🍽️ Where Aaron Franklin eats in Austin

🍽️ Where To Eat in Austin, According to Aaron Franklin

Ahead of the Hot Luck Live Food and Music Festival this weekend, barbecue icon Aaron Franklin is sharing his favorite spots to eat in Austin and how he picks the chefs for the festival. [City Cast Austin 🎧]

🦉 Athena’s Owlet Leaves Nest

One of Athena the owl’s babies fledged the nest on Sunday! The owlet slipped from the family’s nest at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and is now in a stage called branching, which happens when they leave before they can fly. [Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center]

🤔 Why the Sky Is Hazy Right Now

Austin’s sky has been hazy recently, and agricultural burning season in Mexico is to blame. Farmers clear out unwanted vegetation through May, and the smoke travels north to Texas. [KXAN]

🚨 APD Officer Fatally Shot Man, Chief Says

A man was killed by an Austin police officer on Saturday morning after officials received reports of a man in a wheelchair blocking traffic in South Austin, appearing to aim a weapon at at least one driver. When police arrived, the man tried to get away before pointing what turned out to be a BB gun at officers. [KVUE]

• If you have photos, videos, or information about the shooting, Austin police want to hear from you. [Austin Police Department]