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news
We Got Gators in Austin. Now What?
Fearsome invaders or frightened longtime residents facing displacement?
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
Austin at Large: The Showdown at the Batcave
Part I: What's all this we hear about a $277 million developer handout?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: What Doesn't Kill You ...
Maybe Omicron is a good thing?
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
When and Why Is It OK for APD to Beat Up Trespassers?
Two Austin police officers caught on video beating an unhoused woman have been cleared of wrongdoing
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin Returns to Stage 4 of COVID Risk Guidelines
Amid spike in community transmission, officials urge all to mask up
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington
Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Young Protesters Score Small Wins in Fight for Democracy
Hungry for the vote
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
food
CLEAN Cause Supports Sober Living Through Sparkling Tea Sales
This local brand keeps Austin hydrated and caffeinated while supporting those in recovery
BY VERONICA MEEWES
Free Brews and Boosters from Jester King; Fat City x Meanwhile = Beer Cheese; William Chris and the Black-Eyed Pea Cook-Off; THC Donuts Postponed; and More
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 30, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Austin Punk Chronicles: "I Don't Think the Sex Pistols Inspired Anything Other Than a Buncha More Punk Bands!"
The San Antonio shoot-out ricochets locally in Chapter 4 of the “Austin Punk Chronicles”
BY TIM STEGALL
Faster Than Sound: Headlines From a Year in Limbo
A year-in-review of Austin music news
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Review: Jason Boland & the Stragglers
The Light Saw Me (Proud Souls)
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Crucial Free Week Concerts
Grab your mask and hit some gratis live shows
BY RACHEL RASCOE, MICHAEL TOLAND, JULIAN TOWERS, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MARS SALAZAR AND KEVIN CURTIN
Live Music Events
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Binge the New Year: The Best TV of 2021
Whether you want gloom or gaiety, small-screen highlights to get you into 2022
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
The New Moneyball in National Champions
Ric Roman Waugh calculates the human cost of NCAA profits
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
’83
Indian cricket drama focuses on their Lord’s heyday
G Storm
The five-part Hong Kong crime series wraps up
Labyrinth of Cinema
House director’s love letter to movies, peace, and history
The Tender Bar
Affleck gives life to this listless coming-of-age drama
arts & culture
Five Things to Do Indoors This New Year's Weekend
From unmissable books to housebound horticulture, fill up your indoor Hogmanay
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
John Anderson's Top 10 Photos of 2021
BY JOHN ANDERSON
Jana Birchum's Top 10 Photos of 2021
Review: Street Corner Arts' Strange, But Perfect
World premiere is a delightful treatise on the stuff of which friends are made
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, live performances, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Qmmunity
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Public Art in Galveston
A variety of pieces complement the city’s architecture and Southern charm
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Don't Bother Knockin'
OK, maybe if there is an EF5 tornado coming or perhaps a ravenous herd of Bengal tigers
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 31 - January 6
BY ROB BREZSNY
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sports
The Verde Report: Austin FC Splurges on Veteran Goalscorer Maxi Urruti
The Verde has now made two signings on the attacking end of the field
BY ERIC GOODMAN
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