voted to recommend the district in November, there was a noticing error for that…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 28, 2015
Mary Street historic district sails to Council
Travis Heights is one step closer to getting its first local historic district after a trip to the Planning Commission last week. The Mary Street historic district is a modest bid for a historic district that would cover just 2.5…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 16, 2018
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Is a historic district on the way for Travis Heights?
If at first, second or third you don’t succeed, try something smaller. That might prove the key to a Travis Heights historic district. A local historic district has long been in the works for the South Central Austin neighborhood. For…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 15, 2018
Could a new historic district save this home?
There’s another push to create a local historic district in Travis Heights. The fate of 501 E. Mary St. became entwined with the proposed district at the most recent meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission, where the home’s demolition was…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 14, 2017
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Reporter's Notebook: Drive crashes
All4Nothing… South Austin, for better or worse, has long been considered the bastion of Austin of Yore. From hippies to low-slung bungalows to grimy music clubs, South River City keeps it weird. One hallmark of local heritage to which it…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 15, 2016
Reporter's Notebook: We do declare
Preservation fight perseveres… Delivering complications once again, the ongoing struggle to create a local historic district in the Bluebonnet Hills section of Travis Heights has experienced another unique twist. This past week, opponents delivered to the city a second valid…
Reporters' Notebook • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 9, 2015
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Ethics Commission reprimands Historic Landmark commissioner
Two weeks after sanctioning City Council Member Don Zimmerman for campaign finance violations, the Ethics Review Commission reprimanded Arif Panju, after finding that he had violated city conflict of interest rules by participating in a discussion over a proposed historic…
City Hall • By Jack Craver • Oct 29, 2015
Like rain on your wedding day ...
Though the future of the Bluebonnet Hills local historic district remains up in the air, Preservation Austin has given a “special recognition” award to the organizers of the district for their advocacy and neighborhood preservation. “Regardless of the outcome of their…
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 10.15.15
The Austin City Council will hold its regular meeting Thursday. Below is a list of items we’re watching. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda. The Office of the City Clerk posts a copy…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 15, 2015
Tick Tock: Austin City Council Meeting 10.8.2015
ITEMS 4 6 11 12 16 25 26 28 30 32 33 34 35 36 38 Tick Tock Participants: MKanin 80 LillyRockwell 1 Thursday, October 08, 2015 9AM .@MayorAdler speaking about @MobilityATX report. #atxgov #atxcouncil http://t.co/Yk9ZG4oEyN October 08, 2015 09:39…
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Oct 12, 2015
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