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Volume 42, Number 15
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Chronicle Endorsements for Austin City Council Run-Off Election
Early voting runs Dec. 1-9 ; election day is Dec. 13
Has Austin Resource Recovery Found a Solution to Its Chronic A/C Problem?
Taking the heat off local garbage collection trucks
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin at Large: We’re Deciding How to Decide
Project Connect team, transit stakeholders to see where Austin’s willing to cut back
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Public Land for Public Good, Act 3
Why is it so hard to make actual progress on housing?
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Election Ticker: Say It Ain’t So, Zo
Qadri explains his GOP gigs, Guerrero explains her housing views
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Village of Lights Vendors Get Some Recognition
Community First! Village event employs formerly homeless residents
BY ALI JUELL
Hot Air Balloon Safety Rule Finally Enacted
New rule was a response to the tragedy that claimed 16 lives in Lockhart
BY ABE ASHER
City Hall Stands Firm: No Oversight, No Police Contract
City's negotiations with the Austin Police Association hit a major roadblock
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Council Finally Gives Its OK to Massive Statesman Development Plan
Full speed ahead
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Police Oversight Advocates Cry Foul Over Sketchy Rival Petition Drive
Are the cops behind an apparent election fraud scheme?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Family Decries Police "Murder" As APD Releases Troubling Incident Video
Moonesinghe shot from behind within moments of APD arrival
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Your Guide to Charitable Giving
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
food
Recipes to Reimagine Your Holiday Feast
It’s time to revamp your end-of-year celebration menus
BY JESSI CAPE
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of December 8, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Counter Culture Is Closing and Rents Are Rising, Brunch Is Opening at Asti and Maie Day and Side Eye and Pretty Much Everywhere In Town, Gift Guides Are Clamoring For Your Hard-Earned Spondulics, and OMG What Is This Armadillo Rangoon?
All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Pleasure Venom's Introspective Punk Road to Rebirth/Return
Revamped and fully realized Austin quartet breaks down debut
BY KRISS CONKLIN
Fearless Texas Singer-Songwriter and Playwright Jo Carol Pierce Has Died
Known for honky-tonk manifesto Bad Girls Upset by the Truth
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Residential Address: Mel & James Hold Casual Communion in the Jade Room
With talent, technology, and the Holy Ghost
BY GARY LINDSEY
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Riverboat Gamblers, USA/Mexico, Damian Garcia Quintet, Honky-Tonk Holidaze, and more recommended shows for your week
BY MARS SALAZAR, JULIAN TOWERS, TIM STEGALL, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KRISS CONKLIN, MICHAEL TOLAND AND KEVIN CURTIN
Crosstalk: Black Fret Rebrands As Sonic Guild, and Superstition Nightclub Announces Grand Opening
Austin music news headlines of the week
BY MARS SALAZAR, GENEVIEVE WOOD AND RACHEL RASCOE
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
The Video Store Lives Again as We Luv Video Hits Crowdfunding Target
New nonprofit gets community support to revive physical media rentals
BY MATTHEW MONAGLE
Film Reviews
Christmas Bloody Christmas
Joe Begos delivers more than coal in this Santasploitation gorefest
Chunky Shrapnel
On the road with rock maniacs King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Emancipation
Will Smith's stunning Civil War drama is a B-movie in award-bait clothes
Empire of Light
The bulb glows dim in Sam Mendes' tribute to picture palaces
EO
The tale of a donkey seeking freedom is touching and tragic
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Movie version of the Broadway version of the movie version of the book
Spoiler Alert
Jim Parsons gets his Love Story moment in this wonderful tearjerker
To the End
Inside the fight for the Green New Deal
White Noise
Can Don DeLillo's postmodern landmark make it to the actual future?
arts & culture
Review: Broadway in Austin's Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
Quite the fan, I am
BY BOB ABELMAN
Review: The Last Five Years
Inclusive production gives the time between love and loss a mighty voice
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
We Have an Issue: “Bad Girls” Make Waves
On photographing Pleasure Venom's Audrey Campbell, and remembering the late singer-songwriter Jo Carol Pierce
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Holigay Hurrahs
Enjoy a holiday feast of queer Austin markets, drag brunches, and more, oh my!
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Port Lavaca
A fisherman’s paradise worth exploring
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Testing Your Loyalty
Nobody's eating Pujols, not even if he parks a hundo this year.
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 9-15
BY ROB BREZSNY
Oops!
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
World Cup Watch: And Then There Were Eight
As the knockout round started, the traditional powers put the hammer down
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
