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History of Downtown and Central Austin

West Mary Street

By Patrick Brendel Friday, 12 March 2010 00:00

The intersection of South Fifth and West Mary streets is a small commercial node in the heart of the residential Bouldin Creek neighborhood.

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Lammes Candies

By Mary Tuma Friday, 12 February 2010 00:00

Austin’s Lammes Candies was nearly lost in a poker game more than a century ago.

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Burnet Road: 42nd to 45th streets

By Traci Rodriguez and Rebecca Nordquist Friday, 12 February 2010 00:00

This short stretch of Burnet Road is home to myriad businesses all within walking distance of each other.

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West Lynn Street: Ninth to 13th streets

By Traci Rodriguez Friday, 15 January 2010 00:00

West Lynn Street resembles a small town with pedestrians walking from restaurants to businesses to a local grocery.

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Former First Lady delivers keynote address at Literary Landmark ceremony

By Mary Tuma Thursday, 03 December 2009 18:04

Just east of the Texas Capitol, a crowd gathered in front of the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building to join former First Lady Laura Bush in a dedication ceremony today honoring the 50-year-old building as a national Literary Landmark.

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L.C. Anderson High School

By Melissa Mixon Friday, 13 November 2009 09:58

The namesake for L.C. Anderson High School has a long and storied past.

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Ridgetop Elementary turns 70

By Community Impact Newspaper Staff Wednesday, 28 October 2009 06:43

Alumni of Ridgetop Elementary School, located at 5005 Caswell Ave., are invited to the school's 70th birthday celebration Nov. 6 at the campus.

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Construction begins on downtown courthouse

By Patrick Brendel Friday, 09 October 2009 12:10

After a gold-shovel ground breaking in September, workers have transformed the site of the infamous Intel shell into a construction zone for a new U.S. courthouse.

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