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Volume 40, Number 14
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Gift Guide 2020
Share Some Truth, Justice, and Sustainability With These Civic-Minded Gifts
Keep the holidays real
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Challengers Hit Speed Bumps in Run-Off Council Races
Almost at the finish line
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Chronicle Endorsements
December Run-Off Election
Austin at Large: The Center of Attention, Again
Austin continues its golden-child ways as the rest of America goes pear-shaped
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: The Season That Keeps On Giving
A potpourri of further giving opportunities, and more
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Austin Chronicle Nonprofit Wish List
Your guide to charitable giving
Neighbors and Green Advocates Slow TxDOT’s Roll
“Parkway” no more?
BY LINA FISHER
Eleven APD Officers Disciplined for Misconduct In Police-Brutality Protests
Seven more on leave as D.A. reviews May 30-31 incidents
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Council to Finalize Aid Programs for COVID-Hit Businesses
Ready for relief
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
After Close Races, Candidates for AISD Board Face Off Again in the Run-Offs
Winners in District 5, At-Large Place 8 to face decisions on remote learning, school closures alongside other trustees
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Transforming Tent Cities With Windows and Doors
The Other Ones Foundation hopes to install personalized shelters at the Esperanza Community
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Gift Guide 2020
Gift Guide: Homegrown Food and Beverage Favorites!
Skip the old-school impersonal and go boldly local this season
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER AND JESSI CAPE
Home Slice Loves Selena, Jo’s Loves La Colombe, Nobody Doesn’t Love Churros, and Everybody’s Cooking Burgers
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, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of December 3, 2020
music
Gift Guide 2020
Gift Guide: John Prine
Crooked Piece of Time: The Atlantic & Asylum Albums (1971-1980) (Rhino)
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Gift Guide: Prince
Sign o’ the Times (Super Deluxe Edition) (Warner Bros.)
BY ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ
Gift Guide: Bob Mould
Distortion: 1989-2019 (Edsel/Granary Music)
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Gift Guide: Motörhead
Ace of Spades 40th Anniversary (Sanctuary)
BY TIM STEGALL
Gift Guide: Mojo Nixon
The Mojo Manifesto (Manifesto Records)
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Gift Guide: Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare Sings Shel Silverstein Plus (Bear Family)
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Gift Guide: Grateful Dead
American Beauty 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Warner Bros./Rhino)
BY SCOTT JORDAN
Gift Guide: Tom Petty
Wildflowers & All the Rest (Warner Records)
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Faster Than Sound: Sanctifying Saliyah
The electronic producer focuses inward on a striking sophomore EP
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DOUG FREEMAN, GREG STITT, WAYNE ALAN BRENNER, KEVIN CURTIN AND TIM STEGALL
Live Music / Livestream Listings
screens
Gift Guide 2020
Gift Ideas for the Austin-Loving Cinephile in Your Life
From the big and small screens to your giftee
BY NAOMI BRADY AND SARA HUTCHINSON
Focusing on Mental Health at the Capital City Black Film Festival
The online version of the fest becomes a celebration of healing
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
All My Life
True-life cancer romance is tepid chicken soup for the soul
Black Bear
Tricksy relationship drama explores the cruelty in creativity
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan
The Pogues' frontman in all his dissolute glory
Dear Santa
Behind the scenes of Operation Santa
Half Brothers
Screwball road trip comedy should have stayed in the garage
Insert Coin
How Midway Games dominated the arcade business
The Last Vermeer
Art, crime, and heroism in this historical true story
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
The life and tribulations of the Mother of the Blues
Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
The Godfather Part III re-re-remix (airhorn!)
Mayor
Santas, sewers, and park benches: A very different look at everyday life in Ramallah
Minor Premise
What maketh a man? The components of a personality unravel in this SF thriller
The Mystery of the Pink Flamingo
The film about flamingos that is definitely not about flamingos
76 Days
Over-the-shoulder view of how Wuhan responded to the pandemic
Survival Skills
Bizarre and pointed drama re-envisions police training videos
arts & culture
Gift Guide 2020
Austin's Holiday Art Bazaars Are Still Bringing Good Cheer
Who wouldn't love a creative gift by an area artist or artisan? Here's where you can find them.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Staging Human Resources: The Musical Despite the Pandemic
Mallory Schlossberg knew she'd face challenges staging her new musical now, but she decided to just do it and figure it out
Austin Trail of Lights ... Through the Windshield
Zilker holiday tradition adapts to COVID-19 by embracing a drive-through experience
BY KEVIN CURTIN
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: The Gift Guide Issue
On supporting local businesses and surviving a challenging holiday season
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Gifting Here to Keep Austin Queer
Plus, Bulimianne Rhapsody's Holiday Horror and more queer cheer
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Walkway of Lights, Marble Falls
Marble Falls’ Walkway of Lights illuminates the holiday spirit
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Doesn't Believe in Therapy
The Luv Doc has some great news for those of modest mental acuity
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 4-10
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
Correcting holiday credit billing errors
BY LUKE ELLIS
Oops!
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
