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Austin Embroiderists Build Community Stitch by Stitch
Local interest in fiber arts is growing rapidly as people find stitching is a way to calm nerves, find friends, and make political statements during the pandemic
Booze News & Reviews
Seven Things to Know In the World of Spirits
Guide to 4/20 Events and Resources in Austin
Everyone needs to chill out
Ben Wheatley Goes Digging In The Earth
Of mushrooms, men, and subterranean superintelligences ..
The Staycationer: Hotel ZaZa Austin
Your Close-to-Home Guide to Getting Away
Easy Tiger Roars on Seventh, Simona’s Coffee Supercharges the Colton House Hotel, Tiff’s Got a Brand New Treat, You Could Win A Herd of Cattle, FFS, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
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COVID-19 threw a wrench into some plans for Earth Day gatherings, but has there ever been a better time to care for the planet? This April 22 (and adjacent days), there’s lots to learn about and do to celebrate and reconnect with Mother Earth.
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Happy 4/20! There’s some dispute and much legend about how it came to be, but April 20 is the day to celebrate all things cannabis, even if it is still largely illegal in Texas.
Panic Fest Review: An Unquiet Grave
Sorrow swallows a family whole in this supernatural chiller
Panic Fest Review: The Whooper Returns
Metahorror deals with the trauma of having your life as a movie
Review: You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
UT could learn a lot from these “crazy stories about racism”
Panic Fest Review: Night Drive
Weird, grisly rideshare buddy comedy takes strange detours
Austin Film Society Opens AFS Grant
Applications being accepted now for narrative, doc features
Ali Holder Confronts Privilege & Violence in Video Series
Premiere of part one, “Speak 1,” threads thematic four-pack
Czech That Film Festival Returns To Austin
Celebration of Czech cinema includes virtual, drive-in screenings
Into the Woods, In Search of Sator
The secret family history behind Jordan Graham’s supernatural horror
Select Austin Public Library Locations to Reopen on May 10
All other branches to follow suit on June 28
If or When I Call: Will Johnson Discusses His Debut Novel
Long-held itch harvests the road, autobiography, and compassion
The Unholy
Messy Catholic horror is weighed down by becoming a creature feature
Shiva Baby
Wry observational comedy puts the fun in funeral
The Tunnel
Fire in the mountain in the Norwegian disaster flick
Moffie
Brutality and sexual awakening in Apartheid-era South Africa
Voyagers
SF snoozer never exceeds its “Lord of the Flies in space” pitch
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Tunisia’s Oscar nominee layers art, commerce, and romance
Vakeel Saab
Remake of Pink takes on institutional sexism
Held
Short-term rental horror as a couple fight for survival (and the keys)
This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection
Extraordinary elegy to a dying village in Lesotho
Qmmunity: A Local Queer-Inclusive Dating App Is in the Works
Qinsey app founders are seeking input from LGBTQIA folks to inform development
Day Trips: Junction, Texas
Explore the eastern edge of West Texas at Junction
The Verde Report: Use the Force, Toto!
$2.5 million well spent. That was perhaps the most sensible takeaway from a preseason match rampant with overreaction Saturday, as Austin FC lost its first-ever livestreamed affair, 3-2, to the Houston Dynamo. $2.5 million was required to get midfielder Tomás Pochettino to Austin from Argentina, and apparently that is the going rate for a right…
So, You Want to Vote By Mail, Now What?
Answers to your VBM questions
Virtual Film Festival Pioneer Indie Meme Hits Its Stride
The celebration of South Asian cinema is still on your screens for year two
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of April 8, 2021
Indie Meme, Day by Day
Two weekends of the best of South Asian Cinema
Austin at Large: On the Ground, in the Sky
Council tackles Austin’s intractable housing crisis in several dimensions
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
The Luv Doc: Unwanted Parenting Advice
The more you know about masturbation and parenting, the better off you are
Lawsuit Filed to Force AISD to End Chronic Special Ed Delays
No more time to wait
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Dunes on Mars are moving up to 3 feet in a Martian year (687 Earth days). Legend has it that President Andrew Jackson chose the site of the U.S. Treasury Building to block his view of Congress. Depending on the country, language, and time in history, the words used to describe colors have had different…
Public Notice – LDC Rewrite: If Not Now, When?
Further thoughts on housing affordability and how it might be affected by the city Land Development Code
Valoneecia Tolbert Geeks Out in Tales of a Blerd Ballerina
The actress looks back at what it was to be young, geeky, and Black
Austin-Made Romantic Horror The Carnivores Questions What It Is to Lose Control
Love bites in Caleb Johnson’s strange examination of relationships
Faster Than Sound: White Horse and Sagebrush Regular Jordan Matthew Young Rises on The Voice
“You’re just cool, man.” – Nick Jonas
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A Blueprint to HEAL: The first phase of City Council’s Housing-Focused Homeless Encampment Assistance Link (HEAL) initiative will be complete by late summer, according to the city’s Homeless Strategy Officer Dianna Grey. The phase will focus on connecting people living at four encampments in high-traffic areas to housing and supportive services and subsequently establishing the…
Three Pint-Sized Specialty Food Stores Sprout in Austin
Hold me closer tiny grocer
Austin FC, Explained
What you need to know about the team, the league, the players, and more
A Guide to Kolaches in Austin
And some of your sweet and savory pastry options in and around town
LBJ School’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker Reveals Disparities
As Texas continues to direct a significant portion of its COVID-19 vaccine supply to state-designated hubs, data suggests the strategy isn’t reaching Black and Latinx residents. Last month, UT-Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs released its Texas COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker, a digital tool for tracking vaccination progress across the state. In addition to publishing data…
Westside Residents Turn to Lege to Escape From Austin
Homeowners living in some of the city’s priciest lakeside properties want to ditch the city’s tax roll
Kekuta Manneh’s Far-Flung Soccer Journey Comes Full Circle With Austin FC
The Gambian native returns to his adopted city to kick off AFC’s debut season
Encampment Fires Add Fuel to Camping Ban Debate
Mackowiak: “No one has ever run as sophisticated a campaign as the one we are running”
Five Austin FC Players You Need to Know
Plus our projected depth chart
Meet the People Behind the Props With the Chronicle’s Virtual Election Forums
VIDEO: Local campaigns join News Editor Mike Clark-Madison to discuss what they’re supporting – or opposing – on the May 1 ballot
Austin FC 2021 Schedule
Plus who the betting sites are liking to win the MLS Cup
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 9-16
We Have an Issue: The Revolution Will Be Embroidered
In this week’s cover story, Jessi Cape explores the resistance potential in cross stitch
Austin FC Scores, Austin Craft Beer Assists
Where beer and soccer intersect
Opinion: A Tragedy, Upon a Tragedy, Upon Another Tragedy; or, the Death and Despair of Jail Inmates
Law professor Ron Beal argues that Gov. Abbott, under the cover of the pandemic, has usurped the power of the judicial branch
Election Ticker: Democracy, Dollars
Austinites for Progressive Reform, opposition PACs report campaign finances
Where to Watch Austin FC Matches
Combining your thirst for the game and, well, just thirst
Crab Rangoon Pizza, Justine’s Justin Returns, Lutie’s at the Commodore Perry Estate, Rosen’s Goes Brick-and-Mortar, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
City Officials Rebuke Out-of-Town Rep Wanting Austin’s Sound Levels Decided at a State Level
Adler says “outside interference” not welcome
