Continental Club
David Brendan Hall
Volume 40, Number 7
ON THE COVER:
news
Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election
Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
A New Plan for Austin ISD?
School board elections tee up calls for change – and rebuilding broken trust
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Austin at Large: Old Beliefs, No Longer True
One in five Texas voters have never known a non-embarrassing ruling regime
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Park or Golf Course?
It may be time for Hancock to get off the fence
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Council Weighs Choices on Eastside Housing and SAVES Fund
Trying to find the best worst option
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Brenda Ramos Demands Action in Son’s Killing
Officer neither charged nor disciplined in police shooting
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
State Races Make for Critical Choices in the Middle of the Ballot
Taking a look at the state slate
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Paxton Says It's Over; Nate Paul Begs to Differ
Letter blasting Paxton's mishandling of Paul's complaint suggests a lawsuit in the A.G.'s future
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
AISD, Union Still at Odds Over In-Person Teaching
Employees look for creative solutions, but have yet to see any
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Election Ticker: Getting Out the Vote and Then Some
Texas heads into early voting
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Election Ticker: Eleventh-Hour Battle Over Ballot Delivery Sites Continues
Because this election needed more last-minute changes
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Election Ticker: A Tale of Two Propositions
Prop A jostling amid record-breaking voting stats
BY BETH SULLIVAN
food
Five New Burger Spots for a New Austin
Brave businesses offer unique takes on the ubiquitous comfort food
BY JESSI CAPE
Free Pizza for Democracy, Tarrytown gets More Coffee, Apis gets Beery, and – oh, Look:
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 October 15, 2020
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Spirit Adrift's Nathan Garrett Lands His Astral Metal Rocket in Bastrop
Ride into the light
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Faster Than Sound: Virtual ACL Music Fest Keeps Flags Flying
Nostalgic livestream and rising Austin talent fundraise for the Austin Parks Foundation
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN, DEREK UDENSI AND MICHAEL TOLAND
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Austin Film Festival Preview
How to attend this year's virtual festival
Film Reviews
The Devil Has a Name
American oil meets its match in honest farmers
Escape from Extinction
The important issue of global eco collapse becomes a PR push for zoos
Heaven
Eric Roberts saves souls, unlikely as that sounds
Honest Thief
Liam Neeson punches his way out of a ridiculous situation
J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the Subgenius
Time to get slack once again with the bizarro Austin anti-cult
The Kid Detective
Sleuthing be hard when there's bills to be paid
Love and Monsters
The path of true romance runs far from smooth after the monsterpocalypse
Martin Eden
Bafflingly relocated Italian adaptation of Jack London's novel skates by on charm and cheekbones
Over the Moon
Charming animated adventure has a kid-friendly look at loss, with adorable space sidekicks!
The Planters
Quirky road trip comedy bears delightfully idiosyncratic fruit
Shithouse
Awkward college romance gets a timely, heartfelt revamp with this astonishing debut
This Is Not a Movie
Veteran foreign correspondent Robert Fisk embodies the importance of honest journalism
2 Hearts
Jacob Elordi loses his shirt a lot in this story of noble giving
arts & culture
For His Dance (Re)current Unrest, Charles O. Anderson Keeps Moving
Through the pandemic and other obstacles, the choreographer and UT teacher continues to adapt
BY ROBERT FAIRES
"Shawn Camp & Darcie Book: Comity of Ghosts" at ICOSA Gallery
New ICOSA show unites the spirits within via the surfaces without
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
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
Opinion: Consider Health Care When You Vote
Texas Nurses for Biden urge support of Biden / Harris ticket
BY LORRAINE L. PAPA
Qmmunity: We're Here, We're Queer, We're So Gonna Vote
GOTV with Pride at the Polls
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool
Lost Maples shows its true colors
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: High Anxiety
Minds seem to be happiest when they're not doing a lot of thinking
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, October 16-22
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
