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After the Pandemic at the Alamo Drafthouse
New management, new owners: Can the Austin movie chain retain what made it special?
Soup’s On!
And, tell you what, it’s some real Good Stock
Familiar Foe Hands Austin FC First Home Loss as Injuries Mount
RECAP: Los Angeles FC wins 2-0 at Q2
“After Dark” Singer Mr. Kitty Exchanged Explicit Messages with Underage Fan
Russian teen’s claims go beyond artist’s admission to fans
Blue Starlite Makes the Big Screen Bigger Downtown
New releases, DCP coming as drive-in extends lease
The G’Raj Is Closed, Micklethwait Does Tacos, Sazan Ramen Sizzles, and What’s Cooking at 1417?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds tingling
Video Premiere: Band of Bastards Debut a Hardcore “Holy Roller”
Singer & TOD legacy Jason Reece: “These motherfuckers can play”
Has AISD Cleared its Special Education Backlog, or Not?
After July 1 deadline, 77 evaluations still not complete
aGLIFF Gets Blitzed for its Return to the Paramount
British music doc gets North American premiere
Masters of the Universe: Revelation Trailer Threatens All Life
More details on the new show from Kevin Smith and Powerhouse
Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup
The latest on Texas festivals, swimming holes, and terrifying worms
Passing in America: Colman Domingo on Complex Identities in Zola
The character actor cracks open the life of a villainous pimp
Daniel Perry Will Stand Trial for Murder of BLM Protester Garrett Foster
Army sgt. indicted for murder, aggravated assault, deadly conduct
Austin FC Scores Four Times for Historic First Home Win
RECAP: Goal drought ends with 4-1 Portland defeat
Summer of Soul (… Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
A joyous historical document of the Harlem Cultural Festival
Sun Children
Iranian childhood poverty drama has a surprising Goonies twist
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Why is a movie about a talking baby this convoluted?
Zola
Incisive drama explores the story behind the infamous tweetstorm
The Forever Purge
The politics are still there, but the kills and thrills disappoint
Till Death
Someone forgot that their marriage vows don’t count after death
Cursed Official
Comedy, corruption, and spells in this Russian satire
What Next for the Former Alamo Ritz Location?
After the Alamo, an unclear future for the historic Downtown cinema
Austin at Large: The Rules No Longer Apply
Create decent housing for all Austinites (1 million and counting). Is it really so hard?
Faster Than Sound: Captain Quackenbush’s and Outer Heaven Disco Club Make COVID-Delayed Debuts
New musical hubs launch in former Strange Brew and Dozen Street spaces
Public Notice: A Fresh Take on Development
City’s new “one-stop” permitting shop opens at Highland
15 Breakfast Sandwiches in Austin Worth Waking Up For
Fuel your mornings without emptying your pockets
Amid COVID Chaos, STAAR Scores Take Dive
Number of students taking standardized tests also drops
Grassroots Culinary Communities Offer Food-Based Mutual Aid
Cuarantine Delivery Coop and Oven Mitt Movement cook for the greater good
Headlines / Quote of the Week
July Fourth Festivities Return: After a year off due to the pandemic, Independence Day celebrations rev back up again this Sunday, including the city’s largest, the H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th Concert & Fireworks at Vic Mathias Shores. For more events, check out our Community listings, and find info about street/trail closures in Civics 101.…
Opinion: Looming Climate Disaster Is Obvious. What Are You Doing About It?
Each day the news is reporting extreme weather somewhere on the planet. This week it’s deadly heat in Portland, last month it was Antarctica icebergs larger than Rhode Island, and of course there was the polar vortex that knocked out the Texas power grid and killed hundreds of people in February. Global weirding is upon…
The Luv Doc: The Cannon Fodder of Capitalism
No one wants to be the Michael Jordan of the cash register
Fresh Takes on Gilbert & Sullivan by Gilbert & Sullivan Austin
The company’s series of unconventional spins on the comic operas actually do the duo a service
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The difference between an island and a key is that an island is formed by volcanic lava and a key is formed by a coral reef. Frederick Douglass was born Frederick Bailey – he changed his name after escaping slavery in 1838 to help him avoid detection. Echidnas, also called spiny anteaters, are native to…
Day Trips: TEXAS Outdoor Musical, Canyon
Palo Duro Canyon offers a stunning stage
Texas Dems Go to Court to Block Abbott’s Funding Veto
Filing says governor’s defunding of Lege is invalid
The Verde Report: Austin FC’s Goalkeeper Playing at All-Star Level
Brad Stuver leads MLS with 54 saves through 11 games
Texas Bill Gives Localities a Way Past State Obstruction to Medicaid
Lloyd Doggett looks to get Medicaid to more
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 2-8
With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date
So many more stories to tell
Progressives Push to Get Justice Reforms on November Ballot
Oliver, Siegel leading campaign to decriminalize pot, end no-knock
The Common Law
Fourth of July fireworks in Austin?
We Have an Issue: What’s Next for the Alamo Drafthouse
Also: Big changes at the Chronicle‘s Music Desk
Soccer Watch
The summer soccer feast continues, with both the Euro 2020 and Copa América moving into the final eight, offering TV quadruple-headers on Friday and Saturday, semifinals Monday through Wednesday, and championship finals next weekend. Euros are on ESPN and ABC; Copa América on Fox and FS1. Euro 2020 Fri., July 2: Switzerland-Spain (11am), Italy-Belgium (2pm)…
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 1, 2021
Qmmunity: Austin FC Celebrates Inaugural Pride Night
Plus, UnBEARable at Iron Bear and Caleb De Casper, drag performers take over Native Hostel
New AISD Budget Leans Into Boosting Enrollment
The school district is nervously eyeing the numbers looking for signs of recovery
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Artist Calder Kamin Envisions “A World Without Waste”
With animals crafted from plastic bags, the Austin native turns our eyes to nature
What the Drafthouse Has Been Up To, From A to Z
Tim League breaks down what’s happening with everything Drafthouse-related that’s not a cinema
Vista’s New Brews, H-E-B’s Celeb-Packed Grill, Mama Kong’s Piggy Wings, and More …
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
