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25 Years Ago, Sublime Arrived in Austin and Cut One of the Decade’s Biggest Albums
Local producer Paul Leary put some Austin in the Long Beach surf/punk/dub trio’s mix
Tony Hinchcliffe’s Stand-up Racism
Kill Tony host spews slurs at fellow comic Peng Dang
Masters of the Universe Still Has the Power
New images from the Austin-made series for Netflix
HBO Comes to ATX (Television, That Is)
Festival announces partnership and programming for the streamer
Why Darren Lynn Bousman Came Back For Spiral
Rock, racks, vices and games: the story behind the new Saw
Hopdoddy Goes Fusion, Tso’s Gets a Jjim/Bom Bonus, Antonelli’s Appears IRL, Garrison Bros x South Congress Cafe, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Fake Fast Food Restaurateur (and Filmmaker) Kevin Smith Welcomes Austin to Mooby’s
Silent Bob talks fan connection, veganism, and Mooby’s origins
Austin FC Suffers Midwestern Meltdown in Kansas City
RECAP: Ring’s red card leaves 10 man squad scrambling
Bog Bodies, Blood Pulling, and Muppets: Making the Monster of Boys From County Hell
How Chris Baugh raised the evil of Irish vampire
Council Recap: A Wary, Cloudy Start for a New Police Cadet Class
“Reimagined” academy still a work in progress
Barton Springs Pool Will Require Reservations Starting May 21
No more sauntering into Austin’s natural springs fed pool on a whim
About Endlessness
Roy Andersson carves another exquisite, funny, mordant world
15 Things You Didn’t Know About Bigfoot (#1 Will Blow Your Mind)
Search for the shaggy beast kinda goes nowhere
Undergods
Post-Apocalyptic-ish portmanteau shows future shocks, future promise
Duty Free
Around the world in 77 years in this tale of new ambition in old age
Here Today
Crystal and Haddish bond beautifully in this bittersweet comedy
Initiation
Updated campus slasher flick gets the tech right, but not much else
Mainstream
Internet fame gets ugly, no shocker
Locked In
Mayhem in the storage lockers
The Paper Tigers
Adorable new look at the oldest martial art story
Silo
Farming accident drama is more than just a long PSA
The Water Man
Tale of tales finds strength in fantasy as a young boy goes questing
Day Trips: South Padre Island Parks
The sunny side of SPI beaches
May 1 Special Election Results: Austin Voters Tell City Leaders What They Don’t Like
Austin voters tell city leaders what they don’t like
Carrie Fountain’s Third Collection of Poetry Illuminates the Day-to-Day
The Austin author lives The Life
Austin at Large: Stupid Games, Ugly Prizes
With the lives of Austin’s unhoused poor at stake, the city prepares to do something
The Ugly End to Jason Dusterhoft’s Police Career Was Only the Beginning for APD
Three chiefs gone in Austin
Public Notice: Just to Clarify
Speedway post office closing, AISD spending delayed?
The Rise and Fall of Jason Dusterhoft (and His Frenemies)
A trip down APD’s Memory Lane, from the Chronicle archives
Qmmunity: It’s Gonna Be Gay
Poo Poo Platter’s mommy complex, Cheer Ups reopening, and more queer May happenings
The Luv Doc: Running Late
The kind of unforgivable transgression that can ruin a promising career.
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Austin City Council meets today, Thursday, May 6, to address a lengthy agenda. Up first is an item approving an ordinance to accept the first half of Austin’s $195.8 million in American Rescue Plan funds. Specifically, $44.8 million of the $97.9 million is expected to be appropriated for public health expenses related to the COVID-19…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Monarch butterflies’ wings function as solar panels, converting sunlight into energy for flight. “Satchmo” is Yiddish for “big cheeks” and was Louis Armstrong’s nickname. His first trumpet was made possible due to an advance from a Jewish couple whom he worked for and befriended while growing up in New Orleans. Although made with flour tortillas,…
APD Releases Incident Video of Gonzales Shooting
Escalating quickly
Amy’s Army Raises Awareness, Support for Sexual Assault Survivors
Campaign to raise awareness, support for survivors
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, May 7-13
Finally, COVID Relief Funds Coming to Austin Schools
District lays off evaluators, asks them to reapply
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of May 6, 2021
The Common Law
Driving golf carts on Austin streets – is it legal?
Under Fire, AISD Launches Plan to Fix Special Ed
District lays off evaluators, asks them to reapply
Kareem El-Ghayesh Brings a Taste of Egypt to Texas Barbecue
Building bridges with brisket
Cannabills Get Closer to the Capitol End Zone
Texas House passes measures to reduce penalties, increase medical use
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Two Married Couples, Two New Neighborhood Spots in Austin
It takes two with Birdie’s and Bobo’s
For Briscoe Cain’s Next Act, Watch This Bill Disappear (Along With Your Right to Vote)
House committee guts SB 7, replaces it with language from other draconian voting restriction bill
Opinion: We Still Haven’t Solved Austin’s Public Transit Problems
People don’t get out of their cars to use public transit because it’s inefficient
Austin-Made Comedy Sends Shakey Graves in Search of Beer and Meaning
The party never ends at The Get Together
Faster Than Sound: KUT/KUTX in Discussion With UT Over the Future of the Cactus Cafe
KUTX Director says it’s “50-50” whether the station will continue managing the venue
What’cha Watchin’?
Screengrabs from the Chronicle staff
UT Grad Helps Raya and the Last Dragon Dance on Raindrops
James Romo adds his talents to the Disney magic
The Verde Report: Answering the Burning Austin FC Question
A brand-new team is shaping up to be better than anyone anticipated
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Booze To-Go Is Here To Stay, APL’s Cookbook Reopens, Pinthouse Goes Large, Fancy Greek Noms In the Littlefield, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Local Legal Leaders Come Out Swinging Against Anti-Abortion Bills
Proposals let literally anyone drag providers into court
