Parks and Rec Proposes Metered Parking for Deep Eddy Pool Lot

The currently free lot could see meters in 2020

"...On Friday, Sept. 13, the city’s Parks and Recreation Director Kim McNeeley sent a memo to..."

Sept. 18, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Then There's This: Parks and Rec in Review

In a parks-centric town like Austin, it's not easy being PARD

"...What a mad, mad, mad, and maddening year it's been for the Austin Parks and..."

Dec. 28, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Funding Texas' Parks and Wildlife: No Walk Through the Park

Parks may finally get more funding, but advocates are wary of shifting some assets to the Texas Historical Commission

"...Texas' parks last week came one step closer to seeing the..."

May 8, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Austin Parks Foundation Discusses Racial Equity in Green Spaces

Panelists consider how Austin leadership should help dismantle racism in public spaces

"...In the first of two panels in Austin Parks Foundation's Parks Summit series, community members and city..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Parks and Rec Shocker: More Money

PARD to get its biggest budget bump in years

"...It's not exactly a windfall, but the Parks and Recreation Department could get its biggest funding boost..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin Parks: Trying to Fill the GAP

Group urges City Council to increase parks and rec budget

"...A coalition of park supporters called "Great Austin Parks" – comprised of members from 12 different groups,..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Parks and Rec: If You Build It ...

Is Austin's appetite for fountains bigger than its wallet?

"...water features in Butler Park? A fountain needs fixing, and a pond, the Parks and Recreation board has decided,..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Parks and Rec Plus Eight

A new planning approach

"...That's how Sara Hensley, director of the city's Parks & Recreation Department, expressed her excitement this week about..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Opinion: Flawed Cemetery Rules Process Violates City Council Resolution and Betrays Public Trust

The Austin Parks and Recreation Department is trying to force new rules that could result in the desecration of hundreds of graves

"...vibrant, brilliant 13-year-old niece, Shoshana, died suddenly of myocarditis and was buried in Austin Memorial Park (AMP). While visiting..."

Nov. 11, 2022 Column by Sharon Weintraub

Opinion: Parks Have Been our Refuge During the Pandemic. Using Them Responsibly Is the Only Way to Keep Them Open.

The CEO of Austin Parks Foundation asks you to respect our green space and the PARD staff working to maintain it

"...risked their lives so we can all stay home and be safe. Austin is filled with heroes – nurses..."

May 29, 2020 Column by Colin Wallis

Keeping Austin Green

The Parks budget finally got a boost, but the real job has just begun

"...Every tree and trail in Austin let out a collective sigh of..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...the apartments where the ice plant used to be, and downstairs into the ditch. It's crowded, cold, and dark..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

News Roundup: Smoke and Fire

Arsonists, burn bans, and heated arguments

"...In this week's News Roundup: Rangers arrest Austin's car arsonist in Iowa; Council approves a temporary ban..."

Aug. 17, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Forklift Danceworks' My Parks, My Pools, My City

With Bartholomew Swims, Allison Orr's dance company plunges into Austin's pool problem

"...one point in Bartholomew Swims, lifeguards invite neighborhood residents and audience members to mark off the L-shaped perimeter of..."

July 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Contemporary Austin Goings & Comings

Judith Sims retires, Deming sculpture Mystic Raven returns

"...with the museum we now know as the Contemporary Austin, she had almost two decades on staff when the..."

Dec. 15, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Page Two: And So It Begins

International spectacles of darkness and light

"...there's an exciting range of events that are free and open to the public...."

March 12, 2010 Column by Louis Black

Election Results: Austin Can Save Itself, Thanks

Pro-policing GOP-aligned campaigners crash into city’s fiscal reality on Election Day

"...Austin voters humiliated Save Austin Now at the polls Nov...."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Parks Department Implements ID Cards

PARD says "everyone is welcome"

"...pass? That may be the new question posed to Austin Parks and Recreation Department visitors in coming weeks. PARD..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Desperately Needs Lifeguards but Has Resisted Calls for a Wage Increase

Lifeguards in limbo

"...With the city of Austin facing a lifeguard shortage that has prevented it from..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Council: Work Done and Happy Holidays!

After 2013 arose such a clatter, Council is settling their brains for a long winter's nap

"...After a land-use, political, and environmental struggle of several years, Council essentially..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

As Austin Grows, Parkland Will Shrink, Per New State Law

PARD is working to draft a new ordinance to comply with the law

"...Any new development in Austin is supposed to come with a chunk of parkland,..."

Oct. 3, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

How Much of Zilker Park Can Austin Return to Nature?

Balancing ecological preservation and the human element in city's Zilker Park Vision Plan

"...Austin has parks, and then it has Zilker Park. With..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Parks Board Recommends Zilker Plan Despite Misinformation-Fueled Outrage

Stakeholders respond to 5,000-seat amphitheater concerns

"...The Zilker Park Vision Plan has cleared its last..."

May 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin Street Art Enters Into a New Era

With the city cracking down on graffiti and Hope Outdoor Gallery set to close, artists look for permission to paint

"...It's 2pm, broad daylight, and a young man with a bandanna masking his face..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Kate Groetzinger

Austin Animal Center Strains to Maintain Its No-Kill Status

City shelter struggles with overcrowding and volunteer dissatisfaction

"...At the end of a group tour of the Austin Animal Center late last year, a few of us..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Homeless Campground: South Austin Dilemma

Larger issue still unaddressed

"...A group of homeless Austinites camping on 18.2 acres of undeveloped land in South..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Kevin Curtin Hung Out With All of Austin’s “Tree of the Year” Winners

A socially distanced journey through the city’s green spaces

"...It's tough, this many months into the pandemic paradigm, finding fresh socially distanced activities that'll get you..."

July 31, 2020 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin City Limits Goes One Louder

Council considers doubling ACL, plus C3 eyes Auditorium Shores

"...Should the Austin City Limits Music Festival become a two weekend affair?..."

Aug. 1, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Texies and the City

Council's new partnership with flat-track Roller Derby league (video)

"...Seems like Texas Rollergirl and Women's Flat Track Derby Association president Bloody Mary's wish..."

Feb. 7, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Parks Smoking Ban, More Up Thursday

No ifs, ands, or (37,000) butts: One smokin' council agenda

"...It's the season of giving, and City Council doesn't disappoint with a wooly, 139-item agenda..."

Dec. 5, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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