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

Shall we dive in?

"...of 2008 when a pool maintenance staffer with the Parks and Recreation Department made a routine visit to the..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Beleaguered PARD Considers Dousing Trail of Lights

What are the holidays without that special twinkle at Zilker?

"...That was the conversation at the Parks and Recreation Board meeting May 20, as board members..."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories

Two city boards and commissions take opposing stands on corridor preservation

"...Two city boards and commissions have taken opposing stands on Capitol View..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

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

Anger at Water Plant Plan Boils Over

City planners and residents at odds over future use of Guerrero Park

"...for nearly four solid hours at a special called Parks and Recreation Board public meeting held Monday night. Nearby..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Town Lake Variance Shuffle

The hike-and-bike trail, questionable developer tactics, and a potential windfall for urban parks all flow together on East Riverside Drive

"...the water – is pointing up some fascinating twists and turns, as well as loopholes and inequities, in the..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Public Notice: 'Tis the Season

Tailgaters and fundraisers: It must be fall

"...that means a heavy dose of UT football (men's and women's; see "Soccer Watch"), and candidate fundraisers and forums..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Grove at Shoal Creek Inches Forward

Council to finally consider contentious zoning case

"...Annex – what they call the 75-acre tract of land bordered by Bull Creek Road, 45th Street, and Shoal..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Lake Austin Shoreline Shortcuts Raise Alarm

A new grassroots group aims to draw City Council's attention to environmental concerns of Lake Austin

"...As mayoral and City Council candidates jockey for the votes of Austin's..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature by Jacob Cottingham

Postmarks

City Centerpiece

"...about the future of Palmer Auditorium, the City Coliseum, and parkland along Town Lake ["Power Play," Vol.17, No.46]. As..."

July 31, 1998 Column

Is Austin’s New Arts Umbrella Organization Just in Time or Too Little, Too Late?

After two decades of treating culture and creativity as an afterthought, the city of Austin finally has a real arts department

"...big city-style department, the Office of Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment (ACME). After years of performers, administrators, boards, and..."

April 25, 2025 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Plan Reimagines Walter E. Long Park

New plan reimagines Austin's largest park

"...slowly getting closer to a long-promised makeover, with the Parks and Recreation Board's unanimous endorsement of the new Walter..."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Development Plan Goes Nowhere Fast

Hancock Golf Course plan stokes outrage

"...how-to guide to getting Austin residents riled up, the Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday tackled a proposal to..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

What's Up With Hancock Golf Course? Good Question.

Parks and Rec considers turning golf course into parkland

"...Golf Course on the Block?," Oct. 28), the Austin Parks and Recreation Department has undertaken a "Community Engagement Process..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the state, and beyond

"...– plus slowdowns of $3 million in development revenue and $1.5 million in interest revenue created the deficit. To..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...their votes for the war; mothers give their sons and daughters." – Democratic Congressional District 31 candidate Mary Beth..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

First-Ever Comprehensive Plan Looks at Zilker's Future

The Zilker Park Vision Plan starts rolling

"...Last Tuesday, June 29, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department hosted its first community meeting to..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Backs Parkland Preservation in Vote for New Dougherty Arts Center Site

Austin's oldest community arts venue would relocate to new facility in Butler Shores' southeast corner

"...Council approved the DAC's relocation to the nearby city-owned parkland, a high-profile site off of Lady Bird Lake that..."

May 28, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Par For the Course [Updated]

Smoking while golfing kept controversy putting along

"...final approval to a ban on smoking in city parks, basically excluding golf courses. But a comedy of errors..."

Dec. 20, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The B&C List

"...Below is our subjective division of city boards and commissions into tiers, based on the degree to..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature

Developing Stories: Private Projects, Public Benefits

Could developers become Austin's new benefactors?

"...to provide public benefits that go far beyond a handsome facade (as developers long have been expected to do..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Death by a Thousand Waivers: Variances granted here

Many projects on the waterfront are asking for exceptions to the rules

"...a narrow site plan. With so many citywide issues and ordinances to track, commissioners are not in the best..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Wreckless Recs?

Garza's Affordability Strategy Slides Into Uselessness

"...government. That is, if it had a love interest, and there's not a lot of love in the room..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

YMCA Has Designs on TLAC Site

Oh, so that's why the city wanted to close the Town Lake Animal Center

"...Animal advocates and parks advocates alike were in alarm mode early this..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Council Finds a Compromise on Renaming Pan Am Park

Pan Am still flying

"...voted last week to honor longtime East Austin teacher and coach Tony Castil­lo with a plaque instead of renaming..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Developing Stories

A developer offers to extend the Town Lake trail in exchange for a variance to build closer to Town Lake. Is it worth it?

"...raised by a proposed high-rise residential project at 300 and 222 E. Riverside. The South River City Citizens neighborhood..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Impossible Dream

Should Public Money Go to Private Theatre?

"...dreams to renovate the State Theater. photograph by John Anderson..."

Sept. 19, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

New 'Action' Park Rolls Closer to Reality

Skaters, BMXers collaborate on new digs

"...School District's House Park Athletics Facility at Shoal Creek and 12th, there's an abandoned tennis court with a few..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...of 140 gallons per capita per day by 2020 and to direct the city manager to develop a 10-year..."

May 14, 2010 News Feature

Here We Go Again

Does Austin need a cancer survivors plaza?

"..."Beauty in nature nourishes us and brings joy to the human spirit."..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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