Black Food Week’s Begun, Austin Restaurant Weeks Are On Their Way, There’s Canine Noms at Blue Lacy, Dollar Sales at Twin Liquors, a New Bar Boss at Watertrade, Local Pastures in South Austin, and Water, Water, Everywhere …
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Last Journey of Paul W.R.
French science-fiction thriller about the end of the world
LeAnn Mueller and Wife Indicted for Insurance Fraud
Insurance Fraud Unit investigation alleges workers’ comp fraud
Elvis Costello Heads Up Benefit Show for the Musician Treatment Foundation in Austin
With T Bone Burnett & Charlie Sexton, he’ll revisit King of America
Mistakes in the Land of Lakes: Austin FC Doomed by Sloppy Play
Driussi scores lone goal to lead league in season tally
Kaitlin Armstrong Defense Team: Police “Concocted a Misogynistic and Fictitious Story”
Attorneys seek prompt hearing on motions to quash evidence
All the Dirty Little Secrets: Halina Reijn Digs Up Bodies Bodies Bodies
The director of the Gen Z Clue on why she won’t direct on stage
Council Recap: Adopted FY23 Budget Puts More Cash in Everybody’s Pockets
Still TBD: Impact of future public safety contracts
Austin Food + Wine Festival Tickets On Sale Now
Eleventh annual festival announces lineup and new programs
The Burning World: Into The Territory With Alex Pritz
Documentary explores the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau tribe’s fight for the Amazon
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
An old adversary spices up an otherwise very Dragon Ball-y flick
Orphan: First Kill
The cuckoo’s nest classic gets a gruesome and surprising prequel
Claydream
The dueling feuds that overshadowed the career of Will Vinton, innovator of claymation
The Territory
Inside the war to save the Amazon and its Indigenous peoples
The Legend of Molly Johnson
Australian period drama explores the frontier’s racism and sexism
The Immaculate Room
Sci-fi claustrophobia drama with a couple stuck in a featureless space
Bullet Proof
Soccer’s hard man continues his path of gangster-flick destruction
When I Consume You
Siblings against Satan in this character-driven supernatural horror
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, August 19-25
Review: Bob Hoffnar & the Mood Illusion, Things We Wonder: An Interpretation of the Shaggs (Rock Tumbler)
Deft experimental combo reworks Worst Album of All Time contender into avant-garde jazz
A Primer on the Political Landscape in Central Texas
Get caught up on the big issues facing Austin and its neighbors
Clock Runs Out on Music Hub: Mosaic Sound Collective Losing Lease to Development
Owners hold hopes to relocate music industry collective
Review: The Krayolas. Happy Go Lucky (Box)
Don’t call it a “reissue,” San Antonio power pop veterans reimagine 1982 debut
Everything You Need to Know About Your First Austin Election
How and where to vote
Texas Football Season Preview: The University of Texas at Here We Go With This Shit Again
Can the Longhorns in any way justify the hype after such a dismal season?
Review: Yard Work, Yard Work II: Here Comes the Neighborhood
With a new lead singer, home improvement punks turn everyday experiences into 90-second anthems
The Basics of Texas’ Statewide Elections
Tell me about this Beto MFer guy …
Local Alt-Sports to Help You Think Outside the Gridiron
Pro bull-riding, kayak polo, and more unconventional sports & rec in ATX
Council Puts Finishing Touches on New Budget
Every last dollar
“Can I Get an Abortion in Austin?” and More Reproductive FAQs
A guide to your dwindling rights
Five Tips for a Fruitful Austin FC Experience
Don’t let not being a soccer fan stop you
Extra Enforcement Planned to Bring Down Traffic Deaths
Cars kill people
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Strawberry Ice Cream Forever: Retired Blue Bell Creameries Prez Paul Kruse received a mistrial Monday, August 15, when the jury split 10-2 for acquittal. He’s charged with federal felony counts of conspiracy and fraud related to a 2015 listeriosis outbreak at Blue Bell, Food Safety News reported. Azerbaijan Dreamin’ The Texas Tribune and others asked…
The Verde Report: Austin FC and the Virtue of Making Mistakes
Is perfection overrated?
Cap Metro Says Free Fares “Infeasible” Despite Advocate Push
Hot weather makes free rides more important
Public Notice: Most Rankings Per Column Inch
The city most likely to be a city most likely to be
Review: Ground Floor Theatre’s Anna in the Tropics
Nilo Cruz’s compelling Anna in the Tropics, winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, evokes the Cuban American world of Ybor, Florida, in 1929 – a town founded by cigar manufacturers, populated by immigrants, and on the verge of modernization. The play takes place in a small cigar factory owned and operated by a tight-knit…
Hays County Inmate Is Left to Rot in Jail
It’s not just a figure of speech for Ranulfo Benitez-Morales
Review: The Stage Austin’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch
An audacious but underwhelming walk on the wild side
AISD Board OKs District’s Largest Bond Package Ever
Chasing equity
Five Films Not to Miss at aGLIFF
Fashion, wrestling, and giallo on-screen at the queer film fest
Alex Jones’ Bankruptcy Gambit Fails to Stop Connecticut Trial
How much will the conspiracist owe families?
Day Trips: Slaton Bakery, Slaton
The pies sell like hot cakes and don’t cost a lot of dough
Welcome to Austin, Little Queerdos!
Advice from the queer community on making your time in Austin count
The Luv Doc: Already Failing
The Luv Doc’s hawt tipz for #backtoskool
We Have an Issue: Your Austin Starter Kit
Back to School issue
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Root beer, which was named by Charles E. Hires, was originally made with sassafras and sarsaparilla roots, but in 1960 sassafras was labeled as a carcinogen. The oldest predecessor of carousels was in 6th-century Byzantium. People rode in baskets that were tied to a pole in the center. To avoid sharks, Hawaiian elders of yesteryear…
Qmmunity: Finding Your Pride
Drip Drop 10 brings urban LGBTQ music to the forefront, plus did you hear it’s Austin Pride this weekend?
Cheap Eats for Austin Students
From Huston-Tillotson to St. Ed’s to UT and even Texas State
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of August 18, 2022
Hey Freshman: IG Follows to Fast-Track Your Immersion in Austin Music
Under-21 and underground rave resources on Instagram
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Big Bill, CupcakKe, Echo & the Bunnymen, Blxst, Boris, and more live shows to fill your evenings
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
Back-to-School Guide: Stores to Shop Your Way Into Austin Music
Dress for the job you want: stylish scenester – plus recommendations on record shops and instrument stores
Austin at Large: More Land, or a Big Ditch?
If we’re really going this far on the reimagined I-35, we might as well go all the way
Pasta Paisanos Support Lilith Fund, Texas French Bread Bakes Back Better, Desert Door Gets WILD Again, There’s Deep-Fried Charcuterie at the Texas State Fair, and More
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