Instead of hissing… On Saturday, the city held a public meeting to discuss the draft Land Development Code, which City Council is scheduled to vote on today. How did it go? In a nutshell: 392 Austinites spoke on the draft code at the special called Saturday Council meeting. Of the 700 people who signed up […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: Project Connect
This week, we talk about Project Connect, the joint effort of Capital Metro and the city of Austin to expand transit connectivity in the greater Austin area. Jackie Nirenberg, the community engagement manager with Capital Metro, and Anna Martin, an engineer with the Austin Transportation Department, sit down with Austin Monitor reporters Jessi Devenyns and […]
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Monitor!
The Austin Monitor will observe Thanksgiving this Thursday and Friday. We wish all of our readers a safe, happy Thanksgiving holiday, and we will resume our regular publication schedule on Monday, Dec. 2.
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Austin Monitor Radio: ABIA
Lyn Estabrook, who is with the Planning & Engineering Department at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, sits down with Austin Monitor reporter Jessi Devenyns to answer all of your questions about Austin’s airport. Listen in below to hear about how the airport is planning for the future and managing the growth of today. Austin Monitor Radio […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Code warrior
Nineteenth-century home discovered in Northeast Austin… Homes dating prior to the 20th century are rare in Texas. Therefore, discovering one is a momentous event. Historic Landmark commissioners expressed excitement at the announcement from Historic Preservation Officer Steve Sadowsky that the home at 1208 E. Howard Lane is from the mid-19th-century settlement of the Dessau community, […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: Brian Kelsey, CoTMF
This week, a member of the Capital of Texas Media Foundation family joins us to talk about the latest branch of our nonprofit parent company. Brian Kelsey sits down to talk about his new research organization, how it’s related to the Austin Monitor, and how he hopes to shape the organization in the future. Austin […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: Jolt Texas
Jolt Texas is working to build a statewide movement of politically engaged and active Latinos. Maria Renee Morales, who is the Austin organizer at Jolt Texas, sits down with Austin Monitor reporter Jessi Devenyns and editor Elizabeth Pagano to talk about how she is working to turn out the vote in Central Texas and share […]
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Calling all wiseguys
Think you know as much about Austin as your elected officials do? Now’s your chance to prove it. Join Glasshouse Policy, the Austin Monitor and KUT on Wednesday, Nov. 20, for a chance to test your knowledge of all things Austin against a group of City Council members. In quick trivia rounds hosted by KUT’s […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Easy as L, D, C
Diversify the LDC… At Saturday’s joint meeting of the arts and music commissions, the two groups each approved a request that the Planning Commission adjust the language in a recent addition to the draft Land Development Code that is being amended ahead of possible action by City Council. Earlier this month the Planning Commission unanimously […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Humans of Austin
Get by with a little help from your friends, and supporters… With city of Austin special elections taking place Nov. 5, the cycle is almost over – except for candidates who are gearing up for a round of elections in March 2020, which includes the race for Travis County District Attorney. Next year, two left-er […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Not like this city does’
One step over the line… The Planning Commission held a rare weekend hearing Saturday to listen to public input on the latest iteration of the Land Development Code. While the expected clashes took place during the hearing, for which more than 200 people signed up to speak, there was also a clash outside of the […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: ANC on LDC
This week, we check in with the Austin Neighborhoods Council for its take on the recently released draft of the new Land Development Code. ANC Vice President Justin Irving sits down with Austin Monitor reporter Jessi Devenyns and editor Elizabeth Pagano to give his impressions of the latest revision, the process and how likely the […]