Bullock Texas State History Museum
Jody Horton
Volume 40, Number 15
ON THE COVER:
WE HAVE AN ISSUE:
BY Kimberley Jones
news
Inside the Facebook Wars Dividing Thousands of AISD Parents
Who comes first in Austin schools?
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Chronicle Endorsements
December Run-Off Election
Austin at Large: Yup, He Goofed! Now What?
For Austin’s own good, we may want to patch up that hole Steve Adler shot in his foot
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Public Notice: Pull Up the Drawbridge
FoHP has their historic zoning; no one else need apply
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines / Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Scarce COVID Vaccine for Health Workers on Its Way to Austin
The Austin area should receive 13,650 initial doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Volunteer Program May Help Teachers With COVID-19 Risks
Union and district close to finalizing a program allowing more teachers at some campuses to stay home
BY CLARA ENCE MORSE
Historic Baker School Site Among Items on Final 2020 Council Agenda
School, pond, no house
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
Suspect in 2019 Assault of Gay Couple Arrested for Bond Violation
Frank Macias arrested in East Texas after missing court date in connection to hate crime
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Is ARIC Still Watching?
Though under scrutiny, fusion center still keeps tabs on protests
BY JOHN ANDERSON
Council Candidate Tapped Infowars Contributor to Make Campaign Video
Mackenzie Kelly campaign’s finance report tells the tale
BY AUSTIN SANDERS
TAASA Unveils First-Ever Survivor Advisory Board
Panel offers chance to shape Texas policies on sexual violence
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Austin Chronicle Nonprofit Wish List
Your guide to charitable giving
food
OroBianco Italian Creamery Makes Magic With Water Buffalo Milk
Making mozzarella from white gold
BY JESSI CAPE
Tony C’s Opens on Anderson, Eddie Jackson Joins Beef Loving Texans, Eberly Returns, and What’s This About Sushi Chefs in Your Own Home?
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 December 10, 2020
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
music
Ley Line Soaks in the Healing Wash of We Saw Blue
Local quartet finds global rhythms in twining harmonies
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Faster Than Sound: Venue Relief Pending as COVID-19 Spike Stalls Restarted Gigs
Also, sampling Flobama's beats, and remembering landmark pianist Margaret Wright
BY RACHEL RASCOE
New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week
What we’re listening to
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ, RACHEL RASCOE, DOUG FREEMAN, KEVIN CURTIN, ALEJANDRA RAMIREZ, MICHAEL TOLAND AND JAY TRACHTENBERG
Live Music / Livestream Listings
BY GREG STITT
screens
New AFS Series More Than Simply Restores Wong Kar-wai's Work
The (almost) complete films of the Hong Kong filmmaker
BY JENNY NULF
Film Reviews
Another Round
He that drinks fast pays slow in this boozy dark comedy
Archenemy
Revisionist Superman riff brings new meaning to street-level superheroics
Farewell Amor
Immigrant drama follows the emotions after the family reunion
I’m Your Woman
Disappointing twist on the male-dominated crime drama lacks the strong female lead it needs
Ip Man: Kung Fu Master
The Wing Chun master reshaped for modern Chinese political intentions
Parallel
Pandimensional crime spree sees the crooks turn on each other in lo-fi sci-fi
The Stand In
Drew Barrymore pretends to be Drew Barrymore in this Hollywood comedy
Wander Darkly
Sierra Miller is a broken wonder with fractured memories of a fractured relationship
Wild Mountain Thyme
Twee Irish romance takes forever to end happily ever after
arts & culture
Old Friends John Doe and Michael Mogavero Combine Paintings and Poetry to Reach the "Promised Land"
The exhibition at Bale Creek Allen Gallery celebrates a 47-year-old friendship
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Frank Wo / Men Collective's Virtual Show Offers a Warped Sense of Control
In K ! :D D: Ö, you get to not only watch these kinetic provocateurs move through virtual environments, but also influence their actions
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: Gold in Them Thar Hills
In this week’s issue, the story behind the quest to become the first purveyor of buffalo mozzarella in Central Texas
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Opinion: Charity, Not Profiteering
Policy is needed to halt abuses in conservation
BY ELLEN GASS
Qmmunity: Sellers Underground Shutters
Send Qmmunity your queer’d memories of the Fourth Street fixture
BY BETH SULLIVAN
Day Trips: Oakville Jailhouse and Guesthouses
The crossbars hotel rescues the ghost town of Oakville
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: The Wrong Message
Why your conscience is nagging you
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, December 11-17
BY ROB BREZSNY
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
