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Stomped Out
As Sheffield’s case awaits trial, he still wonders why CLEAT took such drastic action against him
Austin Fermentation Festival Returns
Jennifer McGruther keynotes
Five Nights With Monsters
ATX Halloween week: Witches, werewolves, and haints, oh my!
F1 Fan Fest Q&A: Public Enemy’s Chuck D
“Musically, we weren’t born into rap. We were born into black music …”
APD’s Copeland Suspended 90 Days
Oft-mentioned cop disciplined for April detainment
It’s Not Coffee That’s Brewing Up There in the Clouds
But we’ll be swigging it down while the sky opens its floodgates again
Day Trips: Farley Boat Works
Port Aransas boat builder keeps the spirit of the Texas coast alive
COTA Fan Fest: F1 off the Tracks
4 reasons to go to COTA Fan Fest
Let the Sun Shine In!
Council buys solar, supports Planned Parenthood, fingerprints TNCs
Mac-in’ and Relaxin’
Slacker songwriter Mac Demarco soothes Stubb’s
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams: Ramble On
Levon Helm acolytes open for and perform with Jackson Browne tonight
Bastrop Fire Volunteer Opportunities
Learn how to aid victims of last week’s blaze
Apis and Congress Get Truffled
Today’s Austin food news
Tim Doyle Draws “Lost Austin” Out of the Past and Onto Your Walls
The popular artist reveals his newest prints at Parts & Labour
SXSW Film Releases First Wave of Panels
The Mr. Robot crew are back
Knest Improvs “Saigon by Motorcycle”
ATX’s Thor Harris + Jonathan Horne + Randall Holt = Knest
SXSW Music: First Band List of 2016
Initial names for (154) and days remaining until (146) March madness
DVDanger: The Larry Fessenden Collection
Horror’s underappreciated auteur on existential terror
SXSW Interactive Announces Over 500 Sessions
Kerry Washington, Larry King, and more added to featured speaker list
10 Minutes with Ali Campbell of UB40
AC by AC to the tune of reggae ubiquity
One in a Crowd: Honky Tonk Heaven
Doc on the legendary Broken Spoke seeks finishing funds
State Cuts Medicaid for Planned Parenthood
State claims “misconduct” in undercover, dubious sting videos
News Roundup: Planned Parenthood, Piñatas, & Pink Bikinis
City Council goes long
Ben Carson Invites Himself to Austin ISD
GOP contender’s photo op plan quietly falls apart
DVDanger: Final Girl
Abigail Breslin, the revisionist scream queen
Spaced Out
Salvage Vanguard, Tapestry Dance lose their home spaces
First Look: Royal Jelly
Global meets glam
VIDEO: Fantastic Arcade Wrap Up
We chat up the weird wonderful gaming fringe with help from the Daily Dot
Suzi’s, Lick Ice Cream Celebrates
Today’s Austin food news
Beasts of No Nation
Idris Elba co-stars in this Netflix drama about child soldiers in Africa
Freeheld
Julianne Moore and Ellen Page are adrift in this gay-rights drama
Woodlawn
A high school football player embraces his religious faith
Bruce Lee: The Fighter
Telugu film
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
Bollywood romantic comedy
Big Stone Gap
An Appalachian “spinster” learns the truth about her past
Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks revisit the Cold War
Crimson Peak
Guillermo del Toro goes Gothic, but falls short
Steve Jobs
Everyone works at the top of their game to deliver this timely biopic
Sehr Flash: Fiction Becomes Music
Austin composer Russell Podgorsek teams with lit journal NANO Fiction to create short short stories with original scores
Oops!
Last week’s News feature, “Getting Outside the Box,” Oct. 9, failed to clarify that the Pennsylvania law referenced requiring criminal background checks for university employees also applies to people with criminal records for crimes other than sex offenses.
Mobility Committee Talks TNC Regs
TNC proposals now move to full Council
A Surfeit of Lit
The Texas Book Festival’s 20th year gives fans of the written word 300 authors to connect with
Page Two: It Was Thirty Years and a Day and a Half Ago
It’s hard to get unstuck from the past when it’s still so present
No Contempt in Jumpolin Hearing
Clearing the store’s former site won’t result in sanctions for property owners
The Heart Goes Last
Margaret Atwood’s latest tracks a luckless couple across a dystopian landscape
Luv Doc: Beer in Heaven?
What if the bliss they’re doling out in heaven is not your jam?
