Dane Carter has lived in Austin for over twenty years, arriving here in 1996 just as Leslie Cochran rode his tricycle into town wearing those famous high heels.

Having resided across the city from its bustling urban center to some of its most vibrant neighborhoods, Dane knows Austin inside and out. These days, he is proud to call downtown Austin home and its 1.5 million bats as his neighbors (although he won’t be asking them to borrow sugar any...