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'Terribly inefficient and costly': Council to vote on money for development site plan process improvements

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It was one of the major affordability platforms Mayor Kirk Watson ran on during his campaign: make it easier to develop new housing. A consulting firm review initiated by the mayor and city staff found the development site process in Austin is ineffective and city delays cost customers significant amounts of money. For a single family home, the cost of development goes up nearly $10,000 for every month of delay, McKinsey and Company found. For multifamily developments, a month delay could cost more than $540,000. Meanwhile, nearly 80% of applicants surveyed said it took longer than a year to get a permit from the city. "The City of Austin’s development review process is terribly inefficient and costly and has made our affordability crisis worse," Watson wrote in his newsletter. "But, the good news: We’re gonna fix that." McKinsey and city leaders presented findings to Austin City Council Tuesday alongside desired solutions, including having a more cohesive process a...

Mayo Clinic Minute: Reducing viral infection risks when sending kids off to school

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

It’s back to school for many kids around the nation. And once they hit the classroom, you may notice more runny noses and other symptoms associated with viral and bacterial infections.Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center, says you might not be able to stop some of these illnesses, but reducing viral infection risks is possible.Kids returning to school at the end of summer often coincides with the start of the respiratory virus season.“You’ve got kids from lots of different households who are now coming together in a relatively confined space of a classroom,” says Dr. Rajapakse.And sharing more than their lunches. They are sharing viruses they’ve been exposed to at home. Dr. Rajapakse says some childhood illnesses are inevitable, but there are things families can do to reduce risks.“Making sure that your child’s vaccines are up to date before they return to school is gre...

Moby Rick's in Mechanicville permanently closes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Moby Rick's Seafood opened its Mechanicville location in December 2022. An employee at Moby Rick's in Saratoga Springs recently told NEWS10 that the Mechanicville location is now permanently closed. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! A post on the Moby Rick's Facebook page on May 26 noted that the Mechanicville location was temporarily closed. The restaurant was located at 251 North Main Street in the former Hildreth’s Restaurant, which closed in December 2021 after 58 years.The seafood store part of that location opened in December 2022 while the restaurant part opened in January 2023. Moby Rick's in Mechanicville is still listed as open on Google and has not been taken off the restaurant's website. When do the Capital Region’s ice cream stands close for the season? Moby Rick’s Seafood was founded in 2012 by Captain Rick Lofstad. The restaurant and market offers fresh fish and seafood from Long Island an...

Troy Police search for missing woman

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

LANSINGBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy Police Department is searching for 39-year-old Terry Bass, who was reportedly last seen in the area of Lansingburgh in early August. According to the police, Bass is described as a white female, approximately 5'2'' and 110 lbs. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Anyone with information about Bass and her current whereabouts is asked to contact the lead detective at (518) 270-4682.

TSA offers advice for Labor Day weekend travel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- As airports gear up for the Labor Day holiday surge, the Transportation Security Administration has advice for smoother travel. According to Bart R. Johnson, TSA's Federal Security Director for Upstate New York, being prepared ahead of time and packing properly can facilitate the TSA screening process. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! “The Labor Day holiday will be the final busy travel period of the summer, and our passenger volume will see a spike as early as Thursday,” said Johnson. “I encourage passengers to listen to the guidance that our officers are offering as our team wants to help ensure that everyone has a smooth screening experience so that travelers get to their destinations safely and get home safely,” he said.Additional advice that TSA suggests travelers follow are:Arrive early. Arrive two hours before your flight to allow sufficient time for parking, checking bags, and getting through the security...

