Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...to say the state is adding more razor wire along the river bank...."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature

Carnaval to Chili Cook-Off: This Week's Recommended Community Events

A kickoff for Black History Month, Mean Girls trivia, a farewell to boobies, and more

"...How long does it take to become legendary? There’s no real..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Animal Services to Adopt New Bite Severity Scale

Stressed shelter dogs becoming a public safety issue

"...The beleaguered Austin Animal Center, after years of overcrowding, mounting public scrutiny, and a..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How Driving Somebody From One Texas City to Another Can Turn Into a Prison Sentence

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...“Through my training and experience alongside Border Patrol, I identified the smell as an odor..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Love Lies Bleeding Is a Blood-Soaked Romance for the Ages

Rose Glass’ Saint Maud followup revels in '80s pulp

"...script – credited to Glass and Weronika Tofilska – centers around Lou (Kristen Stewart), a manager at a gym..."

Jan. 31, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

After Art Acevedo Fallout, Interim City Manager Jesús Garza Answers Council Questions in Memo

Acevedo debacle prompted memo, but Garza doesn’t address it

"...a result, Acevedo announced last week he was no longer taking the job...."

Jan. 31, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Thompson and the Loren: A Tale of Two Hotels

One long weekend, two impressive but different vibes

"...Austin hotels, two nights in each one, for a long weekend in December...."

Jan. 27, 2024 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Debate Over How and Whether to Jail Kids in Austin Is Just Getting Started

Travis County proposes a new facility to hold kids accused of crimes

"...weeks later, taken to the Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center, and held on suspicion of murder...."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Recommended Austin Events

Highlights for your week in music, arts, community, and more

"...Thursday 25, Austin History Center..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Tovo Runs for Mayor: Longtime City Council Member Kathie Tovo announced her campaign for..."

Jan. 26, 2024 News Feature

Eight Dining Destinations on the Lubbock Food Trail

The Hub City of the High Plains becomes a culinary destination

"...Austin, Lubbock is a good stopping point on the long drive to the ski slopes of New Mexico and..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Origin

Ava DuVernay's plainly spoken look at the underpinnings of bigotry

"...in America’s history of slavery and post-Reconstruction racism, the centuries-long subjugation of Dalits in India, and Nazi Germany’s efforts..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Longtime City Council Member Kathie Tovo Announces Run for Mayor

Mayor Kirk Watson has not yet announced his re-election bid

"...City Hall insiders have long speculated that Tovo would seek the mayor’s office once..."

Jan. 18, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Blues on the Green Cancels 2024 Season, Citing Cost Hurdles

“Austin, please know that we wish it wasn’t so”

"...Blues on the Green, the long-running free concert series that populates Zilker Park throughout the..."

Jan. 18, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...months early at the film's world premiere as the centerpiece title for the festival (running March 8-16, 2024)...."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

With Mental Health Diversion Center Forthcoming, Sheriff Still Wants More Humane Jail Facilities

Can healing happen in jail?

"...since being elected in 2016. That desire drove her years-long push for a new women's jail, imagined as a..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...for a breakout performance from Mina Sundwall as the center of a group of friends who must decide how..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Travis County Diversion Center Design to Begin in 2024

Getting people in crisis out of jail is "a long time coming"

"...movement on Travis County's plan to build a diversion center to redirect people with mental illness away from jail..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Top 10 Memorable Moments in Austin Theatre

Highs and lows from Austin’s stages in their first real post-pandemic year

"...But the moment I took my assigned center seat/ Who did I have the good fortune to..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Despite Cancer, Florence Ponziano’s Selfless Caregiving Continues This Christmas

This year’s holiday party is at her house

"...on Kemp Street, aka “Comfort House” – the Do-It-Herself center of Ponziano’s decades-long project in helping anyone and every..."

Dec. 11, 2023 News Post by Michael King

UPDATE: Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Decision That Allowed Pregnant Woman to Abort Fetus With Lethal Diagnosis

State of Texas argued “frivolous assertion of harm”

"...In the long-term, the Center for Reproductive Rights suit will address constitutional..."

Dec. 7, 2023 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Free Week Announces January 2024 Lineup, and More Music News

Power Trip reunited at Mohawk; Sonic Guild divvied grants at ACL Live

"...Never, and many more. Slated for Jan. 5-6, the long-running event celebrates the plethora of venues nestled within the..."

Dec. 7, 2023 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Me Nd Adam’s Keep Austin Cheer’d and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Get in the holiday spirit with Spaceflight Records or Spiritualized

"... – Rachel Rascoe Queens of the Stone Age, SpiritualizedMoody Center, Friday 8..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Authors of Police Oversight Act Sue City for Failing to Fully Implement Ordinance

Suit names interim police chief and city manager as defendants

"...provision of state law that has been at the center of the debate over the APOA’s legality since before..."

Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Moontower Just for Laughs Austin Goes Big

Comedy fest adds arena shows from Andrew Schulz, Shane Gillis

"...opening weekend with a headlining show at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park. Then Andrew Schulz (who recorded his..."

Nov. 30, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Six Decades of The Nutcracker at Ballet Austin

Stephen Mills sprinkles seasonal magic on a beloved Christmas institution

"...with the first of another 15 performances at the Long Center...."

Dec. 1, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...but without LCRA's cooperation, Fayette will likely keep chugging along. And indeed, negotiations between LCRA and AE that would..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Deerhoof at Wizard Rodeo and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Austin acts El Combo Oscuro and sleep well. both host album release shows

"...town, head to Chron Events. Wizard Rodeo 3 The Long Time, Saturday 2..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Grant Will Help Make Flower Hill House the Museum Family Hoped For

$30,000 Texas Historical Commission grant will help restore the home

"...It’s on over an acre of land with a long, curving driveway, a tall iron fence, a dilapidated stable,..."

Nov. 27, 2023 News Post by Mae Lackey

A Foodie’s Guide to One of North Austin’s Strip Malls

Searching for the American dream at the Spicewood / 183 Center

"...but the wrappers are too thick and make me long for proper gyoza or the dim sum you get..."

Nov. 24, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Holland

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