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Volume 36, Number 18

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news

2016 NEWS TOP 10S
- Top 10 Local Political Stories
  
  The city's biggest stories
  
  BY MICHAEL KING
- Top 10 City Council Stories
  
  The best from this year's dais
  
  BY MICHAEL KING
- Top 10 Things We Won’t Miss About Don Zimmerman
  
  Oh Donny Boy, the gripes, the gripes are calling
  
  BY MARY TUMA
- Top 10 Environmental Stories
  
  We've only got one planet
  
  BY MICHAEL KING
- Top 10 Labor Stories
  
  Treat your workers right
  
  BY MARY TUMA
- Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories
  
  The biggest stories from local cops, courts, and criminals
  
  BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
- Top 10 Social Justice Stories
  
  The year in equal rights
  
  BY SARAH MARLOFF
- Top 10 Reproductive Rights Stories
  
  In 2016, the fight for reproductive rights went all the way to the Supreme Court
  
  BY MARY TUMA
- Top 10 Education Stories
  
  Reading, writing, arithmetic ... well, that's three!
  
  BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
- Top 10 Election Stories
  
  Vote your conscience
  
  BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
- Top 10 Quotes of the Week
  
  They really said that?
Headlines

News at the end of the year
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
- Pressley vs. Casar: Appeal Rejected
  
  Court affirms decision that failed Council candidate's election challenge was without merit
  
  BY MICHAEL KING
- Yogurt Shop Suspect's Appeal Unsuccessful
  
  Robert Springsteen's bid for full exoneration is blocked
  
  BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
- Mayor Muses 2017 Goals
  
  "Downtown puzzle," music initiative among his priorities
  
  BY MICHAEL KING
The Hightower Report: Why in the World Would Trump Tap Perry to Be Energy Secretary?

From twinkle-toed TV hoofer to in charge of our nuclear arsenal

BY JIM HIGHTOWER

food

2016 FOOD TOP 10S
- The Year in Food
  
  We find culinary bright spots in a year marked by loss
  
  BY BRANDON WATSON
- Top 10 Awkward Tinder Date Spots
  
  You swiped right. Now what?
  
  BY EMILY BEYDA
- Top 10 Stops When We're on the Vegan Wagon
  
  No animals were harmed in the making of this list
  
  BY ADRIENNE WHITEHORSE
- Top 10 Austin Beer Developments of 2016
  
  Raising a glass to the year in beer
  
  BY ERIC PUGA
- Top 10 Modern Asian Eateries
  
  Tastes from the East in Austin
  
  BY MELODY FURY
- Top 10 Underrated Restaurants
  
  Good eats you might have missed in 2016
  
  BY MARY BRYCE
- Top 10 Restaurant Cocktail Programs
  
  Get blitzed in style
  
  BY MELODY FURY
- Top 10 Pickled, Cured, or Brined Bites (and Sips)
  
  Nothing a little time and some spices can't fix
  
  BY ADRIENNE WHITEHORSE
- Top 10 Instagrammable Dishes
  
  Food porn at its finest
  
  BY EMILY BEYDA
Food Events

music

2016 MUSIC TOP 10S
- Drank the Lemonade
  
  As album sales give way to streaming services, how much longer will we be able to purchase music?
  
  BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
- Top 10 Austin Albums of 2016
  
  The Chronicle music staff picks their favorite local records
  
  BY GREG BEETS, JIM CALIGIURI, KEVIN CURTIN, THOMAS FAWCETT, DOUG FREEMAN, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, KAHRON SPEARMAN AND LIBBY WEBSTER
- Top 10 National Albums of 2016
  
  Our favorite picks from across the country
  
  BY NEPH BASEDOW, JIM CALIGIURI, DOUG FREEMAN, ABBY JOHNSTON, KAHRON SPEARMAN, TIM STEGALL, MICHAEL TOLAND AND JAY TRACHTENBERG
- Critics Poll
  
  BY NEPH BASEDOW, GREG BEETS, JIM CALIGIURI, KEVIN CURTIN, THOMAS FAWCETT, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, KAHRON SPEARMAN, TIM STEGALL, JAY TRACHTENBERG AND LIBBY WEBSTER

screens

2016 SCREENS TOP 10S
- Top 10 Movies of 2016
  
  The Chronicle film staff's overall winners of the year
  
  BY JOSH KUPECKI
- Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2016
  
  BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
- Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2016
  
  BY STEVE DAVIS
- Kimberley Jones’ Top 10 Films of 2016
  
  BY KIMBERLEY JONES
- Josh Kupecki’s Top 10 Films of 2016
  
  BY JOSH KUPECKI
- Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2016
  
  BY MARC SAVLOV
- Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners
  
  The AFCA laud acclaimed drama and local filmmaker Keith Maitland
  
  BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
- Top 10 Local Video Games
  
  From majestic vistas to mundane offices, it's time to play
  
  BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews

American Assassin, Brad's Status, California Typewriter, Elizabeth Blue, Friend Request, Gook, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Last Rampage, The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Mother!, Stronger, and Trophy

arts & culture

2016 ARTS TOP 10S
- Robert Faires' Top 10 (+1) Theatre Riches of 2016
  
  Works that struck a nerve with the political state of our city and our nation stood out in this year's outstanding theatre productions
  
