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March 5, 2021
Vol. 40, No. 27

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St. Patrick’s Day Could Chase the Snakes of Your Blues Away Annual celebration of all things Irish brings new shenanigans

BioFit Probiotic Reviews - Risky Scam or Weight Loss Formula That Works? Sponsored By Truth Alerts

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup Travel news a year into the pandemic

Council Recap: A Not-Just-Symbolic Promise to Lift Up Black Austin Apologies and remedies for a long legacy of oppression

Aviary x Sour Duck: Burger Pop-Up on Tuesday & Wednesday Gourmet noms to benefit snowpocalypsed Texas farmers

NEWS

"Strong-Mayor" Proposal Divides Austin's Progressives

Power to the people?

by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: At the Bottom of the Well

Greg Abbott's still making horrible things happen, but at least now he's in charge!

by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: A Not-Just-Symbolic Promise to Lift Up Black Austin Apologies and remedies for a long legacy of oppression

Drive to Unionize the Statesman Newsroom Prevails Strength in numbers

Council, City Utilities Continue to Soften Blow of Storms Reason to relieve

Austin at Large: At the Bottom of the Well Greg Abbott's still making horrible things happen, but at least now he's in charge!

Civics 101
Event listings for the electorate

FOOD

Supporting Local Farmers and Ranchers Helps Everyone

Back to the soil

St. Patrick’s Day Could Chase the Snakes of Your Blues Away

Annual celebration of all things Irish brings new shenanigans

by Wayne Alan Brenner

Aviary x Sour Duck: Burger Pop-Up on Tuesday & Wednesday Gourmet noms to benefit snowpocalypsed Texas farmers

Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 4, 2021

Supporting Local Farmers and Ranchers Helps Everyone Back to the soil

Who Lacks Snacks? Here’s four new ones for your nomming pleasure

Abbott Don't Care, Real Fish and Faux, Crave Improves Pville, Everybody Requests Freebirds All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

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Bored, Unemployed, and Extremely Online: Textile Artist Finds the Silver Linings After losing her office job, Odalys Vargas turned a quarantine hobby into her artform

Council, City Utilities Continue to Soften Blow of Storms Reason to relieve

Kings & Queens Jamaican Cuisine Is on a Mission to Make the World Better With Food Food is love at this Pflugerville eatery

"Strong-Mayor" Proposal Divides Austin's Progressives Power to the people?

MUSIC

The 2020/2021 Austin Music Awards Came Bearing a Pandemic Stimulus

Hop in the Winner Wagon and see who we surprised with this year's unique awards

Faster Than Sound: Only in Austin: The 2020-2021 Austin Music Award Sweepstakes

Austin Music Poll's 40th anniversary inspires mobile sweepstakes and emotional write-ins

by Rachel Rascoe

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week What we’re listening to

The 2020/2021 Austin Music Awards Came Bearing a Pandemic Stimulus Hop in the Winner Wagon and see who we surprised with this year's unique awards

Faster Than Sound: Only in Austin: The 2020-2021 Austin Music Award Sweepstakes Austin Music Poll's 40th anniversary inspires mobile sweepstakes and emotional write-ins

The 2020-2021 Austin Music Awards Presentations Sponsored by Cap Metro and The Austin Chronicle

Photos From the 2020-21 Austin Music Awards on Wheels 84 photos by David Brendan Hall

SCREENS

New Studio Brings the Technology Behind The Mandalorian to Austin

Co-Production House brings science to the set

by Richard Whittaker

Latest Film Reviews

Stray, Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry, Chaos Walking, Lucky, Mandabi, Raya and the Last Dragon, Sophie Jones, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, and Tom and Jerry

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Alamo Drafthouse Reunites Lord of the Rings Cast Austin cinema chain shares exclusive Q&As with global theatres

Bigger, Badder ... Couchier? ATX TV Expands for Second Virtual Year Celebration of TV returns and adds new membership program

Films and Shows at SXSW by Austin Residents and Veterans Fill your schedule with ATX @ SXSW

New Studio Brings the Technology Behind The Mandalorian to Austin Co-Production House brings science to the set

Alamo Drafthouse Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, Closes Ritz Firm pledges to continue operations at all remaining sites

ARTS & CULTURE

Artist Ender Martos Celebrates His Past, Present, and Future in "Veintiuno"

The virtual exhibition marks the 21st of the 21st in the 21st ...

by Robert Faires

Amplify Austin Is Needed Now, More Than Ever

This annual fundraising program amplifies the arts

by Wayne Alan Brenner

Powell St. John at the Webb Gallery Austin legend, Waxahachie show, psychedelic art

Book Review: I Came As a Shadow by John Thompson Coach's autobiography is a tale of U.S. sports and U.S. history

Trust the Process in Gesel Mason's burst! In this Texas Theatre & Dance project, students learn to undo

A Texas Snow Sculpture for a Fish that Died Albert Lucio honors his deceased betta during Snowmageddon 2021

Live Comedy Clubs Are Coming Back NYC's the Creek & the Cave moves to ATX, Cap City gets revived

COLUMNS

Day Trips: McFaddin-Ward House, Beaumont

Beaumont home is a museum to pioneer Texas family

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: OUTsider Arts Fest Gets Weird N’ Queer This Weekend

Plus, Trans Crowdfund Live fundraises for gender-affirming care for LGBTQIA Austinites of color

by Beth Sullivan

The Luv Doc: Pay My Rent

Three strikes and you might be the messiah

by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

by Mr. Smarty Pants