Livestrong Will Move To East Austin  kxan.com news

The Lance Armstrong Foundation has found a new home in East Austin, purchasing the old Gulf Coast Paper factory on 2201 E. Sixth St.

"It's right near the new light rail," Ulman said. "It's right on the new Lance Armstrong Bikeway.  We're going to encourage our employees to commute via bicycle or with mass transit."  The plans call for the foundation to move this summer. 

Austin Turns to the East    American Statesman 1/13/2008

Despite a median home price that has risen by more than 50 percent in the past five years to $199,000, East Austin is still within reach of many potential home buyers, especially when compared with nearby Austin neighborhoods such as Travis Heights, Hyde Park and Tarrytown.

East Austin Studio Tour kxan.com news

Did you know there are more than 100 art studios on the east side of Austin?

That's right, and this weekend, you can check most of them out on the East Austin Studio Tour.

Studios co-founder Jana Swec. Swec quickly discovered other artists were doing the same thing on the east side of town.  "And I think that there's a really growing art scene happening over here," said Swec.

Free Wi-Fi In East Austin  KLBJ Radio News 5/9/2007

The City of Austin extends its free outdoor wi-fi network from downtown to east Austin. The city first set up the free network in downtown Austin in advance of the World Congress on Information Technology in 2006. “At the time, we believed it was the largest outdoor wireless mesh in existence,” said Mayor Will Wynn. “When we turned on that outdoor mesh, we talked about growing it to other parts of the community. So now, this great part of town will now have free internet access available to all citizens.”

Getting connected instructions at Austin City Connection.

I-35 Makeover Update   Austin Chronicle 3/09/2007

It's taken about four years for the surrounding neighbors – the Organization of Central East Austin Neighborhoods and East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Planning Team, along with the Downtown Austin Alliance, the East 6th Street Community Association, and Keep Austin Beautiful – to come up with a solution that will take this barrier between East Austin and Downtown and make it as hospitable as it can be for pedestrian traffic.

Magazine: Austin one of best places to live Austin Business Journal  3/16/2007

Austin ranks as one of the top five places to "embrace urban life," according to a list of the 50 best places to live in April's Men's Journal magazine.
"It's easier to understand downtown Austin after you realize there are always two versions of the city jostling for position," the magazine says. "The older version is the friendly, funky college town that's long been a counter-cultural capital (think Matthew McConaughey). Then there's the newer, glossier version full of high-energy overachievers (Lance Armstrong). The good news is that this cultural clash has created a vibrant setting alongside the banks of Town Lake."

Commuter rail project rolling along  News 8 Austin 1/23/2007

By next year, Capital Metro says its long-awaited commuter rail line will be up and running. Four years after voters approved $90 million for commuter rail, the 32-mile project is wrapping up. The rail line will stretch from Leander to downtown Austin with seven stops in between. It’ll stop at Plaza Saltillo on Comal Street in East Austin, then at MLK Boulevard, Highland Mall, North Lamar, Burnet Road at Braker Lane, Howard Lane and then Lakeline Boulevard before hitting Leander in Williamson County.

'Creative class' migrates to live/work spaces  American Statesman 12/17/2006

"Austin has had a surge of new developments that seek to accommodate live/work lifestyles. These include Waterstreet Lofts, at Comal and East Cesar Chavez streets; 1305 Lofts, on East Sixth Street; Spaces 2525 and The Magnolia, both on South Lamar Boulevard; Sixth & Brushy at Sixth and Brushy streets."

Preserving a Honky-Tonk Culture While Attracting New Buyers  NY Times 12/10/2006

"While much of the rest of the nation is facing a weakened market, East Austin is in the midst of a boom so explosive that median home prices have jumped 48 percent in the last year. New condo projects, a dozen of which are now in the works, routinely sell out during the preconstruction phase."

A coach, a CEO and a BMX biker all moving in and out of Austin homes 
American Statesman 10/22/2006

"Professional BMX racer Jason Carnes one of the early buyers in the Pedernales
lofts, is selling his condo in the project that brought hip urban living to East
Austin. "I'm movin' on up, just like the Jeffersons," said Carnes, who is moving to Sixth & Brushy, condos being built a block off Interstate 35."

"It's a little more than I can afford, but I'm just going to do it anyway and live it up while I'm here," said Carnes, who paid $314,000 for his new condo, which will be a little bigger than his previous unit and has downtown views. Carnes said he sold his Pedernales unit for $228,000 — a $36,000 profit, but it's nothing compared with what his Southern California racing buddies are making on real estate. "I see those guys making a killing out there, but I guess $36,000 isn't bad," he said.

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