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2018 PRIMARIES
The Tides of March
Ready for a blue wave in November's midterms? That'll depend on the race.
BY MARY TUMA
Other Statewide Races
Maybe more of a ripple
BY MARY TUMA
U.S. Congress
The unconstitutionality of it all
BY MICHAEL KING
Point Austin: Sick and Tired
Council moves toward commonsense ordinance, despite business resistance
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Coming Soon to a Corridor Near You
Hopefully in fewer than four score years ...
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week: Jimmy Flannigan
Nutjobs, all of 'em
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Abbott's First Good Crackdown
BY MARY TUMA
Travis County Sues Opioid Industry
Manufacturers, distributors, marketers named in this week's suit
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Candidate Hooky
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Mike Clark-Madison Named Publisher of Austin Monitor
Former Chronicle writer and editor becomes third to run local site
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
At Amazon, Somebody’s Always Watching You
Online mega-retailer received two patents intended to monitor warehouse workers
BY MICHAEL KING
Your Plan for Pools
First, let's all chip in $124 million
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Council: In the Shadow of the Dome
When "Austin values" clash with state Republican control?
BY MICHAEL KING
Paid Sick Leave: A Reproductive Justice Issue
It's not just about workers' rights
BY MARY TUMA
CodeMESS
CodeNEXT's final draft set for release on Monday
BY SARAH MARLOFF
OSHA Cites Coreslab for Worker Death
Company cited for two violations, totaling $25,868
BY JACK CRAVER
Community-Built, Community-Driven Oversight?
Austin's activists have got a plan
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
No, You’re Out of Order!
Wild times at the Public Safety Commission
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
food
Mega Chains H Mart and 99 Ranch Market Come to Austin
What’s at stake for local Asian markets?
BY BETH SULLIVAN
ICYMI: Chez Nous
French bistro offers comfort, romance, and wonderful food
BY JESSI CAPE
Food Events
music
Pillowcore Duo Hovvdy Captures a Lifetime's Worth of Nostalgia
Lo-fi locals release sophomore LP Cranberry
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Playback: Will Johnson’s Eternal Newness
"Playback" challenges Will Johnson to a home run derby and uncovers seven things you didn't know about A Giant Dog
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Quit Your Day Job
Stark singer-songwriter David Ramirez used to box up 15,000 pies a day
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Texas Platters
screens
Bomb City Retells the Tensions Behind the Killing of a Texas Punk
Brian Deneke’s life and death story comes to local screens
BY MARC SAVLOV
Transforming the Screen
New film fest emphasizes diversity in women filmmakers
BY SARAH MARLOFF
What’cha Watchin’?
Account Executive Marisa Mirabal sets up your anti-valentine
BY MARISA MIRABAL
Film Reviews
2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation
Cartoon creations from Kobe to Goldilocks
2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program A
Breaion King arrest doc heads up the Oscar short list
2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program B
Horror and hope in America's underdog communities
2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action
Compassion, grace, and humor distinguish the Oscar hopefuls
Before We Vanish
Creepy director enters SF territory
Bomb City
Infamous 1997 Amarillo punk murder exposes social division.
A Ciambra
Cinema verité depiction of life in Italy's Roma communities
Fashionista
UK-to-ATX transplant Simon Rumley's thriftstore mystery
La Boda de Valentina
Transcontinental farce in this Mexican/American rom-com
Permission
Polyamory and commitment weigh heavy in this New York rom-com
Winchester
Helen Mirren fights off ghosts with construction tools.
arts & culture
Getting a Read on the State of Anti-State Bookstores
Brave New Books and Monkeywrench Books keep thinking outside the mainstream
BY TAYLOR PREWITT
Snapshot: The Electric Church’s Anniversary Party
The DIY venue celebrates one year at the crossroads of Austin’s underground music scene
BY DAVID BRENDAN HALL
Arts Reviews
ColdTowne Theater's Deja Noir
Double Indemnity provides the structure for an improvised and hilarious riff on those dark crime films out of the past
Ready/Set/Go!'s Backbone
Despite the title of this three-dance program, the arms may have had the most to say
Mexic-Arte Museum's "Fotografía y Nuevos Medios: Selections From the Permanent Collection"
The exhibition puts on view a treasure trove of images that have been in hiding for too long in the museum's collections
columns
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Gay Place
Out of Time: Austin's queer transmedia fest returns for year four
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Chocolates El Rey, Stonewall
Importer of Venezuelan chocolate brings food of the gods to the Hill Country wine district
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Lipstick on the Mirror
Why would you want to be with someone who doesn't care how you feel?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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