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Volume 43, Number 18
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features
Chronicle Photographers Reflect on Their Most Memorable Photos of the Year
The view from here
BY JOHN ANDERSON, JANA BIRCHUM, DAVID BRENDAN HALL AND ISABELLA MARTINEZ
news
With Mental Health Diversion Center Forthcoming, Sheriff Still Wants More Humane Jail Facilities
Can healing happen in jail?
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Only 2% of Community Complaints About Austin Police Led to Discipline in 2022
Office of Police Oversight report highlights its lack of authority
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
South of Austin, White Supremacist Groups Are Flourishing
Patriot Front manager identified in Hays County
BY JORDAN BUCKLEY
Austin ISD Formalizes Changes to District Goals Demanded by State
Two score card goals are jettisoned
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Great Springs Trail Project From Austin to San Antonio Chugs Along
After identifying ideal plots, it’s time to acquire them
BY LINA FISHER
food
The Statesman Restaurant Is Opening Soon, Dish Society’s Already Up and Serving in Mueller, MaieB and Batch Are Taking Over Contigo’s Former Space, and There Will Be Noms A-Plenty During Free Week
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 December 28, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Vanessa Pla Unpacks 10 of Her Magical Music Videos
Inside the busy director’s creations for Tele Novella, Night Beats, and more
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Review: El Combo Oscuro, La Danza de las Sirenas
Austin fivepiece’s debut LP throws neon Tex-Mex tribalism
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Review: Denny Freeman, The Amazing Denny Freeman
CD set compiles two long-out-of-print albums by the late guitarist
BY JAY TRACHTENBERG
Review: Fading Yellow, Stereo Assessment
Florida transplants earn psych rock tag on debut EP
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Free Week and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Catch Skourge, Magna Carda, and more at the no-cost annual fest
BY RACHEL RASCOE, MICHAEL TOLAND, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, LAIKEN NEUMANN, CHRISTINA GARCIA, GENEVIEVE WOOD AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
The Human Tragedy of The Iron Claw
Sean Durkin on telling the story of the Von Erichs, the troubled gods of Texas wrestling
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Once-fresh aquatic superhero series smells like day-old fish
Burn It Down!
The cultural meltdown of Woodstock '99
Joan Baez I Am a Noise
The public, private, and secret lives of the folk icon
Menus-Plaisirs - Les Troisgros
Frederick Wiseman samples a perfect French restaurant from soup to nuts
arts & culture
Future Gladiators and Fantastical Stories Mark the Literary Year in Review
Pulled from the shelves
BY JAY TRACHTENBERG
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
Opinion: City Council Must Call for a Cease-Fire
Raising our voice in Austin is the minimum moral action we can take
BY GARRIGAN STAFFORD
Qmmunity: Homoscopes for the Holidays
Find the queer New Year’s event that’s best for your sign
Day Trips: Dotson-Cervantes Winery, Voca
A pleasant afternoon with the couple behind the Hill Country winery
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Your Gaping Existential Void
Surprise! Unlike Jesus, the Luv Doc doesn’t have a sure-fire formula for eternal happiness.
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 24 - January 4
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
comics
