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April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Bad, Bad Decision
"...Dear Editor, My grandson attends Pease Elementary. My daughter has been active in Eastside groups..."
Nov. 21, 2019 Postmarks
Austin ISD Delays Its Plans to Close Eight Schools
Four others remain on list as "conversations" continue
"...of School Changes, released Friday, Nov. 1; Metz, Sims, Pease, and Brooke elementary schools. The first two will close..."
Nov. 3, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders
Eeyoring About Eeyore's
Eeyore's and PARD get crossways over damage deposit
"...All is not peaceable at Pease...."
May 4, 2012 News Feature by Michael King
Disc Golf Face-Off Moves East
Opponents say disc golf would destroy nature preserve
"...back in the summer that it would close the Pease Park disc golf course at the end of this..."
Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols
By Any Other Name
The history of Austin's cherished landmarks reveals the extent to which chance plays a part in who among their namesakes we remember and which fade with time.
"...Graham was the grandson of Governor Elisha Marshall Pease and Lucadia Niles Pease, whose estate Woodlawn, now just..."
Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Blueprint for a Breakdown
Not Worth the Work
"...a list of 63 change orders for work on Pease Elementary, dating from the first day he was scheduled..."
Jan. 15, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...contenders: Esparza, and either Gary Warren... -- A.S. No Pease for Eeyore?..."
Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature
Austin Campuses Still Closed, But Not (Yet) for Sale
What to do with Austin's closed elementary schools?
"...process which ended up closing Brooke, Metz, Sims, and Pease was not our finest work as a district," said..."
Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon
The Challenges of Going Back to School
Parents, teachers, and students share their anxieties over starting the fall semester while COVID-19 is still rampant
"...a year now, before the pandemic. The families of Pease, Brooke, Metz, and Sims have had to navigate the..."
Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature
AISD Board Votes to Close Four Austin Elementary Schools
Despite public outcry, Brooke, Pease, Sims, and Metz all to shutter
"...The decision to close Brooke, Pease, Sims, and Metz marks the conclusion of the first..."
Nov. 19, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders
Keeping Austin Green
The Parks budget finally got a boost, but the real job has just begun
"...neighborhood volunteers out for clean-ups and paint jobs, or Pease Park Conservancy, led by Richard Craig. The Conservancy just..."
Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Orpheus and Company: Contemporary Poems on Greek Mythology
Chronicle reviewer David Garza wrestles with Orpheus and Company, a collection of contemporary poets retelling ancient myths.
"...myth of Narcissus offered by Gary Miranda and Deborah Pease on facing pages in this book. Miranda, assuming the..."
Sept. 3, 1999 Books Review by David Garza
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...the ordinance," she says, adding she won't be totally appeased until the ordinance is entirely repealed......"
March 20, 1998 News Feature
Squirrel Fest, a Bidi Bidi Birthday, and More Community Events
Plan your week with some of our recommended happenings around town
"...Saturday 13, Pease Park..."
April 12, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott
Qmmunity: Hot & Spicy Homoscopes
Pride Month predictions for what queer events you'll end up enjoying
"...LEO Pride Picnic Future Front partners with Pease Park for a picnic featuring a 30-vendor Front Market,..."
June 23, 2023 Column by James Scott
Summer Stock Goes to the Movies With How to Musical Theatre
The youth theatre troupe's new film How to Musical Theatre brings back that MGM song-and-dance style
"...movie homage debuting in a special fundraising screening for Pease Park Conservancy...."
Aug. 12, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
Austin ISD Leans in to Win Back Families, Boost Enrollment
Every student counts
"...Brooke – and the oldest public school in Texas, Pease Elementary. A backlash from the community, and from the..."
Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse
A New Plan for Austin ISD?
School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust
"...those campuses mobilized in opposition, including Noelita Lugo at Pease Elementary, who co-founded Save Austin Schools and is running..."
Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse
Grief, Anger, Activism Follow AISD’s Move to Close Schools
Lingering questions over unreleased equity report fuel frustration
"...as a result of this month's vote – Metz, Pease, Sims, and Brooke elementaries – "School Changes Implementation Teams"..."
Nov. 29, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...The earliest recorded version of "Pease Porridge Hot" is a riddle found in John Newbery's..."
Jan. 25, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants
Conservancy Groups Split on Grove Flood Control
Common goal is to prevent any added runoff into Shoal Creek
"...Last week, the Pease Park Conservancy sent a letter to Mayor Steve Adler..."
Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez
Civics 101
"...PEASE DISTRICT PARK MASTER PLAN MEETING Help draft the long-range..."
Nov. 22, 2013 News Column
Austin Parks: Trying to Fill the GAP
Group urges City Council to increase parks and rec budget
"...the Shoal Creek Conservancy, Keep Austin Beautiful, and the Pease Park Conservancy – has spent the summer urging members..."
Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Civics 101
"...PEASE PARK CLEANUP Join the Pease Park Conservancy to remove..."
Feb. 17, 2012 News Column
Waterloo Disc Golf Club Very Dissatisfied With the City
"...year, we were told by the city that the Pease Park disc golf course would soon be closing. After..."
April 5, 2011 Postmarks
Closing Schools Won't Fix AISD Budget
We have the Legislature to thank for this mess
"...schools – Barton Hills, Brooke, Joslin, Oak Springs, Ortega, Pease, Sanchez, and Zilker elementaries, and Pearce Middle School...."
Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Floods Do More Damage Than Disc Golf
"...Dear Editor, Re: “No Discs, No Pease” [News, June 18]: As any regular disc golfer will..."
July 9, 2010 Postmarks
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, June 17-24
"...PUBLIC MEETING: PEASE PARK/SHOAL CREEK Discuss the future of the creek and..."
June 18, 2010 News Feature
Bicycle Dreams
A closer look at the Downtown bike boulevard proposals
"...generating heavy interest, judging by the packed houses at Pease Elementary in December (see "A Boulevard for Cyclists ......"
