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Payday, auto title lending ordinance takes effect Wednesday
Emergency cash is needed for a variety of reasons – cars break down, children get sick or injured, and sometimes jobs are lost. In 2013, 4,557 people in the College Station-Bryan Metropolitan...
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Back to School: What you need to know about rental regulations, parking and...
Neighborhood integrity concerns are a hot topic in College Station, and rental development in our neighborhoods has raised several questions. Here’s what you need to know as we head into a new school...
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Live Blog: Monday’s city council meetings (Oct. 20)
This is a live blog from the College Station City Council’s workshop and regular meetings on Monday, Oct. 20. It’s not the official minutes. Both meetings are being broadcast live on Suddenlink Channel...
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Free parking Monday and Tuesday in Northgate lot
We all love Northgate, right? And we love free parking, too. You can get the best of both worlds all day Monday and Tuesday while we install new pay stations.
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Podcast: The guy who keeps Northgate clean and friendly
Former tech geek Gus Roman has spent much of his professional career trying to improve user experiences for others. Now, he's applying that focus to College Station's Northgate Entertainment District...
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Community grants have made College Station better
Since 2011, College Station has received about $7.2 million in federal community development grants. As part of National Community Development Week, it’s informative and enlightening to look at the...
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Moving out? Consider the options for your unwanted stuff
The end of the spring semester means many Texas A&M and Blinn students are graduating and preparing to move out of their apartments and houses. As part of the process, they discover they no longer...
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Why gorilla art is permissible but rooftop beds aren’t
The latest trend is to turn front yards and carports into outdoor living rooms complete with big-screen TVs, sectional couches, and coffee tables. We even see an occasional bed on a roof....
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Reporting issues to city as easy as See-Click-Fix
The City of College Station has used the free SeeClickFix app since 2011 as a handy way for citizens to report potholes, broken street lights or code enforcement issues. The result has been more than...
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Game day parking doesn’t have to be a hassle
For football fans, following your favorite team for a road game can be tricky. With tens of thousands of fans descending on a relatively small area, finding a place to park can be daunting. That’s...
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4 ways to help curbside collections work to perfection
Let’s talk trash! More specifically, how and when to dispose of it to avoid costly code violations.
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City, local groups join forces to help residents in need
When the City of College Station’s Community Services Department is unable to help a citizen in distress, we reach out to other community partners to see if they can help. Two recent examples show how...
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Are address numbers required on homes, businesses?
Even with the prevalence of GPS on our smartphones, locating some places remains difficult if the building isn’t identifiable from the street. That can create serious problems not only for visitors,...
View ArticlePodcast: Couch on the roof, goat in the driveway — the world of Code...
College Station Code Enforcement Supervisor Julie Caler makes her first appearance on the podcast and explains how she and her crew work to keep the city looking good. Sometimes, that means dealing...
View ArticleGame day parking doesn’t have to be a hassle
For football fans, following your favorite team for a road game can be tricky. With tens of thousands of fans descending on a relatively small area, finding a place to park can be daunting. Our parking...
View ArticleHow to avoid the aggravation of parking tickets
Parking problems always exist in growing communities, especially college towns expanding as quickly as College Station. Most of the time, avoiding the headache of a parking violation is as simple as...
View ArticleBeware opportunists taking advantage of hail damage
While Sunday’s hailstorm certainly wasn’t a large-scale disaster, it did enough damage to set opportunists and scammers in motion. If you get such a call, check with the Better Business Bureau to make...
View ArticleVolunteer to help spruce-up McCulloch on April 14
We hear a lot about neighborhood integrity these days, but that vague term means different things to different people. For a code enforcement officer such as me, it means making a neighborhood the best...
View ArticleHome repair program could help you beat the heat
It’s blazing hot this week with no end in sight. Just when you think it can’t get worse, your air conditioner goes out, and you can't afford a new one. Don't fret – the City of College Station’s Minor...
View ArticleClosing Boyett on busiest nights makes Northgate safer
If you’ve ever driven through the Northgate Entertainment District on a Friday or Saturday night, you know it’s an immensely popular place for college students to get revved up for Aggie football or...
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