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Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis
Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies
COVID Hospitalizations Are on the Rise Again in Central Texas
Find out where to get vaccinated right now, free of charge
Listen to This: Rod Gator Condemns Warmongers on “Chickenhawk”
“I’m no longer worried about offending a certain demographic or party”
Sushi Bar Stays, the Field Guide Festival’s Foretold, Meanwhile Gets Dough Boys, and Who’s Gonna Win Free Breakfast For a Year?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Video Premiere: Tony Kamel Steps Out Solo With An “Amen”
String band leader channels Levon Helm on Back Down Home
Austin FC’s Alternates Outclassed By Mexican Giants Tigres in Exhibition Match
RECAP: The Oaks drop first-ever international “friendly” match, 3-1
What’s Next for RWBY?
Highlights of this week’s panels from RTX
HAAM’s CEO Reenie Collins Announces Retirement
Community leader puts herself out to pasture
Field Guide Festival at Rain Lily Farm and Fiesta Gardens
A weekend celebration of all that’s local & edible, coming this fall
Fear Street Becomes Queer Street in Austin This Weekend
Come celebrate Netflix’s landmark LGBTQ+ horror
The Museum of Ice Cream Comes to Austin
Creamy, dreamy, cold and Instagrammable: In the Domain in August
Black Widow
What happened in Budapest no longer stays in Budapest as Marvel learns spycraft
The Stranger by the Shore
A heartfelt queer first romance in this gorgeous anime
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Anime adaptation of bittersweet romance adds a little honeyed soap
ACLU Warns Border Counties: Abbott’s Setting You Up
County officials warned they’ll be flouting Constitution and federal law if they follow governor’s immigration edict
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The Earth pulses every 26 seconds. It’s an unnoticeable little shake known as a microseism. Seismologists don’t know why or agree on where it’s happening. Back in 2014, McDonald’s experimented with making bubble gum-flavored broccoli in an attempt to make veggies taste more appealing to kids. In Catch Me if You Can, Frank W. Abagnale…
Voting Rights, Other GOP-Aligned Measures Back in the Crosshairs for Special Session
More red meat as Abbott puts the Lege into overtime
The Luv Doc: Bachelorette Beach Party
Using a special occasion to even mildly guilt your friends into helping you fund your travel fantasies is a bit gauche
Faster Than Sound: Spoon Returns On Full Blast
Reigning local rockers’ surprise show at Mohawk and more music news
We Have an Issue: Where Do We Go From Here?
In this week’s issue, Austin Sanders explores the city’s next steps to address the homelessness crisis
Opinion: Texas Schools’ Drug Policies Aren’t Working
Schools are contributing to the school-to-prison pipeline by continuing to use drug education that has been proven to be harmful
The Verde Report: First Home Win Showed What Austin FC Can Mean for MLS’s Quest for Relevance
Austin finally experienced soccer as it’s meant to look, sound, and feel last Thursday when Austin FC fired home a quartet of goals – the first four ever scored at Q2 Stadium following a pair of goalless draws – against the Portland Timbers to register the club’s first home win. By the time this column…
First-Ever Comprehensive Plan Looks at Zilker’s Future
The Zilker Park Vision Plan starts rolling
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Aaron Arizpe, Director of Photography / Editor / Production Assistant
“I am extremely anxious to get back into it.”
The Flatlanders Create a Defining Album During Their Pandemic Pause
West Texas trio unearths a Treasure of Love
Pandemic Production: One Year Later …
The Austin film and TV scene has come back strong, but can that return be sustained?
The Flatlanders Album Review
Treasure of Love (Rack’em Records/Thirty Tigers)
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Karen Wacker, Producer, Mare of Easttown
“It kind of made me love my job again.”
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Matt Poitras, Director, Props Manufacturer
“It was a little weird to mask up and get a COVID test to be in my own house.”
Austin at Large: More Alike Than Different
Where to start a conversation about creating decent housing for all of Austin
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Meredith Johns, Hawgfly Studios
“We’re definitely never going to be the same as we were before.”
County Commissioners Tout Successes, Face Challengers
The 2022 primaries are months away, but these Travis County commissioners are already drawing competition in their reelection bids
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Aaron B. Koontz, Co-founder, Paper Street Pictures
“Next thing I know, we had six films in post.”
Public Notice: Connecting with Project Connect
Capital Metro announces next round of public input on Orange, Blue light rail lines
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Brandy and Ryan Fons, Publicists, Fons PR
“We are just so happy we’re still around.”
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Making Cents of the Money: On Friday, July 9, City Manager Spencer Cronk will present the fiscal year 2021-22 proposed budget to Mayor Steve Adler and City Council at Community First! Village. The event will be streamed on Facebook (fb.com/austintexasgov) and ATXN.TV, and broadcast on TV on ATXN. Oh Sh!t, Here We Go Again: Fasten…
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Justin Kirchhoff, Co-Founder, Co-Production House
“People … were not very conscious of their own personal hygiene and that’s changed tremendously.”
Day Trips: The Big Tree, Lamar
Make a wish at the oldest living thing in Texas
Playwright Carlo Lorenzo García Paints His Mother’s Sacrifice
A Portrait of My Mother staged by Jarrott Productions, depicts maternal perseverance in loving strokes
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Yvonne Boudreaux, Art Director, Yellowstone
“No restaurants, no bars. If you were seen out, you were considered fired.”
Soccer Watch
The summer of international soccer continues: The championship finals of both Euro 2020 and Copa América are this weekend, and the Gold Cup is already underway, with Mexico and the U.S. opening group play Saturday and Sunday evenings, right after the championship finals in Brazil and England. Euro 2020: Italy-England is the final this tournament…
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 8, 2021
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Brad Graeber, CEO, Powerhouse Animation
“We’re on the verge of a social experiment of going back into the office.”
Qmmunity: Fear, but Make It Queer
Abbott revives attack on trans kids, Netflix brings queer Fear Street party to Austin, and more news
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: Martin Jones, Studio Director, Austin Studios
“Walker season 1 finished, hallelujah! And season 2 confirmed.”
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 9-15
Cancel Culture Comes After Forget the Alamo
Controversy erupts after museum caves to political pressure
Pandemic Production, One Year Later: June Lien, Founder, Liendani Creative
“When there’s nothing to do, you figure out what you really want to do with your life.”
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
Daniel Perry Will Stand Trial for Murder of BLM Protester Garrett Foster
Army sgt. indicted for murder, aggravated assault, deadly conduct
