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To Expand the Convention Center or Not?
Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer
BY MICHAEL KING
Point Austin: Race, Raids, and ... Us
Trump’s latest outrage fits a pattern from D.C. to Texas
BY MICHAEL KING
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Death Watch: State Seeks Death Date for Rodney Reed
Defense attorneys fire back, ask court to strike state’s motion
BY SARAH MARLOFF
City Takes Mobility Plan to Reddit
“Ask Me Anything” covers funding barriers, safety improvements, cyclist support, more
BY SAVANA DUNNING
Austin Leaders Move Forward With Homeless Aids
Homelessness: not a crime, not a picnic
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Feds Settle Lakeway Hospital Fraud Claims
Still, millions in additional claims remain unresolved
BY MICHAEL KING
Ending HIV in 10 Years: How Do We Do It?
CDC director visits Austin, calls for a "disruptively innovative" plan
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Palm School: A Battle Between City, County, Advocates, and Rodeo Austin
County Judge Eckhardt goes big, community stands firm
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Money for Running: Campaign Cash Highlights
July 15 reports trickling in for federal, state, local races
BY MICHAEL KING
food
Two Music-Centric Bars Add Rhythm to the Local Bar Scene
Hanging with the Long Play Lounge and Frazier's Long and Low
BY ALEXANDRA DETMAR
Get Your Culinary Week in Shape With Austin's Meal Prep Club
Club Home Made's veggie-sitters club
BY EMILY BEYDA
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 18, 2019
music
Ray Prim Finds His Voice in the “Black and Blues”
Longtime 7 Stones frontman knows who he is and what he isn’t
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
My Gear: Capyac
The Austin-born duo drops in Saturday at the Scoot Inn from their new digs in L.A. with a boatload of tech
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Faster Than Sound: Spoon-Feeding the Hits With Britt Daniel
Spoon frontman talks Beto, streaming, and 26 years of steadfast indie rock
BY RACHEL RASCOE
screens
Bunny Michael’s Higher Self Will See You Now
Instagram’s spiritual meme-maker comes to Contrast Film Festival
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Wen Ren’s End-of-the-World Drama Last Sunrise Found Its Spark in China
Light in the dark
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
What’cha Watchin’?
Screengrabs from the Chronicle staff
BY KATELYN LANDRY
Film Reviews
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
History of the avant-garde jazz pioneers is surprisingly lacking in innovation
Crawl
Chompy creature feature is the savior of summer horror
The Farewell
Awkwafina is the heart of this loving story of families, belonging, and lies
The Lion King
Can you feel the shrug tonight?
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
Biography of Leonard Cohen's muse can't stop focusing on the artist
The Spy Behind Home Plate
Fascinating documentary about spy/baseball player Moe Berg never cracks his code
arts & culture
I Saw Crimes and Crimes of Texas
A crime tour of the Lone Star State in three books
Arts Reviews
"Secrets of Earth" at Raw Paw Gallery
Serigraphic alchemist Chris Dock invites you to look through his rose-colored lenses
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
Casey Cep solves the mystery of the true crime book that Harper Lee never wrote
A Risky Undertaking for Loretta Singletary by Terry Shames
Police chief Samuel Craddock searches for a missing friend while on a visit to Jarrett Creek, Texas
columns
Qmmunity: Is Everyone on TV Gay?
Plus Contrast Film Fest, Frida Fridays, and more queer magic
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Old growth forest survives on the Rio Grande
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc: A Handful
You can’t just beat children anymore unless you want CPS all up in your chili
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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