Borders Vs. Liveable City

In Austin's most controversial retail project, the national chain bookstore Borders faced serious opposition from independent businesses, activists, and community leaders.

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April 25, 2003, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The Sixth + Lamar flap has become a flash point for a community focused on "keeping Austin weird" and "keeping Austin Austin" during its volatile years of boom, bust, and change...independent businesses, activists, and community leaders, cried foul at City Hall's giving incentives to a project that would include a national chain store competing directly for customers."

Thanks to Dan Houston

FULL STORY: Borders Backs Out

Friday, April 25, 2003 in The Austin Chronicle

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