Austin Chronicle

Excavating the 25-year-old time capsule was last on the alt-weekly newspaper's to-do list before the Texas Department of Transportation takes possession of its historic building for the upcoming highway expansion.

The newspaper's building on the frontage road was once home to the 150-year-old Elgin-Butler Brick Co., which supplied bricks for the Capitol and UT.

The transportation department's plans would likely force longtime mainstays like the Austin Chronicle and Star Cafe to leave their current locations.