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Volume 41, Number 23
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35
The two candidates race to the left
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin at Large: We Need to Talk About Apesh*t
Whether Trump is trivial or catastrophic, the rules of engagement have now changed
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
City Council Comes Back
First meeting of 2022, first reading for the Opera House
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Samsung Spill Kills Off Aquatic Life Near Harris Branch
Up to 763,000 gallons of acidic waste discharged into Harris Branch Creek tributary
BY LINA FISHER
City Acknowledges Its Debt to Sexual Assault Survivors
Seen and heard
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Austin Is a “Stop-and-Frisk” City, Ongoing APD Review Reveals
Kroll report documents ongoing questionable, inequitable policing
BY BRANT BINGAMON
ERCOT Listening Tour Offers More Explanations Than Plans
Virtual town hall tries to allay fears of power grid reliability
BY LINA FISHER
food
The Internet’s Most Sensational Hot Sauce Brand Stakes a Claim in ATX
Truff enough for the city
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Spider House Is Gone, Sweet Ritual’s on Hiatus, Kerlin’s Got Brisket-Filled Kolaches, Home Slice Celebrates National Pizza Day, Jo’s Coffee Hosts Annual Chili Cook-Off, 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 February 3, 2022
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Like the Wind, Kiko Villamizar Pushes the Culture Forward
Austin's Colombian instigator brings his music, message, and mission to Todo el Mundo
BY CLARA WANG
Faster Than Sound: Changes at Two Campus Cafes
The latest on Cactus Cafe and Spider House
BY RACHEL RASCOE
Spoon Album Review
Lucifer on the Sofa (Matador)
BY CHAD SWIATECKI
Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week
Jackie Venson, Dangerous Toys, Zachary Williams, Cordae, Matthew Logan Vasquez, and more local shows to see
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DEREK UDENSI, ROBERT PENSON, DOUG FREEMAN AND RACHEL RASCOE
Live Music Events
BY DEREK UDENSI
screens
More Choices for Dinner and a Movie at Blue Starlite
Austin’s drive-in chain announces a pair of new locations
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
GameStop: Rise of the Players
How a collapsed stock leveled up
Ghosts of the Ozarks
Horror in the post-Civil War South
Introduction
Korean master of the understated finds romance in beginnings
jackass forever
Because dick punches are never not funny
The Long Night
Evil rules in the occult South
Sundown
Existential mystery gets less interesting with every answer
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
An unmissable lesson in this county's tortured history
The Wolf and the Lion
Sweet-natured animal adventure brings back an old story
arts & culture
New Book Altars Looks Through a Camera Lens Darkly
Darla Teagarden brings ritual to art photography
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Five Ways to Continue Your Artistic Education
Whether it's gravity-defying exercise or bringing the heat to your glass creations, we're calling you to class
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Paramount's Kid-Centric Programming Keeps the Cheap Seats Cheap
Educational shows returns with affordability in mind
BY IKRAM MOHAMED
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
We Have an Issue: In the Artist’s Thrall
In this week's issue, Darla Teagarden's otherworldly tableaux
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Who Pays $278 Million: Austin Taxpayers or Private Developers?
Council should not vote to divert city tax dollars to the south shore property owners
BY BILL BUNCH, BILL ALESHIRE AND FRED LEWIS
Qmmunity: OUTsider Festival Returns In Person
Queer transmedia arts fest kicks off Feb. 16-20
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Maceo Spice & Import Co., Galveston
The spicy side of island life
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Break Is a Break
Regardless of what the book burners will tell you, more science is always better than less science.
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, February 4-10
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
Relative dies with a will – what next?
BY JOE MARRS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
The Verde Report: Austin FC Players With the Most on the Line in 2022
Here are the members of El Tree feeling the pressure to perform in 2022
BY ERIC GOODMAN
comics
