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Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?
Project Connect looks to help make connections
Abbott Issues Proclamation Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Sites
Only one location per county allowed under the order
City Council to Vote on SAVES Resolution on October 1
Good Work Austin offers amendments to help save restaurants and bars
Day Trips & Beyond: October Travel Updates
A true beer cave softens the blow of pandemic cancellations
Austin Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup
Dave Not Coming Back, Golden Arm this year’s headliners
November 3 General Election Endorsements (Condensed)
All our endorsements collected on one easy-to-print page
Hundreds of AISD Teachers May Refuse to Report to Campus for In-Person Classes
Education Austin organizes action in response to schools reopening
Maria’s Taco Xpress Sells to Investment Company, Sign Up for Sale
Iconic South Austin restaurant has been operating since 1997
More Dope Chinese, Wheatsville Brings the Curbside, Kyoten Sushiko Shutters
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
Fantastic Fest Interview: Jim Cummings Hunts The Wolf of Snow Hollow
The actor and director talks bloody myths and drive-in premieres
Checking In: A Texas Gentleman Turns to Video
“Reality is the music business has been changing for a long time”
Lakeway Hospital Investors Settle With DOJ, HUD
Fraud settlements backed by whistleblower complaint
The Stress Issue
.drinks p { font-family: “Gotham Narrow SSm A”, “Gotham Narrow SSm B”; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; } You’re stressed. We get it. So are we. In our first-ever Stress Issue, we’ll help readers better understand the science behind their stress, and give them concrete ideas for combatting stress, forming better habits, and finding…
Checking In: Rochelle & the Sidewinders Realize Something Good
Hard blues band singer + guitarist combo splits at Prince & Barney
Fantastic Fest Review: Teddy
French werewolf comedy has a tragic bite
Music Rally Demands City Funding: “Put Up or Shut Up”
Thursday’s Council vote portrayed both as last stand … and a start
Glasshealer Covers Björk
“Unison” remake reveals new side of ATX experimentalists
Take Your Wardrobe Back to Suffragette City
Local artist Heidi Pitre pins up women’s right to vote
Fantastic Fest Interview: The Boy Behind the Door
David Charbonier and Justin Powell on their dark thriller
Music Industry Rally Called for Monday at City Hall
Advocates turn up the volume for dedicated music funding
Bigfoot and Butterflies: Across the Dark Divide With David Cross
How shooting his wilderness adventure changed his brain
Video Premiere: Tomar & the FCs Get Animated
Austin’s rhythm-n-soul throwdown illustrates a “Fine Time”
Austin Resources for Those Experiencing Income Loss Due to COVID-19
Efforts to help Austinites struggling to make rent or pay bills
Foster Boy
The for-profit foster system exposed in this heartrending drama
RPG Metanoia
Filipino animated gaming adventure gets a U.S. release
Gremlin
Some presents should stay unwrapped in this twisted horror
Ava
International espionage with a body count
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles
Cake and art mix in this portrayal of consumable creativity at the Met
Push
Documentary exposes how faceless landlords turn homes into assets
Sweetness in the Belly
Unusual take on the white savior narrative, set against the Ethiopian civil war
Akira
This animated science fiction based on a graphic novel set the modern standard of excellence for Japanese anime.
Kajillionaire
The con is on in Miranda July’s oddball crime caper
Dead
Comedy about raising the dead doesn’t raise too many laughs
Rad
Hal Needham’s BMX action flick restored
Still Life
Jia Zhangke’s 2006 masterpiece on a changing China finally reaches America
Shortcut
Mangled Italian creature feature should be even shorter
The Last Shift
Different visions of the modern American working class, all beaten by the same system
Every Day We Get More Illegal by Juan Felipe Herrera
With his latest collection, the former U.S. poet laureate offers a kind of spiritual style guide for our time
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Together, We Count: Wednesday, Sept. 30, is the last day to respond to the 2020 U.S. census. For more on how to take the census, visit www.atxcensus2020.com. You’re So Gonna Vote: The deadline to register to vote in the November election is Mon., Oct. 5 (early voting runs Oct. 13-30). Not sure if you’re already…
The Luv Doc: The Devil’s Playthings
Your nation is counting on you!
