Finney’s Books Offers Romance on the Austin Texas Book Trail
The queer-owned bookshop joins 36 other independent literary hubs on this year’s Book Trail
Last Weekend to Vote in Round 1 of Best of Austin
Tell us your favorite people, places, and things around town before April 6
Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup
Sandcastles and wildflower festivals make April a good time for a day trip
Austin’s Slowest City Department Tries to Pick Up the Pace
The city’s Development Services Department works on unraveling the red tape
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Review: Big on Cameos, Light on Story
The Plumber Bros. return in star-studded sequel
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Texas Dems Want Gun Safety Bill to Block Mexican Smuggling
New data on Mexican gun confiscations may create an opening, senators say
What Does the Future Hold for Six Closing AISD Campuses?
Community members want a voice in determining future property use
City Leaders Take Step Back in Plan to Consolidate IT Workers
Union members distributed private memos and provided counterarguments at last week’s Council meeting
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: March 26 – April 1
An estimated 32,000 show up at Austin’s third “No Kings” Protest, statewide emergency drill to take place today, and more of the week’s headlines
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Music
Hole in the Wall Changes Hands
Courtney Goforth and Mike Lavigne plan more of the same for historic music venue
Arts + Culture
DORF’s “Homeward Bound” Presents a Timely Portrait of Migration and Home
Between safety and captivity
Banned Bodies Broadcasts Trans Visibility on Red River
The music & drag showcase celebrates Trans Day of Visibility by raising funds for local trans drag family
Screens
The Cast and Crew of Pillion Talk About Embracing the Humor in BDSM
Queer romantic drama arrives on VOD this week
Cine Las Americas to Open May Festival With American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Chicano theatre legend gets his tribute in award-winning documentary
The Drama Review: To Spill or Not to Spill
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play a couple sharing uncomfortable truths on the eve of their wedding
Two Prosecutors Review: Bolshevism and Its Discontents
Russian prison story evokes the absurdity of Gogol and Kafka
Food
First Look: Persian Hospitality at Roya
Austin’s Hajimaleki family makes good on dream to showcase their homeland’s history
Kamayan Means Community: Experiencing Filipino Culture by Hand at Oribello’s
Strangers become friends at family-run restaurant’s traditional dinner
Van Horn’s: Nimbly Balancing on the New Upside-Down Food Pyramid
Second Street chophouse proves you can experience richness without being rich
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Day Trips: Jacob’s Well Natural Area, Wimberley
Loss of historic swimming hole is an ecological disaster
Austin FC Aims to Crash Miami’s Party
ATXFC arrives in time for Inter Miami CF’s new stadium unveiling
The Real Cornbread Mafia
A new doc tells the story of the largest domestic marijuana syndicate in U.S. history
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