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Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

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Opening Day of the 88th Texas Legislature

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Deborah O'Keefe of Jason & Deb Sues 101X Owners Waterloo Media

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

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Jan. 27, 2023
Vol. 42, No. 22

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Sundance 2023 Review: The Amazing Maurice Terry Pratchett's feline fraudster gets above-average adaptation

Sundance 2023 Review: Iron Butterflies Experimental doc unfurls Russian lies about the downing of Flight MH17

AISD, UT, ACC Announce Tuesday Closures Due to Winter Weather Concern over icy roads prompts closures

Slamdance 2023 Review: Silent Love Polish docu-drama explores family ties against anti-LGBT backdrop

Austin Chefs and Restaurants Nab Six Spots on James Beard Awards Semifinalists List Organic pastry, fusion BBQ, and Caribbean flavors recognized

NEWS

Lumbering Toward a Long-Held Vision for a New I-35

Riding on TxDOT's endless highway

by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken

Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers

by Mike Clark-Madison

AISD, UT, ACC Announce Tuesday Closures Due to Winter Weather Concern over icy roads prompts closures

Outrage Over APD's Refusal to Discipline Alex Gonzales' Killers Officers face no consequences after chaotic 2021 encounter

Rooster Teeth's RWBY Returns ... But Not Where You Expect The Austin-made American anime jumps to Crunchyroll

Central Health, Ascension Take Each Other to Court Each claims the other is breaching their contract

How Tenant-Screening Algorithms Keep Cycles of Discrimination Going Telling a never-ending story

FOOD

Restaurant Review: Nori

New plant-based Japanese concept hits the spot

by Melanie Haupt

Austin Chefs and Restaurants Nab Six Spots on James Beard Awards Semifinalists List

Organic pastry, fusion BBQ, and Caribbean flavors recognized

by A. Richmond

Field Guide Festival Returns With Chef-and-Farmer Collabs Locavore celebration returns in April

Restaurant Review: Nori New plant-based Japanese concept hits the spot

Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of January 26, 2023

Goodbye, Daily Juice; We’re Gonna Miss You, Sa-Tén; Glad You’ve Stopped Burning, Shoal Creek Saloon; Congrats, TFWA Grant Winners; Are You Totes Insane, Proud Mary?; and More… All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

Daily Juice Closes Abruptly, Equipment Auction to Come Austin’s roaring river of green juice dwindles to a trickle

MUSIC

Bassist on Bassist Q&A: Kinseli Baricuatro and Marcus Bell

On powering the scene’s rhythm section, fueled by lip gloss and tequila cranberries

by Laiken Neumann

Deborah O'Keefe of Jason & Deb Sues 101X Owners Waterloo Media

Lawsuit alleges misogyny and discrimination by owner Bob Sinclair, station countersues

Remembering Rod Moag, The Pickin' Singin' Professor Jeff Moag honors his academic, musician, and KOOP radio host father

Austin Psych Fest Turns Back the Clock: Toro Y Moi, Cuco, and Levitation Favorites Headline Spring Gathering Yves Tumor, Mdou Moctar, Melody’s Echo Chamber also psychin'

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week Eddie Taylor's 100th birthday, Dry Cleaning, and Terry Allen highlight our recommended shows

Bassist on Bassist Q&A: Kinseli Baricuatro and Marcus Bell On powering the scene’s rhythm section, fueled by lip gloss and tequila cranberries

Bayonne's Cathartic Return and Five More Songs from Austin Artists New music picks from Superfónicos, Holy Water, and more

SCREENS

Sundance 2023 Review: The Amazing Maurice

Terry Pratchett's feline fraudster gets above-average adaptation

by Richard Whittaker

Latest Film Reviews

Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb, Fear, Infinity Pool, Living, and Shotgun Wedding

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Sundance 2023 Review: The Amazing Maurice Terry Pratchett's feline fraudster gets above-average adaptation

Sundance 2023 Review: Iron Butterflies Experimental doc unfurls Russian lies about the downing of Flight MH17

Slamdance 2023 Review: Silent Love Polish docu-drama explores family ties against anti-LGBT backdrop

The Writer, The Editor, and the Filmmaker: The Story of Turn Every Page Lizzie Gottlieb on her father and LBJ biographer Robert Caro

Rooster Teeth's RWBY Returns ... But Not Where You Expect The Austin-made American anime jumps to Crunchyroll

ARTS & CULTURE

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

by Valerie Lopez

Trust Is the Vibe at Fallout Theater

The Downtown comedy club celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

by Valerie Lopez

Five Shows to Light Up the Stage As the new year's dark period lifts from theatres, it's time to get back in the stalls

Review: Jarrott Productions' The Sound Inside An understated, intriguing page-turner

Review: Vortex Repertory Co.’s Ride the Wave All foam, no fortitude in this surfer dude play

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Pretty Woman: The Musical Imitation isn't always the sincerest form of flattery

Goodluckhavefun Gallery Gets a Visit From “Yours,” Truly Qmmunity Editor James Scott checks out queer art at DIY garage gallery

COLUMNS

Day Trips: Container City, Burnet

Shipping containers become cabins for a scenic mountain getaway

by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Let’s Get Queer-ative!

Queer creativity blooms in a community space, plus more LGBTQ events

by James Scott

The Luv Doc: Grumpy Boyfriend

Why are the Island Boys shampooing my dolphin?

by The Luv Doc

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

by Mr. Smarty Pants