St. Elias Orthodox Church
David Brendan Hall
Volume 40, Number 26
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
AISD’s Special Education System Struggles to Keep Up
School system tries to keep up with its workload and comply with legal mandates
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Austin at Large: Help Is Not on the Way
By design, decadence, and default, Austin and Texas have entered a DIY era
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Live and In Person!
The Austin Music Awards presentation is comin’ at ya
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Council Calls for More Aid as Food and Water Is Still Lacking
It’s not over yet
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
City Promises a Lighter Touch for Camp Cleanups
Pressure from advocates leads to new rules – for now
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Death Watch: A Hard Life, A Disabled Man, A Death Sentence
Ibarra's lawyer cites IQ test, family history in last-ditch appeal for death row case
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Volunteer Efforts Take Center Stage in Winter Storm Relief
Chasing the cold away
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Accountable Now Launches a National Effort to Track Uses of Force
A national effort to track uses of force, starting with Austin
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Kings & Queens Jamaican Cuisine Is on a Mission to Make the World Better With Food
Food is love at this Pflugerville eatery
BY DAVID BRENDAN HALL
Restaurants to the Rescue, Even When They Need Rescuing
We applaud Austin's badass service industry and its heroes
BY JESSI CAPE AND WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of February 25, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Riders Against the Storm Hit Their Stride With Flowers for the Living
Three-time winners of the Austin Music Awards' Band of the Year honors keep building community and creativity
BY DEREK UDENSI
Faster Than Sound: Free Lunch Creatives Feed Austin’s Unhoused
Musicians rally for emergency storm relief, and Spicewood's Katy Kirby debuts on Keeled Scales.
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN, GREG STITT, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN, DEREK UDENSI AND ALYSSA QUILES
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Austin on TV: The Bizarre Story of Cable Access
Web series and documentary highlight the wild heyday of Austin Public Access and its vibrant future
BY TRACE SAUVEUR
What’cha Watchin’?
Screens editor Richard Whittaker is all about that (Disney) park life
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Check
Can a chess genius avoid the noose?
Dara of Jasenovac
A forgotten corner of the Holocaust revisited
My Zoe
Can a mother's love conquer death? Maybe science can help …
Night of the Kings
Myth becomes the path to survival in this African prison drama
Safer at Home
Screen life thriller is just another dull Zoom meeting
17 Blocks
Incredible home-footage documentary blows shows that no one is voiceless
Silk Road
Story of the Dread Pirate Roberts versus the FBI falls into bothsidesisms
Synonyms
An Israeli in Paris contends with running away from his identity
The Vigil
Yiddish horror blends the secular and divine in terrifying ways
arts & culture
"Andy St. Martin: The Weight" at Prizer Arts & Letters
In his newest show, the artist is, as ever, nothing if not commitment incarnate
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
We Have an Issue: Don’t Let Them Get Away With It
It's time to reckon with how our state government failed us – and if it was by design
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: The Problem in Texas Isn’t Republicans – It’s Capitalism
To prevent last week's crises from recurring, we have to go beyond the Democrat vs. Republican culture wars and take back control of Texas' energy system.
BY DAVE PINKHAM
Qmmunity: We Get By With the Help of Our Friends
Austin’s queers orgs and businesses behind winter storm relief – and how you can keep helping
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Galveston Island State Park
Enjoy the air show at Galveston Island SP
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: "Travelin' Ted"
Was it hatred that melted several million cubic feet of snow?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 26 - March 4
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
Gearing Up for Spring Seasons
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
