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Austin’s Sexual Assault Controversies Roil the District Attorney’s Race
Margaret Moore’s controversial handling of rape cases brings opponents to the race
What Kind of Austin Dater Are You?
Try our handy dandy love quiz and find out where you should spend V-Day
SXSW Taps Baby Rose, Heart Bones & Laundry Day
108 more acts added to music fest
It’s 2.13 Today – and Just $2.13 an Hour
Waitrons know that it takes some fine tippage to equal a workable wage
March 3 Primary Endorsements (No Filler)
All our endorsements collected on one easy-to-print page
Whole Foods Market’s Free Six-Course Italian Dinner
The superhub of grocery goodness serves up some of Italy’s best, gratis
The Pet Issue: In Pets We Trust
I admit: Putting a sloth on our cover was never on my bucket list, but now that we’ve done it, I’m over the moon. The sloth – her name’s Sophia – heralds in this year’s Pet Issue, breaking an all-dog cover streak. The original idea for the cover was to put Chrondog Hank, our three-legged…
Country’s True Outlaw Paul English Passes
Willie Nelson’s drummer/enforcer dead at 87
Opening the Case on the American Sherlock
Kate Winkler Dawson reports on an early master of forensics
Video: ATX6 Addresses “That Gun In Your Hand”
Local music ambassador project addresses school shootings
Coldtowne Brings Sex a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs to the Austin Stage
Comedy written by the off-center minds behind Wet Hot American Summer
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.
Queer Comedy Series These Thems Comes to Drafthouse
Screen season 1 with show creators and stars ahead of its premiere
Song Premiere: Jonathan Terrell’s “Cowboy Band”
ATX roots wrangler taps bittersweet heartache in LP tease
Weekend Wine: Rich Red Malbec Fresh from Argentina
High Note’s wine stands up to winter’s best comfort food dishes
Austin’s First Natural Wine Bar Opens Today
LoLo moves in on East Sixth as the wellness movement comes to wine
A Closer Look at the D.A.’s Handling of Sexual Assault Cases
Also: Austin’s first African-American genealogy conference
Travis Judges Loosen Misdemeanor Bond Requirements
Judges issue “Standing Order” to expand use of personal bonds
Moontower Comedy 2020: Wave 3
Marlon Wayans, Chris Fleming, and more inked as headliners
Gretel & Hansel
The woods are dark and deep, but far from lovely …
Come to Daddy
Family freakout with Elijah Wood in this slick and twisted thriller
Becoming Leslie
The complicated real life behind Austin’s weird icon
Two/One
Intercontinental tale of conjoined souls
Parasite Black and White
A new way to see one of our favorite social satires – in monochrome
Zach Theatre’s A Night With Janis Joplin
This re-created rock concert with the legendary singer is so good, it may be better than the real thing
Lawmakers Ask District Attorney to Free Rosa Jimenez
Texas Attorney General’s Office urges she remain incarcerated despite poor health
Terry Allen Reels in Moby Dick for His New Album
The multimedia conceptualist’s first new studio album since 2013 sets sail
Day Trips: South Padre Island
Texas tropics really shine in the wintertime
What’cha Watchin’?
Proofreader Lina Fisher gets real with interviews and the hottest of hot wings
Travis County Primary Candidates Jockey to Champion Criminal Justice Change
A closer look at the heated District Attorney, County Attorney, and County Court at Law races
Faster Than Sound: Body Rock Turns 10
Riders Against the Storm and Chorizo Funk’s decade-built dance institution endures, Monday City music meetings, and more
Quote of the Week
“It was the courteous thing to do considering the alternative.” – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, when asked why she tore her copy of President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night
When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?
One policy wonk’s view of how we got here
Qmmunity: A Bittersweet Goodbye From Q Editor Sarah Marloff
Sending it off with Mahogany Project and QueerBomb fundraiser
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of February 6, 2020
Council Prepares for Round 2 of the Land Use Rewrite
Calm before the code
Soccer Watch
To no one’s surprise, the U.S. Women breezed through the groups stage of Olympic qualifying in Houston with three lopsided wins – beating Haiti, Panama, and Costa Rica by a combined total of 18-0, outshooting them by an eye-popping 77-3. Things get real in the tournament semifinal Friday night in Los Angeles, with an Olympic…
Racial Disparities Persist and Worsen in APD Traffic Stops
Going nowhere fast
On the Ground at Austin’s First-Ever African American Genealogy Conference
A community considers its roots
Mapping the Land Development Code Madness
Trying to make sense of the proposed changes
Progress on Austin FC Stadium on Pace for Spring 2021 Opening
As of Feb. 4, construction workers have met all schedule demands for completion of the 20,500-seat Austin FC Stadium at McKalla Place, near the Domain in Northwest Austin. “We’ll have a better sense of the exact [opening] date when we get through the finalization of the structure in late June or July of this year,”…
Rolling Stones Booked for Circuit of the Americas on May 24
British Invasion co-leaders encore 2006 Zilker Park razing
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to J.D. Power, almost 2% of car buyers are buying electric cars, while only 1% are buying cars with manual transmissions. The tomial tooth is a protrusion on the upper bill of some birds, including falcons, kites, and shrikes. A bird will use it and a corresponding divot so its bill can act like…
Oops!
Last week’s photo of Capital Metro’s new electric bus line (“Headlines”) should have been attributed to staff photographer David Brendan Hall. Sorry, David!
Land Development Code: What’s New in Draft Two
A look at the latest version of Austin’s revised land use rules
Where in Austin to Watch Hollywood’s Biggest Night
For those with red carpet fever
The Luv Doc: Cabana Boy
Concerns about becoming an “absolute bitch”
We Have an Issue: On This We Can Agree
We’re quite friendly around the Chronicle office, but on occasion, my boss Nick Barbaro and I will scrap over the distinction between our news reporting and our political columns, of which we have three in current rotation. I’ll try to throw up fences and say “This belongs here” and “That belongs there.” And Nick will…
Terry Allen & the Panhandle Mystery Band Album Review
Just Like Moby Dick (Paradise of Bachelors)
Headlines
Prioritizing LGBTQ Health Care: On Tuesday, the Central Health Equity Policy Council voted to pursue the Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index accreditation as its 2020 policy initiative. As a national LGBTQ benchmarking tool, the HEI evaluates health care facilities’ policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors, and…
Renee Davis’ 25 Years as Harriet Tubman in Sister Moses
The dancer talks about her quarter-century of walking in the footsteps of this legendary conductor on the Underground Railroad
Austin At Large: What Are Y’all Afraid Of?
Framing the gains and losses on all sides of Austin’s battles over land use
Filigree Theatre’s The Turn of the Screw
The carefully crafted atmosphere in this ghost story from Filigree Theatre may have you wondering if unseen spirits are lurking in the dark
Public Notice: How Many Angels Fit in a Zone?
Coming up with some truly mental capacity numbers
Chocolatiers Harshit Gupta and Elliott Curelop Add Some Spice to Their Sweets
Madhu Chocolate puts an Indian twist on a classic treat
Election Ticker: The March Toward March 3
Campaign finance numbers set Senate and congressional candidates ahead, leave others in the dust
Booksmart‘s Kaitlyn Dever for Texas Film Awards
Parker Posey to MC, Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas performing
