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Adam Reposa on Ice
Sentenced to six months in jail for direct contempt, city’s DWI king meets stalemate in state courts
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Election Results: Meat and Potatoes
Travis County, Austin ISD come up big on bond projects
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Public Notice: What a Difference a Year Makes
Election news, and your city at work
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week: Chas Moore
The second best activist in the city has some thoughts about police brutality
Civics 101
NAKED CITY
Margaret Moore Declines Prosecution of Cops Who Killed Morgan Crocker
Officers no-billed in Sept. 14, 2016, OIS
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Judge Lee Yeakel Dismisses April Balcombe’s Harassment Suit
Title VII’s personal staff exemption prevents court reporter from continuing legal effort
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Stakeholders Debate Sick Leave Policy
First of three meetings draws supporters, opponents
BY JOSEPH CATERINE
Weekend Shooting Spree Suspect Charged
Rolando Martinez charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for weekend rampage up I-35
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Dawnna Dukes’ Conspiracy
State representative gets wild with Texas Tribune
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Activists out to Derail Police Contract
Agreement hits City Council in early December
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Council: Everything Is in the Open
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
EMS Contract: Not Over Yet
Council poised to send city, ATCEMSA back to negotiating table
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Providers Fight Another Texas Abortion Ban
Health risks and pain for patients
BY MARY TUMA
Monica Loera’s Killer Gets 20 Years
JonCasey Rowell received his sentence on Tuesday
BY SARAH MARLOFF
food
Coffee With a Conscience
Local roasters give consumers a taste of culture and community
BY JESSI DEVENYNS
Review: Bao’d Up
Mueller's new steamed bun shop is hit and miss
BY JESSI CAPE
Local Sparkling Waters to Help You Get Your Topo Chico Fix
Waterloo, Big Swig, and Rambler break into the fizzy business
BY TOM THORNTON
Food Events
music
Is Austin's Growing Dance Music Scene in Need of Its Own HQ?
We talk to a dozen members of ATX’s electronic music community
BY DAN GENTILE
Playback: White Riot, Black Identity
Crowdfunding a black punk narrative, shuttering the Houston Press, and soundtracking Enchanted Rock
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Richard Linklater on His New Film Last Flag Flying
Cranston, Carell, and Fishburne star in the director’s most mature film to date
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Blood of the Common Man
The Workers Cup is a sobering look at global capitalism
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
What’cha Watchin’?
Office Manager Carrie Young dives back into Animaniacs' earworms
Film Reviews
Amanda & Jack Go Glamping
A couple try to reignite their marriage
Daddy's Home 2
The daddy's daddy crash Christmas in this unneeded sequel
Gilbert
Love him or hate him, he's Gilbert Gottfried
Hello Again
A sexy musical that spans time falls flat
Lady Bird
An enchanting coming-of-age tale from Greta Gerwig
Last Flag Flying
Three veterans embark on a road trip in Linklater's latest
Murder on the Orient Express
You may want to cancel your ticket to this latest Christie adaptation
The Square
A scathing and uncomfortable satire of the art world
The Work
Doc on a powerful Folsom Prison therapy group
arts & culture
Taming the East Austin Studio Tour
With EAST’s huge growth, artists work to keep the focus on their art and creative process
BY MELANY JEAN
Arts Reviews
Permanent Record Theatre's Dry Land
With this production, this company makes a bold debut and a fierce statement about life for teenage girls
One Ounce Opera’s Second Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Art Song
This second program of new art songs proved the form is not just alive but relevant
columns
Oops!
Gay Place
The community mourns the loss of Monica Loera and Ceci Gratias
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Waymore’s Package Store, Littlefield
The High Plains outlaw lives on in family’s tribute museum and drive-through liquor store
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Mental Health Problem
We should all be deeply ashamed that we have let things go this far
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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