Archive for January, 2008

New to Austin? Neighborhood Navigation

Posted on January 31, 2008. Filed under: Neighborhood Navigation |

I will post a series of Neighborhood Navigation blogs in an attempt to describe various Austin neighbhorhoods for the newbies.  If you are brand spanking new to Austin, this may help you get your feet.
First, the following links should be of use in understanding a few neighborhoods near downtown and a bit south / SW and [...]

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Housing Valuations

Posted on January 31, 2008. Filed under: Austin, Data Central |

If you are a data junkie or just intellectually curious about the real estate market around the country and how Austin and Texas compare, I found this awesome web site with a very cool interactive map that shows you the under value, fair value, over value around the country … check it out:

 https://www.nationalcity.com/main/micro-site/economics/commentary-analysis/pages/housing-valuation-analysis.asp 

I sure would [...]

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Gasp! “Gentlemen’s” Clubs Billboards?

Posted on January 31, 2008. Filed under: Anything Goes | Tags: , , , |

Does Austin have a say? Girly billboards in Austin?  Does Austin have a say about the visual pollution around town resulting from “gentlemen’s” clubs billboards blocking the I35 corridor or Lamar or enter-your-street-here view?  I have been perplexed by this since the day I arrived in Austin:I’m driving south into town on IH35 after 20 [...]

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