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Volume 41, Number 31
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Public Notice: Taking Our Toll
New toll booths on I-35 will benefit transit, TxDOT, and the Chronicle
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Austin Man’s Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?
Suffering from criminal depression
BY BRANT BINGAMON
The Location of the DACC Remains Up in the Air
Council delays vote on community court relocation to study alternate sites, service model
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Greg Casar Joins Unionizing Starbucks Workers
Casar visited the third Starbucks location in Texas to join nationwide unionization effort
BY LINA FISHER
MetroBike Gears Up for Revamp After Major Outage
Austin's bike share program shut down completely during SXSW
BY HANNAH UEBELE
Corrupt Cop on the Chopping Block
APD officer helped a domestic violence suspect evade arrest, according to Chief Joe Chacon memo
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
AISD Approves New Charter Partner for Mendez
Faced with district takeover and only one applicant, trustees say it was their only choice
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
Austin Water’s Aquifer Storage Project Steams Ahead
Project aims to store drinking water underground in the event of another supply issue
BY LINA FISHER
Rep. Doggett Secures $2M for Central TX Mental Health Data Map
"One-stop shop" slated for clinicians, policymakers, and nonprofits to understand the landscape of mental health
BY LINA FISHER
The Trouble With Tank Farms
East Austinites who saw the health impacts of a tank farm in the 1990s push back against new proposal
BY ABE ASHER
Two Promising Challenges to SB 8 Forge On, as More Abortion Funds Face Legal Threats
Abortion advocates say the fight is a social one and long from over
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
food
As Ramadan Approaches, a Look at Local Halal Options
Certifiably good
BY YASMIN DIALLO TURK
Spamarama’s Happening, Kombucha Is A-Tappening, Texas Wine Auction’s Got the Deals, the Roosevelt Room’s on Wheels, and Nolan Ryan Outpitches Those Damned Tornados …
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 31, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Heavy Lifting: The Hammond Organ Has a Special Place in Austin ... I Should Know
Austin's an epicenter for an instrument that stopped being manufactured 47 years ago
BY RED YOUNG
Faster Than Sound: Gary Keller Now Owns West Austin's One World Theatre
Austin music benefactor adds One World to real estate portfolio, alongside Saxon Pub
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Review: Fennec
a couple of good days
BY KAHRON SPEARMAN
Review: The Lost Well: Rock for Rent Vol. 1
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Review: Stephen Doster
Over the Red Sea (Faw Recording)
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
A couple of mini-festivals, Progger, Blk Ops, Mama Duke, and more live music to see
BY CHAD SWIATECKI, MICHAEL TOLAND, JULIAN TOWERS, ROBERT PENSON, RAOUL HERNANDEZ AND ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ
Live Music Events
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
A Perfect View of Prague at Czech That Film Texas
Monthlong series highlights the cinema of the Czech Republic
BY IKRAM MOHAMED
Film Reviews
Barbarians
Dark trip to a genteel English dinner party gets bloody
The Contractor
Mercenary drama fails its mission of being good
Dear Mr. Brody
Money can’t buy happiness in Keith Maitland’s documentary
RRR
Tollywood historical epic is bromantic action nirvana
You Won’t Be Alone
Macedonian witch drama straddles dreamy and pretentious
arts & culture
Five Things in Austin Galleries You'll Want to Appreciate
From unique photography to craftily duplicate furniture, the most gorgeous items on display
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Review: Austin Playhouse’s The Catastrophist
Aptly timed return to the stage for a meditation on science and risk
BY ELLEN DALY
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
We Have an Issue: “Best of Austin” Finalists Revealed
Plus: Our annual habit of breaking big news at the beginning of April
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Trans Visibility, Y’all
What does trans visibility mean this Trans Day of Visibility?
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Texas SandFest, Port Aransas
Sandcastles and more in Port A
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Probably a Rat
Can cats see ghosts?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 1-7
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Qualification for 2022 World Cup Just the Beginning for U.S. Men’s National Team
The future looks bright as USMNT heads to Qatar
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
