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Point Austin: So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Ya
After a couple of decades … bidding farewell
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Amid All the Closings, an Opening?
Land Development Code not back to square one
BY NICK BARBARO
"Stay Home, Work Safe" Orders Issued for Central Texas
Urgent measures deemed essential to combat spread of COVID-19
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Understanding Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation
Dell Medical School explains containment efforts, & when to adopt them
BY BETH SULLIVAN
State Officials "Exploiting" Coronavirus Pandemic to Ban Abortion?
Reproductive rights groups blast Abbott, Paxton
BY MARY TUMA
Council to Vote on "Anti-Eviction Ordinance"
Ordinance allows 60-day grace period for rent payment during pandemic
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
City Loses Court Challenge Over LDC Protest Rights
Ruling voids prior 7-4 votes on code rewrite; next steps unclear
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
The Latest Effects of Coronavirus on Texas Elections
Abbott postpones run-offs, Dems sue to expand vote-by-mail
BY MICHAEL KING
District Judges Issue Order on Felony Personal Bonds
New “Standing Order” formalizes standards for personal bonds
BY MICHAEL KING
Where to Find Meal Services During Austin's School Closures
School districts distributing free meals for students, parents
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Austin Homeless Service Organizations That Need Your Help Now
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
How Choosing Colorful Foods Can Promote Health
Taste the rainbow with Ayurveda-inspired eats
BY JESSI DEVENYNS
Nic Patrizi Opens Industry Soup Kitchen in East Austin
Vic and Al’s space is now a community kitchen to address food insecurity
BY ALEX DETMAR
Desert Door Distillery Rolls Out Large Hand Sanitizer Production
Local sotol makers offer the critical commodity free of cost
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Are Austin Restaurants Too Small To Fail?
No, they’ll fail – unless they get the support they need
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options
Our constantly updated resource of local eateries to support while maintaining your social distance
music
Birth of Western Swing, Death of Milton Brown
Chapter excerpt from the new book by ATX music historians Michael Corcoran and Tim Kerr spotlights the debt that the kings of country swing, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, owed to Texan Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies
BY MICHAEL CORCORAN
Vinyl Saved My Life Tonight: Record Stores Deliver in a Crisis
Local media emporiums maintain online shipping during C-19 lockdown
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Faster Than Sound: Music Industry Workers Face Uncertainty Around Unemployment Benefits
Independent contractors advised: “When in doubt, go ahead and register”
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Livestream Music Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
SXSW Announces Film Award Winners
Shithouse takes top narrative honors
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Now Streaming in Austin
Every day we’re highlighting locally-made movies to watch while self-quarantining, including Also Starring Austin, Frances Ferguson, Miss Congeniality, Danger God, Two Step, Men, Women and Children, and Prince Avalanche
Join Us For The Texas Chain Saw Massacre At Home
Live tweet this Thursday night
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Bacurau
Brazilian drama mixes social commentary and exploitation action
Balloon
Astounding true story of an airborne Cold War escape
Crip Camp
Remarkable Netflix documentary looks at a moment of social revolution for people with disabilities
The Perfect Nanny
French cuckoo-in-the-nest thriller is rarely as good as its lead
The Wild Goose Lake
Chinese noir stumbles over its own remarkable style
arts & culture
In Memoriam: Terrence McNally
Covid-19 complications claim the distinguished playwright
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Cultural Cancellations and Postponements: The Big List
What's not happening around Austin, arts-wise
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Arts Happenings Online: A Chronicle Round-up for Your Quarantined Exploration
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
columns
We Have an Issue: Greetings From the Very Near Future
Notes from a week in isolation
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Coronavirus Is Exposing the Threat the Texas GOP Poses to Public Health
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez explains why a government that takes care of its people builds a healthier and safer country
BY CRISTINA TZINTZÚN RAMIREZ
Qmmunity: Honoring Our Trans and Nonbinary Siblings
Transgender Day of Visibility celebrations go virtual
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Sweet Berry Farm, Marble Falls
Farm offers pick-your-own strawberries, tulips, and more
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Cabin Fever
Maybe we should backpedal a bit from the materialism-will-save-us rhetoric
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 26-April 1
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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