Buddy's Place
Volume 36, Number 16
news
Give 'Til It Helps
A guide to giving
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived
The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism
BY MICHAEL KING
Point Austin: Losing Control ... of Your Bladder
The Lege knows what's best for you and your privates
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice (Condensed Edition)
No last-minute presents for ARG, BCRC?
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
They really said that?
Civics 101
Election Run-Off Results: Alter to City Council
Alter, Nitsch, and Hassan emerge victorious in Tuesday's run-off
BY ANNAMARYA SCACCIA AND RICHARD WHITTAKER
Council: From Kitty Hawk to Hornsby Bend
The Grove, Oaks, and Austin Water in between
BY MICHAEL KING
NAKED CITY
Affordable Housing Threatens Grove Agreement
A settlement at the Grove PUD? Not so fast.
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Workman Files to Repeal Fair Chance Hiring
Workman's HB 577 would undo Council's job applicant labor protection
BY MARY TUMA
Human Rights Commission Takes on Trump
Commission signs a resolution reaffirming city's commitment to "inclusion, equity, and freedom for all"
BY MARY TUMA
Staffing Shakeup at APD
Reyes up, Connor up, Manley in, Troy Gay out?
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Judge Sanctions Austin Attorney Omar W. Rosales
Years of “creating strife and perpetuating lies” came back to haunt Rosales
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
EPA Raises Questions About Dripping Springs Wastewater
Opinions differ on Onion Creek water standards
BY MICHAEL KING
East Austin Crescent Sees Spike in Child Abuse
Abuse in Austin / Travis County follows an "East Austin Crescent" pattern that directly corresponds with several risk factors
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Weekend Effort to Get Sekrit Theater Up to Code
East Austin venue forced to clean up or close down
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Abortion Providers Sue to Block Fetal Burial Rule
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, part 2
BY MARY TUMA
Pizzagate Targets East Side Pies
No charges will be filed in ESP harassment and vandalism incidents
BY MICHAEL KING
“Minimum Wage Is Not Livable”
Workers get paid, but the fight for fair wages is far from over
BY JACK CRAVER
Dukes Up Between Dawnna and AISD Board?
A longstanding vendetta between Dawnna Dukes and the AISD Board?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report: What Is The “Trump Fix”?
Who is Tom Barrack? And how involved will he be?
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Gift Guide 2016: Local Home Goods and Tableware
Treat yo' self
BY BRANDON WATSON
Review: Delicious
Lamar Union concept clears its name
BY BRANDON WATSON
Dear Glutton: Where to Escape Christmas
Hide out for the holidays
BY EMILY BEYDA
Food Events
music
Lou Reed Box Set Tells Tale of Early Solo Career
The RCA & Arista Album Collection's 17 discs document the Seventies and Eighties
BY BILL BENTLEY
Playback – Nonprofit Holidays: The Cult of Black Fret and More
Homegrown music nonprofits that need your holiday cheer
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Too Late to Stop Now
Digital media in analog boxes – and sometimes in mono!
screens
Gift Guide 2016: Holiday Grab Bag
Unique gifts for the media lover in your life
How La La Land Went From Pipe Dream to Musical Fireworks
Producers on creating a city of stars
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Collateral Beauty
Will Smith mopes around in this preposterous drama
La La Land
This bittersweet musical will make your heart soar
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Force is strong with this one
arts & culture
Gift Guide 2016: Coffeetable Books
Big books give heft to big success stories about women in business, Flatbed Press, UT’s collections, Pan Am, and the Spurs
BY ROBERT FAIRES, KATHLEEN BRADY STIMPERT, NINA HERNANDEZ, WAYNE ALAN BRENNER AND JONELLE SEITZ
Arts Reviews
Baskerville at Austin Playhouse
Austin Playhouse's staging of the Sherlock Holmes farce generates enough laughter to fill an empty mall
“Elizabeth Chapin: Careful/Uncareful” at Wally Workman Gallery
These portraits jettison the obvious for the sake of drama and harnessing the truth of a human being in a singular moment
“Ana Esteve Llorens: Studies for Future Objects” at Women & Their Work
The show’s mix of colored textile works and a large installation of open ovals spark an urge to interact with them
columns
Page Two: Time for All Those Who Voted Their Conscience to Claim Their Credit in Trump’s Election?
Congratulations on feeling pure and noble. Guess where it got us.
BY LOUIS BLACK
Gay Place
Support our talented local queer artists this holiday season
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Camp Hearne POW Museum
The small town of Hearne remembers when German Nazis came to Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc: Crock-Pot Potpourri
In which the Luv Doc gives a one-word answer
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
