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Volume 41, Number 2
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Every Comment Counts to Get TxDOT to Try Harder on Plans for I-35
A look at the many roads not taken
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Condemning the Chronicle?
Our small part in the I-35 expansion story
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
City Agrees to $2.25 Million Settlement in Fatal APD Shooting
Jason Roque killed during mental health crisis in 2017
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Council Funds “One-Stop Shop” to Help Former Prisoners
A relatively light agenda approved notable items related to the criminal justice system
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Yay, Nay Campaigns on Proposition A Get Underway
Ballot initiative centered on APD staffing finds friends and foes
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Capital Metro Moves Ahead With Plans for Police Force
Officers in transit
BY LINA FISHER
An Opioid Epidemic Within a Pandemic
Advocates demand greater county, city support amidst spike in overdose deaths
BY LINA FISHER
As Austin Hits 1,000 COVID Deaths, ICU Capacity Is Strained to Its Limits
Number of available adult ICU beds hovers at zero
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Redistricting: Now, The Fun Begins!
Upcoming opportunities to give public input to Lege, city map-makers
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
food
2021 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
The Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Is Back, Baby!
Mask up, vax up, and join us in person for the 31st annual event
BY JESSI CAPE
2021 Hot Sauce Festival Judges
Meet the tastemakers for this year's competition
The Worldly Pepper Journey of Goodburn Sauce Co.
Capsaicin creations from the backyard of Hot Sauce Fest's dubbist
BY KEVIN CURTIN
The 31st Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival - FAQs
presented by Capital Metro, with special thanks to Big Swig & Hard Swig
Fonda San Miguel Regains Face, Black Food Week Continues, Barkin’ Creek Debuts, Boozy Cauldron Quests the Parish, 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
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 9, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
True to the Blues: Eastside Kings Festival Returns
"It's not three chords, it's the heart and soul of a nation!" – Birdlegg
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Faster Than Sound: City Council Supports Music-Focused Arts Facility on East 11th Street
Harold McMillan breaks down civic steps to the envisioned Kenny Dorham Center
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Austin Music: What We're Listening to This Week
Spirit Adrift, Luvencie, Jonathan Terrell, American Friend, TSO Jrag with Quin NFN, and Rod Gator
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, DOUG FREEMAN, RACHEL RASCOE AND CLARA WANG
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival, Unsane, Lola Tried, Nick Shoulders, Esme Patterson/Sabrina Ellis/S.L. Houser, and Jeff Lofton's tribute to Miles Davis
BY RACHEL RASCOE, MICHAEL TOLAND, CARYS ANDERSON, CLARA WANG AND KEVIN CURTIN
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over Finds the Anti-Punk in Full Fury
Beth B blows it all up in new documentary
BY TIM STEGALL
Film Reviews
The Card Counter
Oscar Isaac takes the biggest gamble of his life
Dating & New York
When “friends with benefits” goes wrong for the smartphone generation
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Sugar-sweet West End musical biopic is just saccharine
Language Lessons
Natalie Morales and Mark Duplass test the online connections formed in lockdown
Mogul Mowgli
Riz Ahmed’s searing rap drama seeks a sense of British Pakistani identity
Small Engine Repair
Toxic masculinity sizzles and pops, leading to a reeling third act
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
COVID-inspired anthology eschews cohesion for innovation
arts & culture
Deborah Hay's New Work for Dancers in Sweden Was a Long-Distance Creation
The pandemic forced the Austin choreographer to adapt her dance and even premiere for an audience of no one
BY BARBARA PURCELL
Women & Their Work's "We Know Who We Are. We Know What We Want."
In this inaugural exhibition at W&TW's new permanent home, nine artists provide an inquiry of breadth and depth
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: Rocky Road
In this week's issue, the brawl over what to do with I-35 rages on; plus, the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival is back, baby!
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Investing in Working-Class Communities Is Central to Our Public Safety
Travis County D.A. Jose Garza argues we must invest time and resources the root cause of crime – instability
BY JOSÉ GARZA
Qmmunity: Anti-Trans Student-Athlete Bill Revived, Again
Plus, San Marcos Pride Festival and more queer events
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial, Grapevine
Poignant monument pays tribute to those who lost their lives
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Better Business Plan
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 10-16
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Will Longhorn Football Crowd Out Austin FC?
Burnt Orange is back. Can the Verde still keep Austin sports fans interested?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
