Blaze Pizza in Austin is permanently closed according to its website. 

More details: The restaurant previously offered specialty pizzas, cheesy bread, salads and drinks. The pizza spot on Research Boulevard was the brand's only Austin-area store. 

• 14009 Research Blvd., Ste. 103, Austin

City Council took the first step toward broadening the types of multiunit housing that can be built in Austin neighborhoods and allowing more mixed-use development citywide.

The details: New zoning categories advanced March 26 included one to support more multiunit “missing middle” housing at scales in between single-family homes and bigger apartment complexes. Another is aimed at transit- and pedestrian-oriented developments blending residential and commercial space, from smaller corner stores to larger mixed-use buildings.

Specific details for the two concepts forwarded in a resolution from council member Paige Ellis are still to be determined. Her approved resolution builds on a January study by city planners that evaluated Austin’s current stock of missing middle and mixed-use development and laid out policy recommendations to expand those options.

Next steps: This spring’s vote is just the first step toward creating the zoning categories and eventually seeing development take place under the policies. The city will spend the next year drafting the zoning districts.

Delta Airlines is expanding its flights out of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with new routes launching to Phoenix and Bozeman, Montana, later this year.

Additionally, the global airline plans to offer new routes from Austin to Asheville, North Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; Kalispell, Montana; and Kansas City, Missouri, in 2026.

What's happening: Delta Airlines announced it will launch twice-daily nonstop flights to Phoenix from ABIA beginning Nov. 9.

The new route to Bozeman will begin June 13 with Saturday-only flights. Delta will expand the route with daily trips from Austin to Bozeman from Dec. 19 to March 28.

The impact: The new Phoenix route will connect Central Texans to Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, which is known for its championship golf courses, culinary scene, desert hiking and access to Scottsdale and Sedona, according to Delta Airlines information.

The additional Bozeman flights will allow flyers to travel to Montana during peak ski season and visit Yellowstone National Park.