Bullock Texas State History Museum
Photo by Jana Birchum
Volume 39, Number 40
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
“I Want Peace, but I Want Justice First”
Austinites protested against police brutality. Police responded with brutal force.
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
A Month After Mike Ramos Died, Some Hesitant Steps Toward Accountability
Justice comes slowly
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Austin At Large: Unsafe Together
The highway before us is littered with risks, but it’s the only way to go
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: The Battle of I-35
Are we due for a rematch tonight?
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Council Makes Time to Address Protest Fallout
The right to listen
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
AISD Will Resume Classes in August, but What Will They Look Like?
District mulls "blended approach" to reopening schools, schedules virtual conversations with parents, students, and staff
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Pools Reopen, but With New Rules
Expect temperature checks, required masks, and sign-ins when you return to city pools
BY THE NEWS STAFF
Following Protests, Expect a Jump in COVID-19 Cases
City releases new metric for judging stages of risk, and promises better outreach to communities of color
BY KIMBERLEY JONES AND BETH SULLIVAN
Voting By Mail? The Decision Is Yours.
Texas Supreme Court rejects Paxton writ of mandamus, leaves VBM to voter
BY MICHAEL KING
food
New Clarksville Brewery Has a Firm Grip on Beer Fans’ Attention
After a 17-month delay Hold Out Brewery has arrived
BY ERIC PUGA
CBD Stands for Self-Care
Austin's green rush is booming
BY JESSI CAPE
Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options
Our constantly updated resource of local eateries to support while maintaining your social distance
BY THE FOOD STAFF
Austin's Best Food and Drink Events This Week
Dinner parties, farmer's markets, beer, wine, and more for the week of June 4, 2020
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Faster Than Sound: Austin Music Grapples With Reopening & Protests
Civil unrest erupts nationwide as Austin clubs begin reopening
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re playing
BY KEVIN CURTIN, KAHRON SPEARMAN, GREG STITT, RACHEL RASCOE, RAOUL HERNANDEZ, DOUG FREEMAN AND TIM STEGALL
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
ATX Television Festival Goes From Small Screen to Big Screen to Small Screen Again
How the celebration of TV is leading the way in streaming fests as it becomes ATX TV ... From the Couch!
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Becky
Because sometimes you just have to deal with a few neo-Nazis the old-fashioned way
A Clear Shot
Pulled-from-the-headlines hostage drama misses the target and the point
The Deeper You Dig
Hell awaits in this lo-fi ghost story
Fourteen
Scenes from a collapsing friendship captured with astonishing empathy
The High Note
Don't call it a comeback: Music industry dramedy plays everything safe.
The Lovebirds
Midsummer comedy that should fly falls flat on its face
Shirley
Elizabeth Moss gets in the head of the Haunting of Hill House author
Tommaso
Abel Ferrara’s (self-)portrait of the artist in (self-)martyrdom
arts & culture
Michael Kaiser Has Ideas About What's Next for the Arts
The arts management expert spoke to Austin arts groups about the future, and the key word is “community”
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Umlauf Sculpture Garden Reopening
Especially when it's rich with art, the outside is in again
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Listings
Virtual galleries, streaming improv, and more
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Community Listings
Donation and volunteer opportunities, job openings, online fitness classes, and more
BY KATHERINE MCNEVINS
columns
We Have an Issue: “People Really, Really Are Done With the Murders of Black People at the Hands of Police”
In this week’s issue, we look at the impact of police use of force at protests – and if any changes are going to come from it
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Qmmunity: Honoring Black Trans Lives
This Pride Month and always
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Polly's Chapel, Bandera
Frontier chapel survives 140 years in the woods
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: A Butt to Snuggle
Nobody ever said Jesus was an ass man
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, June 5-11
BY ROB BREZSNY
The Common Law
The stay at home order vs. the right to assembly (protest) and free speech
BY LUKE ELLIS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
