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The Statesman has a really good interactive map of the Seaholm Redevelopment. Our skyline today is so impressive compared to just a few years ago. I’m excited for the proposed buildings to fill in the gaps!
Thanks to Scot @ Live Oak Pharmacy for the heads up!
CBD zoning was required to create the giant residential tax base we now have in downtown Austin. CBD zoning also enables bars to easily obtain OMV permits. These are good examples of the power of CBD zoning. However, there is a legacy problem surfacing in CBD zoned non-entertainment districts of downtown Austin: compatibility.
The surge in new OMV permits issued outside of the established entertainment districts in downtown Austin has generated a response from the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association. DANA has issued a position letter (pdf) that suggests procedural, enforcement, and compatibility improvements to be applied outside of E. 6th Street and the Warehouse District.
BTW, the local news media is going to generate plenty of hyperbole and “show down” sensationalism. I choose to ignore it. The solution to compatibility problems boils down to common sense and compromise. [Read more…] about CBD + OMV = Doh!
…if you’ll only take two minutes now to complete the downtown Austin parking survey.
C’mon!
I’ve never been inside downtown Austin’s State Theatre – the Paramount Theatre’s sister stage located adjacent to the north. Years ago, the State Theatre flooded, and hadn’t returned to hosting performances (to my knowledge). If this performance info is accurate, Chris Titus’s appearance on February 1st will be first performance in nearly five years.
I hope this is a sign of more showcase performances at the State. Either way, this is a step in the right direction for a historic Congress Avenue theatre.
Thanks to a friendly tip directing us to a facebook update by Curtain Call, the popular Ringside lounge, next to Sullivans, in downtown Austin’s Warehouse District could be torn down. According to the update demolition could begin as soon as Monday. I used to go to Ringside quite a bit, and have lots of good memories from that place.
“We have been informed that Ringside at Sullivan’s is going to be torn down (starting Monday) in order to make way for a new bar/restaurant that will be a cousin establishment to Sullivan’s.”
No news on what the new concept will be, so if you have an info on that please use the comments.
-Jude
