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DAA launches annual report and new nonprofit

Amidst a multitude of rosy economic statistics on Tuesday, the Downtown Austin Alliance released its first State of Downtown report at the inaugural Future of Downtown event. The report seeks to be “a market snapshot illustrating the central role downtown…

Austin • By Jo Clifton • May 1, 2019

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BoA debates fences and pool safety

Barring a handful of exceptions, fences in Austin are generally 6 feet tall. A fence may exceed that standardized height, however, if “a structure, including a telephone junction box, exists that is reasonably likely to enable a child to climb…

Land Development Code • By Jessi Devenyns • May 1, 2019

Commissioners Court punts on affordable housing project

The Travis County Commissioners Court declined to take action on a proposed affordable housing project in eastern Travis County Tuesday. County Judge Sarah Eckhardt said the court would take up the matter at next week’s meeting, without hinting at how…

Planning • By Jack Craver • May 1, 2019

ARCH prepares to improve results by serving fewer clients

As of April 1, the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless is moving forward with a renewed 18-month contract with Front Steps Inc. to redesign its services to have better focus on individual clients and improve efficiency. Vella Karman, manager…

Austin • By Ryan Thornton • May 1, 2019

ACL Fest's $264M economic impact comes with $5M gift to parks foundation

The 2018 Austin City Limits Festival pumped more than $264 million into the Austin economy, according to data released Monday by festival organizers and the city. That represents an increase of more than $10 million in impact created by the…

Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 30, 2019

Yard Bar evades muzzle on live music

Customers at Yard Bar, a Burnet Road restaurant, will continue enjoying outdoor live music with their dinner and drinks for years to come, thanks to City Council’s rejection of an appeal of the restaurant’s relatively strict outdoor music venue permit…

Planning • By Ryan Thornton • Apr 30, 2019

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Board of Adjustment split over gas station lanes

Despite the city’s goal of reducing the number of people driving in single passenger vehicles to 50 percent by 2039, 74 percent of Austin residents currently drive to work alone. With so many vehicles on the road, that means gas…

Uncategorized • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 30, 2019

Here are the regions Austin ISD is using in its plan to close schools

Austin Independent School District announced in February its plan to close and consolidate some schools. Now it has a clear plan for how to choose which schools. To make this decision, AISD administrative staff divided the district into seven regions.…

AISD • By Claire McInerny, KUT • Apr 29, 2019

City eyes loan to cover facilities costs for job training nonprofit

City Council has committed to offering financial help to the Workforce Solutions Capital Area job training program to help it address facilities expenses that resulted in a 20 percent cut to its programs this year. The resolution, which passed as…

Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 29, 2019

Eureka Holdings seeks rehabilitation approval for I.Q. Hurdle House

In less than a week, the I.Q. Hurdle House at 1416 E. 12th St. went from a demolition-by-neglect case to a voluntary restoration project. When Dallas-based Eureka Holdings – under the name Poisonous Poinsettia –  bought the home of the celebrated…

Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 29, 2019

Zoning for affordable housing wins initial approval

With Council Member Greg Casar leading the way, Council voted unanimously Thursday to give first-round approval to rezoning a tract at 916 and 918 Norwood Park Blvd. for 228 affordable housing units in District 4. Members of the Heritage Hills…

Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Apr 29, 2019

Reporter's Notebook: Eyes on the Prii

Now we’re here… As public engagement sessions go, the April 27 kickoff for the input gathering process for the Drake Bridge Commons Project was certainly among the more novel we’ve encountered. Among the planned activities: actors portraying historic Austinites William…

Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Apr 29, 2019

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