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Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In’s North Austin Location Hit by Thieves Cinema launches GoFundMe to keep operating, replace gear

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NEWS

The News Biz Is In Deep Shiz

Local newsroom leaders see growth potential despite tough climate

by Abe Asher

Austin Police Chief Finalists Meet the Public

City Manager T.C. Broadnax will soon announce his pick

by Austin Sanders

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Austin Police Chief Finalists Meet the Public City Manager T.C. Broadnax will soon announce his pick

City-Contracted Toxic Algae Mitigation Tactic Has Seen “Mixed” Results Algae production best slowed by limiting runoff

Tuberculosis Has Broken Out in Texas Prison System Advocates and families say there are dozens of active cases

Thar She Glows: What’s Up With the Signal at Fourth and I-35? Amid big transportation change, small tweaks make an impact

FOOD

Restaurant Review: Yellow Ranger

The new Chinese-American restaurant inside the Golden Horn should let its flavors roar

by Taylor Tobin

Keep Yourself Cool at These Austin Bars With Pools

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by James Scott

Keep Yourself Cool at These Austin Bars With Pools Dip your toe in one of these watering holes

Restaurant Review: Yellow Ranger The new Chinese-American restaurant inside the Golden Horn should let its flavors roar

Disgraced Top Chef Winner Gabe Erales’ Restaurant Bacalar Closes Sister taqueria Tomalo will take over space, sans Erales

First Look: Victory Grill Rebrands as Victory East ATX landmark enters a new era with chef-inspired menu

Chefs From Across the Country Are Slinging Burgers for Sí Baby-Q’s New Pop-Up Series Try sandwiches from NYC, ATL, and more

MUSIC

Album Review: BLK ODYSSY’s Pop-Rock Pivot

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by Carys Anderson

Local Rock Weirdos, Death Metal Out-of-Towners, and More Crucial Concerts

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Local Rock Weirdos, Death Metal Out-of-Towners, and More Crucial Concerts They're your ears, do with them what you will

Album Review: BLK ODYSSY’s Pop-Rock Pivot Rising “Funkentologist” leaves R&B behind on 1-800-FANTASY

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Crosstalk: A Pair of Tributes, a Heavy-Hitting Debut, and More Local music news

Album Review: Superfónicos’ Renaceré Colombian funk septet marks a decade with debut long-player

SCREENS

Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-In’s North Austin Location Hit by Thieves

Cinema launches GoFundMe to keep operating, replace gear

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How Nicole Riegel Got in Tune With Dandelion Filmmaker on working with the National, Ted Leo's worst gig

Everything Evil: How Longlegs Is Osgood Perkins’ Popcorn Movie Channeling Silence of the Lambs for his horror club sandwich

ARTS & CULTURE

Visual Arts Review: “Bending Light” at Women & Their Work

Texas artists showcase the strength of a story

by Cat McCarrey

Visual Arts Review: “Bending Light” at Women & Their Work

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by Cat McCarrey

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COLUMNS

The Austin Chronic: The Taste of Texas Hemp Cup Wants You to Get Them High

“It’s incredible to watch these farmers and the genetics get better every year”

by Kevin Curtin

The Off Beat: Inside Local Live Favorite Font’s First Studio Album

Austin post-punks talk recording Strange Burden

by Carys Anderson

Qmmunity: Poo Poo Platter Closes After 12 Years

The avant-drag troupe talks the show’s history and hijinks

by James Scott

Day Trips: Mason County Courthouse

Historic county courthouse reopens after devastating fire

by Gerald E. McLeod