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Hanging Out With Sophia the Sloth and Her Reptilian Pal
ZooKeeper’s sloth is torpidly glad to see you
Austin Music Awards Honor Bill Carter & Ruth Ellsworth Carter, and Tamara Saviano
Mike Judge and Jack Ingram also set to make appearances
Shelley Duvall, Erykah Badu To Be Honored at Texas Film Awards
Special screening lined up for Brewster McCloud
OUTsider Fest Review: Christeene With Bed Tundee
Austin provocateur brings her signature “fiery stank” home
Japanese Breakfast, José Feliciano Join SXSW
118 new acts added to Music roster
Paul Cruz to Step Down as Austin Schools Chief
Superintendent to join UT faculty after eventful AISD tenure
Singer Dorian Wood Channels This Year’s OUTsider Festival Legacy Award Winner Chavela Vargas
Award and performance honor the legendary queer ranchera singer
Odd Duck’s Bryce Gilmore Has a Foodie Almanac for You
Local chef and restaurateur ferments a well-bound feast of paper & ink
Review: Come From Away
Tale of ordinary people embracing strangers is extraordinary
Q&A Hole: Do You Believe in Ghosts?
If not, do you think that everyone who says they’ve seen one is a liar?
Fernando Saralegui’s Best Eats Havana
Dishing on the many flavors of Cuba’s capital
Kirk Watson Begins His Long Goodbye
Headed to Houston, the ex-mayor and senator reflects on his legacy
Right Wing Texas State Board of Education Looks to the Left
Central Texas voters can help transform deep-red education panel
The Latest on Local Singer Chameleon Foster’s Disappearance
His family requests help from the public to bring him home
Powerhouse Animation Assembles Cosmic Stars for Masters of the Universe
Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Henry Rollins join cartoon reboot
Kirk Watson Resigns From Texas Senate
Former Austin mayor jumps ship for academia, effective April 30
The Strange Case of the 353rd District Court
“Vexatious Litigant” Connor vs. incumbent Judge Sulak in Dem primary
Local Video Game Takes a Deep Dive Into Creation Myths
Mythic Ocean focuses on the art of conversation instead of the art of war
Austin’s Reverse Pitch Competition Encourages Zero Waste Economy
Local entrepreneurs turn one company’s trash into another’s cash
U.S. Senate Candidate Forum on Climate Change Livestream
VIDEO: Texas Interfaith Advocacy Conference hosts candidates today
I Just Watched Megafauna’s New Video and Now I Can’t Remember What Life Is
Absorb their trippy, animated “Fluorescent Super Moment”
District Judges Take Another Step on Bail Reform
Felony judges direct Pre-Trial Services to review ability to pay
Council Recap: Land Code Revision Advances to Final Round
Late-night second-reading vote features familiar 7-4 split
Balancing the Scales of Justice on Texas’ Most Important Courts
Dems run en masse for statewide judicial seats
Getting Restless Hearts on Their Feet
Stagers help Ballet Austin dance Balanchine and Wheeldon
Picking Shades of Blue in the 2020 Texas Dem Primary
The Austin Chronicle Show takes a look at the March 3 ballot
Your Choices on the Travis County Judicial Ballot
Breaking down the local races for district courts
The J-Pop Story Behind Takashi Miike’s First Love
How the Japanese director never meant to become a genre master
“Stop Garza” Movement Persists in County Attorney Race
Aleshire continues attacks on Mayor Pro Tem’s “ethics”
Can Austin Become Carbon Neutral by 2050?
The city stepped up its game, but it’ll need your help
The Lodge
Icy melding of horror and religion is cool, not chilling
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Harleen makes her own way without Mr. J.
A Simple Wedding
A slightly contemporary update to a very traditional rom-com
Downhill
Tepid Hollywood remake of marriage dramedy Force Majeure never leaves the training slope
The Assistant
The film industry’s quiet complicity in #MeToo crimes placed in stark context
VFW
Ultraviolent Fantastic Fest throwback makes its vengeance-filled return
The Rest of Us
Friendship among women after death and divorce
Spy Intervention
Intelligence antics as a superspy tries domestic bliss
Ride Your Wave
Delightful and touching surfing anime melds grief and fantasy
Two Pups, One Austin Chef
Nutrient-dense ready-to-eat dog food could help alleviate dog’s symptoms and finicky habits
Faster Than Sound: Twain’s Texan Metamorphosis
The Big Thief favorite finds a home locally, Brew & Brew Solo Sets gratify, and a send-off to outlaw country drummer Paul English
Activists, Council Push APD On Body Cam Video Policy
City leaders and criminal justice activists are renewing their calls to finalize a policy regulating how and when footage from body cameras worn by Austin police officers is released. Last week at City Council, during approval of a $48 million contract with Axon Enterprise Inc., the company that provides APD with Tasers and the body…
Point Austin: About That D.A. Race …
Point Austin dissents from the Chronicle Editorial Board’s view of the incumbent
Qmmunity: A Qweeah Howdy From New Q Editor Beth Sullivan
Plus some hot luvin’ V-Day events
Anti-Garza Website Heats Up County Attorney Race
Attack site ties back to opponent’s former campaign consultant
City Council Shapes Land Use Overhaul on Second Reading
Debate continues as Austin learns to code
Day Trips: Collective Hill Country, Wimberley
Hill Country camping in luxury
Will New Policy Reduce the Burden of Cash Bail?
