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Volume 41, Number 29
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Ukrainians With Austin Family Defy Death to Get Here
Seeking refuge in Austin
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Austin at Large: People Can’t Live at the Bank
We should spend money to help people and build more homes. Is that so hard?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Think Globally, Act Locally
Planning for mobility, hoping for democracy
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Texas Supreme Court Throws Out Final Senate Bill 8 Challenge
Paving the road to the end
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Drama at Round Rock ISD Reaches a Temporary Resolution
The district's board of trustees decided not to part ways with its superintendent, ending a months-long saga
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
Mendez and Martin Sixth-Grade Elimination Will Create Overall Enrollment Boon, Says District
Parents and teachers maintain that the district's priorities may be skewed
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
Court Halts Abbott's Department of Family and Protective Services Investigation Directive
"Abuse" directive hits a roadblock
BY KIT O’CONNELL
Fox News Lauds Neo-Nazi in Ukraine With Austin Ties
Questions not asked: Why are you there? Are you a Nazi?
BY KIT O’CONNELL
APD and City Hall Try to Get Their Eighth Street Protest Stories Straight
Cops in trouble?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Racial Profiling Report Finds Cops Still Racial Profiling
Austin Police Department annual report shows a disproportional number of Black Austinites arrested, injured
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Can Mi Trailita y Mas Revitalize "Murder Corner"?
A favorite food truck sets down roots in the community with brick-and-mortar
BY HARIS QURESHI
Asian American Bakers Boxes, National Corn Dog Day, Women Winemakers at the H-E-B, Desert Door's Gold Dust, 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 March 10, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
SXSW 2022
Three Music Writers Descend Into the NFT Craze at SXSW
One NFT-fatigued, one NFT-Curious, and NFT-skeptical
BY KEVIN CURTIN, RACHEL RASCOE AND DAN GENTILE
Through SXSW Jazz re:freshed Outernational Brought "The Dope Black British Jazz Landscape" to the World
Organizer Adam Moses and showcase veteran Daniel Casimir discuss the roots of SXSW's groundbreaking jazz showcase
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Constant Follower: Meet the Hypnotic Folk Songcrafter Who Lost His Childhood Memories After a Gang Beatdown
Scotland's Stephen McAll overcame brain trauma to discover a new self
BY JULIAN TOWERS
Crucial Concerts SXSW Week Edition
Our favorite showcases and unofficial parties for the rest of the week
BY THOMAS FAWCETT, RACHEL RASCOE, CLARA WANG, DAN GENTILE, DEREK UDENSI, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, CHAD SWIATECKI, KEVIN CURTIN, MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS AND CHRISTINA GARCIA
I'll Fly Away: “Sister” Bobbie Nelson Passes on at Age 91
Soul of Willie Nelson & Family called the piano her "truest friend"
BY KEVIN CURTIN AND RACHEL RASCOE
Live Music Events
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
SXSW 2022
SXSW Announces Grand Jury Award Winners
Austinite Iliana Sosa wins twice for What We Leave Behind
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
SXSW Doc Proves That Being an Evangelical Christian Doesn't Have to Mean Transphobia
Love above all others in Mama Bears
BY JAMES SCOTT
The Last Border Crossing
Iliana Sosa's trips with her grandfather become touching documentary What We Leave Behind
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The 13 Hours That Changed Texas in Shouting Down Midnight
Shouting Down Midnight stands by Wendy Davis during her filibuster
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Film Reviews
Alice
Southern slavery drama with a twist
All My Friends Hate Me
College reunion comedy takes a dark turn
Compartment No. 6
Strangers on a train form a tense bond in this Finnish drama
Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie
Full-throttle curse-fighting anime action
Master
Academic horror puts Black women in the crosshairs of multiple perils
The Outfit
Gangster flick is well-tailored but somehow still a little saggy
X
Ti West returns with a brilliant period horror-porno (horno?)
arts & culture
Arts Events
Art galleries, live performances, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Five Things to Enjoy Beyond Austin
Get out of town for some entertainment that's a bit less intense than SXSW
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: We Contain Multitudes
Being open to feeling all of the feelings, all of the time
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: On Anniversary of Atlanta Spa Shootings, Asian Americans Still Erased in Texas
With the State Board of Education updating our history curriculum, we have an opportunity now to highlight Asian American narratives for future generations of Texas students
BY ASHLEY CHENG
Opinion: Austin Can Do Better Than Crypto
As a city that values equity, we shouldn't prop up an exploitative scam
BY MIKE SIEGEL
Qmmunity: A Gay Ol’ Country Time
DJ Jenny Hoyston gives Qmmunity the details on this Saturday's Queer Country Roundup, plus more queer events
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Tyler State Park, Tyler
Appreciating the handiwork of Depression-era park built by CCC
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Bonne Chance
The statistical probability of the Luv Doc taking another statistics class is 0.0
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 18-24
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Austin FC Makes SXSW Rounds Ahead of Marquee Match Against Seattle Sounders
On The Call Up podcast, Claudio Reyna cheers ATXFC fanbase
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
