After 40 years documenting the past and present of Austin’s music scene in publications like the Austin Chronicle, local journalist Michael Corcoran died last week at the age of 68. The passage of “Corky” into the pages of local history marks the end of an era in a city that never seems to stop ending eras — but as…
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Flash Back 45 Years to Willie Nelson’s 1979 Fourth of July Picnic
Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic was an Austin tradition for a while, or at least an Austin-area tradition, but after consistently hosting the event here from 2015 to 2023 — with 2020 and 2021 skipped for pandemic reasons, naturally — Texans were shocked to learn a few months back that the 2024 picnic would take place in Camden, New Jersey. Although…
Reclaim Your Road This Summer With Austin’s Living Streets Program
Do you remember playing in the street? Sorry if this sounds too much like one of those memes about drinking from the hose, but seriously, that’s something kids used to do. The thrill of reclaiming these neighborhood spaces without the fear of getting hit by a car is within our grasp this summer thanks to the city’s Living Streets Program, which is…
Meet the Ander Condo Project, Bringing Nearly 200 Homes to West Anderson
Here’s a completely true thing you can say that will greatly irritate many people: Condos are pretty rare in Austin. Although they’re the boogeyman of choice for locals lamenting the relentless march of time, the fact is that the vast majority of new multifamily residential construction in Austin delivers apartments for rent, rather than condos…
Two North Lamar Projects Break Ground on More Than 600 New Apartments
Two residential developments planned roughly two miles apart on the Central Austin corridor of North Lamar Boulevard are marking groundbreakings this month, with both projects bringing a combined total of 605 new apartment residences to the area — yet another sign that even a softening housing market hasn’t stopped many planned multifamily residential developments from…
ATX Tower Topped Out a While Back. What’s ATX Tower? We’re Glad You Asked
You ever meet somebody who uses LinkedIn a little too much like Facebook? Downright haunting stuff, arguably some of the worst content ever posted. Us, we log in maybe once a quarter, and are hit within seconds by a wave of private messages inviting us to join various online executive MBA programs, at which point we log…