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Volume 39, Number 42
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
A Question of Compassion for Travis County's Family Violence Court
A woman alleged rape. The man she accused went free. Should his attorney run our court?
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Austin at Large: The Way to Safety
The cops are useless against COVID. But they have all the money.
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: EDU Tidbits
Plenty of school news, even though school’s out for now
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Hundreds File Complaints Over APD Actions at Protests
An unprecedented surge, but will it lead to consequences for officers?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Getting Tough on APD
Council: Reforms and budget cuts only the first step
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
As COVID Spikes, Austinites Implored to Make Good Choices
Again, we must part
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Pro-Choice Groups Strike Back at Malicious Abortion Foe
Leader of small-town ban effort slapped with defamation suit
BY MARY TUMA
Meet the Emerging Opposition to Project Connect
Not on board
BY NATALEAH SMALL
By Mail or In Person, the July 14 Election Is Looming
Masks encouraged, distancing required; 25,000 mail ballots sent
BY MICHAEL KING
Texas Democrats Take Vote by Mail to the U.S. Supremes
Texas Democratic Party and three under-65 voters ask Court to extend VBM to all Texas voters
BY MICHAEL KING
food
Lenny Dewi of @eats_n_noods Is the Octopus Lady
"A bowl of noodles a day will keep the doctor away"
BY JESSI CAPE
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of June 18, 2020
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Austin Musicians of Color Talk About the Pandemic's Outsized Impact on Their Communities
COVID-19 extends into all realities of Austin's pervasive inequality
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Venues Are Out of Money
Following last week’s Barracuda closure, a domino effect will continue without emergency city funding
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
Here's what we're listening to
BY DOUG FREEMAN, KAHRON SPEARMAN, DEREK UDENSI, RACHEL RASCOE, KEVIN CURTIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, TIM STEGALL AND MICHAEL TOLAND
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
A Celebration of Tradition and Change in Miss Juneteenth
Writer/director Channing Godfrey Peoples gives Black Texans back their crown
BY SELOME HAILU
Austin-Made Horror Anthology Debuts on Shudder This Week
That Scare Package you ordered is here
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Aviva
Dance your way through this genderfluid examination of relationships
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
The life and legacy of the First Lady of Jazz
Miss Juneteenth
Intergenerational story of life and legacy in working class Black Texas
My Darling Vivian
Vivian Cash removed from Johnny's shadow through their daughters' voices
Tainted
Cold Canadian crime drama wears its sins on its sleeves
You Should Have Left
You probably shouldn't stay for this middling supernatural mystery
arts & culture
Austin Symphony Orchestra Keeps Playing From Beyond the Stage
For the second time in its 109-year history, the ASO weathers a global pandemic
BY DAVID SOTELO
"Kate Breakey: Black Tulips & Dead Flowers" at Stephen L. Clark Gallery
This exhibition focused on specimens of the plant kingdom is like a series of windows into arcane botanical memories
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
A Year Later, the Time Is Right for Another Conversation About Notes From the Field
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Zach Theatre streamed its staging of the 2019 production and led a discussion on Zoom
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: If Dog Rabbit
Why taking the long view is essential to curbing COVID-19's spread
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Use Your Words Wisely
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Guadalupe River
Four swimming holes on the Guadalupe River
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Huge Dick
Not everyone is feeling the love.
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 12-18
BY ROB BREZSNY
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Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
