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Volume 41, Number 34
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Chronicle Endorsements for the May 7 State and Local Election
Early Voting April 25-May 3 • Election Day May 7
BY THE 'CHRONICLE' NEWS STAFF
Austin at Large: We Can Survive the New Boom
But we need to throw our entire weight into increasing our power as Texans
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Growing Pains
Tell us something we don’t know
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Austin's Best Density Bonus Remains in Suspense
To V(MU) or not to V
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Land Trust Homes Could Go to Displaced Austinites
"Right to return" preference policy to be used with sales of city-owned homes
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Can the Airport Keep Up With Austin’s Boom?
AUS (aka ABIA) keeps making headlines whether it wants to or not
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Georgetown ISD Parents Say Students Involved in Sexual Assault Must Face Consequences
Parents say neither the administration nor law enforcement has done enough to protect their kids
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
City Staffers in Vegas’ Tesla Tunnels: Still Not Clear Why!
Neither Project Connect nor AUS needs the Boring Co.'s services yet
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Fear, Anxiety for Texas Trans Kids Under GOP Attack
Republicans' moral panic leads to real panic for marginalized kids
BY KIT O’CONNELL
Integral Care Management: About That Union Drive …
Proposed changes to consultation policy weaken workers' role, organizers say
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
food
Gardeners and Librarians Join Forces to Catalog Seeds
Seed banking on the future
BY JESSI CAPE
Shenanigans Shutter Simi, Domo Alley-Gato Returns, Front Market Celebrates, Tex-Mex Chains Expand, Les Dames Get Grilling at Franklin BBQ, 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 21, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Spaceflight Records' Nonprofit Clears for Takeoff
An ambitious vision for debt-free record deals attracts notable music industry interest
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Faster Than Sound: Erwin Center Replacement, the Moody Center, Opens on UT Campus
The 15,000-capacity concert/basketball arena, plus more debuting venue news
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Review: Rett Smith
Americana Drugs
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Review: Laughing Boy
I Am the Man From Space (Persistence of Vision)
BY MEMORY HARKER
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Spirit Adrift, Austin Reggae Fest, Nilüfer Yanya, Amyl & the Sniffers, and more recommended shows
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, KEVIN CURTIN, RACHEL RASCOE, CHRISTINA GARCIA, TIM STEGALL AND CLARA WANG
One-Man Band and Oddball Songman Homer Henderson 1952-2022
The man behind “Lee Harvey Was a Friend of Mine” has died
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Live Music in Austin
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
New Website Lets You Dip Into the Barton Creek Timestream
Drifting in the history of Barton Springs
BY ELLEN DALY
Film Reviews
Aline
Bizarre not-quite-a-biopic of Céline Dion
The Bad Guys
DreamWorks’ latest puts animal crooks on the right path
A Cowgirl’s Song
Country music family drama as a young singer decides to duet with her grandma
Jersey
Hindi-language drama about a retired cricket star who must fill a child’s wish
K.G.F: Chapter 2
Sequel to the 2018 Kannada-language action drama
Naked Truth
Vietnamese thriller about a reunion gone awry
9 Bullets
Dismal road trip crime drama with Lena Headey as a grumpy ex-stripper
The Northman
A vengeance-fueled odyssey across Viking culture and myth
Paris, 13th District
Love and sex in this Paris-set adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s comics
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Metacomedy makes Nic Cage the last true movie star
Unplugging
Technology and a lack of laughs get in the way of this rom-com
We're All Going to the World's Fair
An online horror ARG becomes a desperate search for self
¿Y Cómo Es Él?
Love triangle gets convoluted in this Mexican dramedy
arts & culture
Through Steel, Wood, Glass, and Gas, Ion Art Turns Zilker Into a Glowing Wonderland
Enter the Neon Garden
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
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: At Night the Art Comes Out to Play
Inside Ion Art’s neon wonderland, the "Surreal Garden" exhibit at Zilker Botanical Garden
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Don’t Ask Texas Schoolchildren to Fund Your Corporate Expansion
Central Texas Interfaith calls on tech companies to withdraw their applications for Chapter 313 tax breaks
BY MICHAEL FLOYD
Opinion: When It Comes to Health Care in Austin, There Can Be No Equity Without Accountability
Opinion: It's time for the Travis County Commissioners Court to order an independent performance audit of Central Health
BY NELSON LINDER AND FRANK ORTEGA
Qmmunity: Femme Boy Spring
Queer musician Caleb De Casper gets his own day declared at City Hall, plus upcoming queer events
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Texas Roadstand, Cedar Creek
Stellar burgers and house-made pickles make this no ordinary burger joint
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Trojan Rain
The Catholics sure do know how to ruin a pagan fertility ritual
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, April 22-28
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: In Gut-Check Time, True Colors Shine Through
What’s the secret sauce in this turnaround squad?
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
