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OroBianco Italian Creamery Makes Magic With Water Buffalo Milk
Making mozzarella from white gold
Holiday Dinners, Holiday Treats
And this list will grow as the year grows toward its end …
Building the Perfect Beast for Skylines
Director Liam O’Donnell on evolving the Skyline aliens
Tasty Find: Maple Craft Foods & Their Superlative Syrups
So many pancakes, and what to eat them with?
Friends to the End (of the World)
Ric Roman Waugh and Gerard Butler reunite in Greenland
Checking In: Jake Lloyd Sticks to the Universal Language
“Music … it teaches, it lifts up, breaks down, warns, criticizes”
AFS Announces 2020 Short Film Grant Recipients
Projects from Austin, Dallas, El Paso get support
Armadillo Den Opens on Manchaca, Jester King Celebrates a Tenner, Smithville Gets Meaty, and but There’s Some Sad News, Too
All the news that’s fit to make your taste buds quiver
It’s Election Night! Time to Count the Last Few Ballots Cast in 2020
FINAL: Kelly unseats Flannigan; Alter, Boswell, Lugo prevail
First COVID-19 Vaccine Administered in Austin
UT Health Austin among first in Texas to receive Pfizer vaccine
SXSW Reveals First Speakers for 2021 Fest
Climate, cannabis, and creativity featured in initial drop
Margin Walker Owners Discuss Closure
Graham Williams and Ian Orth step back to reassess amid unknown future
Five Graphic Gift Books For Your Creative Favorites
Or even for your own holiday-besieged self, right? Potentially?
Checking In: Los Coast Frontman Trey Privott Maintains Balance
“I’m doing my best to take care of myself and create things”
William Harries Graham’s Your “Confidant”
Onetime ATX prodigy unpacks love on new single, EP, and video
Tolly Moseley Takes to the Air in How Are You?
Sometimes you ask, sometimes you answer, sometimes you aerially dance
We’ve Wrangled Up Some More Coffee For You
Five jolts of java you probably don’t want to miss
Other Worlds Short and Sweet: “A Grievance With Gravity”
Filmmaker Kelli Horan on wrestlers, breezeblocks, and Barophobia
Other Worlds Review: Sweet River
Australian supernatural thriller follows a mother’s pain
Council Recap: Clearing the Decks for 2021 in a City That Never Stops Growing
Zoning, housing, and COVID relief dominate year’s final meeting
Local Tea House Revamps Their Business to Survive Pandemic
West China Tea House shares Gong fu cha culture with Austin
Eberly Reopens After … Damn, It’s Been a While, Hasn’t It?
The elegant venue (and Chef Jo Chan) returns with the heartiest food
Parallel
Pandimensional crime spree sees the crooks turn on each other in lo-fi sci-fi
The Stand In
Drew Barrymore pretends to be Drew Barrymore in this Hollywood comedy
Another Round
He that drinks fast pays slow in this boozy dark comedy
I’m Your Woman
Disappointing twist on the male-dominated crime drama lacks the strong female lead it needs
Wander Darkly
Sierra Miller is a broken wonder with fractured memories of a fractured relationship
Archenemy
Revisionist Superman riff brings new meaning to street-level superheroics
Wild Mountain Thyme
Twee Irish romance takes forever to end happily ever after
Ip Man: Kung Fu Master
The Wing Chun master reshaped for modern Chinese political intentions
Farewell Amor
Immigrant drama follows the emotions after the family reunion
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 11-17
Is ARIC Still Watching?
Though under scrutiny, fusion center still keeps tabs on protests
Soccer Watch
It’s Finals Time Austin FC’s roster will start coming together in a hurry next week, as the team will select up to five players in the MLS Expansion Draft – livestreaming at AustinFC.com on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 5pm. As the only expansion team this year, AFC will get 15 minutes to select from among a…
Volunteer Program May Help Teachers With COVID-19 Risks
Union and district close to finalizing a program allowing more teachers at some campuses to stay home
Ley Line Soaks in the Healing Wash of We Saw Blue
Local quartet finds global rhythms in twining harmonies
Suspect in 2019 Assault of Gay Couple Arrested for Bond Violation
Frank Macias arrested in East Texas after missing court date in connection to hate crime
Ley Line Album Review
We Saw Blue (Ley Line Sounds)
Historic Baker School Site Among Items on Final 2020 Council Agenda
School, pond, no house
Inside the Facebook Wars Dividing Thousands of AISD Parents
Who comes first in Austin schools?
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of December 10, 2020
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
The Luv Doc: The Wrong Message
Why your conscience is nagging you
Day Trips: Oakville Jailhouse and Guesthouses
The crossbars hotel rescues the ghost town of Oakville
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Between 2014 and 2018, the price of marijuana dropped by 70%. By his own admission, George Clooney has used a Flowbee to cut his own hair for the last 25 years. The first human-made mirrors were fashioned from obsidian around 6200BC in Turkey. Egyptians afterward made mirrors of polished copper, and Chinese used reflective jade.…
We Have an Issue: Gold in Them Thar Hills
In this week’s issue, the story behind the quest to become the first purveyor of buffalo mozzarella in Central Texas
Opinion: Charity, Not Profiteering
Policy is needed to halt abuses in conservation
Qmmunity: Sellers Underground Shutters
Send Qmmunity your queer’d memories of the Fourth Street fixture
Old Friends John Doe and Michael Mogavero Combine Paintings and Poetry to Reach the “Promised Land”
The exhibition at Bale Creek Allen Gallery celebrates a 47-year-old friendship
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
New AFS Series More Than Simply Restores Wong Kar-wai’s Work
The (almost) complete films of the Hong Kong filmmaker
Headlines / Quote of the Week
COVID Vaccines ETA: Austin will receive 13,650 initial doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by mid-December, pending emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read more. Dec. 15 Run-offs: As of Dec. 8, early voting turnout in Travis County for the Dec. 15 run-offs stands at 5.23% of registered voters. Early voting…
Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs
Also, sampling Flobama’s beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright
Austin at Large: Yup, He Goofed! Now What?
For Austin’s own good, we may want to patch up that hole Steve Adler shot in his foot
Frank Wo / Men Collective’s Virtual Show Offers a Warped Sense of Control
In K ! 😀 D: Ö, you get to not only watch these kinetic provocateurs move through virtual environments, but also influence their actions
Public Notice: Pull Up the Drawbridge
FoHP has their historic zoning; no one else need apply
Scarce COVID Vaccine for Health Workers on Its Way to Austin
The Austin area will receive 13,650 initial doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week, pending its emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to local health officials. Austin Public Health announced the news last Friday, based on information from the Texas Department of State Health Services, which…
Council Candidate Tapped Infowars Contributor to Make Campaign Video
Mackenzie Kelly campaign’s finance report tells the tale
Tony C’s Opens on Anderson, Eddie Jackson Joins Beef Loving Texans, Eberly Returns, and What’s This About Sushi Chefs in Your Own Home?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
TAASA Unveils First-Ever Survivor Advisory Board
Panel offers chance to shape Texas policies on sexual violence
Chronicle Endorsements
December Run-Off Election
Voter Information for December 15 Run-Off Election in Travis County
Early Voting Dec. 3-11 • Election Day Dec. 15
Information on Voting by Mail in Travis County
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