Central Library
Jana Birchum
Volume 39, Number 48
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
The Killing of Garrett Foster Shocks the City – and Galvanizes the Moment
Whether Foster raised his gun may never be known, but there can be little doubt about the driver's intentions
BY BRANT BINGAMON AND MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: Good Guys With Guns
Garrett Foster died in an outbreak of gun violence. But there’s more to the story.
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Failing Grades for Texas
School districts beset by pandemic, State rules
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Council Mulls Radical Changes to Police Structure
Reimagining public safety – and how to pay for it
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Tesla “Gigafactory” Is Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Cybertruck manufacturing plant promises thousands of new jobs, tax revenue for Travis County
BY BETH SULLIVAN
APD Releases Long-Delayed Video of Ramos Shooting
Body-cam footage depicts aggressive police response to unarmed man
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Outgoing District Attorney Postpones Police Cases Until January
Is justice delayed justice denied?
BY LINA FISHER
Council and Cap Metro Prepare to Hand Transit Plan to Voters
City's big plan is nearing the station
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Eddie Rodriguez Concedes Senate Race to Sarah Eckhardt
Longtime House rep foregoes run-off, emphasizes Dem party unity
BY MICHAEL KING
food
Wasota Vegan Paradise Is Simple, Savory, Life-Sustaining
Two local vegans, Lawrence Eguakun and Graham Reynolds, talk meatless meals and The Movement
BY GRAHAM REYNOLDS
Bird Bird Biscuit Is Opening a New Location ... in the Middle of a Pandemic
Co-owner Brian Batch on the values and practices his team thrives on
BY SELOME HAILU
Black Pumas x 4th Tap, AISD Produce Boxes, Swoop House’s Happy Food, and More Bite-Sized Food News
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmers' markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of July 30, 2020
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Shut Up and Drum: Thor Harris Talks Politics and Humanity
We spent election day with local percussive rebel
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Faster Than Sound: Austin Musicians Petition for Black Live Music Fund
Black Live Music Fund garners support, Bill Callahan previews Gold Record, and DJ Jester the Filipino Fist harassed in North Campus.
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re playing
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, DOUG FREEMAN, KAHRON SPEARMAN, RACHEL RASCOE, AUSTIN POWELL AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Questioning How We Embrace Mortality in She Dies Tomorrow
Director Amy Seimetz new film is death positive
BY JENNY NULF
Now Streaming in Austin: “If You Ever Hurt My Daughter, I Swear to God I’ll Let Her Navigate Her Own Emotional Growth”
How Meghan Ross got Jon Hamm to voice her feminist comedy short
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Star Parks Soundtracks I Used to Go Here
Austin’s Andy Bianculli on the ups and downs of movie music
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Film Reviews
The Big Ugly
Vinnie (Jones) goes to (West) Virginia
The Fight
The ACLU heads into battle to protect your constitutional rights
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
The Canadian musician's legacy re-enforced, not reconsidered
Host
Screenlife horror is more than a ghost in the machine
Rebuilding Paradise
Ron Howard hides an eco-warning in the story of the Camp Fire inferno
The Shadow of Violence
Blood and regret in an Irish town
Summerland
British World War II drama stays on the Home Front
Yes, God, Yes
Catholic sexual awakening gets a charming, honest new spin
arts & culture
Walking Waller Creek Is a Tour Through Wildlife, Wild Flora, and Wild History
Take this self-guided tour from UT's Office of Sustainability, and learn how much wildness this waterway is home to
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Book Review: Network Effect by Martha Wells
In this first full-length novel featuring Murderbot, the violent but endearing rogue AI is back for more adventures to delight "all the stupid humans"
BY ELIZABETH COBBE
Kevin Curtin Hung Out With All of Austin’s “Tree of the Year” Winners
A socially distanced journey through the city’s green spaces
BY KEVIN CURTIN
In We Are Here! Living the Legacy of Dr. Givens, Remembering East Austin’s Past and Fighting for Its Future
Eastside advocates and participants in Forklift Danceworks' Givens Swims shared their thoughts about their community
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: Guns Among Us
In this week’s issue, we report on a deadly confrontation Downtown, and the newly released footage of the Michael Ramos shooting
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: The Argument for Approval Voting
Don’t call them spoilers: These former Senate District 14 candidates think there’s a better alternative to run-offs
BY PAT DIXON AND JEFF RIDGEWAY
Qmmunity: The Best Little Gay Shop in Austin
Sometimes you want to shop where everything’s made by queers
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Menard
Frontier fort was home to Buffalo Soldiers
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Normally a Dog Lover
The personal grooming equivalent of buying a crotch rocket
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 31 - August 6
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
