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Volume 43, Number 13
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Planning Commission Recommends Adopting HOME Amendments ... With Amendments
There’s no place like HOME
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Housing Affordability Is Heavily Imbalanced Across Races, Report Finds
Housing shortage is greater for Black Austinites
BY MAE LACKEY
Texas Lege Defeats Abbott’s Voucher Plan – Again
Meanwhile, harsh immigration bill succeeds
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Meet “Lone Star Governance,” the Model Austin ISD Must Now Operate Under
Testing, testing, testing
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Interim Austin ISD Superintendent Likely to Become Permanent
District won’t hold a national search
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
A Foodie’s Guide to One of North Austin’s Strip Malls
Searching for the American dream at the Spicewood / 183 Center
BY TAYLOR HOLLAND
The Loren Hosts the Milk Bar, Bar Peached Brings the Fall Harvest, Perry’s Goes Mexican with Verdad, 12 Days of Free Lunch Is on Its Way, 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 November 23, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Mike Melinoe’s Playfully Sinister “Casper” and Four More Songs From Austin Artists
New music picks from Loveme, sayang, Shaz, and more
BY RACHEL RASCOE, GENEVIEVE WOOD, ELIZABETH BRAATEN AND RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Alex Maas’ Captivating 13th Floor Lineup and More Crucial Concerts This Week
From sunn O))) to Carolyn Wonderland, Shelley King, Marcia Ball’s holiday show
BY KEVIN CURTIN, RACHEL RASCOE, GENEVIEVE WOOD, CARYS ANDERSON, DOUG FREEMAN, MICHAEL TOLAND, RAOUL HERNANDEZ AND DEREK UDENSI
A Saucy, Seven-Course Musical at Boggy Creek Farm
Jade Fusco’s activist interactive recruited members of Ley Line, BluMoon, and more
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Psych Punks Grocery Bag Shred Through Debut Break You
Catch the rising quartet at a Parish release party and Wizard Rodeo fest
BY CARYS ANDERSON
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
The Eyes of Evil MoPac Are Upon You
Austin’s favorite anonymous Twitter account is the city’s newest podcast phenom
BY JOE GROSS
Film Reviews
Deep Sea
Gorgeous Chinese animated feature mixes wonderful fantasy with touching drama
Napoleon
Ridley Scott's superficial biopic is all strategy, no tactics
Wish
We just wish that this animated feature for Disney's 100th anniversary was better
arts & culture
Review: Zach Theatre’s A Christmas Carol
Boisterous but shallow jukebox musical of the Dickens classic misses opportunities
BY JASMINE LANE
Review: Zach Theatre’s The Thin Place
Horror makes a rare and successful excursion to the stage
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KAT MCNEVINS
columns
Gobble Gobble Yada Yada
In this week’s issue: Evil MoPac speaks, holiday shopping begins
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: The HOME Act Will Help Keep Austin Affordable and the American Dream Alive
Affordable housing in great locations helped my immigrant parents thrive in America
BY VALERIE ZHANG
Qmmunity: Starry, Starry Night
The Jigglewatts Burlesque Revue invites Austin to celebrate the nighttime at their Starry Soirée
BY JAMES SCOTT
The Austin Chronic: A Guide to the Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner Weed-Walk
There is an etiquette to getting baked before the big meal
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Day Trips: Nativity Exhibit, Port Lavaca
Travel around the world through a Port Lavaca collection of Nativity scenes
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: An Upsell for Your Latte
We have pumpkins. The Irish have Guinness.
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, November 24-30
BY ROB BREZSNY
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