Day Trips: Bat-Watching in Texas

Six places to watch the bats

"...According to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Texas is home to 32 of..."

June 18, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool

Lost Maples shows its true colors

"...Lost Maples State Natural Area is a beautiful place..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: September Travel Updates

Go the social distance

"...If you’ll be visiting any of Dallas’ 397 city parks during September, the parks department has a new game..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Rough Start to Summer for Austin’s Beloved Pools

Can we swim yet?

"...delayed their reopening until June, a decision which Austin's Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) attributes to continuing health risks...."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Stay home, stay safe, and still scratch that travel itch

"...contact. On April 7, Gov. Abbott directed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission to close..."

April 8, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: The Beat(ing) Goes On

Never a dull moment on the Land Development Code front

"...Sat., Nov. 2, is It's My Park Day, Austin Parks Foundation's semiannual citywide volunteer event; find a project to..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

8 of Austin's Best Natural Springs and Swimming Holes

In and around town, keep cool all summer long

"...If you're into aquatic workouts, or just like watching..."

May 17, 2019 Events Post by Eilish O'Sullivan

Public Notice: Earth Day Redux

Early showers stretch timeline for Earth Day celebrations

"...pillows. Free to attend, but RSVP at www.reversepitch.org. Meanwhile, Parks..."

April 26, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

It's the most wonderful time of the year

"...stocked in waterways around the state by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. There are at least 11 stocking..."

Dec. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Bracken Cave and Other Bat Caves

The bat colonies around Texas are swollen with mothers and their pups emerging for the nightly feeding frenzy, making for spectacular shows

"...Old Tunnel State Park, Fredericksburg, www.tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/old-tunnel;..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Council: Not According to Code

Parks, plumbing, and miscellaneous

"...that raised some rhetorical dust. On a request by Parks & Rec for approval to negotiate a contract for..."

June 12, 2017 News Post by Michael King

City Budget: Something's Gotta Give

Cooling economy, rising costs mean tough choices for City Council

"...of what Austinites consider "city services": police, fire, EMS, parks, libraries, health and human services, etc...."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips & Beyond: Texas Travel

A trip planner for the month of March

"...With the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s updated Great Texas Wildlife Trail driving..."

March 9, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Hateful Eight

Tarantino's latest opus screens in 70mm this week at two Austin venues

"...Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Channing Tatum, James Parks and Zoë Bell...."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

It's Blanco, Beeeyotch

A state park comeback at the crossroads

"...repairs, according to a press release issued by Texas Parks & Wildlife. As before, visitors will again be allowed..."

July 31, 2015 Chronolog Post by Alexa Harrington

Public Notice: A Park Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

The bad idea for Long Park, and public events around town

"...in springtime, a young city's fancy turns to – parks...."

March 6, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Slippery Slope

To water-park jefe, Schlitterbahn's Jeff Henry, salvage equals whimsy not whim

"...says Jeff Henry, principal and co-owner of Schlitterbahn Water Parks, as he thumbs through a ream of 8.5-by-14 sheets..."

May 16, 2014 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

The Hightower Report: Moral Monday on the Move

Moral Monday on the move

"...Rosa Parks became a powerful symbol of courage and defiance in..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

Council: Work Done and Happy Holidays!

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

"...The Parks and Recreation Department carried a couple of hotly contested..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

The Secret's Out

City bans Eastside tubes & swimmers

"...The Parks Board put up a rhetorical fight over the banning..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Floating Tubes Hit NIMBY Rapids

City looks for ways to regulate Colorado River

"...River Bluff Neighborhood Assoc­iation. Llanes spoke at a recent Parks and Recrea­tion board meeting about his concerns, and explained..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Commercial Use of Dedicated Parkland Again Under Review

The city program that charges for classes in parks gets its six-month review

"...The city's Parks and Recreation Department is holding a public input meeting..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Nick Offerman

The audience came seeking cult icon Ron Swanson, and that's who Nick Offerman gave them

"...plays the avatar of masculinity, Ron Swanson, on NBC's Parks and Recreation, though still the character's real-world inspiration...."

May 4, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Open House Meeting for Town Lake Park Master Plan

The first in a series of public meetings

"...Austin's Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public open house..."

Dec. 2, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Room for the Unexpected

With the budget season not yet in full swing, there's still time for hope

"...of budget season: an old standby that, like deferred parks maintenance, cuts to summer programs, and fee increases, is..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Book of Grace

Tension runs through this lean domestic drama like a taut steel cord

"...As playwright, Suzan-Lori Parks has laid out the conflicts among this trio with..."

June 24, 2011 Arts Review by Robert Faires

'An Independent Person'

A Conversation With Randi Shade

"...When it comes to parks, which are incredibly important to neighborhoods but also to..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, March 10-16

"...PARKS & REC COMMUNITY MEETINGS These two meetings are the..."

March 11, 2011 News Feature

Disc Golf Face-Off Moves East

Opponents say disc golf would destroy nature preserve

"...public spaces was between disc golfers and the city's Parks and Recreation Department. Now, the golfers and PARD have..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Oct. 28-Nov. 4

"...TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION MEETING Have your say on the..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Column

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