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A New Chapter for Austin’s Small Bookstores
From serving neighborhoods to serving wine, how innovative local booksellers are filling the shelves
Kaitlin Armstrong Found Guilty of Murdering Mo Wilson in Austin
Jury deliberated for two hours
Austin Mourns Officer Jorge Pastore, Killed While on Duty
SWAT officer was killed responding to hostage situation
Prepárate Para Tener Miedo With New Horror Anthology Satanic Hispanics
Segment directors on celebrating Latino diversity through terror
Murray’s Tavern Takes Over Gourmands Space
New York-style neighborhood tavern opens in early December
Old Settler’s Music Festival Postpones to 2025 in Move to Sell Property
“This festival isn’t going anywhere; it’s just going to take a new form”
City Buys Salvation Army Downtown Homeless Shelter
ARCH operator Urban Alchemy will take over
Thanksgiving Dining, Intero Opens Poeta, Boggy Creek Farm Goes Theatrical, Eastciders Gets Pumped, Taco Mafia’s on the Air, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Hung Jury in Murder Trial of APD Officer Christopher Taylor Causes Mistrial
Jurors were deadlocked through four days of deliberation
Review: Zach Theatre’s The Thin Place
Horror makes a rare and successful excursion to the stage
Figure 8 Expands to North Loop
The coffee shop opened quietly at 4631 Airport Blvd.
10,000 Texans Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza
Massive show of support at state Capitol for Palestinians
UT Recognizes Growing First-Generation Student Population
University increasing first-gen programming and graduation rates
Jury Currently Deadlocked in Officer Christopher Taylor Murder Trial
If they can’t decide, case will end in a mistrial
Austin Police Officer Shot and Killed During SWAT Call
Three others left dead, another officer injured but stable
Rooster Teeth Goes Big With the Extra Life Fundraiser
Streaming event for children’s hospitals goes 24 hours this weekend
Review: Penfold Theatre’s ‘Art’
New version of Yasmina Reza’s satire remains hysterically timely
Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Inoculating Society Against Lies
New documentary Shot in the Arm examines the infected body politic
Texas Case Has Supreme Court Deciding Whether to Keep Guns From Domestic Violence Offenders
Justices heard arguments this week
Rustin
Colman Domingo brings a lost mainstay of the Civil Rights Movement to life
The Delinquents
Argentine crime fable is tricksy and charming
Manodrome
Jesse Eisenberg is haunting as a fractured victim of MRA nonsense
Your Lucky Day
Angus Cloud grounds this twisty sealed bottle crime flick
It’s a Wonderful Knife
Exactly the It’s a Wonderful Life horror spoof the title implies
The Marvels
Lower, lesser, slower, baby
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer’s markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of November 9, 2023
The Pharcyde and Brownout’s Special Fest Collaboration and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Looking for the best shows happening in Austin this week? Check out the Chronicle music team’s handpicked “Crucial Concerts” below or in the paper every Thursday. And for our complete listings of upcoming live music events around town, head to Chron Events. Been There 2 w/ the Pharcyde & Brownout Esperanza Community, Saturday 11 In…
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
Lawsuit Filed Against Diplo and 3Ten ACL Live Over Alleged Concert Injury, and More Music News
3ten ACL Live, alongside EDM mainstay Diplo and pastel-crazed NFT company Doodles, were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by a Travis County resident last month. According to the petition, plaintiff Taylor Prinsen attended a South by Southwest 2022 DJ performance by Diplo, during which “an untethered speaker fell off the stage, striking her…
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids’ activities, and more
Council Slashes Parking Requirements, Ushering in New Era of Development Rules
City expresses optimism that eliminating parking minimums will lower the cost of building housing
Mr. Texas
Lawrence Wright’s newest novel isn’t just Mr. Smith Goes to Austin
“Finally I Sang”: Progressive Cumbia Fires Up Como Las Movies’ Full-Length Debut
Como Las Singles finds Nelson Valente Aguilar in the driver’s seat
Five Themes at This Year’s Texas Book Festival
What’s hot, what’s intriguing, and who’s gonna be at the annual literary bonanza
Hundreds Rally Against I-35 Expansion
TxDOT’s pricey project proving unpopular with Council members, congressmen, and regular Austinites
Day Trips: Kennedy’s Sausage Hometown Market, Santo
Kennedy’s Sausage Hometown Market in Santo is not your usual grocery store. Almost everything in the shop is frozen. The sausage comes in patties, and the freezers are full of steaks, vegetables, soups, chili, and sauces – including genuine Cajun Sauce Monica. If you’ve ever been to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, then…
Prisoner With Cancer Received Delayed Treatment, Little Family Visitation, Then Died, Family Says
Tony Sendejo’s last days were painful, chaotic
A New Documentary Meditates on Texan Electronic Composer Pauline Oliveros
Celebrate the queer theorist behind Deep Listening this Sunday at AFS
Residential Address: Africa Night’s Food, Dance, and Storytelling at Sahara Lounge
Musician Ibrahim Aminou brings West Africa to East Austin every Saturday
The Luv Doc: Snippy Boyfriend
Staying healthy always involves some sort of movement
Election Results for Constitutional Amendments and County Propositions
Voters approve child care tax breaks, teacher retirement boost, gas plant subsidies, and more
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
“Abba dabba dabba” in monkey talk means, “Chimp, I love you, too” according to songwriters Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan. Vitamin D is a vitamin, but it’s also a hormone. Traffic signals were invented long before automobiles. In 1868, London installed two mobile signs attached to pivoting arms and illuminated by a gaslit semaphore. The…
Opinion: Public Transit Alone Won’t Fix Traffic Woes. Is Congestion Pricing the Solution?
This lesser-known traffic control strategy encourages the diversion of traffic through ulterior routes, means, or times
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, November 10-16
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Protest at City Hall: Religious groups and students gathered at City Hall on Thursday. Organizer of the protest, Zainab Haider, said they wanted to see Mayor Kirk Watson publicly support a cease-fire and issue a statement of support for the Palestinian people as he did for the Israeli people on Oct. 8. Read more online.…
The Only All-Woman-Owned-and-Brewed Beer in Austin Takes Root
Lass Haüs Ales is all woman
Qmmunity: Clowning Around
Queer embarrassment artist Andie Flores brings her show about “a clown idiot” to Crashbox
Austin’s Transportation Future: What Will It Look Like in 2033?
Highways, headless horsemen, and high-speed trains: The ghost of our transportation future
During Closing Arguments in Christopher Taylor Murder Trial, Attorneys Appeal to Sense of Fear, Justice Among Jurors
Jury deliberating as of Wednesday morning
Beerburg’s Beers Made by Walking Festival, Joel Taylor’s Little Nishi, Fierce Whiskers’ Bourbon Battle, the Quesoff’s Cheesy Splendor, and More
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Texas ACLU Readies for Abortion Battle in Cities and Towns
The struggle starts at the local level
The Austin Chronic: Doc Unprescribed Explores How Cannabis Is Helping People Who’ve Experienced War Trauma
goodblend hosts special screening for Veterans Day
Greg Abbott’s Private School Voucher Plans Stay Dead
Promise not to promise this anymore, Guv?
