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Sept. 29, 2023
Vol. 43, No. 5

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Architect of “Bounty-Hunter” Abortion Ban Wants List of Abortion Seekers It’s a scare tactic, abortion funds say

The Creator Sci fi epic is grand in vision but can't fill its scale

Interim City Manager Appoints Police Oversight Director Without National Search Garza forgoes community feedback

Real “Bernie” Sues Prison System, Is Allowed Air-Conditioned Cell Man who inspired dark comedy files lawsuit over prison heat

Insane Inmate Deemed Too Ill to Murder It took 20 years of litigation to figure out

NEWS

Austin’s Sole Federal District Judge May Be the Most Overburdened in America

The case of the missing judges

by Maggie Q. Thompson

City Must Give Secret Police Records to the Chronicle, Texas A.G.’s Office Says

Come out, come out, wherever you are

by Austin Sanders

Architect of “Bounty-Hunter” Abortion Ban Wants List of Abortion Seekers It’s a scare tactic, abortion funds say

Interim City Manager Appoints Police Oversight Director Without National Search Garza forgoes community feedback

Real “Bernie” Sues Prison System, Is Allowed Air-Conditioned Cell Man who inspired dark comedy files lawsuit over prison heat

Insane Inmate Deemed Too Ill to Murder It took 20 years of litigation to figure out

APD Has Been Quietly Planning for the City to Run Its Own Bail Hearings for Arrestees Why? They say for efficiency’s sake

FOOD

Austin Bicycle Meals Offers Pedal-Powered Distribution to the Streets

Meals on (two) wheels

by Kevin Curtin

Circle Brewing Co. Closes; épicerie and Franklin Barbecue Bring the Brisketed Croissanty Brilliance; There’s a Coffee Festival and a Craft Brewers Festival and a Mediterranean Festival and – So Much Going On!

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 28, 2023

Circle Brewing Co. Closes; épicerie and Franklin Barbecue Bring the Brisketed Croissanty Brilliance; There’s a Coffee Festival and a Craft Brewers Festival and a Mediterranean Festival and – So Much Going On! All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

Hai Hospitality’s Uchibā Opening in Downtown Austin Izakaya-inspired concept now taking reservations

Restaurant Review: Ramen Del Barrio In North Austin, Mexico meets the Land of the Rising Sun

First Look: Cuantas Hamburguesas Celebrated taquero Cuantos Tacos branches into the smash burger space

MUSIC

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene

Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

by Raoul Hernandez

Review: Explosions in the Sky, End

ATX instrumental band's seventh studio album is also its first in seven years

by Austin Powell

Abya Yala: The Story Behind the Photos

Review: Willie Nelson, Bluegrass Late-career genre exercise disappoints

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week Molly Burch, Arooj Aftab, and Mobley lead our recommended shows

Review: SKAM, No Name Drag City revives lost Eighties hardcore recordings

Nemegata's Folkloric Futurism Boosts Austin's Budding Colombian Music Scene Local trio powers up its magnetic roots fusion in new release Voces

SCREENS

The Creator

Sci fi epic is grand in vision but can't fill its scale

by Matthew Monagle

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Kim’s Video Fascinating story of the NYC movie mecca gets lost in other films

ARTS & CULTURE

Austin’s Longest-Running Stand-Up Showcase Ends After a Decade of Making Stars

Sure Thing is a wrap at 512

by Valerie Lopez

Review: Austin Playhouse's The Norwegians

Revised revisiting of this dark comedy remains a guilty pleasure

by Bob Abelman

Five Big Nights Out for the Visual Arts From folk traditions to fancy fundraisers, events that make galleries social

Armadillo Christmas Bazaar Announces Maker Lineup The iconic holiday marketplace returns Dec. 15-23

Fusebox Takes the Electricity Across the Calendar Arts festival rebrands, expands with year-round programming

Free Show: Esther's Follies Pays Tribute to Lyova Rosanoff And you're invited to help them celebrate!

Review: Zach Theatre's Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone A masterful tribute to the father of the Great American Songbook

COLUMNS

Day Trips: Abilene State Park, Tuscola

An unexpected wooded oasis in the West Texas bushland

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Queer Comedy Pipeline

Ivy Le talks the impact of Tongue in Cheek, a queer comedy open mic providing fertile ground for Austin's LGBTQ comics

by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Secret Traditional Family Birthday

The Luv Doc's family is already blessed – with a history of heart disease

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