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Volume 42, Number 41
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Public Notice: The Two Sides of “More Housing”
“More at all costs,” or “more that’s not costly”?
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Ascension Union Initiates Largest Nurses’ Strike in Texas History
Patient care continues to deteriorate amid staffing crisis
BY LINA FISHER
Statesman Reporters Strike and They’re Prepared to Again
They’ve raised $15,000 to pay employees losing wages
BY MAGGIE QUINLAN
City Workers Protest City Manager’s Mandatory Return to Office
Protesters say it will be disastrous for recruitment and retention
BY LINA FISHER
Still No Word on How Much TEA Will Influence AISD Special Ed
Local figures hope for a lower level of oversight than planned
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Family of Man Killed by APD Calls for Police De-Escalation Medal
And they want more civilian oversight ASAP
BY BRANT BINGAMON
City Proposes Barton Springs Road Safety Improvements
Yearlong pilot would reduce car lanes and more
BY LINA FISHER
Council Poised to Pass Three Housing Supply-Friendly Items
The most controversial would allow larger apartment complexes near single-family homes
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
“It’s Like Airbnb for the Food Industry”
Need a kitchen for your business? Stick a Virtual Fork in it.
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Koko’s Suspension, El Naranjo’s Lamb Jam Win, Sushi Bar’s Guest Chefs, Uchibā and Yamas and Carve are On the Way, Bouldin Creek Dances a Foxtrot, 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 June 8, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Fuck Money, Unmasked: The Solid Core of Austin's Most Unhinged Noise Band
“We reserve the right to say no to shit”
BY JULIAN TOWERS
Girls Rock Austin’s Ethos: I’m Not Sorry, I Rock
Trans and nonbinary-friendly camp gears up
for Saturday show
BY KRISS CONKLIN
Crosstalk: Lil Yachty to Make Austin City Limits Television Debut, and More Music News
Confusion over the Live Music Fund Event Program, and musical queerdo events
BY KRISS CONKLIN
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Jess Williamson, Ondara, Cherubs, Blushing, and more recommended shows
BY RACHEL RASCOE, DOUG FREEMAN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL TOLAND, ANGELA LIM, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, ADAM CHERIAN AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
New Plans for Bastrop Film Studio Hope to Overcome Its Volatile History
Can new management help Spiderwood Studios rise again?
BY DEX WESLEY PARRA
The Secret Splendors of Black Emanuelle
New box set and a special AFS screening set to reappraise the Italian sexploitation series
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
97 Minutes
Suicidal terrorists hijack a plane, but luckily there's a cop aboard!
Devilreaux
Idiot teens summon a vengeful ghost, because that always ends well
Mending the Line
Veterans of two wars bond and heal in the river as they fish
Past Lives
The tragedy of romance lost in years in Celine Song's remarkable debut
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
The Autobots get wild as their animal counterparts join the fight
arts & culture
Review: Solero Flamenco’s “A Journey Through Spain”
From Andalusia to Austin, flamenco emanates expressive energy
BY ANNIE PRAFCKE
Review: City Theatre’s The Importance of Being Earnest
The air’s a tad thin in this production of Oscar Wilde’s work
BY BOB ABELMAN
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
columns
We Have an Issue: This Issue Gets Around
Far-flung travels and, closer to home, Fuck Money plays Oblivion Access
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: If We’re Outlawing Drag, Can We Please Burn Down Hooters Next?
BY MAE JOLDERSMA
Qmmunity: More Pride, Less Prejudice
In a way, we're all gay Darcys looking for our gay Elizabeths in the thrush of Pride parties
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Camp Hot Wells, San Antonio
Take the waters again at the historic spa
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Fake Dude
A cowboy hat is always appropriate attire
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 9-15
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
TxDOT is expanding I-35 and taking my property
BY LUKE ELLIS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Jon Gallagher Builds an All-Star Case
The Austin FC defender is close to fulfilling a career goal he set back at Notre Dame
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
