Rosie Ninesling

Austin, Garland

Editorial Digital Manager at Austin Monthly

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Black-Owned Businesses to Support in Austin

Jun 18, 2024 | austinmonthly.com | Rosie Ninesling |Katie Canales

How you spend your money says a lot and leaves lasting impacts on a community. Want to take a tangible action to support Black families in Austin? Here’s a list of small businesses you can support. If there’s a Black-owned business you love missing from this list, email [email protected] or DM us on Instagram.
Why Armadillo World Headquarters Became a Hippie Ballet Hub

Feb 28, 2024 | austinmonthly.com | Rosie Ninesling

In 1972, hundreds of locals clambered to their seats at Armadillo World Headquarters for one thing only: Sunday night ballet. Stanley Hall, the British-born artistic advisor of Austin Ballet Theatre, watched on as guests settled in with overflowing baskets of nachos and ice-cold Lone Stars, the smell of marijuana drifting up to the lofted ceilings as the curtain rose. Surely, ’Dillo manager Eddie Wilson was holding his breath.
The Time Austin Had a Topless Protest on Mardi Gras

Jan 3, 2024 | austinmonthly.com | Rosie Ninesling

At 10 p.m. on Feb. 27, 2001, troves of policemen clad in full riot gear stood shoulder to shoulder, circumnavigating the corner of Trinity and Sixth streets. Their target? A group of 50 women and drag queens huddled together in topless solidarity, with organizer Caroline Estes at the center of it all. A week before, Estes found herself arguing with the city’s police chief on the front steps of APD headquarters.
Meet Austin's Weirdest Santa

Oct 28, 2023 | austinmonthly.com | Rosie Ninesling

In December 2012, Austin musician Samuel Grey Horse donned a Santa suit, straddled his spotted mule, and trotted west toward the bustling shops on South Congress Avenue for a holiday gig at a local boot store. The Mescalero Apache didn’t know much about the Western myth of jolly old Saint Nick—nor did he realize that night would inspire a lifelong calling. At the time, Grey Horse was recovering from a near-death horse racing accident that had left his body broken.
The Time Hollywood Star Lucille Ball Received a Texas-Sized Welcome

Sep 1, 2023 | austinmonthly.com | Rosie Ninesling

When Lucille Ball’s private jet descended upon the Austin Municipal Airport in February 1965, hundreds of fans swarmed the tarmac, eager to get a glimpse of her copper-colored hair. Ball had been invited to Headliner’s Club Weekend—an annual event honoring Texas media and journalism—but her red-carpet entrance started the moment she deboarded: “It looked for a minute as if the city might just love Lucy to death,” wrote one reporter for The Statesman.
Predict Your Pup's Future with Lucky Dog Tarot

Aug 25, 2023 | austinmonthly.com | Rosie Ninesling

A lifelong dog mom and the founder of Good Party ATX, Sarah K. Wolf is used to combining her love for animals with do-good opportunities in the community. But when she showed up to a Yard Bar fundraising event dressed as a clairvoyant with canine-themed tarot cards in hand, she knew she was taking a risk. Thankfully, her commitment to learn the deck paid off: Wolf’s shtick was a hit, prompting her to launch Lucky Dog Tarot in 2021.
Best of ATX: Readers' Poll Winners

Aug 25, 2023 | austinmonthly.com | Rosie Ninesling

Bagels Nervous Charlie’s 43% Rockstar Bagels 30% Rosen’s Bagel Co. 27% Bakery Quack’s 42% Love & Cookies 30% Little Ola’s Biscuits 28% Bar Roosevelt Room 55% Lefty’s Brick Bar 23% Zanzibar 22% Barbecue Terry Black’s 39% Stiles Switch BBQ 37% Micklethwait Craft Meats 25% Breakfast Tacos Veracruz All Natural 42% Tacodeli 34% OneTaco Taqueria 24% Brewery Frontyard Brewing 41% Meanwhile Brewing 37% Texas Beer Co. 22% Brunch Paperboy 58% 1417 French Bistro 24% Vixen’s Wedding 18% Burger JewBoy...
An Austinite’s Guide to New Orleans

Aug 18, 2023 | austinmonthly.com | Rosie Ninesling

The air feels different in New Orleans, and it’s not just the salt-tinged wind blowing in from the Gulf. Whether it’s the sound of a trumpet while strolling through the French Quarter or the sight of Mardi Gras beads dangling from century-old, moss-covered live oaks, the city manages to feel historic but not dated, vibrantly teeming with life and color. As Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong famously sang in 1947, Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?
What It’s Like to Ride in a Self-Driving Car

Aug 10, 2023 | austinmonthly.com | Rosie Ninesling

I admit: When I first heard Austin was getting a fleet of driverless cars from the San Francisco–based company Cruise, I was bewildered. “Will robots eventually take over everything?” I lamented to my friends. “Is human connection a thing of the past?” (A week later I would endure a 20-minute Uber ride where the driver kept a pistol on his lap the entire time.)Then, the robocars became a joke. My boyfriend and I would sit on our porch at night and watch them zip down our street.
7 Fun Things to Do in Austin This Weekend: Aug. 4-6

Aug 2, 2023 | austinmonthly.com | Rosie Ninesling

Things to Do7 Fun Things to Do in Austin This Weekend: Aug. 4-6From a Purple Martins party to Kenny Loggin’s final tour, here’s the scoop on what’s happening in the city. Published: August 2, 2023 1 / Learn About the Oceans from a Nat Geo PhotographerYou’ve probably heard it before: We know less about our oceans than we do about the surface of the moon.