In-N-Out Burger Comes to Our 'Hood

65-year-old California burger chain opens in Austin Thursday Dec. 12

"...it was announced that In-N-Out Burger had applied for building permits on a parcel of land at the confluence..."

Dec. 9, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Playback: Later Chumps!

Chumps say, 'So long, sucker,' while Trent Reznor says hello to Explosions in the sky.

"...Steve Wertheimer's renovation efforts were caught up in acquiring building permits. Finally, the South Congress spot shows signs of..."

June 14, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Food-O-File

An unusual number of new restaurants make their debuts this summer

"...and Bryce Gilmore's Odd Duck (1219 S. Lamar) have building permits and are under construction, while Daniel Olivella's Barlata..."

June 7, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Council To Imagine Imagine Austin

Plus SH 45, White Lodging, frat houses, and more

"...department in an attempt to ease a backlog of building permits currently handled by an overworked skeleton crew (Item..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Then There's This …: Sound and Light

Council takes up thorny issues on land planning and utility rates

"...land-use code; many churches only require administrative approval for building permits and such, which is how PromiseLand obtained the..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

TDH: 8/17/11

Spelman on WTP4, politics and conspiracies

"...mean an end to debate over whether to keep building? Or will they simply be more grist for opponents?..."

Aug. 17, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...announce a project management firm or get the necessary building permits approved by the Texas Historical Commission. EvictRick.com spokeswoman..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature

Samsung Invests $3.6 Billion

Austin gets biggest foreign investment in the U.S.

"...staff, in securing the Samsung commitment and rapidly getting building permits in place for construction that is “starting work..."

June 9, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

Driving Safety

Council considers mandatory distances for drivers passing vulnerable road users and a ban on text-messaging behind the wheel

"...proposal to mandate sidewalk planning as a component of building permits (see "Beside the Point," Oct. 26, 2007). He..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Cuts Scofflaw Cafe No slack

South Congress Cafe appeals unsuccessfully for code variances for illegal deck and patio

"...the cafe into full code compliance, including filing approved building permits and site plans, Matchus said. Otherwise, the restaurant..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

New City Endorsement of Long Center on Tap

"...construction has to start within 30 days after all building permits are issued. If this does sail through the..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...on the Historic Task Force ["New Rules for Old Buildings: The Historic Task Force," News], Mike Clark-Madison mistakenly includes..."

April 23, 2004 Column

Former City Historic Preservation Officer Comments

"...Mike Clark-Madison's April 2 article ["New Rules for Old Buildings: The Historic Task Force," News]. When I left Austin..."

April 19, 2004 Postmarks

Wal-Mart, Lowe's, and Their Friends and Foes

Big-box battles from South Austin to Lakeway

"...he'll seek a 45-day moratorium on the issuance of building permits for commercial development over the aquifer. If the..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Where Has All The Money Gone?

Most of the city's General Fund is spent on things City Hall doesn't want to cut.

"...programs (1%), while Watershed Protection and Development Review handles building permits and inspections (1.3%) and site plan and subdivision..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature

Food-o-File

By now, everyone in Central Texas must know about last week's devastating fire at Lone Star Bakery, but Cuisines editor Virginia B. Wood recently found some surprising news.

"...leaders promised to forgo all red tape and waive building permits so Cohrs could begin rebuilding immediately! It makes..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

City Manager Jesus Garza forms a top-level committee to oversee neighborhood services.

"...the field who takes care of rats or issues building permits, the old ways still apply -- saying no..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Eastsiders Decry BFI

Residents Say Recycling Plants Constitute Enviro-racism

"...residents' protests which generated the standing moratorium on Eastside building permits, and the corresponding Eastside land use study. The..."

May 30, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

They'll Be Booming

By the Time I Get to Georgetown...

"...planning department reports that it issued 602 new single-family building permits in 1995 and will easily outstrip that total..."

July 5, 1996 News Feature

Work Stops on Ghost Town

Meadows Housing Project Shuts Down

"...project said that Paradigm and Global struggled to coordinate building permits and construction approvals. The various approvals slowed the..."

June 21, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Sharecropping on Wheels

While the city juggles taxicab franchises, drivers demand 'a fair shake'

"...host of largely unseen mechanisms – questions of competition, permits, fees, and what's best not just for passengers but..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

No Home for Rhizome ... for Now

Rhizome Collective looks for a new location

"...as rainwater harvesting, worm composting, biofuel production, and natural building that attracts eco-minded people from all over the country...."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Crash Course

Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber

"...most cities, Austin regulates the cab industry by distributing permits to franchised companies, which in turn lease their permits..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Is the Austin Aquarium Fishy?

Vince Covino defends the family business

"...informant told Ammon that he could not get the permits needed to legally transfer the animals, Ammon responded, in..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...prone to doing – gave him heat exhaustion. Another building houses his film paraphernalia, kept crisply air conditioned all..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Environmental Cage Match

After a history of pulling its punches, is EPA finally forcing TCEQ to clean up the Texas air?

"...statewide campaign to fight the state on permitting and building a dozen new coal plants. Even so, she was..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Communication Breakdown

Does the closure of HausBar Farms spell trouble for the urban farming movement?

"...March 13, city officials shut down HausBar Farms, citing inadequate permits; inconsistencies in the urban farm ordinance surely must have..."

April 12, 2013 Food Feature by Anna Toon

Reviving Austin's Cab Industry

ATX Co-op Taxi splits the difference between traditional taxis and ridesharing

"...that the new entity put the bulk of its permits to use fairly quickly. Co-op organizers threatened to remove..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Lords of Parking

Neighborhood Associations Deciding Curbside Privileges

"...of Eastwoods NA and the woman charged with distributing permits to those who wish to purchase them. Wizowaty instructed..."

Aug. 28, 1998 News Feature by Jeff Mandell

Embracing Code Compliance

New director Carl Smart discusses his goals for a more user-friendly department

"...here, compared to other departments? Because you have the building code side, but also the noise side with the..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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