Summer Fun: Bartholomew Pool

Eastside favorite, Bartholomew Pool reopens soon

"...Eastside favorite, Bartholomew Pool reopens soon..."

May 12, 2014 Photo Gallery

Austin's Pool System Will Collapse If We Don't Save It

Shall we dive in?

"...The pitfalls of Austin's pool system are so enduring that they have inspired interpretive..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

2001 Austin Parks & Recreation Pool Schedule

"...summer vacation is May 24. Most of the neighborhood pools open that week or the next, and stay open..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature

... Until Your Pool Runs Dry

Austin's swimming pools are leaking – and that may be the least of PARD's problems

"...2) determined that 25 of the city's 36 swimming pools (average age, 50 years) are leaking, some seriously; and..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

2004 Austin Parks & Recreation Pool Schedule

"...vacation is Thursday, May 27. Most of the neighborhood pools open that week or the next and stay open..."

May 7, 2004 Features Feature

Forklift Danceworks' My Parks, My Pools, My City

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

"...At one point in Bartholomew Swims, lifeguards invite neighborhood residents and audience members to..."

July 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Schlitterbahn North!

Long awaited grand opening of rejuvenated Bartholomew Pool

"...swimming, the rebuilt, redesigned, and rejuvenated city of Austin Bartholomew Park Pool opened Saturday morning, welcomed by the Windsor..."

June 14, 2014 News Post by Michael King

What to Expect at Austin's Newly Reopened Pools

New policies, fewer pools, and how to navigate them

"...This week marks the first public pool activity in months – and, for some neighborhoods, their..."

June 2, 2020 News Post by Clara Ence Morse

SwimATX Tackles Lifeguard Shortage

Learn-to-swim program educates Eastside kids on water safety

"...has struggled to recruit the staff needed to keep pools and programming operational. Last year, the city was about..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Katarina Brown

Pools Reopen, but With New Rules

Expect temperature checks, required masks, and sign-ins when you return to city pools

"...Starting June 1, the city began reopening select pools to the public. Due to lifeguard shortages – the..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by the News Staff

Best of Austin – Saturday

BOA all day, erryday

"...3505 W. 35th, 512/974-6700. www.mayfieldpark.org. NOON Bartholomew Pool RenovationBest New Eastside Respite, 2014..."

March 20, 2015 Features Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Nov. 18-23

"...BARTHOLOMEW POOL REDESIGN MEETING 6-8pm. Dottie Jordan Rec Center, 2803..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Column

A Rough Start to Summer for Austin’s Beloved Pools

Can we swim yet?

"...Although Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order permitted public pools to reopen on May 8 at 25% capacity, Austin..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Forklift Danceworks' Dove Springs Swims

The company's latest community production showed why Dove Springs' pool matters to that neighborhood and to all of us as well

"...Everyone looks more graceful in the pool. It doesn't matter whether they're swimming above, diving below,..."

July 20, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Then There's This: Showdown at the Springs

Is the pool's south side in need of a makeover?

"...– that is, the south side of Barton Springs Pool, where design changes are in the works for the..."

July 6, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Then There's This: Swimming Upstream

Families' access to city pools depends on where they live

"...It's common knowledge that municipal swimming pools – once a neighborhood staple and valued community space..."

June 21, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Res Publica

"...POOL REDESIGNS Swim fans of West Enfield Pool can learn..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Feature

The Threat to NEA Funding and Austin

How would the proposed cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts hit Austin? Hard.

"...and the city of Austin titled My Park, My Pool, My City, which seeks to strengthen relationships between Austin's..."

April 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Katarina Brown

Two-Wheeled Texas

Bikers' best bets on the highways and byways

"...Shuffleboard, darts, live yeehaw music, cold Lone Stars, and pool. Texas honky-tonks don’t get much honkier or tonkier than..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Angela Armstrong

Headlines

"...Don't Stacy 'Til Monday: Big Stacy Pool closes Friday, Jan. 3, for a required emergency maintenance..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Feature

City Lifts Boil Water Notice

Here's what you need to know before using your tap water

"...• No adding water to pools or spas..."

Oct. 28, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Gay Place

Straight-ish movies that shaped queer identity

"...Trans Night Swim A nighttime pool party for trans, nonbinary, gender-questioning folks, and allies, brought..."

July 27, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Qmmunity: Summer of Pride, Take Two

QPOC art, Bulimianne and Louisianna’s wedding celebration, and more

"...Program and the Kind Clinic. Fri., July 26, 8:30-10pm. Bartholomew Pool, 1800 E. 51st...."

July 26, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

City Council: All This, and Bull Creek Too

Council adopts budget after two grinding days of debate

"...additional library hours, as well as winter hours for Bartholomew Pool. (Including various fee increases, the combined bump on..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

City Pools by City Council District

"...The PARD Aquatic Division operates 50 public pool facilities – among them seven Municipal Pools, including Barton..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature

Tell It Like It Is

Cyril Neville holds nothing back

"...merely the tip of the chocolate-and-cream snowball. If Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino weren't central figures in ushering in..."

April 28, 2006 Music Feature by Robert Gabriel

The Daily Hustle: 6/22/10

Agenda highlights, lowlights – 'til midnight?

"...Chasco Constructors for “design, demolition, renovation and construction of Bartholomew Municipal Pool, West Enfield Neighborhood Pool, and Deep Eddy..."

June 22, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Peggy Romberg. For more info, call 472-0868. - L.T. Pool Party..."

Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: New Year Wish List

From cops to condos, we got your splash pads right here

"...created a bar of rocks and gravel in the pool, which officials say is growing and has hindered cleanliness..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Deep Eddy Pool will be closed beginning Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, and..."

Dec. 24, 2021 News Feature

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