In principle, the order authorizes those accused of most nonviolent offenses to be released on personal bonds
Soccer Watch
Austin Bold FC opened their preseason last Sunday, Feb. 9, with a creditable 1-0 loss at FC Dallas, who are in their preseason as well. Just four weeks until the Bold’s second USL Championship season opens Saturday, March 7, hosting New Mexico United. Austin FC has a little over a year before their inaugural game,…
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of February 13, 2020
Geeks of Color Expo Shows the Future We Were Promised
Three-day event creates a space for Black creatives to celebrate themselves
What’cha Watchin’?
Chronicle Editor Kimberley Jones gives this new cover of High Fidelity a spin
Opinion: The War on Drugs Got It Wrong
“No one is disposable,” writes David Johnson of Grassroots Leadership
The Institution Theater Is the Next to Close
Shuttering the beloved venue is “bittersweet,” says co-founder Tom Booker
Local Aussie Rallies for Fire Relief
As wildfires continue destroying swaths of Australia, Go Fever frontwoman Acey Monaro rallied local bands for her homeland
Three Faiths, One Message: Welcome the Stranger
Faith communities come together in support of refugee resettlement locally and statewide
How Two Texans Helped Make it Snow for Frozen II
Disney worldbuilders Jay Jackson and Brandon Jarratt explain the technology and art of the animated smash
Chronicle Endorsements for the March 3 Primary Election
From local judges and representatives to the presidential candidate, here are our recommendations
Tibetan Dumplings Shine at Yak & Yeti in Cedar Park
Dishes for sharing (or not) at this tiny Nepalese restaurant
Ecuadorian Family Makes Cedar Park a Chocolate Mecca
100% cacao bars and cognac bonbons are just the beginning
Austin’s Rembrandt of Dog Portraits
Greg Geisler is an Old Master when it comes to custom pooch portraits
The Luv Doc: Valentine Deadline
It can wait until Monday
We Have an Issue: In Pets We Trust
Introducing our third Pet Issue, plus Chronicle endorsements for the March primary
Everything I Know About Rejection I Learned From My Cats
He’s just not that into mew
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Since 1991, every Valentine’s Day, White Castle locations across the country transform themselves from fast food into “fine dining” establishments. Some attribute the first Valentine’s card as being sent by Charles, the Duke of Orléans, in 1415 to his wife while he was a prisoner in the Tower of London. Did you get perfume or…
Headlines
Racial Disparities in Drug Arrests: The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, Texas Harm Reduction Alliance, Grassroots Leadership, and UT Law Civil Rights Clinic have released preliminary key findings of a new report highlighting racial disparities in low-level drug possession arrests in Travis County. Analyzing less-than-a-gram drug possession arrests in a one-year period, findings revealed Black residents…
Two Warring Rabbits Defy the Odds to Love Each Other, and So Should We All
Rabbits (finally) at rest
Zach Theatre’s Every Brilliant Thing
Zach Theatre’s production gives audiences a reason to live – make that a million reasons
Public Notice: Operating at Full Capacity?
We all need some slack … and what ET (the tool) says about housing
My Black Widow
She does, you know, whatever a spider can
“Mihee Nahm: Soaked” at Women & Their Work
In this solo exhibition, the artist invites us to take a walk with her down memory lane
Quote of the Week
“This ruling is certainly not a vindication for any of the Defendants or for the systems in Travis County that continue to fail survivors.” – Attorney Elizabeth Myers, in a statement to the Chronicle regarding U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel’s Feb. 10 dismissal of a sexual assault class action lawsuit filed against the APD and…
Understanding Austin’s Urban Livestock Rules
Hog heaven? Mini-pony paradise? It’s your backyard.
The Teacher by Michal Ben-Naftali
This prize-winning novel’s tale of a student piecing together the hidden life of her teacher, a Holocaust survivor who killed herself, is haunting
County Names Its First Chief Public Defender
Commissioners Court appoints University of Virginia Law School lecturer Adeola Ogunkeyede to lead office
Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae
Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero
Federal Judge Dismisses Local Sexual Assault Survivors’ Lawsuit
Yeakel cites progress by Lege in rejecting claims against APD, D.A.
