If We Plant It, They Will Come

Monarch butterflies have a simple request

"...In the six months since we first covered the monarch butterfly’s plight in flight, co-owner Flint Beard of Lone..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Make Way for Monarchs

Council’s zoning meeting takes time for butterflies, health care

"...Last Thursday’s agenda was heavy with zoning cases –..."

May 19, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Plight in Flight

Can Austin save the migratory monarch by planting pit-stop snacks?

"...of Texas. Yet the rapidly declining population of migratory monarch butterflies, iconic symbols of transformation, demonstrates the fragility of..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

News Roundup: Butterflies, Buffoons, & Bastrop

Debacles over courthouses and task forces

"...• Save the Monarch: On Friday, Sept. 25, Mayor Steve Adler became the..."

Sept. 28, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

First Night 2009 Schedule

"...Metamorphosis Arte – The Migration of the Monarch Butterfly: Auditorium Shores, 3-3:30pm..."

Dec. 26, 2008 Arts Feature

Day Trips

Wings over the West: The Fredericksburg Butterfly Ranch and Habitat.

"...The Fredericksburg Butterfly Ranch and Habitat provides Mother Nature with a little..."

March 30, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...Monarch Butterfly Watch runs September through October during the annual..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Piece of Work

Catherine McMillan's series "Luminarias" consists of paired photographs of a dress and a monarch butterfly, and while they appear to share no connection, the light in these photographs transports the viewer to another realm, a realm of memory filled with loss, instability, and unfilled desires.

"...photographs: one depicting a dress and the other a monarch butterfly. Although simple in conception, the result is anything..."

March 28, 2003 Arts Feature by Erina Duganne

Day Trips & Beyond: Out of Town Closures Due to COVID-19

Here are the latest updates

"...It’s monarch butterfly migration season. While this year’s migration has been..."

March 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Council: In the Zone

A full zoning meeting, with a few other wrinkles

"...(as part of a nationwide effort to restore endangered Monarch butterfly food sources). It took some heat on cost..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

GE Foods: Most Commonly Altered Crops

"...study in the journal Nature about his experiments with monarch butterflies that came in contact with pollen from Bt..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature

Exhibitionism

Assassins:a Kick-line of Killers

"...by a tense collarbone or the intricacies of an earlobe.Monarch depicts a nude female, clutching a cloth to her..."

March 6, 1998 Arts Review

Five Things to Enjoy on the East Austin Studio Tour

From trees to tour buses, the highlights of weekend two of the celebration of tactile creativity

"...collaboration that will be sold to benefit Forests for Monarchs, a forest restoration and monarch butterfly protection program. Bonus:..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

How to Attend the Sundance Film Festival's Screenings at AFS

Indie film showcase brings this year's hottest titles to AFS's new drive-in screen

"...7pm: Son of Monarchs (D: Alexis Gambis, Narrative Feature) The cross-border migrations of..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Murals in Austin You May Have Missed

A guide to some of Austin's most notable new murals you may have missed

"...drawn from the children's book Skydancer: Adventures of a Monarch Butterfly by Tania DeGregorio...."

April 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Moving Mountains

Turk and Christy Pipkin are keeping busy changing the world

"...All this and more – a Monarch butterfly program and Wheels for Humanity, among them –..."

June 12, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Headlines

"...few that might provoke wrangling, along with discussion of Monarch butterfly habitat and health insurance coverage for autism. See..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature

Oaxaca al Gusto: An Infinite Gastronomy

Genuine students of foodways will be enlightened, challenged, and satisfied by this book for years to come

"...Press, the colorful exotic caterpillar has emerged as a monarch butterfly. Oaxaca al Gusto, a book that Kennedy has..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Recommended

"...and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly, published last summer). Now there's a new book..."

March 15, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...SON OF MONARCHS D: Alexis Gambis Thur., Jan. 28, 7pm..."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Enjoy fall foliage, festivals, and fairs

"...Nature Fest Oct. 9, Surfside Beach, www.facebook.com/events/surfside-tx-bird-and-butterfly-trail/surfside-beach-nature-fest/2282004871882983..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, October 2-8

"...caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly." I recommend that you spend quality time in the..."

Oct. 2, 2020 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Bloodthirsty Killers of Circle C

Victims take flight! ... Officials shrug! ... Stealthy predators stalk the suburban streets!

"...kept up a steady burble of "Look at that butterfly! Isn't that awesome? Look at how stunning this is!"..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Black Pumas x 4th Tap, AISD Produce Boxes, Swoop House’s Happy Food, and More Bite-Sized Food News

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...The Butterfly Bar on Manor Road, part of that inexorable Vortex..."

July 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gay Place: LEAVE HEART ALONE!!!!!

The Seattle sisters get called up

"...your peeps and make community. Sun., Nov. 15, 6pm. Butterfly Bar at the Vortex, 2307 Manor Rd. www.fb.com/tgqsocial...."

Nov. 13, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Manufacturing Fizz

What makes L'Étoile a light, bubbly Champagne of operas

"...known and that get revived most often – your Butterfly, your Bohème, your Carmen, Traviata, Tosca, and the like..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Blame Canada

Blame Canada

"...Anointing Broken Social Scene the monarch of indie rock in 2003 began a domino effect...."

Oct. 5, 2007 Music Review by Darcie Stevens