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With her new-to-ATX variety show, Lavender Thug welcomes you to the House that Lavender built.

After a season-opening win, Ilie Sánchez’s impact is already being felt on and off the pitch.

Our annual celebration of local music and the people who make it happen returns to Antone’s tomorrow.

Get tips on finding the best stands of bluebonnets and where to pick strawberries around the state, plus lots of other ways to enjoy a Texas spring.

Medics at Hays County’s private, unionized EMS service fear for the agency’s future.

Chewing the fat about Austin-made barbecue documentary For the Love of Meat.

Tomar and the FCs frontman shares scores of stories ahead of the band's third album release.

ARTS REVIEW: One Ounce Opera’s micro-opera showcase invigorates.

MOVIE REVIEW: In this heartfelt dramedy, a vet is haunted by her dead platoonmate.

Volunteering, drag, birthdays, and more recommended arts events for the weekend.

Texas Capitol protesters mark three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Texas asylum seeker with no criminal history faces deportation after complying as witness, Trump order requires his prosecution.

Here are this year's Austin Music Award winners: The best bands, venues, backstage folks, and more, as voted on by you.

Hundreds brave cold to support public school funding.

The week in news from Austin and beyond.

Austin filmmakers find the sting in a 2,500 year old Greek comedy. The Wasps screens tonight at Violet Crown Cinema.

Austin Film Festival to honor producing legend Christine Vachon. Living Single creator Yvette Lee Bowser will also be recognized for her TV career.

Big Medium closes, leaving a void in Austin’s art scene and putting the future of the Austin Studio Tour in question.

ALBUM REVIEW: Gen Z cowboy Yahtzee Brown sings his heartbreak with a twang.

Getting terpene boosted with Tejas Tonic. In a crowded industry, Texas’ first cannabis seltzer still stands apart.

Austin gets compared to a lot of cities. But is life really better there?

East Austin needs more trees, and this nonprofit is planting them. Here's how you can help.

Rooster Teeth alums are bringing their new series How Are We Today? to Austin PBS.

The Texas Film Awards adds more stars to its March 6 ceremony with Zazie Beetz, Jay Duplass, and the Sing Sing team joining in. www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screen...

Twins, phantoms, and more recommended arts and culture events for the coming weekdays.

Director Andrew Bujalski makes a movie, two ways. 2022’s There There pops up in Austin as both an art installation and a theatrical screening.

Austin’s battle-scarred congressman outlines a strategy to contain Trump and Musk.

Takeaways from a triumphant Austin FC season opener as a rejuvenated club defeats Sporting Kansas City 1-0.

From the files of Mr. Smarty Pants: The world’s oldest clove tree is named Afo. It’s in Indonesia, and is believed to be at least 350-400 years old.

DAY TRIPS: Updates on McMurtry Literary Center and Gulf turtles.

In this week's comics, Tom Tomorrow follows the disassembly of American democracy, starring everyone's least favorite billionaire. Read all the funnies: austinchronicle.com/comics

MOVIE REVIEW: Longlegs director moves on to murderous toy in this Stephen King adaptation.

How Austin FC brought the vibes back for year five. @goodman.bsky.social reports:

Walkabouts, rallies, and Carnaval in this weekend’s recommended arts and culture events. www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2025-02...

Have a big ol’ ball at these local queer events, but don’t be a dick, okay?

New evidence suggests the babysitter, who has served 20 years of a life sentence, is innocent of murder.

Texas gets its own DOGE with the state House speaker expecting it will “make headlines” every week.

SIMS Foundation resumes services and unveils restructured care model after 90-day pause.

How Kierkegaard influenced director Paola Sorrentino's new film Parthenope.

The singer-songwriter talks about Soccer Mommy's latest LP Evergreen before her Saturday Austin set.

Mobile version of the Criterion Closet makes its first trip outside of New York for SXSW.

Theatre Review: The Shark Is Broken charts Jaws’ troubled waters.

There are plenty of reasons to love Austin. There’s also reasons to leave. Whether it’s the state government, cost of housing, or lack of public transit. We look at cities similar to Austin to see how they deal with the same issues we face.

The week in headlines from around Austin and beyond.

Public school rally moves indoors due to cold snap.

The Criterion Closet heads to SXSW with the mobile version of the popular web series making its first trip outside of New York City.

Shop Slow is closing next month, but sustainable fashion isn’t a trend.

Entering its second decade of existence/resistance, OUTsider fest gives longtime HIV/AIDS artist/activist Julie Tolentino their flowers.

RESTAURANT REVIEW: A surprisingly sophisticated bar program and heavily topped pies await you at this Eastside pizzeria.

New state framework could make it easier for doctors and delivery drivers to stop providing birth control.