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Public Notice: Taking Our Toll
New toll booths on I-35 will benefit transit, TxDOT, and the Chronicle
Meanwhile Brewing’s National Beer Day at Loro; C-C-Cake Club Congregates; Fojtasek Everywhere You Look, So Very Very Much Sushi, and How About That Sweet Live Fire Action, Hoss?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Austin FC Loses Footing vs. Earthquakes as Two-Goal Lead Slides Away in San Jose
Game starts with a banger of a goal from Maxi Urruti, ends with a whimper
Watch This: Indoor Creature Follows Ben Franklin in “American Dream”
New music video tracks a breezy, satirical cash grab
RRR
Tollywood historical epic is bromantic action nirvana
The Contractor
Mercenary drama fails its mission of being good
You Won’t Be Alone
Macedonian witch drama straddles dreamy and pretentious
Barbarians
Dark trip to a genteel English dinner party gets bloody
Dear Mr. Brody
Money can’t buy happiness in Keith Maitland’s documentary
MetroBike Gears Up for Revamp After Major Outage
Austin’s bike share program shut down completely during SXSW
The Verde Report: Qualification for 2022 World Cup Just the Beginning for U.S. Men’s National Team
The future looks bright as USMNT heads to Qatar
Review: Austin Playhouse’s The Catastrophist
Aptly timed return to the stage for a meditation on science and risk
As Ramadan Approaches, a Look at Local Halal Options
Certifiably good
Corrupt Cop on the Chopping Block
APD officer helped a domestic violence suspect evade arrest, according to Chief Joe Chacon memo
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
A couple of mini-festivals, Progger, Blk Ops, Mama Duke, and more live music to see
AISD Approves New Charter Partner for Mendez
Faced with district takeover and only one applicant, trustees say it was their only choice
Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller Now Owns West Austin’s One World Theatre
Austin music benefactor adds One World to real estate portfolio, alongside Saxon Pub
Five Things in Austin Galleries You’ll Want to Appreciate
From unique photography to craftily duplicate furniture, the most gorgeous items on display
Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin … I Should Know
Austin’s an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago
Day Trips: Texas SandFest, Port Aransas
Sandcastles and more in Port A
Review: Fennec
a couple of good days
Austin Water’s Aquifer Storage Project Steams Ahead
Project aims to store drinking water underground in the event of another supply issue
Review: The Lost Well: Rock for Rent Vol. 1
Is there any image more representative of underground rock & roll than a grimy steel urinal, plastered with dozens of punk and metal band stickers? The Lost Well’s Tetris-piece piss trough, brimming with a fresh load of glistening ice cubes, opens as the gatefold photo supreme gracing the deafening dive’s new vinyl comp. While the…
Rep. Doggett Secures $2M for Central TX Mental Health Data Map
“One-stop shop” slated for clinicians, policymakers, and nonprofits to understand the landscape of mental health
Review: Stephen Doster
Over the Red Sea (Faw Recording)
The Trouble With Tank Farms
East Austinites who saw the health impacts of a tank farm in the 1990s push back against new proposal
Austin Man’s Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?
Suffering from criminal depression
Two Promising Challenges to SB 8 Forge On, as More Abortion Funds Face Legal Threats
Abortion advocates say the fight is a social one and long from over
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Jumping to Conclusions: Texas foster care monitors say there is strong evidence that a Texas Rangers report ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott, which claimed abuse did not occur at a Bastrop County foster facility earlier this month, was “at best, premature,” the Statesman reported. Nine employees at the Refuge Ranch were accused of sex trafficking…
We Have an Issue: “Best of Austin” Finalists Revealed
Plus: Our annual habit of breaking big news at the beginning of April
The Luv Doc: Probably a Rat
Can cats see ghosts?
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 1-7
Qmmunity: Trans Visibility, Y’all
What does trans visibility mean this Trans Day of Visibility?
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of March 31, 2022
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
In 2020, a female racing pigeon named New Kim sold for around $1.9 million at an auction in Belgium. The previous record for a racing pigeon was $406,000. According to the latest data available (2018), packaging and containers account for 28% of municipal solid waste – the largest portion by type. Edward Jenner introduced the…
Arts Events
Art galleries, live performances, and more
The Location of the DACC Remains Up in the Air
Council delays vote on community court relocation to study alternate sites, service model
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
Greg Casar Joins Unionizing Starbucks Workers
Casar visited the third Starbucks location in Texas to join nationwide unionization effort
A Perfect View of Prague at Czech That Film Texas
Monthlong series highlights the cinema of the Czech Republic
Spamarama’s Happening, Kombucha Is A-Tappening, Texas Wine Auction’s Got the Deals, the Roosevelt Room’s on Wheels, and Nolan Ryan Outpitches Those Damned Tornados …
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
