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Volume 40, Number 32
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
features
Austin FC 2021 Season Preview
Austin FC, Explained
What you need to know about the team, the league, the players, and more
BY ERIC GOODMAN
Kekuta Manneh's Far-Flung Soccer Journey Comes Full Circle With Austin FC
The Gambian native returns to his adopted city to kick off AFC's debut season
BY ERIC GOODMAN
Five Austin FC Players You Need to Know
Plus our projected depth chart
BY ERIC GOODMAN
Austin FC 2021 Schedule
Plus who the betting sites are liking to win the MLS Cup
Austin FC Scores, Austin Craft Beer Assists
Where beer and soccer intersect
BY ERIC PUGA
Where to Watch Austin FC Matches
Combining your thirst for the game and, well, just thirst
BY ERIC PUGA
news
Austin at Large: On the Ground, in the Sky
Council tackles Austin’s intractable housing crisis in several dimensions
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice – LDC Rewrite: If Not Now, When?
Further thoughts on housing affordability and how it might be affected by the city Land Development Code
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Westside Residents Turn to Lege to Escape From Austin
Homeowners living in some of the city's priciest lakeside properties want to ditch the city's tax roll
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
City Officials Rebuke Out-of-Town Rep Wanting Austin’s Sound Levels Decided at a State Level
Adler says “outside interference” not welcome
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Election Ticker: Democracy, Dollars
Austinites for Progressive Reform, opposition PACs report campaign finances
BY LINA FISHER, MIKE CLARK-MADISON AND BRANT BINGAMON
Encampment Fires Add Fuel to Camping Ban Debate
Mackowiak: "No one has ever run as sophisticated a campaign as the one we are running"
BY LINA FISHER
Meet the People Behind the Props With the Chronicle’s Virtual Election Forums
VIDEO: Local campaigns join News Editor Mike Clark-Madison to discuss what they’re supporting – or opposing – on the May 1 ballot
Protesters Allege Austin Police Dumped Quadruple Amputee Activist Whitney Mitchell Out of Her Wheelchair
Fiancée of Garrett Foster was attending police brutality protest
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Lawsuit Filed to Force AISD to End Chronic Special Ed Delays
No more time to wait
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
LBJ School’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Reveals Disparities
Data suggests vaccine hubs aren't reaching Black, Latinx Texans
BY BETH SULLIVAN
food
Three Pint-Sized Specialty Food Stores Sprout in Austin
Hold me closer tiny grocer
BY ANDREW TURNER
A Guide to Kolaches in Austin
And some of your sweet and savory pastry options in and around town
BY EVAN RODRIGUEZ
Crab Rangoon Pizza, Justine's Justin Returns, Lutie's at the Commodore Perry Estate, Rosen's Goes Brick-and-Mortar, and More
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of April 8, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Faster Than Sound: White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice
"You're just cool, man." – Nick Jonas
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY ANNIE LYONS, ABBY JOHNSTON, KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN, MICHAEL TOLAND, DEREK UDENSI AND LAIKEN NEUMANN
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Virtual Film Festival Pioneer Indie Meme Hits Its Stride
The celebration of South Asian cinema is still on your screens for year two
BY SHANE PFENDER
Austin-Made Romantic Horror The Carnivores Questions What It Is to Lose Control
Love bites in Caleb Johnson's strange examination of relationships
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Held
Short-term rental horror as a couple fight for survival (and the keys)
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Tunisia's Oscar nominee layers art, commerce, and romance
Moffie
Brutality and sexual awakening in Apartheid-era South Africa
Shiva Baby
Wry observational comedy puts the fun in funeral
This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection
Extraordinary elegy to a dying village in Lesotho
The Tunnel
Fire in the mountain in the Norwegian disaster flick
The Unholy
Messy Catholic horror is weighed down by becoming a creature feature
Vakeel Saab
Remake of Pink takes on institutional sexism
Voyagers
SF snoozer never exceeds its "Lord of the Flies in space" pitch
arts & culture
Austin Embroiderists Build Community Stitch by Stitch
Local interest in fiber arts is growing rapidly as people find stitching is a way to calm nerves, find friends, and make political statements during the pandemic
BY JESSI CAPE
Valoneecia Tolbert Geeks Out in Tales of a Blerd Ballerina
The actress looks back at what it was to be young, geeky, and Black
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: The Revolution Will Be Embroidered
In this week's cover story, Jessi Cape explores the resistance potential in cross stitch
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: A Tragedy, Upon a Tragedy, Upon Another Tragedy; or, the Death and Despair of Jail Inmates
Law professor Ron Beal argues that Gov. Abbott, under the cover of the pandemic, has usurped the power of the judicial branch
BY RON BEAL
Qmmunity: A Local Queer-Inclusive Dating App Is in the Works
Qinsey app founders are seeking input from LGBTQIA folks to inform development
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Junction, Texas
Explore the eastern edge of West Texas at Junction
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Unwanted Parenting Advice
The more you know about masturbation and parenting, the better off you are
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 9-16
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Use the Force, Toto!
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
