In a Thankless Year, 20 Austinites We're Thankful for in 2020
In a Thankless Year, 20 Austinites We're Thankful for in 2020
In a Thankless Year, 20 Austinites We're Thankful for in 2020
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Luminations at LBJ Wildflower Center
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
The Stars at Night: Constellations
Austin Trail of Lights
at Zilker Park
MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY
Chronicle Endorsements for the December Run-Off Election
Chronicle Endorsements for the December Run-Off Election
Chronicle Endorsements for the December Run-Off Election
An Excerpt From Omar Dykes: The Life & Times of a Poor and Almost Famous Bluesman
An Excerpt From Omar Dykes: The Life & Times of a Poor and Almost Famous Bluesman
An Excerpt From Omar Dykes: The Life & Times of a Poor and Almost Famous Bluesman
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Trail of Lights Drive-Thru 2020
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Nov. 27, 2020
Vol. 40, No. 13
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Go Fever’s Acey Monaro Paints Houses Down Under “So, so, so relieved about the outcome, can’t wait to get back now”
Meticore Reviews - Do Meticore Weight Loss Diet Pills Really Work? Sponsored by Meticore
Enjoy the Holidays, Let Traverse Take Care of the Rest Sponsored by Traverse
Teas for Drinking, Teas for Thinking Sometimes even a java fiend needs a vacation from coffee
Austin ISD Moves To 100% Remote Learning for the Week Following Thanksgiving On-campus instruction will resume Dec. 7
NEWS
Austin at Large: Make America Grateful Again
Even as white nationalism sticks around, kicking Trump to the curb is a Thanksgiving miracle
by Mike Clark-Madison
Public Notice: More to Be Thankful For
An overdue (if tentative) win in Southwest Austin
by Nick Barbaro
Austin ISD Moves To 100% Remote Learning for the Week Following Thanksgiving On-campus instruction will resume Dec. 7
Stage 4 Risk of COVID-19 Shapes Austin's Holiday No-virus November
Council Member Jimmy Flannigan Harassed by Opponent’s Biker Friends Confrontation between D6 CM and Wind Therapy Freedom Riders CEO caught on tape
Austin at Large: Make America Grateful Again Even as white nationalism sticks around, kicking Trump to the curb is a Thanksgiving miracle
Information on Voting by Mail in Travis County Answers to Your VBM Questions
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FOOD
Teas for Drinking, Teas for Thinking
Sometimes even a java fiend needs a vacation from coffee
by Wayne Alan Brenner
Table22’s Subscriptions Are Helping Restaurants Do More Than Survive
The ATX/NYC company brings a digital fix to Covid-thwarted kitchens
by Wayne Alan Brenner
Table22’s Subscriptions Are Helping Restaurants Do More Than Survive The ATX/NYC company brings a digital fix to Covid-thwarted kitchens
High School Sophomore Fundraises to Feed Hungry Students Many students are especially food insecure during pandemic holidays
Recipe: Spicy Pimento Cheese A perfect pairing with C.L. Butaud's rosé
Fluff Meringues’ Thai Summer Salad Lighten up all that heavy holiday eating
Argentine Favorites From Buenos Aires Café Gnocchi, empanadas, and Patagonia style lamb
MUSIC
An Excerpt From Omar Dykes: The Life & Times of a Poor and Almost Famous Bluesman
Hard truths about the music business by Kent “Omar” Dykes and spouse Issa Medrano as they revisit Glory Days (for Bruce Springsteen).
Faster Than Sound: City of Austin Delays Venue Funding – Again
Live music venues have asked for dedicated COVID-19 relief since March, but the city says applications won't open until next year.
by Rachel Rascoe
Go Fever’s Acey Monaro Paints Houses Down Under “So, so, so relieved about the outcome, can’t wait to get back now”
Faster Than Sound: City of Austin Delays Venue Funding – Again Live music venues have asked for dedicated COVID-19 relief since March, but the city says applications won't open until next year.
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week What we’re listening to
An Excerpt From Omar Dykes: The Life & Times of a Poor and Almost Famous Bluesman Hard truths about the music business by Kent “Omar” Dykes and spouse Issa Medrano as they revisit Glory Days (for Bruce Springsteen).
Black Pumas Score Three More Grammy Nominations Austinites get looks in Album of the Year and Record of the Year
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Police Chief Brian Manley Fires APD Officer for Racist Texts Offensive language, memes violated Austin Police policies
Help Find the Missing Slacker Cast and Crew Austin, you can help connect the team with cash!
Austin ISD Moves To 100% Remote Learning for the Week Following Thanksgiving On-campus instruction will resume Dec. 7
Council Member Jimmy Flannigan Harassed by Opponent’s Biker Friends Confrontation between D6 CM and Wind Therapy Freedom Riders CEO caught on tape
SCREENS
Lucky Seven for Sci-Fi Film Fest Other Worlds
Interstellar picks for the festival's seventh year
by Richard Whittaker
Latest Film Reviews
Zappa, Belushi, The Croods: A New Age, Nationtime, Stardust, The Twentieth Century, and Uncle Frank
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Help Find the Missing Slacker Cast and Crew Austin, you can help connect the team with cash!
Austin's Flatiron Pictures Acquires The Naked Rower Studio to develop story of Olympian Rob Hamill
Austin Polish Film Festival Goes Hybrid for 2020 The extended festival takes a virtual look at Warsaw
Lucky Seven for Sci-Fi Film Fest Other Worlds Interstellar picks for the festival's seventh year
Toward the Skylin3s With Liam O'Donnell How the alien invasion franchise took the fight into space
ARTS & CULTURE
Art Gets Its Seasonal Shopping Day: Artists Sunday
Imagine if all that money spent on Black Friday went to purchase art. It could happen: Artists Sunday is here!
by Robert Faires
Get Your Art Fix and Stay Outdoors With These Local Works
There’s a whole city filled with things to do and see outdoors
by Wayne Alan Brenner
Texas Book Festival 2020: Isabel Wilkerson on Caste Festival talk highlights structural foundations of U.S. divisions
Dave Chappelle to Do Three Shows at Stubb's Tickets are on sale now and will go fast!
The Arrest by Jonathan Lethem EXT. RURAL MAINE, POST-COLLAPSE: 3 old pals, one nuclear-powered car
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi A Ghanian American scientist makes findings about herself
Texas Book Festival 2020: Meet the Whiting Award Winners in Poetry Three emerging literary stars on disturbing the peace
COLUMNS
Day Trips: Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, Alto
Mystery mounds of the Caddo
by Gerald E. McLeod
Qmmunity: Queer Thanks Springs Eternal
Plus, Frida Friday’s Black Friday mercado and Austin Library’s queer book club make the qmmunity shine bright
by Beth Sullivan
The Luv Doc: Fortunately Pets Can’t Read
A little wallow in the unpleasantries of modern politics with the greatest patriotic advice columnist in modern history
by The Luv Doc
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by Mr. Smarty Pants
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