Day Trips: Lake Wood Recreation Area, Gonzales
It’s water over the dam at this scenic park
Qmmunity: Keep the Census Queer and Get Counted
Plus, Joterías celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with a special show and more queer fun
Travis County Voter Registration Deadline Is Oct. 5
Election Day – November 3 – is a little more than a month away. The deadline to register to vote is Mon., Oct. 5 (early voting runs Oct. 13-30). If you’re not yet registered to vote (find out at www.votetravis.com), Travis County voters can download a voter registration form here, print it, and then either…
The Joy of Shower Beer
Advice: Get sudsed up with these eight Austin craft brews
Soccer Watch
Texas-OU Weekend It isn’t the season the UT Longhorns expected, with no postseason to look forward to and two shutout losses to start the shortened schedule. But a win over archrival Oklahoma Sooners would go a long way toward putting things right. It’s 7pm on Friday, Sept. 25, with free admission and happy hour prices…
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Some praying mantises like hunting for small fish. The spurtle is a wooden kitchen tool for stirring porridge, soups, stews, and broths. It’s been used in Scotland since the 15th century. To finance her flying, Amelia Earhart used publicity stunts, making a flying record and then lecturing on it, contributing to Cosmopolitan magazine, and designing…
Austin’s Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers’ markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of September 24, 2020
Faster Than Sound: It’s Now or Never for a Music Venue Preservation Fund
When will the city of Austin give music venues aid to preserve their so-called ‘Live Music Capital’?
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, September 25 – October 1
Last September, Late Iron Age Sonic Architect Wade Allison Spoke About Composing a Crossover Metal Standard
Eighteen days after the death of Power Trip frontman we uncover an unseen interview with the late guitarist
Eastside Housing Proposals Blow Up at Council
“That was crazy”
We Have an Issue: Honoring RBG
The stakes have raised even higher for the most consequential election in a lifetime
About That AISD Waiver
Following backlash, confusion, district will seek TEA waiver to extend virtual learning, phase in classroom instruction after Oct. 5
Ways of Remembering: A Racial Geography Tour of UT-Austin’s Campus
Dr. Edmund T. Gordon’s virtual tour illuminates the university’s complicated history
From Light Rail to a Downtown Tunnel: The Parts of Project Connect
Diving into the plan
Stacey Abrams Sounds the Alarm on the Census Crisis
Fair Fight founder wants to ensure everyone gets counted
Proposition B: Getting Behind Active Transportation
Project Connect isn’t the only way that this year’s ballot could help transform transportation. Voters also have the chance to approve a record investment in pedestrian and bike infrastructure and traffic safety improvements via Proposition B. The $460 million bond goes hand in hand with Project Connect’s goal of providing alternatives to cars that are…
After Three Years Dem Congressional Nominee Julie Oliver May Seal the Deal
The Road Warrior of Texas Congressional District 25
Brea Grant, Modern Scream Queen
The Stylist star, 12 Hour Shift director and UT grad becomes a powerhouse of horror at Fantastic Fest
Travis County District Judge Orders Injunction Against Smokable Hemp Ban
A group of Texas hemp retailers who challenged the state’s recent decision to ban smokable hemp products – such as flower, pre-rolls, and vape cartridges – have been granted an injunction that will last until the case goes to trial on Feb. 1. The order, handed down by Travis County District Judge Lora Livingston on…
How to Deter a Robber … Politely
Writer/director Maria Bissell welcomes you to Wisconsin
Austin Filmmaker Chinwe Okorie Gets a Boost From Issa Rae
New short “Lovebites” features on the Insecure star’s website
Austin at Large: Mobility Is a Civil Right
The new Austin electorate, for whom equity is non-negotiable, considers transit
All the Neighborhood’s a Stage in the Drive-Through Vortex Odyssey
The Vortex keeps things safe, sacred, and mythically provocative in their newest stage spectacle
Public Notice: Affordability Amended
Developers clean up, but where’s the housing?
Roosevelt Room Reopens, Launderette Brings the Bagels (and Schmears), and – Who Was That On Netflix’s Meateater Last Week?
All the news that’s fit to make your taste buds quiver
Abbott Reopening Plan Allows Businesses, Including Restaurants, to Increase Capacity to 75%
Bars, except those adapted to be restaurants, remain closed
