The Concourse Project
Illustration by Zeke Barbaro
Volume 39, Number 47
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now
City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Public Notice: Full Speed Ahead
City, AISD unfazed by public criticism
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
As Council Campaigns Begin, the Cash Rolls In
Off to the races!
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
AISD Names Dr. Stephanie Elizalde as Lone Superintendent Finalist
Trustees poised to select new district leader within days
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
The Case of Michael Hickson Highlights Legal and Ethical Issues Around Who Receives Treatment During a Pandemic
Who makes end-of-life decisions?
BY MARGARET NICKLAS
New Study Says a Nondiscrimination Law Could Bring Big Business to Texas
Texas Competes report: LGBTQIA protections could generate $738 million in state revenue
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Hillary Clinton Headline The 19th Represents Virtual Summit
Politicians, activists revel and reckon with the 19th Amendment
BY VICTORIA ROSSI
APD’s Secret Informants Eyeing Neighbors for “Suspicious” Activity, Leaked Documents Reveal
APD intel center puts spies among us
BY JOHN ANDERSON
Campaign to Recriminalize Homelessness Turns in Signatures
Will "Save Austin Now" make it to the ballot?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
Drinks Issue 2020
Drinks Issue 2020
It's a weird year, but we still have to drink something
BY JESSI CAPE
How OPA Design Studio Makes Austin's Elite Brewery Taprooms
Stephen Oliver does his tap dance
BY ERIC PUGA
Austin Wineries Revive an Ancient Winemaking Technique
Locals winemakers go back to the earth
BY VERONICA MEEWES
Local Coffee Subscriptions to Keep You Humming Along
Another way to to get that needed caffeine: by mail
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Support Fair Wages and Your Digestion With Mayawell's Tonic
Agave + bubbles = good vibes
BY JESSI CAPE
Jeany's Ginger Elixir Is "The Caribbean in a Bottle"
Varied flavors put you on island time
BY JESSI CAPE
Local Hard Seltzer Brewed Right Here in Austin
Blue Norther offers a canned cold front
BY JESSI CAPE
Matthew McConaughey Dives Into the Whiskey Biz
Plus two refreshing summer cocktail recipes
BY JESSI CAPE
Food News Buffet: Dart Bowl Closes, Verbena Opens, WTF Is "Heat Week," and More Bite-Sized Food News
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 23, 2020
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Faster Than Sound: Summer Songs of Protest
The stories behind three timely tracks by local artists Pussy Gillette, Kydd Jones, and Njune
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re playing
BY KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN, KAHRON SPEARMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
In 1990, Austin Audiences Watched Slacker... and Saw Themselves
Richard Linklater’s indie milestone celebrates 30 years
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Now Streaming in Austin: “Our Home Here”
Angela Chen explores the American Dream at Cine Las Americas
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Amulet
Supernatural thriller is more mood than meaning
Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
Intimate, semi-improvised last night at a dive bar sees delight in the dregs
Dead Dicks
The realities of depression meets the trap of reincarnation
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
The fashion photographer's contradictions, from the glamazons who knew him
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Gamer comedy isn't for casual players
The Rental
The summer camp slasher brilliantly reinvented for the vacation rental generation
arts & culture
Drinks Issue 2020
Graphic Designers Tout the Tastiest Beverage Packaging in Town
Local beverage packaging designs quench our thirst for tasty graphics
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Summer Break Theatre's COVID-Era Comedy
Area educators deliver a timely lesson in their original work Going the Distance
BY ROBERT FAIRES
A Lagniappe About Mary Trump’s Book
R.U. Steinberg recalls a childhood in the distant orbit of "the world's most dangerous man"
BY R.U. STEINBERG
The Postponement of "Deborah Roberts: I'm" Let the Artist Make More Timely Art
A pandemic delay allows the artist to meet the moment in her upcoming show at the Contemporary Austin
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: Welcome to the Drinks Issue
Who needs a drink?
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion – We Need Leaders: City Budget Misses the Mark
Politicians are offering empty and symbolic gestures but no real and substantial change
BY JOSHUA CRUTCHFIELD
Qmmunity: What a Weekend for Austin Drag and Cabaret
Die Felicia, Fat Bottom Cabaret, and Bulimianne Rhapsody make magic with digital showcases
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Stonehenge Replicas, Ingram and Odessa
The allure of Stonehenge comes to Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: The Man Bar
The best advice the Luv Doc can give is to not take his advice
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 17-23
BY ROB BREZSNY
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Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
