Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

From Día de los Muertos celebrations to holiday lights in November

"...Pollinator Palooza Nov. 2, Quintana, www. brazoriacountytx.gov/departments/parks-department/special-events..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Council Readies for New Budget Realities

Members might reconsider economic incentive packages

"...Energy and the airport, live elsewhere in the budget). Parks, public health, and the library system make up about..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Balmorhea is back, baby!

"...still closed for repairs. Open daily 8am-7:30pm, Toyahvale, 432/375-2370, www.tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/balmorhea..."

June 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Decriminalizing Homelessness at City Council

No sit/no lie, no more

"...one of the forms she submitted. Despite reservations, the Parks and Recreation Board ultimately voted to recommend Pecan Grove..."

June 5, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Gives Green Light to Convention Center, Scooter Riders

May 23 meeting tackles "Downtown puzzle," "micro-mobility"

"...or the lack of them, for scooter usage in parks and on trails. A Parks and Recreation Department pilot..."

May 24, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup

Spring has sprung, and here's 100 ways to celebrate

"...Since 2010, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and several private partners have worked..."

April 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Five Austin Activities for the Whole Family

Got a house full of guests this holiday? Here’s how to entertain ’em.

"...or Pedernales Falls for some fresh air. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department annually hosts “First Day Hikes,” guided..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Events Post by Shalavé Cawley

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Pre-holiday travel tips

"...near Rockport on Oct. 22, according to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. The tallest birds in North America..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Fall is full of fairs and fests

"...Lost Maples State Park outside of Vanderpool is known..."

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

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Titanic, turtle hatchlings, and Texas beaches after Harvey

"...In the dry landscape of West Texas finding an..."

June 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Lawsuit and Untapped Locations Add to Soccer Drama

Many balls in play for the Columbus Crew

"...specifying any area. So for now, especially after the Parks and Recreation Board's unanimous vote last week against placing..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Start 2018 with some Texas travel

"...Fee-Free Day Jan. 15, National Parks, www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/fee-free-parks.htm..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Life After Gentrification

When you and your home both have to move

"...use that money to invest in preserving mobile home parks rather than only incentivizing or subsidizing developers to offer..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Austin's Disappearing Mobile Home Communities

Redeveloping a manufactured housing park isn’t the only way its new owner can turn a profit

"...and income-restricted apartments, but very little on mobile home parks. Perhaps not intentionally, but as Greg Dutton says, "It's..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Highland Games, Wurstfest, and more

"...to staff being treated very unfairly,” Becca Manning, Wimberley parks director, told the local newspaper. “We hire a lot..."

Nov. 2, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Chronicle Endorsements

Our endorsements on local bond packages and state constitutional amendments

"...Proposition B: $91.49 million for parks and land conservation projects: Yes..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Chronicle Endorsements

Our endorsements on local bond packages and state constitutional amendments

"...Proposition B: $91.49 million for parks and land conservation projects: Yes..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

All This & Budget Too

Council treads water over aquatics plan

"...was over the Aquatics Master Plan, briefed by Acting Parks and Rec Department Director Kim McNeeley and then battered..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your game plan for the next three days

"...Daybird Local Music Series Various locations Sat., June 24,..."

June 23, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Council: Park It Here

Slouching toward a summer break

"...A bit surprisingly, parks issues took quite a bit of attention Tuesday, primarily..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: The Greatest Show on Access

ZAP, PC take turns hacking code

"...with the park component. Negotiations produced a pretty robust parks component, including a 16.25-acre Signature Park, a "town center"..."

May 26, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Will This Seaholm Intake Plan Take?

Austin eyes a new redesign for the Downtown intake facility

"...Monday, May 15, Mayor Steve Adler and the Austin Parks and Recreation Department announced a "collaborative planning study for..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Drivin' the blues away

"...in 11 meters of water off King William Island. Parks Canada and Adventure Canada will take visitors to the..."

Feb. 1, 2017 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Black Rock Park

Small cabins on Lake Buchanan provide the basic comforts of home

"...Buchanan between Burnet and Llano, shines among the wonderful parks on the upper Highland Lakes. Not only do the..."

Jan. 20, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Looking Back at 2016

Some noteworthy milestones from last year

"...Speaking of the state parks, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department received an influx..."

Jan. 13, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Election Notes

District 6, mobility fits, and complaints of campaign thrift

"...news, Flannigan borrows clips from city government-based TV sitcom Parks and Recreation in his latest campaign ad, which finds..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Austin Week in Angers, France

Kevin Curtin runs into more than a handful of musical Austinites on the other side of the globe

"...Concerts in venues, bars, and public parks account for the largest portion of programming at the..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Perseid Meteor Shower 101

We chat with the experts about when and where to see the night-sky show

"...Rock, where she’s watched events in the past. Both parks offer overnight camping, which is nice as the best..."

Aug. 9, 2016 Chronolog Post by Ashley Moreno

Affordability: Everywhere But Here

Council parses contracts, buys CD’s, and postpones housing

"...Gallo’s removal of her District 10 appointee to the Parks & Recreation Commission, Alison Alter – after Alter had..."

Aug. 8, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Strange Bedfellows

Does ridesharing work for Austin?

"...April is Texas State Parks Month at Whole Earth Provision Co. Throughout April, Whole..."

April 1, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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