The Spa at Hancock and 41st?

Developer has eye on historic Central Austin property

"...at 41st Street and Red River, just across from Hancock Golf Course and the Hancock Shopping Center (near I-35..."

July 23, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: Hancock Golf Park, Take 3

The plot thickens, or thins, or something ...

"...The Hancock Golf Course/Park story continues to take unexpected turns, continuing..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Developing Stories

The Concordia redevelopment highlights the need for the city to do more than plan from the dais

"...proposed projects whose scopes would significantly reshape their Austin neighborhoods – made the agenda at last week's Feb. 15..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...clearly divided urbanist and preservationist constituencies. It contains such neighborhoods, mostly consisting of single-family homes, as Hyde Park, Travis..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Developing Stories: Concord – At Last

Up from the muck at Concordia

"...final documents – capturing agreements among the city, the Hancock Neighborhood Association, and redeveloper East Avenue IG – weren't..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Perry Estate Looks to Next Chapter

Two structures on grounds up for demolition

"...The Hancock Neighborhood Association, an active stakeholder in the redevelopment efforts,..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin at Large: The Lessons of Cady Lofts

An unusual zoning case may lay out the future contours of land-use politics

"...to rezone three lots on E. 39th Street, near Hancock Center and the Chronicle offices. This is the site..."

June 17, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

UT Area Cautious -- at Best -- Over Planning Effort

Campus-area residents take their turn in the city's neighborhood-planning spotlight.

"...The six neighborhoods comprising the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area cover..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Beside The Point

Concordia pushes council to the limit

"...Armbrust & Brown, hammered out last-second changes with the Hancock Neighborhood Association just minutes before the third and final..."

March 30, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Public Notice: Park or Golf Course?

It may be time for Hancock to get off the fence

"...Hancock Golf Course has been a problem child for the..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Is "neighborhood planning" the tool for the job Austin needs done?

"...The usual disclosure: I can't write "objectively" about neighborhood planning, because I chaired the Central East Austin Neighborhood..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...was faced with multiple cases of teardowns in urban neighborhoods – primarily Hyde Park and Pemberton – where the..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...break an impasse between St. David's HealthCare and the Hancock Neighborhood Association. Hancock must feel a bit beleaguered these..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature

No Concord for Northcross?

RG4N directs its ire at the city manager's office

"...Neighborhood anger over the Northcross Mall redevelopment now is focusing..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

"...three days of unusual City Council special sessions, the Hancock Neighborhood Association and developers East Avenue IG came to..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature

Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break

A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break

"...districts, but is common planning jargon for geographies between "neighborhoods" and "communities" (or "cities"). Council voted to do this..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Rosedale Reacts: Cafe Non!

Neighbors fed up with proposed restaurant on Hancock

"...the co-chairs of the zoning committee of the Rosedale Neighborhood Association in Central Austin. For two decades, Allen says,..."

May 25, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Concordia Moving Plans

The little Lutheran school along I-35 is relocating, and a large mixed-use development is slated to take its place

"...Neighborhood groups are realistic but cautious, ready for something taller..."

July 14, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Infill On Trial

What's the Verdict on the Latest Central-City Boom?

"...level of density will we accept in Central Austin neighborhoods? Will everybody need, demand, or deserve a place to..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

Council Watch

Here and There

"...done before - voted in opposition to a valid neighborhood petition. Goodman joined the other six councilmembers in a..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Column

Postmarks

The dog-running controversy continues … and chalk another one up for Ventura.

"...It's interesting how when a minority neighborhood works together to "sweep out" a criminal nuisance, nobody..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...the sale of 11 tracts in the Alta Vista neighborhood -- a cluster of 107 modest homes tucked behind..."

June 29, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Naked City

Their plan calls for lots of new student housing -- but all in one place

"...the University of Texas while preserving the adjacent historic neighborhoods." That text from the draft of the city's Central..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Save Our Springs Alliance, the Save Barton Creek Association, and the city of Sunset Valley – that an..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Into the Woods

Cherrywood Neighbors' Journey of Change

"...with the de rigeur transit-oriented town center and residential neighborhoods. Will they be Cherrywood? Or perhaps Muellerwood?..."

Feb. 27, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Squaring the Triangle

The Three Austins Collide at a Central-City Crossroads

"...offered by the private sector. At first glance, the neighborhood associations in the area -- who've been working with..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...via San Jacinto Boulevard, up Red River to the Hancock Center, and through a tunnel at Hancock before following..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Born to be Reviled

Interstate 35's worst stretch is also its most politically organized -- and that's a problem for TxDOT.

"...years of construction, resulting in untold effects on Eastside neighborhoods and bedeviling traffic; if you think the highway's crowded..."

Sept. 20, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...version of the code, which itself was contested by neighborhood activists.) They also agree it's time for significant reform..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Grove at Shoal Creek Inches Forward

Council to finally consider contentious zoning case

"...dog park for the families in several West Austin neighborhoods, the Bull Creek Annex – what they call the..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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