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Speakin’ Easy by Jann Alexander © 2011 There’s a ghostly story they like to tell  about Speakeasy, in Austin’s Warehouse District....

The Pattern of Change by Jann Alexander © 2103 Take it from Wikipedia : “Façadism  (or  Façadomy [1] ) is the practice of demolishing...

Big City, Little Coffee by Jann Alexander © 2013 It takes a certain knack to make the Vanishing Austin list and actually do the...

Vanishing Austin: Since 1931 by Jann Alexander ©2010 At a 2010 open house reception for my downtown Austin gallery, Austin Details Art...

Frisco Gold by Jann Alexander © 2013 KOOP Radio Host David Kobierowski has generously scheduled an hour this Wednesday, February 10...

On avclub.com , Scott Von Doviak writes about 12 beloved Austin haunts that didn’t survive the decade . Some of them appear in my...

Endangered Species of Austin poster, $25 KXAN’s Josh Hinkle focused on Capitol Saddlery’s oversize boot to showcase my new poster...

Overtaken by Jann Alexander ©2006 More than a year before a corporate giant’s expansion plans doomed Las Manitas , I enjoyed my first...

Movin’ On—Carefully by Jann Alexander ©2008 How do you move a neon sign? Especially one that’s achieved icon status in Austin? As it...

Mean Cat Meets Condo by Jann Alexander © 2010 That’s one Mean-Eyed Cat . The signs of progress are overtaking the humble little bar on...