Dining del Lago

Lakeside Dining 2000: Many Restaurants, Not Much Water

"...a recent Statesman article revealed, the neighbors of this water park are not necessarily among its biggest fans, but..."

July 7, 2000 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Texas Amusements

"...Adventure Bay 12 acres of fun-filled water adventures featuring a gravity-defying Master Blaster and pirate ship...."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Elizabeth Morgan

Georgetown Smackdown

Suburbanites Wrestle Over Managed Growth, Smart Growth, and "Stupid Growth"

"...city officials -- like it or not.Wipeout at the Water Park If it weren't for an earlier proposal to..."

Aug. 17, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Three Canyons

The Southwest Edge of Texas Hill Country -- Home to Lost Maples and Garner State Park -- Is Rich in Both Beauty and History

"...Austin was a minor paradise principally because fresh cool water rose from hundreds of springs and ran in scores..."

May 18, 2001 Features Feature by Brant Bingamon

Bahn, Bahn, Bahn ...

Apparently, most Austinites don't know that New Braunfels' Schlitterbahn Waterpark has a resort.

"...eyes? After all, we had already passed the six-story water-slide tower and the castle with the harrowing Schlittercoaster Toboggan..."

May 26, 2000 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Grow and Prosper

With neighbors still reeling from 1990 expansion, Hyde Park Baptist plans another growth project.

"...To those unfamiliar with its history, Hyde Park seems an unlikely outpost for a contingent of religious..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Day Trips

"...San Solomon Springs in Balmorhea State Park is just one of several ancient springs still active..."

May 15, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Rafting the Great Waller

Outdoorsman envisions converting sluggish creek into hardcore white-water rafting rapids

"...through Downtown – is ready to take to the water. With the county's help, the city will soon undertake..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Common Ground on the Colorado

The new Eastside Colorado River Park begins to take shape.

"...ground creates community," says Ted Siff of the Austin Parks Foundation, who has been helping marshal the latest efforts..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko

Dip, Sip, & ’Que: A Texas Trilogy

Day Trips on the best barbecue and swimming holes in Central Texas

"...with the cooling effects of dipping your body in water, sipping an adult beverage, and eating barbecue...."

June 30, 2016 Columns Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Beat the heat in San Marcos and have fun at events around the state

"...Water babies. This time of year, finding a source of..."

July 3, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Beside The Point

Mueller neighbors aren't against a new water tower, they just want a better-looking one.

"...Although drinks are banned from City Council chambers, Austin Water Utility director Chris Lippe trotted in last Thursday with..."

April 14, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Post Marks

Park and Ride

"...The Austin Parks Foundation endorses and supports Proposition 2 and Proposition 4..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Column

Day Trips: International Waterlily Collection, San Angelo

Texas botanical garden of water plants saved the native flowers of Egypt’s Nile River

"...The International Waterlily Collection at Civic League Park in San Angelo is..."

April 28, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: SeaWorld San Antonio

Swimming with the animals

"...Jeanie, Fathom’s trainer, explained that the San Antonio theme park has 21 bottlenose dolphins, including Fathom’s 50-year-old father. Dolphins..."

June 15, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Council Watch

Water Gate: Is LCRA Offering City a Whale of a Deal?

"...Authority more than $1 billion to extend the city's water supply for 50 years. The LCRA has given the..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

It's Blanco, Beeeyotch

A state park comeback at the crossroads

"...weekend, several areas of Central Texas, including Blanco State Park, experienced severe flooding. But, like Britney Spears since her..."

July 31, 2015 Chronolog Post by Alexa Harrington

Day Trips

Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine is like a year-round summer camp and water park for the whole family

"...shop/bakery/pizzeria, Trey was ready to hit the four-story indoor water park with hardly a glance into the arcade. He..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Luv Doc Recommends: 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival

Waterloo Park, Sunday, August 29, 2010

"...You might ask yourself: "Why here? Why now?" Waterloo Park in late August will be hotter than Satan's..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Column by The Luv Doc

A Whole New Ball Game

Stakeholders say Colorado River Park can serve a lot of different needs.

"...A band of trees hides the softball fields and parking lots from view, so that the only visual cues..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Feature by Dan Oko

6 things to do in Austin for the 4th of July

Events in Austin this 4th of July

"...4th of July Water Park and Music Picnic..."

June 30, 2014 Events Post by Tamar Price

The Next New Neighborhood

City and residents plan a sustainable Colony Park

"...bars outside her front door. "We're from the Colony Park Sus­tain­able Com­mun­ity Initiative," one student told her, switching to..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Blackfish

Orcas exploited in the name of entertainment and free enterprise is bad business in the view of this doc.

"...then, implicated in a series of aggressive encounters with marine-park employees, which culminated in the death of SeaWorld Orlando..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

The defunct Comal Power Plant in New Braunfels finds new life as a hotel.

"...red brick building at the southern entrance of Landa Park have been a part of the town's skyline since..."

June 2, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Interfaith's Socialist Agenda

"...forced to pay for roads to nowhere like Southwest Parkway. Is this your version of America? Wake up. SH-130..."

April 23, 1999 Column

Day Trips

"...the age-old sport of horse racing at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie photograph by Gerald E. Mcleod Lone..."

June 12, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The World

Using a sleek visual style and bits of animation, this elegant Chinese film explores the effects of modernism, globalism, and international commerce upon its culture and society.

"...laments Tao (Zhao Tao), a dancer in a dreary amusement-park revue, to boyfriend Taisheng (Chen Taishen), who sullenly guards..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

A Complex Question?

Central Park's Proposed Housing Project

"...The argument centers on whether Gables Central Park, a multi-family housing project of 273 units, will fit..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

The Daily Hustle: 4/19/10

This post is for the birds

"...some grackle-addled proposals for what may be the tiniest park in Austin. Also, a familiar face joins the Austin..."

April 19, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Stories from the Midway

My First Butt

"...Enchanted Forest is a quaint fairy-tale-themed park nestled in the foothills of upstate New York's Adirondack..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Cathy Vaughan

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