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Jann Alexander
Nov 30, 20152 min read
In 2011, It Became Official: Austin’s Vanishing
Austin Business Journal made it “official” four years ago, in its year-end issue: Austin’s Been Vanishing Over the Last 30 Years. As...
Jann Alexander
Apr 30, 20151 min read
Whitley’s Went. Then Came A Tower.
Whitley’s Went. And then came the tower. ©2011 by Jann Alexander ‘In the heart of downtown Austin , at the intersection of 3rd & Brazos,...
Jann Alexander
Jan 22, 20151 min read
Growth Behind the Scenes
Cascade by Jann Alexander ©2015 “Nature never hurries. Atom by atom, little by little she achieves her work.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson One...
Jann Alexander
Sep 4, 20141 min read
Count the Condos and the Cranes
Counting Cranes by Kayak by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Mayor Wynn has set a goal of having 25,000 downtown residents — that’s 20,000 more...
Jann Alexander
Apr 15, 20141 min read
Have You Ever Been Possessed?
Are you possessed by color? For artist Paul Klee, the attraction to color and light was a turning point in his career. On his 1914 visit...
Jann Alexander
Feb 14, 20145 min read
How I Became An Unintentional Publisher
Publishing is the easy part. Managing it all is quite another. My career in publishing was unintentional, and its potential for success ...
Jann Alexander
Dec 29, 20134 min read
Unexpected Rewards and Opportunities at Year’s End
So Long, 2013 by Jann Alexander © 2013 As the year ends, an unexpected prize is awarded to What’s Vanishing Next? and an opportunity...
Jann Alexander
Feb 10, 20101 min read
What kind of city will Austin be?
Mean Cat Meets Condo by Jann Alexander © 2010 The question that emerged from the Vanishing Austin interview on KOOP 91.7 FM today was,...
Jann Alexander
Feb 8, 20101 min read
Talking about our neighborhood
Frisco Gold by Jann Alexander © 2013 KOOP Radio Host David Kobierowski has generously scheduled an hour this Wednesday, February 10...
Jann Alexander
Feb 5, 20101 min read
On the heels of the closing of the Cactus Cafe
We’re still reeling from the news that the Cactus Cafe is closing , and now this: Preservation Texas announces that Austin’s entire...
Jann Alexander
Jan 7, 20101 min read
Austin’s recent newcomers come not to change it, but to join it
Looming by Jann Alexander © 2010 The Austin-American Statesman’s Michael Barnes is out and about Austin alot (as implied by his...
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