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Caroline Says Has a Few Regrets
Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Caroline Sallee ages gracefully on new LP
Jared Leto Sings for Kids in Foster Care
Then invites them to 30 Seconds to Mars concert
AFF On Story Takes The Shape of Water
Season begins with co-writer of Oscar-winning fairy tale
A Day at the Ren Faire
Inside the ninth annual Sherwood Forest Faire
The Reader’s Field Guide to Michael Noll
The Austin writer behind The Writer’s Field Guide
I Learned to Cook at Bad Restaurants
Cooking mediocre food results in a priceless skill set
Eight Swanky Hotel Pools in Austin That Are Open to the Public
Barton Springs not posh enough? We have some options for you.
AFS Grant Emphasizes Diversity
Society offering $130,000 for emerging filmmakers
CodeNEXT
CodeNEXT is Austin’s attempt to rewrite our existing land development code (LDC for short), which was adopted in the Eighties when Austin was “weirder” and way smaller. A lot of people, even some hesitant CodeNEXT supporters, believe our current code is no longer working. Basically, we’re asking a flip phone to handle today’s more advanced…
Felicity Comes to ATX Television
TV fest reunites cast of beloved show, plus Mayans, more
Bermuda Triangle’s Becca Mancari Makes Waves
Nashville singer injects marginalized voices into Americana
Ruby’s BBQ Pits to Live On in New Restaurant
Local chefs preserve a piece of barbecue history
DVDanger: Pyewacket
Classical witchcraft drama gets a bleak, contemporary twist
Coco Coquette Celebrates Trans Women With Makeup Workshop
The power of the (makeup) brush
One Cop Fired, One’s Fate Sealed?
Mathis fired following Stallings October indictment
Overwatch League’s Houston Outlaws Get Warm Welcome
E-sports squad preps for next season surrounded by local fans
Pair of Deaths at the County Jail
TCSO believes both men died “of natural causes”
Nakia Gets Tied to the Whipping Post
New video previews covers collection
Hustle for the Cause Debuts Chingona Fest ATX
Promoting diversity with a little help from beer
Weekend Wine
Sicilian wines for the connoisseur on a budget
Day Trips & Beyond: April Events Roundup
Start April with a scenic drive along fields of flowers
Guide to Austin Greenbelt Entrances
Reroute no more! Here’s a list of Greenbelt access points.
Moontower Comedy 2018: Full Lineup, Schedule
Amanda Seales, Dulcé Sloan, Ted Leo late additions to fun
Sherlock Gnomes
Gnomeo and Juliet sequel heads to London. For reasons.
Midnight Sun
Ill met by daylight in this photosensitive romance.
The Leisure Seeker
Mirren and Sutherland reunite for a painful road trip.
Ready Player One
Video gaming and Eighties culture get the Spielberg treatment
Loveless
Russia’s middle class eviscerates itself.
Leaning Into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy
The enigmatic British environmental artist in the wild.
Getting Grace
Quirky look at how we look at death.
Rangasthalam
Indian drama catches middle man in a class struggle.
The Jumpolin Story Goes to Court
Status Labs partners Jordan French and Darius Fisher sue and countersue
Cop Shot, SWAT Standoff Turns Deadly
One suspect dead, two cops injured after Sunday SWAT situation
Public Notice: Austin Saves CodeNEXT Saves Austin
City forges “grand compromise” on land use regulations
Margo Frasier Cleared by Ethics Board
Former police monitor had been probed for personal work on city time
Soccer Watch
Sooner or later, the CONCACAF Champions League usually comes down to MLS vs. Mexico; this year it’s in next week’s semifinals, being shown live in the U.S. only on Univision Deportes: •Mexico City’s Club America at Toronto FC: 7pm Tue., April 3 •New York Red Bulls at Chivas of Guadalajara: 9pm Wed., April 4 The…
Cops, Medics, and How the City Treats Them
Labor agreements, disagreements, and more
Headlines
No City Council meeting this week – the next is April 12 (work session April 10), when several council members will be out of town, making an effective quorum a bit unpredictable. But budget deliberations begin in earnest Wednesday, April 4, with the annual staff budget forecast. So much labor news this week that we…
Council: Crime and Coronation
Lengthy City Council meeting reinforces police staffing, congratulates APD
Quote of the Week: Delia Garza
Does the council member sound tired of all the talk?
Laura Morrison Kicks Off Mayoral Campaign
Former council member begins her bid
One in a Crowd
Austin filmmakers need your help
Changes at UT’s Fine Arts Library Cause a Rift in the College of Fine Arts
Showdown on the fifth floor
Sympathetic Coverage for Austin Bomber Mark Conditt
National outlets muddy moral picture
The Luv Doc: Cat Corpses in Your Rearview
Keep your head on a swivel
Ken Paxton Lies in Letter on Women’s Health
A March 22 letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes startlingly clear that our A.G. doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about when it comes to women’s health. The letter urges the Trump administration to place federal Title X funds back into the hands…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Doris Day declined an offer to play Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate. In 2010, Amtrak launched a yearlong test to see whether biodiesel made from beef byproducts could efficiently run the Heartland Flyer passenger train between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, while reducing emissions. The results: Air emissions were below EPA limits for this generation…
The Terrifying Laughter of Parenthood
Award-winning comedy Maybe Shower comes home
Dai Due Taqueria Has Legit Tacos al Pastor
Consider the trompo
Playback: Austin Angles for BMI
Music leaders court performance rights organization, plus a requiem for Draylen Mason
Austin’s Fareground Food Court Has Something for Every Palate
Downtown’s first food hall includes local favorites Dai Due, Easy Tiger, Contigo, and more
Theatre en Bloc’s The Secretary
Kyle John Schmidt’s new comedy takes dead aim at our national gun obsession and hits it with laughs
Gay Place
LoveBalm: an event to soothe and celebrate Austin’s queer community
Austin Playhouse’s Shakespeare in Love
The Oscar-winning film makes a successful transition to the stage through Don Toner’s marvelous production
Snapshot: Houston’s In Bloom Music Festival
Photographer David Brendan Hall heads to H-town in search of … Austinites
“Vladimir Mejia: Mi Feito Don’t let this time be in vain”
This show feels like a glimpse into the artist’s camera roll, a peek into the digital chronicling of a life and all that is consumed throughout it
Caroline Says Record Review
No Fool Like an Old Fool (Western Vinyl)
Why Aren’t UT Students Getting Rape Kits?
The numbers don’t add up
Texas Platters Hall of Fame: Freddie King’s Texas Cannonball
Blasting blues will get you through whatever’s happening
Ernest Cline: Kings of the Nerds
Austin author adapts his Spielberg homage Ready Player One with Spielberg himself
Council Commits to Immigrant Legal Services
Five-year plan for $375,000 approved last week
Beside the Point: All Eyes on Him
The spotlight on interim – er, well, yeah, interim – Chief Brian Manley
CodeNEXT’s Density Bonus Program
Affordable housing from CodeNEXT
Day Trips: I.D. Fairchild State Forest, Maydelle
Take a walk in the woods behind the pine curtain of East Texas
MetroRail’s Moving Schedule
Arrival times moved up 10 minutes through June
