Épicerie Seeks Help in Finding Repeated Burglar
The French-American restaurant was burgled three times this month
Senate Speeds Through Anti-Choice Bills
Senate prioritizes anti-abortion bills during special session
Good News for Mélat
Final clip from singer’s debut advances new LP and festival trifecta
Artist Jim Rugg Brings His New Street Angel to Austin
He’s the man with the golden pen; she’s the deadliest girl alive
Löwin Floats
Summer single “Sloop” redefines Austin quartet
Moonlight Director Returns to SXSW
Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins part of first speaker list for 2018
Density? Bonus! (Programs.)
Planning Commission briefed on CodeNEXT affordability incentives
Beware the Jungle Trap
Director Jim Bryan on Hollywood’s seedy and sublime
Buoyed Up by A Life in Waves
A life in electronic music captured this weekend at AFS
Live Music to See This Weekend
Breaking down the next three days
Girls Trip
A raunchy and empowering time in New Orleans
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Luc Besson’s latest is a kaleidoscopic mess
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography
Errol Morris’ latest doc profiles Boston photographer
The Women’s Balcony
An Orthodox community gets embroiled in gender politics
Dunkirk
A harrowing new World War II classic
Last Act Theatre’s Richard III
Last Act Theatre’s all-female production takes this drama from the doldrums to dynamite for Women Who Act
Tracking a Caldwell County Landfill Proposal
Tracking a Caldwell County landfill proposal
Austin Chamber Music Festival: St. Lawrence String Quartet
This concert was a lesson in active listening from an active, assured, exceptional ensemble
Contract Talks Getting Hot at AFD
Firefighters association president accuses city of bad faith bargaining
“Far Out” at Art.Science.Gallery.
This show’s works inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope tell stories, with the device’s hexagonal golden mirrors a recurring visual motif
Boycotting Texas’ Bigotry
Boycotting Texas’ Bigotry In a July 14 letter to Mayor Steve Adler, the American Association of Law Libraries announced that its 110th annual meeting and conference – held in Austin July 15-18 – will be its last in Texas. The event, which draws 3,000 attendees, has been held in San Antonio twice. Organizers told the…
Day Trips: Railean Distillery, San Leon
Texas’ oldest rum distillery turns their welcome center into a neighborhood bar
Death Watch: Represented by Wikipedia
Taichin Preyor did not get the legal expertise he deserved
Five Films Improved by a Stiff Drink
We laughed, we cried, we passed out
Commissioners to Discuss Racial Disparities in County Jail
Thursday work session on heels on Grassroots Leadership’s report
Go Forth. Be Memorable.
Dear Luv Doc, I’m a 43-year-old single, gay man. I’ve always had lots of friends in the past, but now everyone is getting older and married or becoming parents. That’s great and all; I know everyone grows up. Thing is, I can’t make any more friends! Especially gay ones. I frequent gay bars and play…
Soused on the Small Screen
Five lushes for life and their boozy wisdom
Dripping Springs Wastewater Update
The EPA will allow the town to discharge treated wastewater into Onion Creek
The Damage Done by SB 4
Court records reveal impact of the “show me your papers” bill on immigrant lives
Imaginary Drinks We Wish Were Real
Our favorite fictional booze
Abbott and His Armed Militia
The governor needs his muscle
How Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville” Became the Most Valuable Song of All Time
Buffett began composing the song after visiting a local Mexican restaurant
Crime Lab: Evidence of Improvement?
Audits on active forensic labs expected to begin before July’s end
Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way
The Parrothead behind the empire
What’cha Watchin’?
Food Editor Brandon Watson pairs old shows with fresh bubbles
Gay Place
Austin is a drink-lovin’ city no matter how you stir it. Even when we’re not sampling craft beers, cocktails, or frosé, we find ourselves sitting in bars or coffee shops or coffee-shop bars sipping mocktails, Topos, or iced lattes. But in a city that argues: We don’t need a queer bar because it’s “so OK…
11 Local Substitutes to Beer and Wine
A list of our favorite ale alternatives
Playback: Hot Shivers
New Whiskey Shivers, Butthole Surfers, Casualties, murals, and takes on American literary classics
Five Beers for Tubing
This year, forget the Bud Light. Make your float less rote with one of these lower ABV craft brews. Hops & Grain River Beer: Clear in color and light in flavor with a crisp hop finish Austin Beerworks Pearl Snap Pils: A light German pilsner with just the right amount of hops Adelbert’s Mango Wit:…
Headlines
City Council remains on vacation, but already has gathered some grist for upcoming agendas. See “The Mayor’s Plan to Fix Everything.” Gov. Greg Abbott announced in San Antonio on Friday that he’ll run for re-election in 2018. He’s yet to draw a legitimate challenger for the Republican primary, or a Democrat for the general election.…
Five Local All-Day Rosés
When the thermometer breaks, it’s time to think pink. William Chris 2016 Pétillant Naturel Rosé: A naturally sparkling dry wine with strawberry, rose petal, and blood orange notes Pedernales Cellars 2016 Dry Rosé: Provence-style sipper with a Grenache base and lively nuances of strawberry and honey McPherson Cellars 2016 Les Copains Rosé: Complex and dry…
Throwing a Few Back With Shit-faced Shakespeare
When it’s time to perform Shit-faced Shakespeare, here’s how an actor prepares
Oops
Last week’s “Naked City” on Rodney Reed’s October hearing incorrectly stated that Jimmy Fennell Jr. was working as a police officer in Giddings when he raped a woman he held in custody. In fact, he was working with the Georgetown Police Department at the time.
The Hightower Report: What Are the Koch Boys Up To?
Where are Charlie and Dave, Mrs. Koch’s two mischievous boys? The Koch brothers have stayed out of the national limelight recently but they’re still trying to supplant American democracy with their little laissez-fairyland plutocracy. In fact, in late June, they held a meeting of the Koch Billionaire Boys’ Club, gathering about 400 other über-wealthy rascals…
Counting the Cocktails Onstage
The tally on tippling in some classic American dramas shows characters drinking to excess
Lege Lines: Stretching Toward a Sunset
Don’t praise the Senate GOP for working quickly to pass what’s needed
A Trap Escapes
Alamo Drafthouse’s Video Vortex unleashes Jungle Trap
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
In the Victorian era, bees were depicted in things like jewelry to depict the ethic of working hard and being productive. Mites are one of the top killers of domestic snakes. The 4th and 5th movements of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, written in 1830, symbolize a man’s transition from unrequited love into fantasies of delirium,…
Quote of the Week
Justice must find the light
25 Bars That Define Austin
Dives, lounges, and saloons that are raising the bar
