By Greg Rohloff
The Amarillo Independent
Ask anyone around town what they want for downtown, and the most common answer is to get Polk Street hopping the way it was when they were a kid — whether that was in the 1950s or ’60s when it was a center of commerce, or the ’70s or ’80s when

By George Schwarz
The Amarillo Independent
The city’s struggle with the heavy winter storm continued on day six with one official saying the storm was bigger than the city’s plans.
City Manager Alan Taylor did not return a call, instead telling Public Works Director Michael Rice to answer the inquiry from The Amarillo Independent.
But at Tuesday’s City Commission

By Greg Rohloff
The Amarillo Independent
Ongoing weakness in retail sales and employment continue to weigh down the Amarillo Economic Pulse for January, with the index registering at 169.87 for the current period, down from 202.32 for December but an increase from the year ago level of 159.29.
The number of workers according to the household survey by

Acreage Deemed Not Vital For State Park, Will Be Protected By Conservation Easement
By Texas Parks and Wildlife Departme

AUSTIN, Texas — In September 2008, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Trust For Public Land announced that the views from inside Palo Duro Canyon State Park will remain grand thanks to the addition

By Greg Rohloff
The Amarillo Independent
An update to the city’s comprehensive plan that addresses such issues as land use, development, water and traffic, is on track for presentation to city commissioners as early as July or August.
The update would replace a comprehensive plan for growth and development that was done in the 1980s. The process started

By George Schwarz
The Amarillo Independent
Lawyers for the family of Michael Dick, who died July 19, 2008, while in custody at the Potter County Detention Center, have filed documents asking the federal court to add three new defendants to the case.
The Amarillo Independent has learned that the additional facts that brought more defendants into