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Volume 40, Number 31
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Elon Musk Purchases All of Austin, Dubs Himself Iron Mayor
Abbott seals the deal with new ruler
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin Leans in Hard to Change TxDOT’s Mind on I-35
The road not taken
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: Lowrider Knows Every Street
Digging deeper on the Eastside car club story reveals both our past and our future
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Devil’s in the Details, Part 47
Why can't we walk the walk on housing?
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Travis County District Judge Upholds Austin’s Mask Rule
Face masks required until at least April 15; state expected to appeal
BY BETH SULLIVAN
New Council, New Thinking on Nuckols Crossing
Differences on the dais over a planned affordable senior housing property in District 2
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Lawmakers, Students Demand UT Ditch “Eyes of Texas” Once and For All
UT cannot get away
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Lege Ticker: From Voter Suppression to Salamanders
GOP bills spell trouble for voting rights, Barton Springs
BY LINA FISHER AND BENTON GRAHAM
Texas Senate Speeds This Year's Abortion Bills Through Lege
Senate speeds this year's abortion bills through Lege
BY MARY TUMA
food
Zombie Taco Promises Munchies for the Late Night Crowd
New Moxy Hotel brings 24-hour Mexican to Guadalupe
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Austin FC Reveals Stadium Noms, Your New Neighbors Are Coffee & Dogs, Jimmy Eat Sandwich at Old Thousand, Salt & Time on Seventh Respawns, and More
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
Easter dining, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of April 1, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
World-Class Trombonist Andre Hayward's Spiritual Journey
"Big Butter" brings his warm sound to Austin
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY MICHAEL TOLAND, KAHRON SPEARMAN, KEVIN CURTIN, DOUG FREEMAN, CARYS ANDERSON AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Austin Film Festival Is Live
On Story returns on PBS as fest announces live October dates
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation
The also-rans are as good as this year's animated nominees
2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
Five true stories of a world in turmoil
2021 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Live Action
Great performances bolster this year's Academy nominees
Amundsen
Biopic of the polar explorers balances his achievements and his destructiveness
French Exit
Pfeiffer embraces her zaniness in this tale of the ugly Americans in Paris
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles
God turns up in a small town. Much like UFOs in the Nineties.
Godzilla vs. Kong
The madcap royal rumble we were always promised
Slaxx
Fashion horror is a good look
Violation
Brutal drama turns takes the lurid appeal out of the rape-revenge horror
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
The Auto Memory Doll finally writes her own story
arts & culture
ICOSA Gallery Flows Like a River of Creative Glory
The Canopy-based collective keeps visual conversation bold and bright in our community's eyes
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: Always Be Breaking (Especially in April)
A look back at the Chronicle's history of breaking big stories on April 1
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Over 200,000 Asian People in Central Texas Feel the Heartache of Georgia. Do You?
Central Texas leaders and community members should stand against anti-Asian hate through specific actions
BY DARLENE LANHAM
Qmmunity: Anti-Trans Student-Athlete Bill Slithers Through the Lege
SB 29 voted out of committee for full Texas Senate vote
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Cookies, Cupcakes and More, Hutto
Hutto Bakery Keeps Cooking Through the Pandemic
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: An Appropriate Amount of Time
After a year of relative celibacy, everyone deserves a nice roll in the hay.
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 2-8
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
2020 federal tax deadline – extended again
BY LUKE ELLIS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: When One Door Closes ...
Introducing the Chronicle’s new Austin FC column
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
