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It’s summer here in Austin, which means the Forty Acres are quiet and the heat is oppressive. But we’re already busy getting ready for another burnt-orange school year—incoming students just returned from Camp Texas, our tailgate schedule is set, and we’re excited to greet everyone at our Orange & White Welcome in just a couple […]
Sometimes it feels like Austin has already lost its core character permanently. No doubt, our material environment is changing every day, as we add more people, buildings and cars to a place that will likely soon join the list of top 10 largest cities in the country. And while Austin has preserved a lot of green space, the new high-rises and mid-rises, some of them legitimate eyesores, blot out our visual horizons, especially if one is on foot. Several groups in town are dedicated to judiciously preserving our built heritage, none more ardently than Preservation Austin. Accelerated durin...