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Jann Alexander
Dec 27, 20142 min read
Yes, Austin, Funk and Swank Can Coexist
Mean Cat Meets Condo by Jann Alexander © 2010 As Austin, Texas marks its 175th birthday, and as we head into another boom year for...
Jann Alexander
Jun 24, 20131 min read
Too Late to Look for the Spear
Too Late to Look for the Spear by Jann Alexander © 2013 Stylin’ High © Jann Alexander A pack of Wrigley’s Spearmint gum could relieve...
Jann Alexander
Sep 4, 20082 min read
Finally, Overtaken
Overtaken by Jann Alexander ©2006 More than a year before a corporate giant’s expansion plans doomed Las Manitas , I enjoyed my first...
Jann Alexander
Aug 21, 20082 min read
Movin’ On—Carefully
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...
Jann Alexander
May 12, 20082 min read
What Would Johnny Say?
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...
Jann Alexander
May 8, 20082 min read
What’s Vanishing Next?
Stylin’ High by Jann Alexander © 2013 At a much-loved Austin coffee shop on West 6th Street in Clarksville, a young man behind the...
Jann Alexander
Apr 30, 20082 min read
Is Your Austin Vanishing?
Trading Places by Jann Alexander © 2011 Soon a bland corporate hotel chain revered the world over for its predictability will stand in...
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