AISD Proposes Cutting Over 200 Full-Time Positions
Alterations to some employees’ stipends, teachers’ planning periods, and more
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Pick your favorite people, places, and things around town through May 18
Make Your Summer Fun Schedule
The Chronicle rounds up all the hottest summertime social events to fill out your calendar
City Plan to Consolidate IT Employees Scales Back
Despite the city manager’s decision to shrink the controversial consolidations, local union members remain dissatisfied
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After Having His Execution Halted, Edward Busby Awaits Supreme Court Ruling
He could become the 600th individual executed by the state since 1982
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The Week’s Biggest News in Brief: May 7-13
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The Flaming Lips, DIIV, the Black Angels, and More Reviews From Austin Psych Fest
Indie rockers meet festival founders at the Far Out Lounge
New Book Unravels the History of Kenny Dorham, Jazz, and the Journey of a Texas Family
Authors Dr. Robert M. Pallitto and John A. Melendez talk Austin’s beloved, underrated trumpeter
Arts + Culture
Find Your Summer Fun Social Scene
From an inclusive athletic club to a traveling artsy consortium to a multifarious queer event collective, these local groups offer community building for any interest
Sparkling in the Darkness at the Texas Burlesque Festival
Founder Terri Lynn Raridon bares all about what the fest says about striptease today
Far-Flung Galleries Share a Bed at Friends Fair
Second-annual hotel art fair expands footprint, and the Austin art community
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The Python Hunt Review: Mass Murder in the Everglades
Xander Robin’s subtly shocking documentary about Florida’s amateur snake hunters
LifeHack Review: Cybercrime Flick Never Escapes the Small Screen
The latest screen life escapade from producer Timur Bekmambetov teaches kiddie hackers some lessons
Building a Found Film Family at Hyperreal Film Club
Ten years of screenings, pop-ups, and a brick-and-mortar have made HFC a hub for cinema and community building
Is God Is Review: Bloody Revenge Burns
Aleshea Harris successfully transforms her tragedy from stage to screen
Food
First Look: Community Kitchen + Taproom
Local Billie Eilish-cosigned vegans open a new location in Tarrytown
Tzintzuntzan: A Place of Hummingbirds, Huevos, and (Occasional) Heartbreak
The pastry case rarely lasts past noon at new Fonda San Miguel offshoot
Weekend Wine: Gateway to the Glories of Rioja
Inside two of Telmo Rodríguez’s rich, affordable Spanish wines
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Qmmunity: Humid Yet Happenin’
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Time to Audit Austin FC’s (Roster) Finances
Player salaries guide offers insight into front office decisions
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