Day Trips: The Cistern, Houston

Houston’s former underground reservoir perfect canvas for light artist

"..."Carlos Cruz-Diez: Spatial Chromointerference" in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern in Houston seems to twist and bend the..."

May 25, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: The Greatest Show on Access

ZAP, PC take turns hacking code

"...much of the back-and-forth had to do with the park component. Negotiations produced a pretty robust parks component, including..."

May 26, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...self-funding: most prominently, the utilities Austin Energy and Austin Water, but also the airport (Aviation) and the Convention Center...."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: The New Industrial Revolution?

Is Mayor Adler our Teddy Roosevelt?

"...inspection, the Pure Food and Drug Act, and national parks, among many other innovations that began to define the..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

APD Cracks Down on Spillway Swimmers and Dogs

APD began enforces ban on swimming and off-leash dogs at the spillway, after years of turning a blind eye

"...surprised to find that no one was in the water. Thornberry has been coming to the spillway with his..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Floating Tubes Hit NIMBY Rapids

City looks for ways to regulate Colorado River

"...cared when kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards were using the water, and that the complaints are coming from only a..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

November Props & Bonds

Roads and parks are on the November ballot

"...spending, and also three catchall categories. 2) $82.1 million in park bonds for eight categories also ranging across the district..."

Oct. 14, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Off the Record

Recounting the first decade of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one year at a time

"...in landscaping improvements goes out to pasture as Zilker Park morphs into a mud bowl reeking of Dillo Dirt,..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Day Trips

Shamrock, Texas, is worth exploring if you're ever near the intersection ofI-40 and U.S. 83

"...Like many towns in arid West Texas, a dependable water source was a big concern from the beginning. In..."

June 10, 2011 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Planting a Place in the Shade

Volunteers help Pease Park turn new leaf

"...Johnson Wild­flow­er Center released an "ecological assessment" of Pease Park concluding that the park "is being loved to death."..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

You Coulda Walked Around the World

The LBJ of Lone Star songwriters lays siege to the Cactus Cafe

"...Coulda Walked Around the World, my onetime $105-a-month Hyde Park abode dilapidated into a pile worth being sold and..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Plans in Play

The Big Eight

"...Land use and development patterns, transportation, mass transit, traffic/congestion, water/wastewater, solid waste, energy, utilities conservation and environmental resources, public..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, April 15-21

"...Cutting it close? Austin General Mail Facil­ity, 8225 Cross Park Dr., takes postage-paid returns until midnight. 800/275-8777. www.irs.gov...."

April 16, 2010 News Feature

Headlines

"...– a $3.1 million contract component of the massive Water Treatment Plant No. 4 – expected to win narrow..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Hundred Trees for Pease On Saturday, Feb. 21, Pease Park will be 100 trees greener, thanks to the volunteer..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Feature

Two-Wheeled Texas

Bikers' best bets on the highways and byways

"...Entertainment Antone’s Austin’s “Home of the Blues.” The Muddy Waters posters plastered all over the walls might inspire you..."

June 13, 2008 Features Feature by Angela Armstrong

Day Trips

Nichol's Landing Paddling Trail lends access to the many swimming, paddling, and water-related delights of the Upper Guadalupe River

"...points to the river. Other than Guadalupe River State Park, most access points are at country-road bridges, where parking..."

May 16, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The year 2007 came in as a lamb and went out as a tired, old goat

"...from the 80th Texas Legislature. Texas state and local parks finally received a boost in funding. After years of..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

@ Chronic

City Council Notebook

"...Item 58: Serendipitously placed three items later: waiving park rental fees (not to exceed $60 – reach deep,..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Council Notebook

A rundown of what's happening at City Hall this week.

"...Item 58: Serendipitously placed three items later: waiving park rental fees (not to exceed $60 – reach deep,..."

Sept. 25, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...Point." Naked City• The city recently announced that free parking under City Hall – having morphed from best- to..."

May 25, 2007 News Feature

Greenbacks for Green Space

City moves to make development pay more for parks

"...Ah, a day in the park. When urban life hits red on the stress-o-meter, when..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Day Trips

The Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge is an excellent place for birders and nature lovers to soak in the beauty of the great outdoors

"...the giant quilt of the state's ecosystems gives the park an uncommon beauty...."

April 20, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The Choke Canyon State Park is a haven for fishermen, birders, and campers alike

"...Choke Canyon State Park is maybe one of the worst-kept secrets among those..."

March 2, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Lee Leffingwell has called for the creation of a Water Conservation Task Force. Water, and its protection, is a..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature

Bell Blasts Perry for Underfunded Parks

Crisis predates current administration, but Dem says guv could have prodded Lege

"...days, the Smith Visitor Center at McKinney Falls State Park is as dark and silent as a shuttered storefront..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Council Notes

What's ahead for this week's City Council meeting

"...overloaded – the specter of "open government" and "clean water" propositions, Nos. 1 and 2, have short-circuited all else..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Day Trips

Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park comes alive with wildlife during the winter months, but is enjoyable all year long

"...Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, outside of Mission, explodes with activity during the winter..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Concerned About Eroding Riverbank

"...of these have eroded naturally over time due to water flow levels. Please stop using this area to exercise..."

May 24, 2005 Postmarks

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Merle OsmondA Park by Any Other Name Is Not a ParkDear Editor,..."

May 6, 2005 Column

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