Christmas May Still Come to National Park Service

School land board makes surprise turn-around on sale of Far West Texas wilderness.

"...was the same as the Patterson proposal: the National Park Service has 90 days to come up with a..."

Nov. 6, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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 hurdle before heading..."

May 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Council Blocks Bloch

Council Rejects Cancer Park to Preserve Greenbelt

"...Plaza in Houston. On a recent autumn day in Hermann Park, she is standing under a domed gazebo, considering..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Day Trips

Hermann Park offers a green respite from the concrete canyons of Houston.

"...Hermann Park may not be the heart or soul of..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Museum-hopping in Houston.

"...some of the best museums in the state, plus Hermann Park and the Houston Zoo (713/523-5888, http://www.houstonzoo.org)...."

Oct. 22, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Preserve Town Lake

"...This is why the Parks Board, the Arts in Public Places Panel, and the..."

Nov. 22, 1996 Column

Day Trips

"...Houston Museum of Natural Science at the entrance to Hermann Park. Check out the Cochrell Butterfly Center, the IMAX..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Best of Texas

Here’s half a dozen of the best things about Texas travel in 2017

"...Sam Houston monuments beginning with the statue at Houston's Hermann Park because the Texas hero was a slaveholder. Even..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• The Rolling Stones came to Zilker Park, for a Bigger Bang evening that everyone agrees was..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Book Smart

"...I was the architect for the Houston Cancer Survivors Park project as well, I still recall very well what..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Column

Day Trips: 10 Adventures for 2017

Don't wander around next year wondering where to go next; take one of these day trips

"...1) Big Bend National Park Fossil Discovery Exhibit opens on Jan. 14, 2017, to..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The bluebonnet might be the state flower of Texas, but it's iris fields forever at the Rainbow Iris Farm outside of Schwertner.

"...Renaissance Festival at San Antonio's Sunken Garden in Brackenridge Park recreates an Old English village with artists and entertainers,..."

March 24, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

A Room With a View

Steve Wertheimer prepares to open a second Continental Club -- in Houston.

"...to live. It's a big city. Going to the ballpark is great fun. People here have a great attitude..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Day Trips

"...the Star of the Republic Museum in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park with 19th-century crafts and music. 409/878-2461...."

April 2, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Dance:

"...features the final performances of retiring prima ballerina Janie Parker. Through June 16, Fri, 7:30pm, Sat, 1:30 & 7:30pm,..."

June 14, 1996 Arts Feature

Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With These Texas Road Trips

Houston and other Texas sites celebrate the golden anniversary of the first lunar landing

"...Houston Museum of Natural Science5555 Hermann Park, Houston. www.hmns.org.The Museum of the Moon by Luke..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Studio Visit: Briar Bonifacio

"...portrait of Houston, Bonifacio paints the last letters of Hermann Park...."

April 24, 2014 Photo Gallery

Black & White

Two Arts Groups Cross the Color Line Creatively

"...During the Houston residency, the members spent time in Hermann Park, improvising movement. What they found out, says Warren,..."

June 21, 1996 Arts Feature

Day Trips

A limestone hunk in Comfort, Texas -- a would-be monument to area immigrants -- has a decidedly uncomfortable history.

"...their religious beliefs. A limestone monument in the local park goes unfinished and stands more as a reminder of..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Playback: The FAQs of Austin Music 2015

Q: Is Austin still the "live music capital of the world"?

"...Music & Entertainment Division knocked it out of the park this year by commissioning the Austin Music Census. The..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

The Most Dangerous Man in Austin?

Cody Wilson's day-to-day life is pretty routine. But the product he's selling threatens to make gun control laws obsolete.

"...that Wilson frames it. From his office off Cross Park in Northeast Austin, the man reviled and revered for..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Bellringer: A St-Cyr and Kohler Mystery

History Detectives: 'Bellringer'

"...two detectives is enlivened considerably by their divergent backgrounds: Hermann Kohler works for the Nazi occupiers and Jean-Louis St-Cyr..."

June 15, 2012 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Dark Insinuations

Ray Donley steps from the shadows to talk about his art

"...day the greatest literary exposition on this duality is Hermann Hesse in Demian. He talks about the sphere of..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Patterson and the Press

Land commissioner and School Land Board seem to be coming to consensus on Christmas Mountains, but is agreement superficial?

"...West Texas will become part of Big Bend National Park. But not so fast: Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson wanted..."

Feb. 7, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The New Reliable

With Dooce.com, pro blogger and crazy Utah housewife Heather Armstrong stands by her brand

"...balance, living without religion, TiVo, R. Kelly, celebrity sightings, Hermann Maier, marriage, and smoking pot in Amsterdam. Dooce conflates..."

March 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Get on the Bus

A guide to anti-war events nationally and in Texas on Sept. 24

"...many, many more. Assemble at noon at Market Square Park, 301 Milam, and march to City Hall/Hermann Square, 901..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Day Trips

The New American fare at The Range in Salado alone is worth the 45-minute drive from Austin.

"...Executive chef Dave Hermann takes food preparation to a high level of creativity...."

March 17, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod