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Community of creatives: How art came to decorate Austin’s streets
The year was 1973, and the only high-rises were the waistlines of bell-bottom jeans. Three UT art students gathered at the ...
1 dead after AFD pulls body from water in downtown Austin
A woman's body was pulled from Lady Bird Lake Thursday morning after first responders arrived to a water rescue call in ...
Local artist enlists unhoused neighbors to finish new downtown Willie Nelson mural
A little over a month after the old Willie Nelson mural on East Seventh Street was torn down for a new development, Wiley ...
When will new businesses fill vacant buildings on Sixth Street?
This week, downtown stakeholders discussed “Sixth Street’s Next Act,” as the city – as well as private organizations – ...
Citing obstacles, Pecan Street Festival leaves Sixth Street, and temporarily, Austin
For half a century, the festival has taken over Sixth Street (formerly Pecan Street) twice a year, presenting arts, crafts, ...
Bill aims to expand DPS Capitol patrols in downtown Austin
A bill lawmakers have discussed this month could could expand the patrol area for the Texas Department of Public Safety’s ...
JW Marriott preps for convention center closure with revamp
White Lodging plans to spend $3 million on a renovation of the 1,012-key hotel’s first floor; the convention center will be ...
Meta renovating Downtown Austin office space; company also plans to buy all power from Bastrop County solar farm
Meanwhile, Meta also has plans to purchase all the power produced from the Waterloo Solar Project, a solar farm planned for ...
Despite construction-related disruptions, developers expect light rail to be a boon to downtown Austin
"We have a traffic problem today and the spigot of people moving here hasn't slowed down and they're still coming — and ...
Texas Standard9d
As wildfire anxiety grows, Austin plans to designate half the city as at risk of fire damage
About two-thirds of land parcels in the city would be considered at risk of damage from wildfire, up from about 35% a decade ...
Austin Monitor10d
New strategic plan for downtown streets keeps momentum with stamp from Planning Commission
The Planning Commission recommended a new plan for the city’s downtown streets with several amendments during a meeting on ...
Tern AI’s low-cost GPS alternative actually works
We’ve all experienced that moment of frustration when the GPS glitches and you miss an exit on the highway. The team at Tern AI, which is building a ...