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Originally planned as an industrial area for rice and flour mills, the land now known as Zilker Park was fortunately preserved for all to enjoy.
The Musical.” Performances will be at the Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater every Thursday through Sunday night from July 11 ...
Zilker Park is on track for a major facelift, but that is not without opposition from several people in the community. In May, the Austin Parks and Recreation Board approved a vision plan for ...
The Zilker Park Vision Plan, does recommend a "unified (or umbrella) Zilker Park nonprofit that can serve as a main point of contact for the Austin Parks and Recreation Department, ...
Zilker Park is a gem of Austin – a hub for picnics, athletic activities, dog walking and swimming. The so-called “Central Park of Texas,” it’s known for the ABC Zilker Park Kite Festival ...
The Zilker family Robinson. Many structures — a few that date back to the mid-19th century — are hidden in the 351 acres of Zilker Park straddling MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1).
As the Zilker Vision Plan nears its City Council vote, slated for July 20, a bitter battle is being waged between differing visions for the park.Rewild Zilker – a coalition of Save Our Springs ...
But the raison d'être for this Zilker Vision Plan – Zilker is broken – and its proposed cure – let's turn Zilker Park into Park Zilker – stinks to high heaven. Zilker Park is just fine as is.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you’ve visited Zilker Park lately, you may notice a few changes along Lou Neff Road. The city has recently installed new speed bumps on the road, as well as cross walks ...
AUSTIN, Texas — Online, all kinds of posts are circulating saying Zilker Park will be led "under the guise of a nonprofit." Social media users are calling on Austinites to "Save Zilker Park." We ...
The new public park will almost double the size of Zilker, will be sandwiched between Walter E. Long park and the East Metropolitan park, and will tie in to Travis County’s 14-mile public trail ...
A comeback is in the works for the Zilker Eagle mini-train, which was decommissioned from Austin's Zilker Park in 2019. The train has been out of commission since 2019.