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Life After Gentrification
When you and your home both have to move
Five Arty Events: Jan. 12-14
The year continues! The present trips into the future! Who’d’a thunk?
Prosecutors out to Disbar Adam Reposa?
Don Clemmer, Keith Henneke file grievance with State Bar
Destroyer’s Dan Bejar Goes Goth
“I can’t imagine writing another batch of songs like this again”
More From Laura Morrison
Mayoral candidate on CodeNEXT, APA, public process
SXSW’s Big Third List
YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more
Houston Astros Caravan Hits Austin Wednesday
MLB champs bring World Series Trophy to town
First of Final Four Bond Election Task Force Listening Sessions Tonight
Members working with $640 million framework
Austin’s Killer Queer Workout Classes
New year and a stronger, more balanced you
SCOTUS Denies Appeal in Kleinert Case
Prosecution of cop who killed Larry Jackson Jr. now over
New Judge Takes Over Fetal Burial Rule Case
David Ezra takes over for Sam Sparks, now on senior status
Get Out Wins Austin Critics Top Prize
The Shape of Water, Timothée Chalamet get nods
Raw Paw’s Chris Dock Talks About the Fire that Destroyed Their HQ
Local arts collective devastated by flames as the year begins
Laura Morrison Files for Mayor
Former council member intends to “reset Austin’s path”
Lost & Found: Terminal Mind
Thirty-seven years after breakup, debut LP hits
Scare-a-Mooch Tweet
Former White House Comms. guy has a thing for UT Twitter
SXSW Adds Melinda Gates
Philanthropist joins keynote speaker list, plus more names
Sober-ish Spaces for Dry January Hangs
Just because you’re not drinking doesn’t mean you have to stay home
Weekend Wine
Two Texas reds well worth your money
Four (More) Can’t-Miss Free Week Shows
Knife in the Water and Los Coast finish frigid Free Week run
Carry Illinois Queers Up Free Week
Local indie-pop band joins the Nine Mile Records showcase
Five Movies to See in Austin This Week
Kristen Stewart is haunted and there’s a town full of fireworks
Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup
Start 2018 with some Texas travel
I, Tonya
Belated biopic redress for America’s skating punchline
The Other Side of Hope
Searching for a better tomorrow in Aki Kaurismäki’s droll tale of immigrants and restaurants
The Many Truths of I, Tonya
Sebastian Stan and Steven Rogers on unreliable narrators and figure skating’s most controversial figure
What’cha Watchin’?
Screengrabs from the Chronicle staff
The Luv Doc: The Hot Zone
If you really want to be sure, complete immolation is the way to go
Headlines
City Council remains in semi-hibernation, with no regularly scheduled meetings until Feb. 1 (work session Jan. 30), and the budget year commences quickly thereafter, with an all-day work session Feb. 7. Meanwhile, work on CodeNEXT continues at the land use commissions. See “The (Longer) Road to CodeNEXT,” Jan. 5. The work goes on Mayor Steve…
Eat Well, Learn French
Dine in Austin’s Petite Provence, speak French, and go back to basics
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Indiana Jones: The Temple of Doom was responsible for the creation of the PG-13 rating of films; an R rating would have killed the picture’s box office opening, but pulling a still beating heart out of a living man’s chest was too violent for a PG designation. Red Dawn was the first film to receive…
Quote of the Week: Ken Casaday
APA president still peeved about failed police contract
Peter Tran’s Spiraling Soundscapes
Modular synthesist moves Curved Light away from ambient, cassette-only output
Fronks Nut Milks Inspire Flavor and Reduced Footprints
Local dairy alternative is now serving Texas
Point Austin: Adler’s 2017 Austin Checklist
As 2018 dawns, the mayor compiles a list of accomplishments
The Velveeta Room’s Head Cheese
Pat Dean takes over the venue that’s redefining what a “comedy club” can be
ICYMI: Workhorse Bar
North Loop tavern gets it done right
Public Notice: The Business of Governing
Choosing a transit chief, a debt level & more
The (Longer) Road to CodeNEXT
Opponents would freeze the process via referendum
Playback: The First Hit’s Free (Week)
Free Week, free rides, and freeing your mind!
Nicole Conley Johnson Joins Public Education Review
AISD CFO becomes fourth member of Texas Commission on Public School Finance
“Some Dates Will Change”
ZAP Chair Jolene Kiolbassa predicts “a crazy sprint to the finish”
First Concert: Erica Shamaly
City of Austin Music & Entertainment Division manager Erica Shamaly betrothed to Duranie John Taylor?
Commuter Service Improvements
More trips for public transit riders
The Council and the City Manager
Tracking back on a lengthy and complicated search
Quit Your Day Job: Sam Baker
Song whisperer once picked cotton
Flu Season Spike
Texas is getting sick more than most
“A Bitter Pill”
APD begins life under Chapter 143
Seen / Soon: Jan. 5
Austin gets to see how Buddhist high holy days are celebrated in Tibet and Qinghai, and how African-Americans and Latinos once stood together in an era of social change
Arrest Ends Holiday Crime Spree
Xavier Lewis is charged with the Dec. 26 murder of Ebony Sheppard
What’s Up With Warren Wildlife?
Bouldin Creek’s night at the museum
Gay Place
A queerer, more defiant 2018
District 8 City Council Pool Filling Up
Two new candidates file campaign treasurer appointments
Snapshot: A New Year’s Day Journey
For most Austinites, New Year’s Day is the calm after the party-driven storm of New Year’s Eve, a Sabbath of sorts that sees many businesses shutting down and peeps staying bundled up in their homes – especially this year, when an unexpected bout of overnight snow and ice propelled outdoor conditions far past our usual…
Korea’s Blue-Collar Heroes
AFS highlights the films of Bong Joon-ho
“The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip” at the Blanton
Aperture Foundation’s survey is a portrait of what we find with our cameras when we travel
NY in the Snow
In this gorgeous volume, photographer Vivienne Gucwa documents the Big Apple’s yearly transmogrification into a winter wonderland
Day Trips: Exotic Wildlife Tours, Mountain Home
Excursions to the wildlife habitat give a look at a Texas legend
Soccer Watch
The holiday soccer break – during which pretty much only the English play for a two-week period – is over, with most of the other leagues in the civilized world resuming play this week… Looking forward: With this summer’s World Cup field set, there are no international games of note on the horizon for a…