Four St. Louis restaurants among USA Today's 'Top 100 budget eats'

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis culinary landscape earns rave reviews from USA Today, which ranked four local restaurants among the "Top 100 budget eats" in the nation, including two in the Top 10. The USA Today research team analyzed around 28,000 restaurants from dozens of major U.S. cities. Rankings were ultimately based on the quality of Google reviews. Each restaurant recognized had at least 200 reviews, no more than 10 locations, and a "$1" sign on Google's cost scale. Why Bob Barker did not play for the St. Louis Cardinals According to USA Today, the following four St. Louis restaurants were recognized as the top "budget eats" in the nation...Teatopia (No. 3 overall)Blues City Deli (No. 6)Balkan Treat Box (No. 13)Eovaldi's Deli (No. 44)Teatopia is a south St. Louis café that specializes in tea and smoothies, but also offers a variety of salads and lunch options. It's open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Sunday at 2606 Cherokee Street. Blues City Deli, also recently named Yelp's bes...

Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

WASHINGTON — As John Eastman prepared to surrender to Georgia authorities last week for an indictment related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, he issued a statement denouncing the criminal case as targeting attorneys “for their zealous advocacy on behalf of their clients.”Another defendant, Rudy Giuliani, struck a similar note, saying he was being indicted for his work as Donald Trump’s attorney. “I never thought I’d get indicted for being a lawyer,” he lamented.The 18 defendants charged alongside Trump in this month’s racketeering indictment in Fulton County include more than a half-dozen lawyers. And the statements from Eastman and Giuliani provide early foreshadowing of at least one of the defenses they seem poised to raise: that they were merely doing their jobs as attorneys when they maneuvered on Trump’s behalf to undo the results of that election.The argument suggests a desire to turn at least part of the sprawling pro...

How long has Sean Payton been calling plays? Since his days as Eastern Illinois quarterback.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

Roy Banks always figured the ball could be coming his way when he heard the magic words.Sean Payton was the quarterback for Eastern Illinois University from 1983-86. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Illinois University)“Blue 80!” Bluuuue 80!”Sean Payton barked the words so frequently, Banks still sounds like he’s ready to rip off a big play as he recites the cadence 40 years later.In the mid-1980s, Banks was a star receiver at Eastern Illinois. Payton, now the Broncos head coach, was his quarterback. Together, they put up prolific numbers at the Football Championship Subdivision (then Division I-AA) school.Banks remains No. 2 all-time in school history in receiving yards (3,177) and third in catches (184). He’s got two of the school’s top nine single-game receiving totals and in 1984 racked up 1,269 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns.Payton threw for 3,000-plus yards three straight years from 1984 to ’86, totals that check in Nos. 2, 4 and 6 in school history, sandwiched around proli...

3 L.A. schools placed on lockdown after man seen in tactical gear

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

Three schools in the Sunland/Tujunga area of Los Angeles were placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a witness reported seeing a man wearing tactical gear in the area, authorities said.Police received the report around 9:30 a.m. when someone noticed a man riding a scooter wearing full tactical in the area of Mount Gleason Avenue, a Los Angeles Police spokesperson told KTLA. No weapon was seen.Police activity at Mount Gleason Middle School. Aug. 29, 2023. (KTLA)Mount Gleason Middle School, Plainview Avenue Elementary and Verdugo Hills High School were placed on lockdown as a precaution, LAPD said.Sky5 footage showed a large police response involving LAPD and L.A. School Police outside Mount Gleason Middle School. It was unclear how long the lockdown would continue.This is a developing story. Stay with KTLA for updates.

Moreno Valley Mall to require ID tags for minors

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

Over the past few years, brawls at malls and shopping centers have become a somewhat regular occurrence. But at Moreno Valley Mall, the three fights that happened on Sunday were beyond the pale, requiring the Riverside County Sheriff's Department to be called, and management is cracking down on unaccompanied teens.The youths, who were drawn by $4 movie tickets, may now face additional stipulations if they visit the shopping center at 22500 Town Circle after 5 p.m. on weekdays or anytime on weekends, according to a report in the Inland Empire's Press-Enterprise.Specifically, the mall plans to require minors to wear lanyards that feature their names and contact information that can be used to report misbehavior to their parents, according to the Press-Enterprise.The announcement came a day after the brawls, which forced Moreno Valley Mall management to "go back to the drawing board with regard to unattended youth at our property," according to a post by Chelsey Ritchie in the Moreno V...