  BY ROBERT FAIRES
- Robert Faires' Top 10 Classical Music / Dance Treasures of 2016
  
  The richest work in dance and classical music this year ran the gamut from a dance in a backyard pool to an opera about Cold War brainwashing
  
  BY ROBERT FAIRES
- Wayne Alan Brenner's Top 10 Arts-Related Program Activities of 2016
  
  Uncommon combinations – dance with horses, music with robots, drama with a Tesla coil – made the year unforgettable
  
  BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
- Jonelle Seitz's Top 10 Brave Dance Artists of 2016
  
  The year revealed how much courage and inspiration can be found in Austin's masters of movement
  
  BY JONELLE SEITZ
- Sam Anderson-Ramos' Top 10 Takeaways From Austin's Gallery Scene in 2016
  
  From making work to showing it, the visual art scene displayed commitments to risk, innovation, and community
  
  BY SAM ANDERSON-RAMOS
- Top 10s of 2016: Books
  
  Take 10 of our favorite books from 2016 and call us in the morning
- Top Books to Inspire Hope Amidst Change
  
  Jessi Cape's top reads of 2016 helped ground her during a roller-coaster year
  
  BY JESSI CAPE
- Top Books to Make You Cry on Your Lunch Break
  
  Rosalind Faires' top reads of 2016 drew a discreet tear or two with their beautiful, brave, and bittersweet humanity
  
  BY ROSALIND FAIRES
- Top Books to Make Our Lone Star Shine
  
  Joe O'Connell's top reads of 2016 reveal new depths of humanitity in their Texas characters
  
  BY JOE O'CONNELL
- Top Books to Cover the Good, the Bad, and the Doomed
  
  Jesse Sublett's top reads of 2016 include a philosophical gumshoe, an irredeemable tycoon, and ill-fated whalers
  
  BY JESSE SUBLETT
- Top Books to Make Sense of a World Breaking Down
  
  Jay Trachtenberg's top reads of 2016 explore a planet in crisis in Israel, rust-belt Ukraine, and the Antarctic
  
  BY JAY TRACHTENBERG
Arts Reviews

Stephen Harrigan's A Friend of Mr. Lincoln, and "Valerie Fowler: Nature and Other Stories" at the Butridge Gallery

columns

Gay Place

This year's Top 10 local queer heroes & LGBTQ stories

BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: 10 Adventures for 2017

Don't wander around next year wondering where to go next; take one of these day trips

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Some Secret Grotto

Men don't fear commitment

BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

Feedback

Letters to the editor, published daily

sports

Top 10 Local Sports Stories of 2016

BY CHRONICLE STAFF
Soccer Watch: Top 10 Soccer Stories of 2016

BY NICK BARBARO

comics

Eyebeam

BY SAM HURT
Peppermint Tears

BY RYAN HENNESSEE
Why So Much?

BY LANCE MYERS
This Modern World

BY TOM TOMORROW

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2016 NEWS TOP 10S

BY MICHAEL KING

BY MICHAEL KING

BY MARY TUMA

BY MICHAEL KING

BY MARY TUMA

BY CHASE HOFFBERGER

BY SARAH MARLOFF

BY MARY TUMA

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

NAKED CITY

BY MICHAEL KING

BY CHASE HOFFBERGER

BY MICHAEL KING

BY JIM HIGHTOWER

2016 FOOD TOP 10S

BY BRANDON WATSON

BY EMILY BEYDA

BY ADRIENNE WHITEHORSE

BY ERIC PUGA

BY MELODY FURY

BY MARY BRYCE

BY MELODY FURY

BY ADRIENNE WHITEHORSE

BY EMILY BEYDA

2016 MUSIC TOP 10S

BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ

BY GREG BEETS, JIM CALIGIURI, KEVIN CURTIN, THOMAS FAWCETT, DOUG FREEMAN, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, KAHRON SPEARMAN AND LIBBY WEBSTER

BY NEPH BASEDOW, JIM CALIGIURI, DOUG FREEMAN, ABBY JOHNSTON, KAHRON SPEARMAN, TIM STEGALL, MICHAEL TOLAND AND JAY TRACHTENBERG

BY NEPH BASEDOW, GREG BEETS, JIM CALIGIURI, KEVIN CURTIN, THOMAS FAWCETT, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, KAHRON SPEARMAN, TIM STEGALL, JAY TRACHTENBERG AND LIBBY WEBSTER

2016 SCREENS TOP 10S

BY JOSH KUPECKI

BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN

BY STEVE DAVIS

BY KIMBERLEY JONES

BY JOSH KUPECKI

BY MARC SAVLOV

BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN

BY JAMES RENOVITCH

Film Reviews

2016 ARTS TOP 10S

BY ROBERT FAIRES

BY ROBERT FAIRES

BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

BY JONELLE SEITZ

BY SAM ANDERSON-RAMOS

Top 10s of 2016: Books

BY JESSI CAPE

BY ROSALIND FAIRES

BY JOE O'CONNELL

BY JESSE SUBLETT

BY JAY TRACHTENBERG

Arts Reviews

BY SARAH MARLOFF

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

BY THE LUV DOC

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

BY CHRONICLE STAFF

BY NICK BARBARO

BY SAM HURT

BY RYAN HENNESSEE

BY LANCE MYERS

BY TOM TOMORROW