Colin Pope

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Colin Pope

Believe it or not, some folks will soon have the view above from their hot tub. There's no drywall up, pristine imported countertops remain covered and there's dust and construction equipment everywhere. But in the coming months, it will be among Austin's fanciest downtown condos. I recently had the chance to visit the penthouses at the forthcoming Modern Austin Residences. Believe it or not, some folks will soon have the view above from their hot tub.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Colin Pope

Believe it or not, new homes are hitting the market in the Austin area under $200,000. Believe it or not, new homes are hitting the market in the Austin area under $200,000. It's one of the revelations uncovered as ABJ shined a spotlight recently on the housing market. In the past couple of weeks, we identified dozens of Austin's top Realtors and published in-depth lists of Austin's fastest-growing neighborhoods, biggest new condo projects and new apartment complexes.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Colin Pope

We flew over a site that few Central Texans have seen — even among longtimers. It's our job to not just cover what's happening, but also explore what's to come. So we recently surveyed Milam County, including the soon-to-be-budding land that is Rockdale, Texas. It's about an hour's drive northeast from downtown Austin when traffic is light. It has a quaint Main Street — but quiet. While we were there, we flew over a site that few Central Texans have seen, even among longtimers: the old Alcoa Corp.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Colin Pope

We just profiled The Continental Club, which deserves as much credit as any venue for our status as the Live Music Capital of the World. Like Shannon Sedwick of the comedy club Esther's Follies, the longtime owner of The Continental Club expects to hand the brand off to a loving buyer in roughly the next decade — someone who can carry the torch for generations to come. For years, ABJ's Austin Icons series has thrown the limelight onto some of this city's most beloved businesses.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Colin Pope

Chips for computers, chips for salsa, drinks to go with those chips and salsa — Austin is truly making it during our modern industrial revolution. Longtime Austinites remember when not a lot of things were actually made here. For decades, we were eager to be more of an information economy — the braintrust, not the muscle. But times, they are a-changing. Increasingly, ABJ photographer Dave Creaney is being tasked with chronicling Central Texas' booming manufacturing sector.