Mohawk
Jana Birchum
Volume 41, Number 48
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Front Steps Slips and Falls
As the nonprofit that runs the ARCH falls apart, the city's rush to replace it frustrates providers
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin at Large: Storms Along the Waterfront
How much should the city invest in the Statesman PUD? Zero, or $400 million?
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: City Budget Season Continues
A primer on the schedule and the tax rates
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Protecting Austinites’ Reproductive Rights
A package of city measures in response to Dobbs decision
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
It’s Official: Some People (Including Kirk Watson) Will Be on the Ballot
Applications to be on the ballot are open
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
AISD Reading Teachers Flummoxed as Leaders Quit en Masse
Later, graders
BY MADI DONHAM
Free Legal Counsel at Magistration Fizzles Out
County pulls the plug on pilot program thwarted by staffing crises
BY BRANT BINGAMON
Yoga Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty, as Defense Casts Doubt on Boyfriend
Plus, D.A. requesting her medical records
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Questions Arise About APD's Use of Sound Machines
Sonic warfare?
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Review: Peruvian Restaurant Llama Kid Is an Eastside Oasis
Once a virtual concept, this modern take is really solid
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Chi’Lantro Expands, Taco Flats Expands, G’Raj Mahal Preps a Return, Delucca Opens, Épicerie Spotlights Kallas-Lee, Central Market Celebrates Hatch, and More, More, 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 July 28, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
I Will Be Heard: Mama Duke
Lyricist thriving at the intersection of Black, female, and gay wants Austin to "feel this energy"
BY KRISS CONKLIN
Faster Than Sound: The First-Ever Lucktoberfest Lands Halloweekend at Willie Nelson’s Luck, Texas
Plus, the Red River Cultural District searches for a new director, and remembering Stewart Wise
BY RACHEL RASCOE
What We’re Listening to Right Now
Detox, Mobley, Dropped Out, Holy Wave, Party Van, and Shane Cooley
BY KEVIN CURTIN, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, TIM STEGALL, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ AND MARS SALAZAR
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Kate Bush Bash, Urban Heat, Knife in the Water, Night Cap, Adrian Ruiz, and Shimmer Island
BY TIM STEGALL, DOUG FREEMAN, ALYSSA QUILES, MICHAEL TOLAND, KEVIN CURTIN AND DEREK UDENSI
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Austin Studio's VR Mini-Golf Game Gets New Course Based on Jim Henson’s Labyrinth
Mighty Coconut goes golfing in the beloved puppet classic
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
DC League of Super-Pets
Fuzzy superhero antics are perfect summery kids' fare
Fire of Love
Fascinating true romance in the shadows of the burning Earth
Resurrection
Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth terrify in this psychological shocker
Vengeance
B.J. Novak tells a touching tale of truth, myths, and Texas
arts & culture
Can Cap City Comedy Club Reclaim Its Throne?
The Austin comedy institution is back, but it returns to a radically changed stand-up scene
BY VALERIE LOPEZ
East Austin Comedy Club Is a Proving Ground for Stand-Ups
Austin's newest home to humor aims to be a funny, intimate hangout for locals
BY ROD MACHEN
Five Arts Events for Wannabe Time Travelers
Journey into the past (and to one nightmarish future) with these dazzlers
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
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: Some Stories
Mama Duke on the cover, plus an in-depth look at what went wrong at Front Steps
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Musk – Make Austin an Ecological Paradise
Time for Tesla to lead the green charge in Austin
BY JESSICA EDWARDS
Qmmunity: Kings, Queens, and Other Things
Trans performers get the keys to the Kingdom on Fridays, plus Erica Nix enters the mayoral race
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: The Sentinel, Marfa
Hip restaurant and bar is home to local newspapers
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Pot Smokers
What kind of monster doesn't feel a paternal urge to shelter the innocent?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, July 29-August 4
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: MLS, Austin FC Capitalizing on World Cup Shake-Up
International talent is clamoring for MLS playing time. That’s good for everybody.
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
