Later this month, Austin’s City Council is expected to authorize the first steps of an exclusive negotiation agreement with multiple property owners that would result in the city’s purchase of two full adjacent downtown blocks for the planned expansion of the Austin Convention Center, according . . . Become a patron to get the full story and…
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The Strange, Forgotten Plan for a Floating Casino in Downtown Austin
Depending on how long you’ve been kicking around this rock, you might recall a time not so very long ago when every square inch of downtown Austin wasn’t considered quite as desirable in terms of real estate development potential — and the Rainey Street District, once a sleepy neighborhood home to a working-class population, is perhaps our…
Heading Higher Every Day, Indeed Tower Hits Its Marks on Austin’s Future Skyline
The most striking work of architecture currently demanding your attention on Austin’s downtown skyline is undoubtedly Indeed Tower, the 36-story office structure formerly known by its number Block 71 in the original downtown plan and set to be occupied in part by the job-gettin’ folks at Indeed along with whichever subtenant those . . . Become a patron to get…
Austin, Here’s Your Chance to Name Zilker Park’s New Train
After tooting around since 1997, the much-loved miniature train at Zilker Park known as the Zilker Zephyr is no more, thanks to erosion from a number of heavy rainstorms at the park washing out its tracks in 2019 — but the
East Austin’s Long-Neglected Govalle Park Finally Gets Some Attention
Though its facilities remain closed to the public in the hottest months of summer thanks to the ongoing pandemic, East Austin’s renovated Govalle Pool is ready to roll whenever we are — and with these much-needed and long-awaited upgrades completed earlier this year after breaking ground back in 2018, it’s time to extend the same courtesy . . . Become…
A Three-Story Bar Is Business as Usual on Sixth Street, and That’s Too Bad
The longtime “Dirty Sixth” watering hole Maggie Mae’s, which has slowly grown in stature at 323 East Sixth Street since its opening in 1978, now sports seven different bars on two levels over thousands of square feet technically spanning three buildings — and now it’s growing upward. That’s at least the case presented earlier this…