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Volume 39, Number 25
Issue Supplement
League of Women Voters Guide
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Chronicle Endorsements for the March 3 Primary Election
From local judges and representatives to the presidential candidate, here are our recommendations
Austin At Large: Let Me Make Things Clear
Yes, we need to move ahead quickly – but not recklessly – with a new land code
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Consensus? Conschmensus.
Majority rules ... absolutely
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Adler Offers Olive Branch After Second Reading of Land Development Code
Code compromise?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Mi Vida Dentro Documentary Spotlights Rosa Jimenez Case
Activists organize screening as Jimenez awaits D.A.’s Office decision on a retrial
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Austin and Others Convince TCEQ to Change Graywater Reuse Rules
New rulemaking creates system of credits for beneficial reuse, incentivizes sound environmental practices
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Election Ticker: Su Voto Es Su Voz!
Read up, look up, get down to the polls ...
BY MICHAEL KING
Kirk Watson Resigns From Texas Senate
Headed to Houston, the ex-mayor and senator reflects on his legacy
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Braces Looks to the Left
Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel
BY MARY TUMA
A Dem Sweep in Travis County Commissioners Court?
Four vie for a shot at Commissioners Court's last red seat
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas’ Most Important Courts
For the first time in years, Dems are running en masse for statewide judicial seats
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
A Banana Peel, a Diaper, and a Plastic Bag Walk Into Austin's Composting Program
How can a whole city compost, is it working, and can we reach zero waste by 2040?
BY LINA FISHER
Mill Scale Metalworks Handcrafts Barbecue Smokers of the Stars
Appreciating the artistry in steel – and smoked meats – is part of their business model
BY ROD MACHEN
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of February 20, 2020
music
Pop Oddity Caroline Rose Explores Ambition's Seedy Underbelly
Her first Austin album follows a character moving to L.A.
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Faster Than Sound: DJ Shani Unites Black Women in House Music
Also the search continues for missing musician Brenden "Chameleon King" Foster, and increased afterhours sound enforcement impacts local venues
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Texas Platters
... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
X: The Godless Void and Other Stories
Me & Mr. Cigar
Gibby Haynes
Ben Buck
Kilroy
Finding Community in Austin’s Homeless Song Circle
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Ending the Gender Divide Behind the Camera
Austin’s chapter of Women in Film and Television International is creating equity and opportunity
BY JENNY NULF
Location Is Everything for the Lake Travis Film Festival
New fest brings indie cinema to new audiences outside of the city center
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Powerhouse Animation Assembles Cosmic Stars for Masters of the Universe
Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Henry Rollins join cartoon reboot
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
What'cha Watchin'?
Editorial intern Asa Canty watched the animals
BY ASA CANTY
Film Reviews
10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up
Bucket list rom-com about a couple bonded by accident
And Then We Danced
Georgian coming-out-drama is extraordinary only for its location
The Call of the Wild
Buck the dog makes another trip to the Yukon, this time with CGI assistance
Fantasy Island
Our advice? Get back on the plane
Free Burma Rangers
Documentary about missionaries on the front line
My Boyfriend’s Meds
Manic episodes on vacation make for romance and laughs (apparently)
The Photograph
Get ready for romance with this Valentine’s release about family secrets
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Passion inflamed in this study of women repressed and resurgent
Sonic the Hedgehog
The Sega speedster finally arrives with all the nostalgic fun intact
Standing Up, Falling Down
Billy Crystal and a smart script add heart to this burnout dramedy
Swift
Take to the skies with this animated feature
arts & culture
At No Lights No Lycra, You Really Can Dance Like No One's Watching
Since this weekly sober dance party happens in the dark, you're free to move without worry over how you look
BY ERICA LIES
One Ounce Opera Highlights the (Death-Obsessed) Work of Four Women Composers and Librettists
Micro-operas were the order of the day at the company's annual Fresh Squeezed showcase
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
Mary Moody Northen Theatre's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
This moving, transformative show gives its autistic hero a deep and engaging humanity
Archive Theater's The Man of Destiny
The company builds a uniquely entertaining evening around Shaw's fiery tango of wits between a young Napoleon and a Mysterious Lady
columns
We Have an Issue: The Grubby Side of Composting
Inside this week’s cover story about where our food waste goes to die ... and live again
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: LCRA’s Water Marketing Ambitions Could Lower the Colorado River Below Austin
Environmental activist Rusty Middleton raises concerns over a groundwater pumping plan
BY RUSTY MIDDLETON
Qmmunity: OUTsider Festival Returns for Year Six
Plus Guerrilla Queer Bar, Joterías, Lesbian Wedding, and more queer magic
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Lundi Gras Boucherie at Lakeview Park, Eunice, La.
Old-fashioned Lundi Gras Boucherie feeds a hungry Mardi Gras
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: An Honest Meatspace Connection
We're just gape-jawed babes at the dawn of a brand new era
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
