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Music, Spirituality, and Social Justice Meet at New Story Festival
Three-day mash-up offers holistic approach to change
BY ROBYN ROSS
Point Austin: Whoop, Whoop, Hooray!
When legislators sneeze, Texans catch colds – or worse
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Moving the Discussion
It’s all about land use, even when it’s about transportation
BY NICK BARBARO
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NAKED CITY
Abbott Finally Appoints SOAH Chief
Kristofer Monson tapped as the state's new Chief Administrative Law Judge
BY MICHAEL KING
Capital Metro Breaks Ground Next Week on New Downtown Station
New station – ETA spring 2021 – envisioned as “public gathering space and mobility hub”
Council: Can Social Impact Investing End Homelessness?
Catching up with the dais as they bet on success
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
AISD Board Finally Renames Lanier High
School board renames campus for former student, fallen veteran Juan Navarro
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Commissioners Court Candidates Get Early Start on Democratic Primary
In Western Travis, it's almost 2020
BY MICHAEL KING
Lege Lines: Dem Lawmakers Boycott Anti-Abortion Bill Hearing
Brass ovaries vs. HB 16, and other battle lines drawn at the Capitol
BY MICHAEL KING, AUSTIN SANDERS AND MARY TUMA
Religious Refusal Bill Prepped to Grant Texans License to Discriminate
"Sincerely held" nonsense at the Senate
BY SARAH MARLOFF
food
Feasting on Filipino Flavors at Be More Pacific
Former food truck combines Southeast Asian tastes for a fun and approachable experience
BY JESSI CAPE
Trill Taqueria Highlights Vegetables and Makes the Artisanal Accessible
Expect surprising choices and bold tacos at this Eastside food truck
BY ALEXANDRA DETMAR
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 28, 2019
music
Patty Griffin on Her Battle With Breast Cancer and New Album
Local songwriter rises through the fire
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Faster Than Sound: Cheer Up Charlies Booker Trish Connelly’s Thoughtful Curation
Community outpours support for booker’s multiple sclerosis treatment, city opens first for-profit venue assistance program, and Las Cruxes’ storefront shutters
BY RACHEL RASCOE
screens
Austin Filmmaker David Blue Garcia Goes Back to the Border for Tejano
Guns, drugs, and laughs in this microbudget thriller
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Now Streaming in Austin: "Angus and the Boys"
Austin crime short shows the power of manipulation
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
How to Make Films in Georgetown
GTX Film Fest & Conference highlights filmmakers young and old
BY SHALAVÉ CAWLEY
Film Reviews
The Aftermath
Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård are stuck inside of Hamburg with the Casablanca blues
The Beach Bum
Fear and loathing in Florida with Korine and Matthew McConaughey
Dumbo
Another Disney live-action remake, but this one has a little magic
The Field Guide to Evil
Folk horror anthology has intriguing international scares
Hotel Mumbai
True-life terrorism and heroism in the 2008 Mumbai attacks
The Hummingbird Project
Who knew you could tell a character story about laying fiber-optic cable?
Mercy Black
Viral horror faces the reality of childhood crimes
More Than Blue
Grab a double-size box of tissues for this Taiwanese tearjerker
Slut in a Good Way
Charming sex-positive teen comedy is good old shameless fun
Transit
A contemporary retelling of life in occupied France has chilling modern resonances
Unplanned
The God's Not Dead team go after reproductive rights
arts & culture
Ballet Austin's Grimm Tales Gets Brutally Frank
Stephen Mills and company embody an artist’s fabulous vision
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Snapshot: Rodeo Austin
It’s not all bucking broncs and fried food on a stick. Photographer David Brendan Hall goes under the rope to explore the inner workings of the rodeo.
BY DAVID BRENDAN HALL
Arts Reviews
Salvage Vanguard Theater’s Antigonick
This production gives an ancient tale a fresh look and feel while retaining its tragic power
Different Stages' The Book Club Play
This production captures both the cringeworthy humor and drama of its characters in a mockumentary for the stage
"Denise M. Fulton and Sam Yeates: A Shared Vision" at Davis Gallery
We got your signs and signifiers right here, mon ami – and that's just lagniappe
columns
Qmmunity: Celebrating Trans Lives
Trans Day of Visibility and more queer events
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Nueces County Courthouse, Corpus Christi
Historic courthouse escapes wrecking ball for now
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc: A Hick Barney
Is President Trump's brain the same size as that of a stegosaurus?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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sports
Soccer Watch
Pro soccer is back!
BY NICK BARBARO
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