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news
Chronicle Endorsements for Austin's Propositions A and B
May 6 General and Special Elections
Public Notice: Bashing Austin Policy
From the Capitol to the Waterfront, via Wall Street
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
How a Small Town Has Fared as a Microchip Factory Brings in Billions
Has Taylor, TX, become Boomtown, TX?
BY ABE ASHER
Bill of the Week: Red State vs. Blue Cities
Texas House passes broad restrictions on local regulations
BY DEX WESLEY PARRA
Bill That Would Likely Require Another Vote on Project Connect Moves Ahead
Acquiescing to a revote
BY BENTON GRAHAM
APD Says DPS Is Doing Great, but Are They?
DPS won’t tell us where they’re patrolling or who they’re arresting
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Who Knows How Much Police Supporters Are Spending on This Election
Justice advocates are increasing their spending as we near election day
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Hardly Anybody Has Voted on Police Oversight So Far
See early voting numbers so far
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Pro Sports Leagues Violate Players’ Due Process Rights, UT Study Finds
And they have recommendations to make it right
BY KATIE KARP
Austin Tries to Address Wage Theft, Texas Tries to Make It Harder
Is your boss stealing from you?
BY LINA FISHER
Death Watch: Lies on the Stand and an Execution Delayed
The state won't kill Ivan Cantu this month after all
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Masa y Más Brings More Tacos to South Lamar
The folks behind Hopdoddy deliver goodness from south of the border
BY ROD MACHEN
Mr. Pimento Makes Sweet, Hot, “Fiyah” Jamaican Food
Homestyle mac & cheese and jerk chicken made with love
BY A. RICHMOND
The Blanton Bake-Off Returns, Good Food Foundation Taps Austin Winners, Here Comes the Texas Wine Auction, Lucky Robot Hypes the Tuna, Oseyo Gets Streety with Anju Banju on Thursdays, 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 April 27, 2023
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Felt Out Follows Their Shape-Shifting Pop Intuition
A rename and shared chemistry propel the Austin duo's new album
BY GENEVIEVE WOOD
Review: Murs x Wiardon
speak n spell (Mid90s)
BY DEREK UDENSI
Review: Trouble in the Streets
Satisfy Saturn (Spaceflight)
BY KRISS CONKLIN
Review: Portrayal of Guilt
Devil Music (Run for Cover)
BY JULIAN TOWERS
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Dinosaur Jr. at Lakeline Park, Los Texmaniacs in Sunset Valley, and more recommended shows
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL TOLAND, KEVIN CURTIN, JULIAN TOWERS, TIM STEGALL, KATIE KARP AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
The Sound of an Enigma in Sonarius: The Mysteries of M
Austin-based TV creator Peter Mattei turns to audio drama for his new Audible series
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Navigating Puberty, Talking to God, and Bringing Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret to the Screen
Edge of Seventeen director, Kelly Fremon Craig, on adapting Judy Blume's YA classic
BY JOELLE DIPAOLO
Film Reviews
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Adaptation of Judy Blume's classic is just as perfectly poignant as the book
The Best Man
Lundgren and Wilson wasted in shoddy action flick
Big George Foreman
Biopic about the greatest boxing comeback story ever
Cherry
Quirky, wry, and touching abortion dramedy puts character ahead of politics
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Biography of the architect of rock & roll is built on shaky foundations
Minnesota Mean
Latest Roller Derby doc sticks to the old playbook
Polite Society
British Indian action-comedy revels in a sisterly bond
Sick of Myself
Norwegian satire keeps the audience a safe distance from a narcissist
Sisu
Gruesome guffaws in this Nazi-smashing Finnish action-comedy
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
40th anniversary re-release for the closing chapter of the original trilogy
Wild Life
Biography of the millionaires saving millions of acres of mountains
arts & culture
Review: Austin Playhouse’s Indecent
Passionate tribute to a landmark lesbian kiss is a warning from history
BY BOB ABELMAN
Arts Events
Art galleries, theatre, comedy, dance, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, kids' activities, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Opinion: Proposition A ... and A and A and A: The Case for Reforming How We Label Ballot Measures
Opinion: It's time for us to do something revolutionary – go through the whole alphabet before starting over again at A
BY ED ESPINOZA
Qmmunity: Quntry & Western
DJ Boi Orbison lassos queer country nostalgia with Neon Rainbows
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Mural Alley, Alpine
West Texas outdoor art gallery tells Lone Star State stories
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Elon’s Boring Phallus
When people say the word "subway" in Texas, they're usually not talking about underground mass transportation
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 28 - May 4
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Austin FC Needs Better From Captain Sebastián Driussi
Accountability matters
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
