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Volume 40, Number 45
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis
Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin at Large: More Alike Than Different
Where to start a conversation about creating decent housing for all of Austin
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Connecting with Project Connect
Capital Metro announces next round of public input on Orange, Blue light rail lines
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
First-Ever Comprehensive Plan Looks at Zilker's Future
The Zilker Park Vision Plan starts rolling
BY LINA FISHER
County Commissioners Tout Successes, Face Challengers
The 2022 primaries are months away, but these Travis County commissioners are already drawing competition in their reelection bids
BY LINA FISHER
Daniel Perry Will Stand Trial for Murder of BLM Protester Garrett Foster
Army sgt. indicted for murder, aggravated assault, deadly conduct
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Cancel Culture Comes After Forget the Alamo
Controversy erupts after museum caves to political pressure
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
ACLU Warns Border Counties: Abbott’s Setting You Up
County officials warned they'll be flouting Constitution and federal law if they follow governor's immigration edict
BY MARY TUMA
Voting Rights, Other GOP-Aligned Measures Back in the Crosshairs for Special Session
More red meat as Abbott puts the Lege into overtime
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
food
The G'Raj Is Closed, Micklethwait Does Tacos, Sazan Ramen Sizzles, and What's Cooking at 1417?
All the news that's fit to get your taste buds tingling
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 July 8, 2021
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
The Flatlanders Create a Defining Album During Their Pandemic Pause
West Texas trio unearths a Treasure of Love
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Faster Than Sound: Spoon Returns On Full Blast
Reigning local rockers' surprise show at Mohawk and more music news
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, MORGAN-TAYLOR THOMAS, DOUG FREEMAN, DEREK UDENSI AND MICHAEL TOLAND
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
Pandemic Production: One Year Later ...
The Austin film and TV scene has come back strong, but can that return be sustained?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Black Widow
What happened in Budapest no longer stays in Budapest as Marvel learns spycraft
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Anime adaptation of bittersweet romance adds a little honeyed soap
The Stranger by the Shore
A heartfelt queer first romance in this gorgeous anime
arts & culture
Playwright Carlo Lorenzo García Paints His Mother's Sacrifice
A Portrait of My Mother staged by Jarrott Productions, depicts maternal perseverance in loving strokes
BY ROBERT FAIRES
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: Where Do We Go From Here?
In this week’s issue, Austin Sanders explores the city’s next steps to address the homelessness crisis
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Texas Schools’ Drug Policies Aren’t Working
Schools are contributing to the school-to-prison pipeline by continuing to use drug education that has been proven to be harmful
BY DHIYA DHANDAPANI
Qmmunity: Fear, but Make It Queer
Abbott revives attack on trans kids, Netflix brings queer Fear Street party to Austin, and more news
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: The Big Tree, Lamar
Make a wish at the oldest living thing in Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Bachelorette Beach Party
Using a special occasion to even mildly guilt your friends into helping you fund your travel fantasies is a bit gauche
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 9-15
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: First Home Win Showed What Austin FC Can Mean for MLS’s Quest for Relevance
BY ERIC GOODMAN
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
