Archive for the ‘Growth’ Category
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Thanks to the blossoming North Loop debate we seem to be hosting, we were pointed to another fight a little further South. Local developer CW Capitol Partners put up a fake grassroots (AstroTurf) website to promote their proposed development along Town LadyBird Lake.
Even funnier is who is behind it. You ...
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Old West Austin was ranked in the top 10 neighborhoods in the country. We don't recall how many Wal-Marts or 250+ unit apartment complexes, or VMU projects City Hall allowed out there, but we are sure there must be a few if they won such a prestigious award.
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
Yesterday we told you about the nascent organization that sprouted up in hopes of getting more accountability out of developers in the North Loop Area.
They had their first victory last night. They managed a skin of their teeth upset against the same developers that built THE DOMAIN.
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Monday, October 1st, 2007
A new website and neighborhood effort has been sparked by a proposed new development in the North Loop neighborhood.
We especially liked the argument presented in this post.
Coincidentally, those seeking to be the masters of this domain, are the Masters of their own Domain already.
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
A new group has formed to address the attempts to move the Town Lake Animal Shelter. Fix Austin seems to want the shelter to stay where it is.
We unearthed a copy of their most recent visit to the mayor's office. You may view that here.
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Lackluster Lee Leffingwell told reporters earlier this week that he wants to “tweak” the city’s economic development policies to make them more transparent when handing out tax breaks to existing businesses or those who promise to relocate here. Good enough. A fair and open process would benefit everyone ...
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Word on the street Avenue is that the Perez Sisters of Las Manitas turned down that contentious loan after all.
Gee, I'd hate to think Oppel at the Hatesman had anything to do with this
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Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Congrats to RG4N on achieving a temporary slowdown to the Northcross Walmart! KXAN reports that Lincoln properties will halt demolition and and tree removal at least until the trial begins on November 13. A small victory, but a victory nonetheless.
The story also suggested that RG4N communications guy ...
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
The controversy over Las Manitas’s $750,000 relocation loan will not be replayed in the case of Escuelita del Alma, the daycare center right next door, which has secured a Small Business Administration loan to move to a new $2 million facility.
The Las Manitas loan will be eligible for forgiveness five ...
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