The Last Repose of Lady Bird Johnson

Notes from the public viewing of Lady Bird Johnson.

"...and even coaches, they came to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum to say farewell to Claudia Alta..."

July 16, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Wild in the City

Make a more natural garden with the Neighborhood Habitat Challenge

"...The City of Austin along with Wildlife Austin want you to compete in the third annual..."

May 13, 2010 News Post by Jillian Richardson

Suttle Scuttled?

Development lawyer Richard Suttle no longer finds himself on the Stratus payroll, coincidentally (?) at a time when the company tries to clean up its image.

"...already cleared one hurdle with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, which determined that the development would not harm..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Planting a Place in the Shade

Volunteers help Pease Park turn new leaf

"...In 2007, the Lady Bird Johnson Wild­flow­er Center released an "ecological assessment" of..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Retired Teachers Preach the Gospel of Green

Won't you be my green neighbor?

"...environmentally sound building practices and attended seminars at the Lady Bird Johnson Wild­flower Center. It helped that they were..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by James Scott Bankston

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...titles. Expect a lot of Texas interest on The Lady Bird Diaries, focusing on the life and impact of..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Just an Old-Fashioned Cat

Eartha Kitt is one funny dame

"...Batman), and theatre (Timbuktu!, Follies, and, most recently, The Wild Party, Cinderella, and Nine: The Musical). Kitt continues to..."

July 21, 2006 Arts Feature by Kate X Messer

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...Caro (The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson) Dale Carpenter (Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v...."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide

Listings

"...spent their time reading and daydreaming of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books about life on the 1860s prairies. The Pioneer..."

May 5, 2000 Features Feature

Land for Water

The city is asking voters to send more money to a little-known program that protects Barton Springs

"...million, the program now preserves and manages almost 30,000 wild acres, in both Hays and Travis counties, for the..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Austin Museum Day

Not sure where to start planning your Austin Museum Day?

"...Arts Center on Austin Museum Day 2021 for a Wild Texas experience. Our doors will be open from 11am-1pm..."

Sept. 16, 2021 Events Post

Events

"...the Earth benefit concert. Austin Green Art and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center are co-sponsoring Sculptures in the..."

March 24, 2006 Arts Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Pre-holiday travel tips

"...whooping cranes of the season returned to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport on Oct. 22, according to the..."

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

The Town Was Hoppin'

Austin's music scene of the Fifties lives on in Ray Campi

"...Wild-eyed rockabilly veteran Ray Campi wrote his first song on..."

March 30, 2012 Music Feature by Michael Corcoran

Day Trips

"...retirement and vacation home neighborhoods with names like The Wilderness and Millennium Estates...."

July 14, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Mardi Gras to St. Paddy's and much, much more

"...It’s time for the annual wildflower road show, plus Texas’ birthday, St. Patrick’s Day, and..."

March 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Tarrytown Farmers' Market

Talulah Bleu Tarrytown Florist hosts the West Austin Tarrytown Farmers' Market on Saturdays

"...that it didn't need a sign; regular clients included Lady Bird Johnson, former Gov. Miriam "Ma" Ferguson, and Texas..."

May 2, 2008 Food Feature by MM Pack

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar defines "tarantism," to which we might add, "obsequious"

"...We love you, Ann Richards – a great Texas lady along with Lady Bird Johnson and Liz Carpenter...."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"...hit the stands in February 1973, the month Lyndon Johnson died, and his youth may actually be his best..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

2001 Kids' Summer Fun Guide

"...LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER Unfortunately, only two sessions are..."

May 4, 2001 Features Feature

Naked City

The University of Texas announces the finalists for the design of its new art museum (after rejecting the original design as too modern) and everyone on the list, with few minor exceptions, hews closely to the classical or neo-classical tradition.

"...You may remember that former first lady Clements and leading Dem-for-Bush Sanchez, both University of Texas..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice

A World Without Gender. Amen.

"...activity booth for the young pups, as well. 258-4579. Wild, Wild Life..."

April 17, 1998 Column by Kate X Messer

How Austin's Performing Artists Are Reopening Their Spaces

After months behind screens, the folks who run the city's theatres, concert halls, and comedy clubs are welcoming audiences back inside

"...It was a wild mixture of feelings. I won't lie, I was extremely..."

July 16, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Living Off the Land With Local Leaf

Eric Knight and Stacy Coplin turn Central Texas foliage into yaupon tea

"...moving back to Austin and taking classes at the Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine...."

Oct. 19, 2018 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Before Save Our Springs ...

Big events in Austin's enviro history, pre-SOS

"...attention on the Barton Creek watershed" – proposes 13-mile "wilderness park along the creek from Zilker Park ... to..."

April 23, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

2008 Austin Chamber Music Festival Schedule

"...world premiere of Dan Welcher's Four Personal Ads) 7:30pm, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Saturday, July..."

July 11, 2008 Arts Feature

Culture Flash!

Austin Museum Day turns 10, and TCA names a new director

"...German Free School, Pioneer Farms), and nature centers (the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the Austin Nature and Science..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Summer Camp Guide

"...WET AND WILD ADVENTURE CAMP is a week of unadulterated, unremitting fun...."

April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...sponsoring a community meeting on the Wal-Mart at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave. Endeavor..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature

Public Notice

Public Notice asks not what it can do for its community but what *you* can. This week features the third of a three-part list of Austin area Volunteer Opportunities.

"...Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve Make the nature scene or help..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Column by Kate X Messer

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