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East Austin's 'wishbone' bridge takes shape as concrete beams almost span Lady Bird Lake

Massive concrete beams now extend over the water at the east end of Lady Bird Lake as a new three-pronged pedestrian bridge – the first of its kind in Austin – comes together next to the Longhorn Dam. Only one…

Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Apr 1, 2025

Austin churches answer prayers for affordable housing – by building it themselves

Standing at a pulpit on a Sunday morning in March, the Rev. Daryl Horton of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in East Austin prayed for a swift approval of building permits. An ask that, as anyone familiar with municipal bureaucracy knows,…

Housing • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Mar 27, 2025

Landmark commission stalls demo of midcentury Baptist church

As East Austin’s Rehoboth Primitive Baptist Church moves on to roomier digs up north, its congregation is preparing to say goodbye to its home of six decades in more ways than one. What was once holy ground at 5303 Samuel…

Preservation • By Kali Bramble • Oct 16, 2024

Planners vote to preserve east side building despite developer opposition

The Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward on historic zoning for the building at 1500 East 12th St., which is estimated to have been built near the turn of the 20th century. According to city documentation, over the…

Preservation • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Oct 10, 2024

East Austin bids adieu to another historic bungalow

After a century on East Austin’s Cotton Street, a little blue Craftsman bungalow is finally biting the dust, with new owners getting the go-ahead from the city’s Historic Landmark Commission to proceed with demolition. A different outcome seemed possible just…

Preservation • By Kali Bramble • Oct 7, 2024

Historic zoning remains in limbo as commission continues to ponder east side building's complicated past

The fate of a century-old storefront at the corner of East 12th and Comal streets remains up in the air, with debate over its merits as preservation-worthy intensifying at the city’s Historic Landmark Commission. 1500 E. 12th St. landed on…

Preservation • By Kali Bramble • Aug 12, 2024

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Cisco’s gets a $50,000 grant to preserve the restaurant's history

Lee esta historia en español Cisco’s Restaurant, Bakery & Bar has been serving classic Tex-Mex dishes like huevos rancheros and migas to Austin residents since 1950. Now, 74 years later, the restaurant has received $50,000 as part of an effort…

Austin • By Corinne Piorkowski • Aug 2, 2024

City could push 'agrihood' combos of farmland, housing developments in East Austin

The city may soon take steps to promote the creation of “agrihood” developments in Northeast Austin, which would combine small community farms with housing. Proponents of the movement see the still-rare projects as an answer to Austin’s housing needs and…

Housing • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 24, 2024

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City to tally public assets in 78702 with goal of preservation and activation

The city will inventory all of the culturally and economically significant publicly owned real estate just east of downtown in a move intended to preserve and enhance locations central to the area’s longtime Black and Latino communities. A resolution passed…

Preservation • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 22, 2024

Feedback fueling progress on redevelopment of blocks 16 and 18 downtown

Residents along the eastern edge of downtown Austin have had many, many opportunities through the years to share their thoughts about how the city should redevelop two blocks on East 11th Street, with not a lot to show for it.…

Planning • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 29, 2022

City seeks developer to partner on transformation of two historic blocks

Over the next three months, the city’s quasi-governmental development entity will perform the early work that will result in a development plan next year for two long-discussed blocks in East Austin. This week’s Community Development Commission meeting featured a presentation…

Development • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 11, 2022

Neighbors oppose East Austin demolition case

The Historic Landmark Commission reviewed an application to demolish another East Austin home at its Oct. 25 meeting.  The proposed demolition of the home, at 1601 Cedar Ave., garnered a significant amount of interest from the surrounding neighborhood. Citing potential…

Preservation • By Kali Bramble • Nov 8, 2021

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