City Council Rejects CodeNEXT Petition Effort
Rewrite won’t go onto November ballot, for now
Hot Luck Review: Peter Hook & the Light
A cover band with substance
Steve Van Zandt’s Soulfire
Springsteen henchman and Sopranos boss hits the road and classrooms
Breaking the Ice With Iceage
“Difficult” singer Elias Bender Rønnenfelt isn’t
Margaret Perry: A Life of Music
Classical community honors the late educator in concert Friday
Primary Run-off Results (Well, Some of Them)
Tonight’s victors: Valdez, Cole, Kopser, Goodwin, Hegar …
Other Worlds Austin Warns You: It Came From the Desert!
Monster-sized insect movie gets its Texas premiere
The Early Voting Numbers Are in for the Primary Run-offs
Early returns put Perri, Oliver neck and neck
Michael B. Jordan Joins Rooster Teeth Show
Black Panther star to voice and produce gen:LOCK
2018’s Texas Pride Celebrations
Celebrate your queerness throughout the Lone Star State this summer
Kendall Pace Resigns From AISD Board
President and at-large member announces departure from both posts
Austin Animation Seis Manos Heading to Netflix
More details on the latest show from Powerhouse Animation
Kendrick Lamar Humbles COTA
The most important rapper of our time demonstrates why
From the 40 Acres to East Austin
UT students use East Austin Stories to explore community life
Weekend Wine
Argentina ala Francais
Texas Vegan May Fest Celebrates Animal Advocacy
Cattle ranch turned animal sanctuary, Rowdy Girl, is on a mission
Sidewinder Closes
Partners working toward new venue at 715 Red River
Breaking In
Getting locked out of your house without keys has never been more dangerous
The House of Tomorrow
Punk coming-of-age tale is a little too sweet for its own good.
Deadpool 2
The uncanny merc with a mouth returns with paternal instincts
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Portrait of the artist as a young man is more a portrait of NYC.
Book Club
Life, love, laughter, and literature for a classic quartet of actresses
Anything
True love overcomes convention in this stylish, earnest romance.
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
The pope, in his own words, through the lens of Wim Wenders
Playback – Austin’s Darlin’: Toni Price
Quintessential Austin song stylist takes up residency at Little Darlin’
Uncovering the Next Generation
Austin Youth Film Festival puts the focus on young movie minds
Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount
The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema
Unglue Your Kids From the TV for These Family-Friendly Summer Activities
Ten things to see and do around Austin, no screens required
The Luv Doc: A Surreptitious Grope
Not exactly the Kama Sutra of hugs
Unplugged: Lowering the Volume of the Live Music Capital
Ley Line, Aaron Stephens, Team Goodtimes, Uncle Pie Hole, and more grounded sounds
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The Mona Lisa was driven away from Paris before World War II in an ambulance specially fitted with elastic rubber-sprung suspension. Every bottle of Chanel No. 5 contains about 12 roses grown in Pégomas, France, and 1,000 jasmine flowers grown in Grasse, France. According to a recent report about the rates of breastfeeding from UNICEF,…
More Sinclair in Austin?
Right-wing behemoth might be taking over Fox 7
Gay Place
UNdeniably queer, summer
Warming to CodeNEXT?
Chamber of Commerce’s poll reflects improving views of zoning rewrite
Uncommon Odds at Oddwood Ales
Cherrywood brewery helps polish up Austin’s beer scene
Unscripted: Sexy Future Space Lady
What says summer fun more than out-of-this-world lovin’ with a Sexy Future Space Lady? Especially improvised!
Van Boven Still Trying to Clear His Name
Appeals to HHS clearinghouse to overrule TMB
Council: Knocked Down and Drug Out
City Council, on into the 12th round
Snapshot: O. Henry Pun-Off
The air was thick with groans at last weekend’s celebration of wordplay
CodeNEXT: Conditions for Commissions
Planning, Zoning & Platting get last licks in before recommendations go to Council
Texas Targets DACA
Are Texas and Trump colluding to end DACA?
Inka Chicken’s O.G. Peruvian Fare
The South American cuisine is having a moment in Austin’s scene
Young Immigrants Fed Abortion Lies
Nation’s detainees receive abortion advice from Texas’ erroneous “A Woman’s Right to Know” booklet
Swing Sets and Champagne Rooms?
Adult cabaret going up across the street from Daffodil Apartments
American Berserk Theatre’s Killer Girls
When the killer girls of this timely satire strike back at abusive bros, revenge is sweet, smart, and hilarious
Teachers Union to AISD Board President: Resign
Pace vacates presidency, won’t resign from board
Undressed: Seven Austin Shops to Keep You Fashionable This Summer
Shed some layers while still staying fashionable
Soccer Sites
Precourt unveils McKalla Plan
Jarrott Productions’ Seminar
Theresa Rebeck’s play abounds in contradictions and irony, and this staging embraces them all – for the good and bad
Headlines
No City Council meeting this week. The body’s next regular meeting is set for Thursday, May 24. See “Knocked Down and Drug Out,” May 18. AISD Board Drama: Austin ISD Board President Kendall Pace announced her resignation following the reveal of some off-color text messages she’d sent to a board colleague. She declined to resign…
WEST Pop-Up at the Neill-Cochran House Museum
For the West Austin Studio Tour, 15 artists show their work in this historic Austin home to varying and delightful effect
Quote of the Week: Dana DeBeauvoir
Voter turn out is … well, down
Day Trips: Coupland Inn and Dance Hall
Something’s new at the old dance hall and eatery
Point Austin: Purging the Commissioners
If you can’t win the argument, blow up the process
Soccer Watch
Lots to mull over this week on the Columbus Crew stadium site, as Precourt Sports Ventures released their preliminary site plan; for more, see “Soccer Sites,” May 18. It’s trophy time in Europe. This Saturday is the English FA Cup final, Manchester United against Chelsea (May 19, 11:15am on Fox)… Atlético Madrid claimed the Europa…
Public Notice: East Side Story
Somewhere a place for us?
Unwind: Six Ways to De-Stress This Summer in Austin
Beer yoga, craft projects, and the perfect foot rub make our list
Oops!
An editing oversight lopped the last 14 words off the print version of last week’s “Point Austin” column. The article ran in full online. “The Prize Fight,” May 4’s News feature about the run-off for House District 46, incorrectly identified Chito Vela as a former staffer for U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz. In fact he worked…
Untether From the Ground for These Seven High-Flying Summer Activities
If trapeze, parkour, and hammock camping all sound too athletic, you can always opt for a rooftop pool
Unleashing the Summer Blockbusters
Your cinematic calendar for the must-see big releases
Help on the Way in Fight for Sick Pay
Workers Defense Project intervenes against anti-ordinance effort
Chronicle Endorsements
Recommendations for the run-off
May 22 Party Primary Run-Offs
Early voting ends Friday, May 18
