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Billie Buck
Volume 41, Number 27
ON THE COVER:
news
The Ultra-Low-Turnout Primary Election (Almost) Devoid of Drama
Tiny landslides in Travis County and beyond
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Austin at Large: Easy to Be Hard, Easy to Vote No
What did we learn from the tiny, noisy Texas primaries? A few morning-after insights
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
SXSW EDU Takes on School Board Wars and Mental Health on Campus
Speakers take on top educational problems, March 7-10
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
City Council Takes on a Safer Sixth Street, Project Connect, and More
Council tackles a 63-item agenda
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Zilker Vision Not Quite 20/20
Rewilding advocates call for more specifics as Zilker Vision Plan process nears end
BY LINA FISHER
Rosemary Renteria's Family Responds to Her Death and the Encampment Sweep That Continued Despite It
Out of sight, out of mind
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON
Death Watch: A Startling Last-Minute Claim of Innocence
New evidence emerges in case of man slated for March 8 execution
BY BRANT BINGAMON
food
Dina Chkarka Spreads the Message of Moroccan Food to the Masses
Here’s cookin’ with you, kid
BY YASMIN DIALLO TURK
Russian House Becomes Just 'House'; Cowboy Breakfast Brings the Free Noms; Tatsu-Ya Takes Over Former Contigo Space; This Month Is All About the Women Everywhere; 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 March 3, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Faster Than Sound: The Austin Music Awards Rise Again
Tickets on sale now for the 40-year tradition, March 8 at Emo's
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes
Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward
BY JULIAN TOWERS
Residential Address: The Mellows Bring Sixties Pop to Sagebrush
With a focus on good hooks, the band makes falling in love danceable again
BY GARY LINDSEY
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Abhi the Nomad, Marina, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Nick Cave + Warren Ellis, Sam Pankey, the Austin Music Awards, and more
BY KEVIN CURTIN, CHRISTINA GARCIA, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, GARY LINDSEY AND MICHAEL TOLAND
Live Music Events
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
Austin-Made Evinced Brings a Message From the Future
Richeler Aladin's Austin-made sci-fi thriller Evinced tells of dark times but was made with joy
BY DINA BARRISH
Nosferatu Festival Celebrates Count Orlok's Centennial
The other Batman comes to town
BY MARC SAVLOV
Film Reviews
Aadavallu Meeku Joharlu
Telugu romantic comedy about a man who just can't get married
After Yang
A tender sci-fi parable about loss and connection
The Batman
A new, brilliant, and bleaker caped crusader
The Long Walk
Enigmatic supernatural mystery from the heart of Laos' forests
arts & culture
Outdoor Concert Kicks Off the Zach Theatre Season
Music, moonlight, and Mickey Mouse thrills audience and performers alike
BY DINA BARRISH
Five Arty Things to Do for Women's History Month
Celebrating achievements and creativity from Austin's women artists
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Crystal City 1969 Brings Mexican American History to Life
Celebrating 50 years of UT's CMAS with a live reading
BY SAGE DUNLAP
Arts Events
Art galleries, live performances, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Events
Local events, volunteer opportunities, fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
Opinion: Brené Brown – Join Our Union and Take Another Principled Stand
Union organizers argue the UT administration remains beholden to a political leadership that regularly dismisses students' and workers' concerns
BY SOL WEINER
Qmmunity: Leave Them Kids Alone
Time to support trans kids, plus Frida Friday ATX's birthday!
BY JAMES SCOTT
Day Trips: Gila Cliff Dwellings, New Mexico
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Busting Chops
An unforgivable sign of weakness
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 4-10
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
Relative dies with a will – what next? (Part 2)
BY JOE MARRS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: That’s Some Start to the Season
Making sense of Austin FC’s 5-0 rout of FC Cincinnati
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
