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Volume 41, Number 35
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Chronicle Endorsements for the May 7 State and Local Election
Early Voting April 25-May 3 • Election Day May 7
Nobody Wants to Stop Voters From Approving Prop A
Pro-legalization and pro-freedom folks see eye to eye on the May 7 ballot
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Austin at Large: The Road Goes on Forever …
After 30 years of effort, East 12th Street is still a long way from its envisioned future
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: The 30% Solution
Capital Metro slow-rolls out the next draft of the rail plan
BY NICK BARBARO
Federal Funds Flow Into Waterloo’s “Confluence”
A creek runs through it, still
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Council Punts on VMU and Guaranteed Income
$1,000 checks from the city and lax parking regulations will have to wait
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Melissa Lucio’s Execution Halted
The mother convicted for killing her daughter could receive a new trial
BY BRANT BINGAMON
East Austin Residents Need Resilience Hubs Sooner Rather Than Later
City looks to fill in some of the gaps of inequity during times of crisis
BY HEATHER STEWART
Iron Ox Farm Optimizes Indoor Farming With AI and Robots
Lockhart hydroponic farm puts sustainability first
BY LINA FISHER
food
New Sushi|Bar Chef Focuses Japanese, Celebrates Ukrainian, Showcases Excellence
Itamae Ambrely Ouimette cooks up some raw delectation
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Central Market’s Meatless Butcher, Hoboken’s 14th Anniversary, Suerte’s Taquero Takeover, 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 April 28, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
“It’s Like a Family Business, Except Rock Stars”: The Kindred Bond of We Don’t Ride Llamas
Afro rock sibling band is defiantly unconventional on new EP The Oracle
BY JULIAN TOWERS
Faster Than Sound: Neighbors Push to Limit Size of Austin Opera House Project
Traffic concerns clash with midsize venue vision at 200 Academy Dr. development
BY RACHEL RASCOE
What We're Listening to Right Now
Sir Woman, whookilledkenny, Buffalo Hunt, Aaron McDonnell, Startographers, and more local sounds
BY DOUG FREEMAN, CLARA WANG, JULIAN TOWERS, MICHAEL TOLAND, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ AND KEVIN CURTIN
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Rancho Alegre Conjunto Music Fest, Borzoi, International Jazz Day, Ladyfang, Juan Wauters, and more
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KEVIN CURTIN, MICHAEL TOLAND, MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS AND CHRISTINA GARCIA
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
AFS Cinema Programmer Jazmyne Moreno Wants to Challenge How We Watch Movies
Shades of gray on the silver screen
BY ELLA MARTIN-GACHOT
Queer Workout Queen Invites You to Erica’s First Holy Sh!t
The agony and the ecstasy of Erica Nix
BY JAMES SCOTT
Film Reviews
Acharya
Hyperviolent Telugu drama wastes its once-in-a-lifetime casting
The Aviary
Desert-set cult drama is a little dry
Concert Crush
Inside the Astroworld disaster
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
Bruce Willis returns in this cyber-action sequel
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
Texas-made luchadores-meets-wire-fu playful adventure
Hatching
Finnish body horror is a pretty, hollow egg
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
Telugu romantic comedy with three Tollywood megastars in a love triangle
Memory
Neeson does the Neeson thing as a hit man, redemption, oh, you know …
Pompo: The Cinéphile
Giddy anime about life and love in the film biz
Runway 34
Airplane thriller based on a true near-disaster
The Tale of King Crab
Italian historical drama where the cosmic joke is on us
arts & culture
Five Ways to Celebrate Science Fiction's Biggest Holiday
Different ways of looking at the cosmos for May the Fourth
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
ScriptWorks’ Out of Ink 2022: Unusual Embrace
Short-form showcase spotlights local artists in 10 minutes or less
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: To the Ballot Box We Go (Again!)
Voters mull Proposition A’s progressive policies on low-level pot possession and no-knock warrants
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Leading the Drag Revolution
Vanguard showrunner Hermajestie the Hung talks challenging bigots & creating a space “ruled by love and governed by freaks”
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Bay Education Center, Rockport
Science center offers education on vacation
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Stoned Alone
On the balance, the Luv Doc is thankful that most of the habitual pot smokers he knows are habitual pot smokers
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 29 - May 5
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Austin FC Leads Texas' Soccer Renaissance
Austin FC, FC Dallas, and the Houston Dynamo’s seasonlong tussle for Copa Tejas begins
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
