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A Broken Trust at the Alamo Drafthouse
After executive mismanagement of sexual harassment accusations, the movie chain reconsiders what it means to do the right thing
In Memoriam: Ken Johnson
Remembering the versatile theatre artist, who died March 2
Precourt Sports Ventures: We Want McKalla Place!
Columbus Crew owners now eye North Austin tract
Sisters Are Cookin’ It for Yourselves
International Women’s Day (and beyond) highlights female chefs
Fox Sports House Brings Soccer at SXSW
Stu Holden on coming to Austin, the World Cup, and more
Roots & Friends Return to SXSW
Collab bonanza includes Ludacris and Jessie Reyez
Keith Urban Announces SXSW Show
Superstar follows up 2017’s Garth Brooks appearance
Southwest of Salem Director on Satanic Panic
Deborah S. Esquenazi talks collective madness before her SXSW panel
Noel Gallagher’s Moody Wonderwall
Oasis bandleader began his week in Austin
Music to Celebrate Women By
Butler School marks Intl. Women’s Day with all-star concert
Juno Black’s Queer Riot Festival Creates Community Through Music
Friday’s family friend fest unites LGBTQ and straight musicians
The Chronicle‘s 2018 Primary Election Coverage
Tracking the returns for the county, courthouse, and state
dapperQ Returns to Austin to Queer SXSW Interactive
Friday’s panel asks: Is it possible to truly ungender fashion?
Fader Fort Teases Lineup
SOB X RBE, Soccer Mommy, YBN Nahmir, and more
Council: Free-Net Ain’t Free
Austin Free-Net wins a reprieve over California competition
Texas Film Awards Announce More Stars
Timothée Chalamet, Thandie Newton to present awards
Blue Starlite Shines on Mueller Again
After four-month hiatus, urban drive-in finds a new old home
Feverbones’ Superhuman Surrealism
Experimental indie rock trio previews April LP
Free Events for the Cash-Strapped at SXSW
Festival films, music, and more, on the cheap
Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup
Stack rocks, meet the Hulk, and celebrate the Lone Star State
The Real Reason Behind James Hawley’s Retirement From EMS?
Assistant chief quit amid APD investigation
Virginia Wood, Champion of the Austin Food Community, Dies at 67
Our colleague and friend will be greatly missed
The Chronicle Critics on Oscars’ Best Picture Nominees
Revisit the nominees and get prepared for the pomp this weekend
Five Recommended Austin Arts Events This Weekend
On the weekend before that SXSW thing engulfs us all, yes
Your Queer Guide to SXSW
Keeping things kweer in 2018
UT Textile and Apparel Hosts High School Design Competition
TXA looks for multifunctional clothing ideas from students
Kenny Gee Reps Austin Youth
SoundCloud rapper hustles his way into SXSW
Annihilation
Alex Garland’s SF mystery is weird for weirdness’ sake.
Red Sparrow
Erotic spy thriller is Fifty Shades of Gorky Park.
A Fantastic Woman
Emancipation in grief in this Chilean Oscar-nominated film.
The Party
Sally Potter’s dinner party theatre is a delicious dish.
Nostalgia
A life well lived examined in a film uninspiringly made.
CodeNEXT’s End Is Near, in Theory
What fate for our five-year, $8.5 million rewrite?
Seen / Soon: March 2
Seen Michelle S. Polgar has just received Actors’ Equity Association’s Lucy Jordan Award, given annually to an individual in the Western Region who shows a lifetime commitment to the theatre and to helping other theatre artists. The longtime director, Mary Moody Northen Theatre managing director, former State Theatre artistic director, and Austin Arts Commissioner is…
Say Hello to the New (Less Confederate) Schools
Five AISD schools will get a name change
Austin Free-Net to Be Replaced?
California company slated to replace local digital literacy org
Did Y’all Even Vote?
Early voting totals are in, and they’re quite low
Political Discourse in the Modern Age
@WeThePeople #oftheUnitedStates
Statesman Sold (We’re Told)
Daily paper could go to GateHouse Media
ICE Strikes Deal With Surveillance Firm
What does Vigilant Solutions’ license plate reader deal with APD mean for the city’s stonewall of ICE?
Council: Buckets Before Vendors
Light fare on the agenda this week
Point Austin: The Daily Carnage
Another month, another mass shooting … will this one make a change?
Austin Police Association Files Injunction Against Police Monitor
Union seeks to bar PM from IA investigations during impasse
Put the Soccer Stadium in the River
Precourt Sports Ventures’ troubles finding a home continue
Hunan Restaurant
There’s a spot at a North Lamar mini-mall serving excellent jajangmyeon
Election Notes
More news from the campaign trail
Our New Events Department Brings You All the Fun
Chron Events is off and running
Headlines
City Council meets today, March 1, with a relatively short agenda, including confirming paid sick leave for the city’s part-time and temp workers, another Champion Tract zoning case, and a big contract decision for digital community outreach. “Council: Buckets Before Vendors,” March 2. Cervi’s in Service: Austin ISD hired Bob Cervi as executive director of…
Snapshot: Raw Paw Arson Benefit
The creative community rallies around the art collective after a fire destroys their home base and catalog
Quote of the Week: Ted Gordon
AISD trustee on the Confederate school names
Gay Place
Take a moment to enjoy Austin before SXSW barrels into town
Public Notice: In the Name of Fairness
Times change, and so do schools
The Luv Doc: Backseat Driver
The most exquisite intellectual torture imaginable
UT Department of Theatre & Dance’s Enron
This production of Lucy Prebbles’ play smartly recounts and reframes the corporate beast’s rise and fall
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Gillette began production of the disposable steel razor blade in 1903, and sold 51 razor sets that year. In 1915, Gillette sold 70 million blades. When faced with danger from a rattlesnake, a squirrel can heat up its tail, then wave it in the snake’s face. This confuses the snake, which has an infrared sensing…
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
This debut fantasy novel is appealing, in part because it draws on legends of the Arab world for its magic
The Common Law
Renting your house during SXSW?
“18+” at Recspec Gallery
The exhibit of explicit work by 23 women and nonbinary artists has the effect of a peep show with recurring thrills
Playback: The Austin Music Industry Awards Come of Age
Kevin Curtin reverses his “awards are bullshit” stance
Day Trips: Manske Rolls, San Marcos
The unique twist on the cinnamon roll is a San Marcos original
Paul Thomas Anderson on His Friendship With Jonathan Demme
Phantom Thread director to receive Texas Film Award
New Plant-Based Food Truck Serves Burgers and Builds Community
Plow Burger aims to feed the people, hold the meat
Soccer Watch
There were dueling statements of purpose this week from Austin’s two putative soccer franchises, with USL Austin owner and COTA CEO Bobby Epstein telling the Columbus Dispatch that “there’s a widespread feeling that the [Columbus] Crew may not be coming to Austin after all,” so he’ll move ahead with plans for a 2019 expansion team,…
You Be the Judge
Sex, lies, and politics in the 331st District Court
Local Opera Local Artists’ La Clemenza di Tito: A Retelling
The company’s take on Mozart’s last opera asks hard questions about forgiveness in a messy world
Letters for Laura Monterrosa
Local, federal politicians probe T. Don Hutto on abused detainee
Chronicle Endorsements
Recommendations for the county, state, and country
March 6 Party Primaries
Early Voting Feb. 20-March 2
