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Volume 39, Number 24
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
features
Pet Issue 2020
Hanging Out With Sophia the Sloth and Her Reptilian Pal
ZooKeeper’s sloth is torpidly glad to see you
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Rembrandt of Dog Portraits
Greg Geisler is an Old Master when it comes to custom pooch portraits
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Everything I Know About Rejection I Learned From My Cats
He's just not that into mew
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Two Warring Rabbits Defy the Odds to Love Each Other, and So Should We All
Rabbits (finally) at rest
BY JOSH KUPECKI
My Black Widow
She does, you know, whatever a spider can
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Understanding Austin’s Urban Livestock Rules
Hog heaven? Mini-pony paradise? It's your backyard.
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Two Pups, One Austin Chef
Nutrient-dense ready-to-eat dog food could help alleviate dog's symptoms and finicky habits
BY ZELLY MARTIN
news
Chronicle Endorsements for the March 3 Primary Election
From local judges and representatives to the presidential candidate, here are our recommendations
Point Austin: About That D.A. Race ...
Point Austin dissents from the Chronicle Editorial Board’s view of the incumbent
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Operating at Full Capacity?
We all need some slack ... and what ET (the tool) says about housing
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Three Faiths, One Message: Welcome the Stranger
Faith communities come together in support of refugee resettlement locally and statewide
BY FRANCESCA D'ANNUNZIO
City Council Shapes Land Use Overhaul on Second Reading
Debate continues as Austin learns to code
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Activists, Council Push APD On Body Cam Video Policy
How and when footage is released at question
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Will New Policy Reduce the Burden of Cash Bail?
In principle, the order authorizes those accused of most nonviolent offenses to be released on personal bonds
BY MICHAEL KING
County Names Its First Chief Public Defender
Commissioners Court appoints University of Virginia Law School lecturer Adeola Ogunkeyede to lead office
BY MICHAEL KING
Federal Judge Dismisses Local Sexual Assault Survivors’ Lawsuit
Yeakel cites progress by Lege in rejecting claims against APD, D.A.
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Anti-Garza Website Heats Up County Attorney Race
Attack site ties back to opponent’s former campaign consultant
BY MICHAEL KING
food
Tibetan Dumplings Shine at Yak & Yeti in Cedar Park
Dishes for sharing (or not) at this tiny Nepalese restaurant
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Ecuadorian Family Makes Cedar Park a Chocolate Mecca
100% cacao bars and cognac bonbons are just the beginning
BY JESSI CAPE
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of February 13, 2020
music
Faster Than Sound: Twain’s Texan Metamorphosis
The Big Thief favorite finds a home locally, Brew & Brew Solo Sets gratify, and a send-off to outlaw country drummer Paul English
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Local Aussie Rallies for Fire Relief
As wildfires continue destroying swaths of Australia, Go Fever frontwoman Acey Monaro rallied local bands for her homeland
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae
Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
How Two Texans Helped Make it Snow for Frozen II
Disney worldbuilders Jay Jackson and Brandon Jarratt explain the technology and art of the animated smash
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Geeks of Color Expo Shows the Future We Were Promised
Three-day event creates a space for Black creatives to celebrate themselves
BY CLARISSA RODRÍGUEZ-ABREGO
What'cha Watchin'?
Chronicle Editor Kimberley Jones gives this new cover of High Fidelity a spin
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
The Assistant
The film industry’s quiet complicity in #MeToo crimes placed in stark context
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Harleen makes her own way without Mr. J.
Downhill
Tepid Hollywood remake of marriage dramedy Force Majeure never leaves the training slope
The Lodge
Icy melding of horror and religion is cool, not chilling
The Rest of Us
Friendship among women after death and divorce
Ride Your Wave
Delightful and touching surfing anime melds grief and fantasy
A Simple Wedding
A slightly contemporary update to a very traditional rom-com
Spy Intervention
Intelligence antics as a superspy tries domestic bliss
VFW
Ultraviolent Fantastic Fest throwback makes its vengeance-filled return
arts & culture
The Institution Theater Is the Next to Close
Shuttering the beloved venue is "bittersweet," says co-founder Tom Booker
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
Every Brilliant Thing
Zach Theatre's production gives audiences a reason to live – make that a million reasons
"Mihee Nahm: Soaked"
In this solo exhibition, the artist invites us to take a walk with her down memory lane
The Teacher
This prize-winning novel's tale of a student piecing together the hidden life of her teacher, a Holocaust survivor who killed herself, is haunting
columns
We Have an Issue: In Pets We Trust
Introducing our third Pet Issue, plus Chronicle endorsements for the March primary
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: The War on Drugs Got It Wrong
“No one is disposable,” writes David Johnson of Grassroots Leadership
BY DAVID JOHNSON
Qmmunity: A Qweeah Howdy From New Q Editor Beth Sullivan
Plus some hot luvin' V-Day events
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Collective Hill Country, Wimberley
Hill Country camping in luxury
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Valentine Deadline
It can wait until Monday
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
