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Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic & Fireworks at Q2 Stadium

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Struggling to Find the Words In this week's issue, we explore Austin's response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade

Maybe Youth Isn't Wasted on the Young On this week's cover: "10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive"

Always Be Bustling Pride events, cultural fests, celeb sightings, and Project Connect progress fill a packed calendar

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Disaster In this week’s cover story, Lina Fisher examines the looming threats of flood and wildfire

To the Ballot Box We Go (Again!) Voters mull Proposition A’s progressive policies on low-level pot possession and no-knock warrants

Opinion

An Open Letter to My Girls in a Post-Roe World Opinion: A mother explains why she left Texas and what she pledges to do to provide abortion care access to her children

Hungry Children Need Healthy School Meals to Thrive A pandemic-era program that supported hungry children is set to disappear at the end of June. Pediatricians urge a new focus on food for kids.

Opinion: Mental Illness Does Not Cause Mass Shootings. Mass Shootings Cause Mental Illness. Austin therapists lay out Governor Greg Abbott's abysmal record on supporting mental health access and education

Governor Abbott, Do Not Tell Our Children the Same Story About AR-15s A survivor of an AR-15 reflects on the governor’s position on gun violence and the mental health crisis

19 Children Are Dead. Someone Should Do Something. A hospital-based pediatrician explains steps we can take to prevent the next tragedy

Faster Than Sound

July 1, 2022

Lines of fans pay $100 in "parking problem" near Live Nation-owned venue

June 24, 2022

Few discounts and few Austin options on new NFT-dabbling concert ticket marketplace

June 17, 2022 The spitfire, highly danceable musicality of BabiBoi developed alongside their founding membership in the House of Lepore. Before the...

June 3, 2022 From Pauline Oliveros to Big Boys, sounds behind the surreal South Texas-rooted story collection

May 27, 2022 A spring music ecosystem news roundup with all those familiar players: the Austin Music Census, Live Music Fund, and HAAM

May 13, 2022 Lighting strikes twice in Austin, and Pleasure Venom opens

May 6, 2022 An interview with the truly independent booking duo on their landmark lineup

Day Trips

“Peace Circle,” Grapevine

Statues depict meeting between Native Americans and Sam Houston

Fri., July 1, 2022

Calera Chapel, Balmorhea

A holy place in the West Texas desert

Fri., June 24, 2022

Center Point Swimming holes and burgers a short scenic drive away

Kingsbury Blueberry Farm, Caldwell Family business offers the sweetest pick-your-own berries around

The Traveling Man, Dallas Sculptures along the expressway keep Dallas weird

BeeWeaver Honey Farm, Navasota Farm offers a delicious education on essential insects

Texas Ferry Rides Texas ferries are the best free rides in the state

Qmmunity

Fri., July 1, 2022

Defy the Supreme Court’s creepin’ on body autonomy and celebrate the queer flesh

Fri., June 24, 2022

Ask not whom Pride Month is for – it is for thee!

June 16, 2022 Bad news can’t overshadow the brilliance of Austin’s queer scene during Pride

June 9, 2022 Waterloo Greenway goes ROYGBIV, the Paramount has a ball, and Cheer Ups looks camp in the eye

June 2, 2022 Qmmunity rustles up queer events all over Central Texas

May 26, 2022 Cuchi Cuchi host Lavender Thug explains what makes this Latinx drag show “feel like home”

May 19, 2022 The Goddess of Pop’s birthday begets cool queer ATX parties

The Luv Doc

Bad Haircut

Men are really sensitive about women’s hair

Fri., June 24, 2022

A Disgusting Pig

Is there ever a point when swamp crotch is not swampy enough?

Fri., June 17, 2022

Cat Sitter Sometimes it’s hard to know where familial obligation ends and parasite-induced mental psychosis begins

Late-Night Texts NORMAL PEOPLE TURN OFF THEIR PHONES WHEN THEY GO TO SLEEP

A Situationship Love should be an affirmation not a concession.

Three Yards … is a shit ton

Not Your Gig Boundaries, motherf*ckers. Boundaries.

The Verde Report

July 1, 2022

Make way for Austin’s first family of soccer

June 24, 2022

With a new collaboration with local skate shop No-Comply, ATXFC looks to expand its fanbase

June 17, 2022 “Every referee’s dream is to reach the World Cup”

June 10, 2022 How much is too much for a ticket to Q2 Stadium?

June 3, 2022 FIFA international break gives club a chance to catch its breath

May 27, 2022 A closer look at who’s bringing the best and worst value to the club

May 20, 2022 It was a good week for the younger Wolff too

The Common Law

July 1, 2022 Fly your protest flag in Austin?

June 3, 2022 Crazy high property taxes? Challenging your valuation at the ARB hearing

May 6, 2022 Crazy high property taxes? File a protest.

April 8, 2022 Here comes the tax man

March 4, 2022 Relative dies with a will – what next? (Part 2)

Smarty Pants

June 24, 2022 Before young owls can fly, they use their partly grown wings to help clamber up branches and glide from...

June 17, 2022 Mama Cass Elliot and Keith Moon died in the same apartment (in different years, of course). The apartment was...

June 10, 2022 Tequila is a type of mezcal; mezcal is not a type of tequila. Former Soviet leaders Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid...

June 3, 2022 If you looked at butterfly wings from the genus Morpho, they would appear to be a deep blue color....

May 27, 2022 "Next" is the superlative of "nigh," and "near" was originally the comparative of "nigh." The army of the First...

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