A group of ambitious volunteers is committed to making Austin a pilot community for one of Google's planned gigabit network demonstrations. This network, which will be 1005 fiber optic, completely open and boast speeds up up to one billion bits per second, sounds impressive, but we're just as impressed…

Austin is one of the nation's most successful cities.  The nation's 14th largest city with 800,000 population, Austin is bigger than Washington, San Francisco and Boston.  It is also the nation's youngest big city.

Mayor Will Wynn is contending with the addition of 85 new cars on Austin…

Austin's plans to participate in Thrill the World got a boost when Mayor Will Wynn showed his own Michael Jackson moves. What a trouper.

As I prepare for the Urban Next Summit kicking off tomorrow in New Orleans, I can’t help but check out Forbes recent rankings of Best Cities for Young Professionals.

Looking at the 40 biggest metros in the U.S., Forbes bases its rankings on where the class of…