Embracing Code Compliance

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

"...It has some unique characteristics like music venues and special events like the [Austin City Limits] Music Festival that..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Saturday Night Live

Mayor Kirk Watson takes his downtown vision to the streets

"...But after 16 months of discussing the many overlapping events in downtown from the comfort of the mayor's office,..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Council: Back to the Dais

Short month, long agendas

"...board, Casar posted related documents and the note, "This ordinance is the culmination of one of the most thorough..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

"...and, if anything, a deal before an expected April special session looks farther away than before; see AISD Casts..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Down the Rabbit Hole … Still [UPDATE]

City Council re-dives into short-term rentals … and hasn’t yet emerged

"...After another special-called session Tuesday morning, Council members continued to tread water..."

Sept. 22, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Green Thoughts in a Green Shade

Adler and Martinez debate enviro records and policies

"...over the candidates’ views on the Save Our Springs ordinance, utility and land planning, conservation programs, recycling, even (briefly)..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Off the Record

Sifting through the Austin sound ordinance, paying final respects to Pinetop Perkins, and catching up with Explosions in the Sky

"..."a comedy of errors." Despite years of successful unofficial events during the music portion of the Festival, the South..."

April 1, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Public Notice: Common Ground?

It's always darkest before the dawn

"...• TNCs: The industry-written ordinance represented in the industry-funded petition envisions near-complete deregulation, and..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Stooges in the House!

Expect debate over TNCs, West Campus parties, and housing vouchers

"...consent agenda, Item 13 is the return of the ordinance forbidding "source of income" discrimination, aimed primarily at preventing..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

All Politics Is Local at Texas Tribune Festival

Evan Smith leads the fest’s move Downtown and brings national newsmakers to Austin

"...in keeping with the fledgling online publication's commitment to events as "just another delivery mechanism for journalism," as fellow..."

Sept. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sixth Street Showdown

Downtown is growing, and with that growth come rising tensions between police, partiers, and activists

"...in general, to determine what led up to the events captured in the video, and whether the officers' actions..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Council: Still in Torment

Uber and Lyft up for discussion

"...We've gotten early whiffs of Riley's proposals (a definitional ordinance and an accompanying resolution for city negotiations), but the..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Park It Here

Slouching toward a summer break

"...of attention Tuesday, primarily over proposed amendments to the ordinances governing major park use for special events. The Parkland..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The Name Game Visits Auditorium Shores

City delays renaming in honor of Vic Mathias

"...in the city's repeal of the 1968 Fair Hous­ing Ordinance. She said her office did not find any evidence..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council: Zoning Futures, Budget Preview, Cilantro

Light agenda heading into budget season

"...72) is the revised "vested development rights" (aka grandfathering) ordinance that has limped a lengthy road since Attorney Gen­eral..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...17) with plenty of thorny issues: an urban farms ordinance, a special events ordinance, impact fees, a PUD or..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature

Qmmunity: Queer-to-Queer Cheer

Get in the holigay spirit with Austin Gay Men's Chorus, Little Gay Shop, and more events

"...At the top of that list lies a very special, metal-AF emblazoned T-shirt gifted to me some years ago..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Council: They Bring Their Ukes Along

Today at City Council: It's gonna be a long one

"...• Isn't That Really Special? The endlessly simmering special events venue ordinance revisions return..."

Dec. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Hush Please … We’re Hiring a City Manager

City requests A.G. ruling to keep search confidential

"...will be the return of the (simmering all year) special events regs, the similarly prolonged revisions to the anti-lobbying..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: From Kitty Hawk to Hornsby Bend

The Grove, Oaks, and Austin Water in between

"...on the Grove at Shoal Creek planned unit development ordinance – think again. There are no less than five..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

What Would $720 Million for Transportation Buy?

City Council mulls the "Go Big" bond in preparation for the November ballot

"...Aug. 11 meeting, and will need to pass the ordinance to set the ballot on all three readings at..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

No Rush to Rename Auditorium Shores

Council delays name change to "Vic Mathias Shores"

"...the city’s unfortunate repeal of the 1968 Fair Housing Ordinance. She said her office did not find any evidence..."

May 27, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

Headlines

"...settles from last week's repeal of the project duration ordinance, a vote to codify the Down­town Density Bonus Program,..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature

JD Samson & Saving the Noise

The girl from MEN is here to show you a good time.

"...JD Samson, of groups Le Tigre and MEN, is..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Tyler Pratt

Arms on Brazos

As it nears completion of an extended 'Great Streets' rehab project, has Austin learned any lessons?

"...days for extra utility work, 10 days suspended around special events like the Pecan Street Festival, and 10 bad..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 12/1/10

Sunny outlook for economic incentives?

"...Council’s holding a special-called meeting to discuss an economic development agreement with SunPower...."

Dec. 1, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...all of these preparations with our citizens. For our special-needs population, we have helped put more and more focus..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...cited a possible lawsuit by club owners against the ordinance but failed to mention possible lawsuits against club owners..."

June 27, 2003 Column

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World

As Hot Summer Nights descends, Austin’s live music epicenter campaigns for city support

"...is the case every evening in Austin, Texas, but especially during Hot Summer Nights, the Red River Cultural District’s..."

July 12, 2024 Music Feature by Carys Anderson

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...SOS Matter?," appeared this phrase ... "the Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance, just about the only piece of evidence that the..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column

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