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Council approves searching city land for soccer stadium site
City staff will begin compiling a list of publicly owned parcels of land that could host the stadium for a professional soccer team that relocates to Austin. City Council on Thursday approved a resolution from Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 10, 2017
Data suggests economic boost from later Red River noise curfews
With the six-month pilot program giving outdoor music venues on Red River Street later weekend sound curfews set to expire at the end of the month, business owners and city officials are putting together their case for extending the program…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Oct 4, 2017
Rising hotel and other costs fuel SXSW's growing economic impact
A rising cost of living and high prices for hotel rooms and other tourist accommodations helped fuel a 7 percent increase to the economic impact the city of Austin felt as a result of the South by Southwest festival. That…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 28, 2017
After a successful first year, the Art Space Assistance Program will not continue
The Art Space Assistance Program that is aimed at assisting creative-focused nonprofits facing permanent displacement, those previously displaced, or those facing lease renewals at substantially higher rates did not receive funding from City Council for 2018. Council approved $200,000 of…
Music & Entertainment • By Jessi Devenyns • Sep 21, 2017
Special Events Ordinance could see final approval in October
Staff at the Austin Center for Events will continue working on the city’s long-delayed Special Events Ordinance, despite a push from some City Council members to make the policy official by the end of the month. Council ended up approving…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 7, 2017
Council begins movement on stalled special events ordinance
Roughly four years after it was created, the city is moving forward with a new ordinance governing special events that, among other things, is intended to make the application process easier to navigate. At Tuesday’s work session, City Council received…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 2, 2017
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Arts Commission encourages artist collaboration to save funding
The Arts Commission is encouraging collaboration among Austin artists not only for a sense of community but also to safeguard its cultural arts funding process. Commissioner Richard “Bears” Fonte said artists have double-dipped in the cultural arts fund by splitting into…
Music & Entertainment • By Lisa Dreher • Jul 24, 2017
'Agent of change' remains static for now
With a brand-new manager of Austin’s Music and Entertainment Division, there’s not expected to be any upcoming action on the so-called “agent of change” policy that dominated the bandwidth of that office for the first six months of 2017. That’s…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 19, 2017
Venue rent relief seen as goal of new incentives programs
As Economic Development Department staff worked on plans to update the city’s economic incentives program, the department’s top executive gave a preview earlier this week of how the creative economy could be helped in the coming years. At Monday’s meeting…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 14, 2017
Red River improvements kicking off ahead of district-wide festival
The installation of three large public art projects and potential action to clean up a crime-ridden alleyway are two pieces of a campaign kicking off this week to improve the image of the Red River Cultural District. The effort brings…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 12, 2017
Urban Land Institute considers future of Red River venues
Keeping live music venues alive in one of Austin’s most important creative districts will take a combination of innovative public policy, private investment dollars and cooperation of club owners that have long failed to work as a collective. That was…
Music & Entertainment • By Chad Swiatecki • Jun 29, 2017
Early numbers in, Red River venues optimistic about impact of new rules
The numbers are starting to roll in on the city’s experiment to allow later outdoor music in the Red River Cultural District. Early financial reports and anecdotes from club owners in the stretch of 13 bars and live music venues…
