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Volume 41, Number 41
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Austin at Large: Housing and the Mayor’s Race
Celia Israel: “This election is about who can afford to live here, and who gets to decide”
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: The Housing Game
Council goes in search of the “lose-lose” solution
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break
A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Negotiations Ongoing Between Developer and Low-Income Apartment Residents
Residents of the Old Homestead aren't ready to go
BY KIT O’CONNELL
City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis
Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Black Women Reclaim Space in Austin’s Outdoors
Black Women Who Kayak+ is leading the way
BY HANNAH UEBELE
After a Difficult Year at AISD, 2,100 Staffers Are Leaving
Resignations are higher than ever
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
Former Statesman Reporter Announces Bid for AISD Board
Roxanne Evans would replace LaTisha Anderson on the board
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
food
A Journey Through Austin’s Knafeh Offerings With My Arab Father
A taste of home, connection, and knafeh
BY YASMIN DIALLO TURK
Adrian Lipscombe at Canje, Grounds & Hounds for Austin Pets Alive!, Provision Dining House Returns, Snoozing for Pride, and Here Comes the Bourbon Brawl
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 June 9, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive
A quintessential coming-of-age soundtrack to score the next spiral
BY MARS SALAZAR
Review: Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music by Philip Watson
A deep read into one of America’s most versatile guitarists
BY JAY TRACHTENBERG
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Blues on the Green, Puscifer, Brennen Leigh, Ghost Wolves, and more recommended shows
BY MAYA WRAY, KEVIN CURTIN, CHRISTINA GARCIA, TIM STEGALL, RACHEL RASCOE AND DOUG FREEMAN
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Austin Filmmakers Take Nudist Documentary Naked Gardens to Tribeca
Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan explore the vulnerability of a nudist resort in Naked Gardens
BY JOSH KUPECKI
Five Films to Watch at Cine Las Americas
Oscar contenders, Austin stories, and global tales from the Latinx, Portugeuse, and Indigenous communities
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Fanny: The Right to Rock
Rocking reminder of the pioneering all-woman band
Jurassic World Dominion
Nothing new in the DNA of this dinosaur trilogy capper
Vikram
Star power and muscles power this gritty Tamil action thriller
arts & culture
Jesse Sublett's Latest True-Crime Book Takes on the Last Gangster in Austin
The rise and fall of the Junkyard King
BY JOE GROSS
Review: Penfold Theatre Co.’s A War of the Worlds
All's Wells that ends Welles in this uneven but innovative reenvisioning of a radio sci-fi landmark
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: Maybe Youth Isn’t Wasted on the Young
On this week's cover: "10 Bands Under 25 That Make Me Feel Alive"
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Governor Abbott, Do Not Tell Our Children the Same Story About AR-15s
A survivor of an AR-15 reflects on the governor’s position on gun violence and the mental health crisis
BY JULIA A. OLSON
Qmmunity: Rainbow Month Rolls On
Waterloo Greenway goes ROYGBIV, the Paramount has a ball, and Cheer Ups looks camp in the eye
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Kingsbury Blueberry Farm, Caldwell
Family business offers the sweetest pick-your-own berries around
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Cat Sitter
Sometimes it's hard to know where familial obligation ends and parasite-induced mental psychosis begins
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 10-16
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Austin Next in Line for U.S. Soccer’s Attendance Controversy
How much is too much for a ticket to Q2 Stadium?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
