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Austin FC Sluggish in Disappointing Draw Against Colorado Rapids Jon Gallagher scores sole goal, leading team in early season

End of an Era: Funko Lays Off Mondo's Leadership UPDATED: Toys and records unaffected as prints team gutted

Film Review: Monolith Australian audio-horror builds tone through sound

Rap Supergroup Run the Jewels launch beverage delivery platform Killer Mike and El P launch a new national beverage delivery service.

In Search of The Lost King How Philippa Langley dug up the truth about Richard III

NEWS

Clearly "Crazy" Man Set for Execution

"[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

by Brant Bingamon

Public Notice: We Have Seen the Future, and ...

Deconstructing Project Connect’s new vision for light rail

by Nick Barbaro

Advocates Scrutinize Sweeping Senate Water Supply Bill’s Strategy Environmental impacts still need to be assessed

Austin Jailer Breaks Elderly Deaf Woman’s Arm After Misunderstanding at Airport After three days in jail with only Aleve as treatment, she has received surgery

Public Notice: We Have Seen the Future, and ... Deconstructing Project Connect’s new vision for light rail

Clearly "Crazy" Man Set for Execution "[The] applicant is clearly 'crazy,' but he is also 'sane' under Texas law."

Council Says: Okay, Maybe We’ll Bury the Power Lines After All The first step will be studying feasibility

FOOD

Rap Supergroup Run the Jewels launch beverage delivery platform

Killer Mike and El P launch a new national beverage delivery service.

by A. Richmond

Wu Chow Expands to North Lamar

Popular dim sum spot replaces Rosedale Kitchen and Bar

by Melanie Haupt

Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 23, 2023

Eastciders on Barton Springs Is Gone, Hi Sign Brewing Turns Six, Fogo de Chão Flexes Plantwise, Live Fire Beefs It Even Better, There’s Bourbon and Biscuits at Stella San Jac, and (how do you like it?) More, More, More All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

Three New Restaurants/Bars Opening in the Next Seven Days Plus an expansion later this year

Z'Tejas Shutters West Sixth Flagship, Moves South A new era for chopped salads in Kyle?

Hot Luck's Music and Food Lineup for 2023 Your Memorial Day weekend plans are sorted

MUSIC

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Women of Antone's, underground MCs, FuckEmos, and more recommended shows

Sudan Archives, Soccer Mommy, and Allah-Las to Headline the Handbuilt Motorcycle Festival

Austin motor show becomes music fest with Resound partnership

by Rachel Rascoe

Austin’s Harry Edohoukwa and Lesly Reynaga Booked for Lollapalooza, and More Music News Rolling Loud's SXSW dropout and the Long Center's 3D-printed stage

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week Women of Antone's, underground MCs, FuckEmos, and more recommended shows

The Final Weekend of SXSW Music 2023 58 photos by David Brendan Hall

Willie Nelson's Luck Reunion 2023 30 photos by Gary Miller

Hearing the Imperceptible as Laraaji Collaborates With Plants in a Church Welcome to the most curious performance of SXSW Music 2023

SCREENS

End of an Era: Funko Lays Off Mondo's Leadership

UPDATED: Toys and records unaffected as prints team gutted

by Richard Whittaker

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John Wick: Chapter 4, A Good Person, The Lost King, One Fine Morning, Rodeo, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods

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Film Review: Monolith Australian audio-horror builds tone through sound

In Search of The Lost King How Philippa Langley dug up the truth about Richard III

Eva Longoria's Flamin' Hot Heads up SXSW Audience Award Winners Snacks and sports win big this year with the crowds

Film Review: Deadland Border drama adds supernatural tension to the politics

TV Recap: A Small Light Disney+ series tells the story of the family that hid Anne Frank

ARTS & CULTURE

From the Walls to the Page in ATX Urban Art

New book ATX Urban Art catalogs Austin's street art, murals, mosaics, and graffiti

by Rachel Koper

Review: Different Stages' The Tavern

Not to be melodramatic but, damn, Different Stage's revival is a satire worth sitting through

by Bob Abelman

From the Walls to the Web: "Austintatious," Austin's Original Mural, Goes Online "Austintatious," Austin's first and most famous mural, celebrates its golden anniversary with a new interactive history

From the Walls to the Screen in Muraling Austin on Austin PBS Austin PBS puts the city's walls in motion with new series Muraling Austin

Review: Different Stages' The Tavern Not to be melodramatic but, damn, Different Stage's revival is a satire worth sitting through

From the Walls to the Page in ATX Urban Art New book ATX Urban Art catalogs Austin's street art, murals, mosaics, and graffiti

Review: St. Nicholas Conor McPherson revival is a retelling of a tall tale worth repeating

COLUMNS

Day Trips: Meow Wolf, Grapevine & Houston

Immersive art experience arrives in Texas this summer

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Board Certified

Qmmunity rounds up notices from Austin's queer community calling for music, art, and more

by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Big Jars of Dollar Bills

... that they're not even using

by The Luv Doc

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