With the COVID-19 indicators currently showing the lowest risk level (“Safe”) for transmission of the coronavirus, San Antonio Cit

Residents packed the auditorium at San Antonio Central Library Nov. 2 to speak in support of millions of dollars in bond-funded projects to improve the city's largest parks, including Brackenridge, Hardberger, McAllister and the Hemisfair Civic Park. The meeting was the last chance for citizens to be heard by the Parks and Recreation Bond Committee on proposals for the $850 million bond package that will go before voters in 2017.

Leaders of COPS/Metro Alliance, together with other Network of Texas Organizations, will celebrate more than 40 years of organizing for change on Saturday, April 30, from 3 p.m. to  4:30 p.m. at the Thomas Edison High School Auditorium, 701 Santa Monica Street, San Antonio.

Residents will continue to enjoy staying cool, active and fit by visiting one of the Parks and Recreation Department’s four regional pools during the extended pool season. The regional pools will operate from Tuesday, Aug. 18, through Sunday, Sept. 27. During this time, the community is welcome to visit any of the following pools:

San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department is giving residents the opportunity to stay active and fit at the San Antonio Natatorium for free while giving back to the community by donating non-perishable food during November.

Watch video of former mayor Phil Hardberger talking about his namesake park, its history and plans for the future.  Scroll down to read more about the park.

San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department officials announced today that the park curfew will be lifted at selected City parks for the Easter holiday. The park curfew will be lifted beginning at 11 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, and will resume at 11 p.m. on Easter Sunday, April 20.

San Antonians who are looking for a rewarding job with great pay are invited to apply to serve their community as lifeguards for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department.  The department is making the process easy by hosting several lifeguard recruitment parties in hopes that local teens, college students, and adults 16 and over, will attend and apply.

Veterans, their families, friends, supporters and the general public are invited to join the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department in celebrating Veterans Day by getting active and fit in veteran-led Fitness in the Park classes. The Troops for Fitness classes will be held on Monday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to noon, in Cuellar Park (next to the Community Center), 5626 San Fernando. 

We need your help. In May, San Antonio citizens will be asked to vote on a $596 million bond package that includes 140 different projects that are, quite literally, all over the map. With help from you, we can put together the information we all need to make an informed choice on that huge and diverse package of projects. At NOWCastSA, we built this map that identifies and shows the location of each of the projects.