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The 2016 soccer year is winding down on a lot of fronts. Here’s a brief rundown: In what has to be one of the better playoff series in MLS history, FC Toronto stormed back from a three-goal deficit last Wed­nes­day night to beat Montreal 7-5 on aggregate, and advanced to their first-ever MLS Cup final,…

by Nick Barbaro

The Local Struggle

While Sunday’s denial of the permit that would have allowed Energy Transfer Partners to continue construction through a pivotal part of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota represented a national victory for anti-pipeline activists, a group of Native American veterans from Texas wasted no time celebrating, instead gathering early Monday morning for a press…

by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips: Farwell and the Ozark Trail

Farwell welcomed the arrival of the Ozark Trail in 1918 with the hope that economic prosperity would follow the maps to the isolated little town in the Texas Panhandle between Lubbock and Clovis, N.M. The trail was a network of locally maintained roads promoted by a national organization to encourage tourists to the region. The…

by Gerald E. McLeod

Mapping Prop. 1

Thanks to work by City Demographer Ryan Robinson, maps are now available reflecting the Nov. 8 city voting on the Mobility Bond (aka Prop. 1). Two in particular – the percent of support for the bond by precinct, and the turnout by precinct – are particularly interesting, especially in juxtaposition. As might be anticipated, support…

by Michael King

Quote of the Week

“Quite frankly, I don’t think running HUD is exactly brain surgery.” – Outgoing D6 Council Member Don Zimmerman, on KLBJ Radio Monday, commenting on the appointment of Ben Carson to U.S. Secretary of Housing and Development

by Chronicle Staff

Headlines

City Council meets today (Dec. 8) with the long-simmering Grove at Shoal Creek dispute possibly settled, and a fairly light agenda, mostly zoning cases, although there might also be dustups over supplementary spending on the Central Lib­rary and proposed land-for-housing acquisitions from AISD. See “Council: Not Only the Grove.” Early voting in the December run-off…

by Chronicle Staff

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The accepted date for the end of World War II is Aug. 14, 1945. However, Japan did not formally surrender until Sept. 2, 1945. Ever seen a “swile”? That’s old whaler slang for seals. A “woggin” is a penguin. In the 1948 Western film Four Faces West (They Passed This Way), not one gunshot was…

by Mr. Smarty Pants

Chronicle Endorsements

The Chronicle editorial board offers the following endorsements for the Dec. 13 General Election run-off. In all three races, we repeat our picks from the first round. See lots more coverage at austinchronicle.com/elections. Austin City Council District 10: Alison Alter. Alter, a philanthropic adviser, enters the run-off having taken 35.5% of the vote in last…

by The Austin Chronicle Editorial Board

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