September 12, 2007
Extra Extra
- A pedestrian was killed on IH35 near Cabelas this morning.
- Pflugerville teen posts online a threat to blow up his high school, and is subsequently arrested.
- Some businesses on South Lamar having to close or move because of increased rent. And the Ginger Man has to move so more condos can go up downtown.
- H.E.B. will take over some recently-vacated Albertson's store locations.
- City releases list of ACL Fest-related road closures for this weekend.
- Drug dealers market a mixture of black tar heroin with crushed headache medicine (referred to as "cheese") to North Texas adolescents. 23 Dallas-area teens since 2005 have died after taking this drug made in Mexico.
- Black icky substance washed up onto on South Padre Island shore confuses state environmental officials.
Photo of cheese shaker top by billselak on flickr
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Gingerman?! That place is what makes Austin great. And the fact that more 300-500k overpriced condos are going into to replace it is sick.
At least Alamo found a new place downtown, I hope Gingerman does as well.
Great strategy, build condos and take away everyhitng people move here for. Brilliant! Bring on the condo's, remember, chains, I mean change is good!
dog and duck is also being forced out for more condos/hotel.
hooray!!!
Oh shit. There goes the horseshoe lounge.
Hmmm... Waterloo closed six years ago, supposedly so condos could be built. Then 9/11 happened and through the economy for a little loop.
April 2009 is going to roll around and Gables will be looking for a tenant to pay rent on the building while waiting out the coming real estate bust. That or they'll just flatten the block and put in a pay parking lot.
dog and duck too?!?!?!? I've never been an Austin is Dying alarmist, but if those two places can't relocate somewhere where they keep their spacious digs, I'm going to be pretty pissed off.
NOW you care about the condos?
Told you so.
any proof to dog n duck closing? I can't find anything substantial about it.
that said, where the hell are all these apparently wealthy condo buyers going to come from? Someone is making a ton of money off this and is going to skip town when these monstrosities sit empty.
Well, I've been concerned for a while, but nothing has whipped me into alarmist hyperbole mode like many austinist readers.
Monorail...
Monorail!
MONORAIL!!!!!!
You know what's going to be great? When downtown Austin gets a tornado and all those people high up in their condos can't get to the first floor and are killed by falling glass and debris.
That'll be a good news day.
yep, only on austinist. Thanks, 11!
It's true! Rememeber that tornado through downtown Fort Worth a few years ago? People for sure thought their offices were safe and the glass was safety rated to withstand gale force winds, and maybe they were, but that tornado still tore up their downtown. And that was a small one. Imagine what'll happen if all these condos get built and a Jarrell size tornado sweeps through downtown.
Oh, btw, that was my patrick-like attempt at sarcasm. 11, not 13.
there is no proof about dog and duck, it's jsut the word of everybody who works there, and they will openly talk to you if you ask them about it.
they are trying to relocate, just looking for a new location.