Velveeta Room
Zeke Barbaro / Getty Images (Cronk photo by John Anderson)
Volume 42, Number 25
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Inside the Last Days of City Manager Spencer Cronk
After dramatic days of extreme weather and backstabbing, Council lets Cronk go
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Public Notice: Careful What You Wish For
The Council meeting that couldn’t wait until Thursday
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
D.A. Charges Cop in Beating of Handcuffed Man, Displeasing Lawyers Who Rep APD
D.A. responds: You want a hearing? Let’s make it public.
BY BRANT BINGAMON
New Law Could Enable School Construction Across Texas
The limit does not exist!
BY MADI DONHAM
Doggett Gets Funding for Texas State University Climate Change Research
A publicly available tool will project climate impacts on state water resources
BY LINA FISHER
food
Two Sisters, Two Food Trucks, and a Lot of Soul
It's a family affair as sisters from Austin's Eastside emerge with twin trailers honoring their mother's legacy
BY HARIS QURESHI
Fancy New Foxtrot Opens; Jo’s Celebrates the Austin Marathon; Olamaie Offers a Southern Exposure; Austin Craft Beers Win a Mess o’ Medals; 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 February 16, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Nagavalli's East-and-West Fusing LP Reaches Beyond
The divine feminine of Numinosum
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Austin's Gold Rush Vinyl Doubles Record Manufacturing Capacity
Pressing plant expands machinery to meet steady demand
BY CHAD SWIATECKI
Crosstalk: Parish Reopens Following Fall Fire, and More Music News
Billy Strings at Radio and proposed touring visa rate hikes
BY KRISS CONKLIN, KEVIN CURTIN AND RACHEL RASCOE
Album Review: Jaimee Harris
Boomerang Town (Thirty Tigers)
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Album Review: The Stacks
Lay Me Down to Rest (Feels So Good)
BY MARS SALAZAR
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Vel Nine, Sam Dimov Quintet, Rococo Disco, and more recommended shows
BY RACHEL RASCOE, KEVIN CURTIN, KRISS CONKLIN, MICHAEL TOLAND, JULIAN TOWERS, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
2023 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: The Best of the Brief
Before the Academy votes, we pick our faves from the nominees
BY THE SCREENS STAFF
Film, TV, and Gaming Industries Call on Legislators to Keep Texas Stories in Texas
Industries look for a massive bump in the state's production rebate program
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Keys to Spike Lee: Ashley Clark on Bamboozled
AFS screening and signing unpacks Spike Lee's ugliest and most misunderstood movie
BY KATIE KARP
Film Reviews
2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films – Animation
Selections prove (yet again) that animation is for everyone
2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films – Documentary
Environmental warnings come with mordant humor and sweetness
2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films – Live Action
Good intentions by voters don't lead to a great selection
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Marvel gets tiny, weird, and wonderful again
Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Come for Channing Tatum dancing. Stay for … Channing Tatum dancing.
Marlowe
The Taken star dons the famous gumshoe's fedora
Of an Age
Queer sexual awakening drama is depressingly familiar
arts & culture
Five Things to Catch at OUTsider Fest
OUTsider explores the queer underground with their 2023 festival, Shapeshifting Underbellies
BY JAMES SCOTT
Review: Georgetown Palace Theatre's The Play That Goes Wrong
Physics and farce join forces to surprisingly hilarious effect in this Georgetown production
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Get Your Tickets for the 41st Annual Austin Music Awards
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: From Mentorship to Pay – Smart Solutions to the Teacher Shortage
An Austin teacher has ideas for what the Texas Legislature can do to fix our educator crisis
BY MATTHEW BALTER
Qmmunity: Update Me Daddy
Updates on what's what in Austin's queer community, plus more queer events
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Mrs. Lee’s Daffodil Garden, Gladewater
East Texas flowers have a rich history rooted in love
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Google Ghost Tinder Date
Some people don't have a digital footprint
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 17-23
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Sebastián Driussi Chooses Austin Over England With Three-Year Austin FC Contract Extension
“I love everything about this club and everything about this city”
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