Getting in on the Ground Floor
Are you interested in co-owning the first sustainable, agrarian, mixed-use community in Central Texas? In 2017, the Elgin Agrarian Community, consisting of 80 single-family cottages and a five-acre farm, plus commercial community space, an agricultural training center, and the historic Mary Christian Burleson homestead, will become home to individuals and families seeking to live in…
A House of My Own: Stories From My Life
In this collection of essays, letters, lectures, and more, Sandra Cisneros opens wide the doors to the house of her life
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to Kevin Drum of Mother Jones, Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal may have cost people their lives due to increased levels of nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere. Aristotle praised pickles’ healing powers. Some say “tableaus” is the preferred plural of “tableau,” not “tableaux.” When tensions rose between Reggie Jackson and Yankees manager Billy Martin, team…
Public Notice: Plans for the Future
The CodeNEXT process is upon us
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015: The Best Stories of the Year
The 20 stories here span cultures and time, and usually involve family and plenty of emotion
Quote of the Week
“They don’t mind having Big Government to interfere with a woman’s right to choose and to try to take down Planned Parenthood. They’re fine with Big Government when it comes to that. I’m sick of it!” – Hillary Clinton at the Democratic presidential debate, on the hypocrisy of GOP efforts to defund women’s health care
A Hidden Epidemic
Finding Jenn’s Voice illuminates a disturbing trend
All the Houses
Karen Olsson’s novel tells the tragedy of Washington, D.C., through one family’s isolated members
Playback: Trailer Space Closing October 31
Venue first, clubhouse second, and record store third. Trailer Space’s constant free, all-ages concerts filled a void for up-and-coming Austin acts.
Texas Tribune Fest Held This Weekend
Nancy Pelosi, Julián Castro to join Trib Fest
Tales of Halloween Aims for Spooky Fun
New horror anthology screens this weekend
The Double Life of Liliane
This odd, beautiful book from Lily Tuck is part memoir, part novel, part poetry, part historical quilt
Up to Scratch
Craft and quality at Bone Spirits
A Somewhat Welcoming City
Adler and Eckhardt show support for immigration reform
Simple Man, Simple Dream
Part of the Seventies Southern California songwriting cabal that produced Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and the Eagles, J.D. Souther brings his craft to the Dripping Springs Songwriters’ Festival
Betty Boyd Caroli on Lady Bird and Lyndon
Betty Boyd Caroli tells the First Lady’s side of the story in Lady Bird and Lyndon
The Take-Out
Priced out
Scammed in Dove Springs
Homeowners allege predatory lending practices
Texas Book Festival Reviews
Pitchfork Senior Editor compiles
Wendell Pierce’s The Wind in the Reeds
In Wendell Pierce’s memoir The Wind in the Reeds, Godot and Treme help transform post-Katrina New Orleans
The Diary of Anne Frank
Every element of this UT Department of Theatre & Dance production demands attention and respect
Headlines
City Council faces a hefty 87-Item agenda today, including proposals on solar energy, ridesharing services, Planned Parenthood, density bonuses, secondary dwelling units, … and short-term rentals – a long day’s journey into night. Austin Convention Center may be booked years in advance, but Council’s Economic Opportunity Committee is dragging its feet on adding space. CMs…
Texas Book Festival Reviews
Asleep at the Wheel bandleader Ray Benson describes his long, strange, Western Swing trip
A Surfeit of Lit
Writers, start your pens! The Chronicle‘s Short Story Contest is accepting submissions.
“Mons Dew” at MASS Gallery
MASS Gallery’s five artists bombard the senses with neon-bright objects linked to personal consumption
The Hightower Report
Moneyed elites get richer the old-fashioned way: stealing
Texas Book Festival Reviews
One of the deans of music criticism details his backstory
Gay Place: Twinkle!
Stargayzer busts the queer music doors wide open
“Shawn Smith: Predators, Prey, and Pixels” at grayDUCK Gallery
The artist pushes past the simplicity of creating pixelated sculptures of wildlife
Beside the Point: Making Mental Health a Priority
We don’t spend enough time looking at how untreated mental illness is contributing to crime
Texas Book Festival Reviews
A love song from one Georgian to another
Day Trips: The Grey Mule Saloon, Fort Stockton
Former Old West saloon becomes Mesa Vineyards’ tasting room and wine bar
Texas Book Festival Reviews
Little known female jazz trombone player gets her due – with children
Soccer Watch
The UT Longhorns are making their tough early-season schedule pay off in Big 12 play; they beat Iowa State 2-1 on Friday and TCU 3-0 on Sunday, getting a pair of goals from Alexa Adams in each game. Her game-winner Friday night made SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays of the day. And Abby Smith’s 29th career…
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink
Elvis Costello by Elvis Costello in 688 pages
Stella San Jac
Mixed offerings at Westin eatery
Nov. 3 Bond & Constitutional Amendment Election, Early Voting Locations
Early Voting: Oct. 19-30; Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3 Early Voting: You may vote at any early voting location in the county in which you are registered. Election Day: You may vote at any precinct polling place in Travis County. VOTER ID: Texas law requires registered voters to show a current photo ID issued by…
A Good Coffee Shop Is Not That Hard to Find
Finding home in the bottom of a cup
Council: Not Speed-Readers
Council awaits a nearly 90-item agenda on Thursday
