Public Notice: Deadline? Whose Deadline?

CodeNEXT: "We've got to figure this out"

"...text could give mappers the chance to do that scenario-building that they've thus far been unable to produce, while..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

All but Illegal

As the final provisions of HB 2 loom, Texas abortion clinics brace for closure

"...HB 2 takes effect, forcing clinics to make costly building changes in accord with ambulatory surgical center (ASC) standards...."

July 25, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Getting off the Road

Rail will help, roads will help – but so will your decision not to drive today

"...a budget, Austin's roads are stretched to their limit. Building more roads – where there's room – is one..."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Perry Estate Looks to Next Chapter

Two structures on grounds up for demolition

"...41st and Red River now want to remove two buildings on the property as they prepare to redevelop the..."

June 6, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Skeptics Question Aquarium Owners' Record

Groups ask city to investigate animal welfare

"...the Covinos to date have not filed for a building permit for the site. Nonetheless, the interior of the..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Playback: Heart Transplant

The future of Ray Hennig's Heart of Texas Music, Austin Vintage Guitars, and the HighBall called into question.

"...of Austin Vintage Guitars, have found a centrally located building they hope to move to, but are waiting on..."

July 6, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Force Behind Rainey's Renaissance

Bridget Dunlap is the one-woman army who changed the face of an Austin neighborhood

"...to overhaul the property, Dunlap chose to respect the building by leaving it nearly intact, adding only structural renovations...."

May 25, 2012 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Attempting to Comply

With a new name and a new boss, Code Compliance tries to become more 'people-friendly'

"...dealing with noise regulations, off-road parking, high weeds, and building permit violations, Austin's new Code Compliance Director Carl Smart..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Planet K Disrupts Bee Cave's Orbit

Judge denies temporary injunction against Planet K

"...plan for a mural on the side of the building – a pastoral scene complete with bluebonnets and a..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin at Very High Speed

The who, what, where, when, and why of Formula One racing

"...that Formula One was coming to Austin." Money and Permits..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Solar Helps Keep Eastside Homes Affordable

Thanks to neighborhood-based nonprofit Blackland CDC

"...the back porch waiting for a city of Austin building inspector to arrive, two grade-school-aged neighborhood boys watched intently..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Off the Record

Peering through the walls of Austin history to pay tribute to an original member of the 13th Floor Elevators and preserve Raul's rats

"...due to their ongoing struggle to acquire the necessary permits to open their new venue, Swim on Fifth (1000..."

June 27, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Watershed Redo

How redevelopment can save the springs ... or not

"...for the new amendment's proponents is to encourage the building of any new retail centers and apartment complexes on..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Letters at 3AM

8:15am, the moment Hiroshima was bombed, comes around every morning: It is something we live with

"...Twenty-seven radio telescopes, each nearly 100-feet high (a 10-story building), each with a dish "about as big as a..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Happenings

June 14-20

"...wanting to help elect Dems in WilCo. 7pm. McConico Building, 301 W. Bagdad Ave., Round Rock, 512/671-8683. www.williamsoncountydemocrats.org.FRIDAY, JUNE..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...has approved the site plan but not yet issued building or demolition permits, according to RGFN member Hope Morrison...."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature

War of Words – and Tacos – on Airport Boulevard

On Tamale House turf at E. 51st. and Airport, a taco is a taco ... or is it?

"...with news last week that El Dorado has secured permits to start work on a kitchen, foreshadow a slow..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...it's always a pleasure to hear from someone reasonable.]Finish Building the BikewayDear Chronicle,..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...that is really unusual about Trudy's South Congress Cafe building without getting the proper permits and clearance from the..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column

City Enforcing Codes Is Unusual

"...that is really unusual about Trudy's South Congress Cafe building without getting the proper permits and clearance from the..."

Oct. 10, 2005 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...Square footage devoted to each building use:..."

April 15, 2005 Column

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The City Council moves to finesse the smoking ordinance.

"...requiring bars, restaurants, and bowling alleys to obtain smoking permits from the city health department. No tickee, no smokee...."

Oct. 31, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Tree Dies in Travis Heights

"...the oak tree. (Barkley had also sought to avoid building a sidewalk, as is normally required when an owner..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...to commute from the suburbs, the wealthy are logically building mansions in downtown neighborhoods to avoid the congestion. The..."

April 25, 2003 Column

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...relationship if the two can agree on terms for building a new Children's Hospital at the old Mueller airport..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature

Page Two

If the City Council approves a proposed noise ordinance, Austin will have to stay weird quietly, and possibly without many nightclubs.

"...Their concerns are endless. Permits, zoning restrictions, layers of applicable rules, and ongoing building..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Column by Louis Black

News Top 10s

"...3. The Intel Building: Actually, there is no Intel building -- just an..."

Jan. 4, 2002 News Feature

Council Watch

City Council members award themselves a raise; neighborhood residents protest looser rules governing backyard cottages; and the council approves a convention center parking lot on property whose owner doesn't want to sell.

"...an idea once unspeakable outside offices in the Municipal Building. Rosedale and Hyde Park homeowners complained that the change,..."

May 19, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton

Dancing About Architecture

A recap of favorite SXSW venues that no longer exist, a few festival hot tips, some non-festival tips, a celebrity-sightings checklist.

"...place, Beerland, though because of delays in getting city permits and such, the temporary Beerland you visit during SXSW..."

March 17, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Kid's Got Moxie!

Man of the Century director Adam Abraham talks about old-style Hollywood panache, the precarious nature of a career in independent cinema, and a little film that could -- and did.

"..."It's much easier to knock down a building than to build one," Abraham says. "And what we..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

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