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Greenbacks for Green Space
City moves to make development pay more for parks
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Benzene Questions at Crestview Station
Benzene discovered in groundwater under portion of former Huntsman chemical-testing facility property, potential snag for Crestview Station developers
BY LEE NICHOLS
Primarily Primates: AG Folds on Apes
Lawyers representing warring factions in bitter dispute over operation of Hill Country primate sanctuary square off over conditions of settlement between attorney general and sanctuary's board and management
BY JORDAN SMITH
Red Ink on Second Street: Default or Confusion?
Something's fishy Downtown, and local retailers say it stinks
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Supremes to Hear Case of Mexican National on Death Row
Convicted and sentenced to death for 1993 gang rape and murder, Jose Medellin has argued his case should be overturned.
BY JORDAN SMITH
Supremes Examine Capital Punishment, Mental Illness
How mentally ill does a prisoner have to be in order to deem execution cruel and unusual punishment?
BY JORDAN SMITH
May 12 Special Election
The Chronicle endorsements
Naked City
On the Lege
Voter-ID bills protect voters ... by keeping them away from polls
BY AMY SMITH
Developing Stories
Why can't Jennifer Kim find a co-sponsor on council for a resolution to explore a public-private partnership for the redevelopment of Northcross Mall?
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Point Austin: You Think Austin's Weird?
Consider the ballots beyond city limits
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point
The dark storm of budget season looms on the horizon
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Stamping Out the Free Press; and Democracy v. ZIP Code 10021
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Finding God in the Gumbo
Once in the Ninth Ward and now in the Hill Country, the Smoking for Jesus Ministry serves up Real New Orleans Style fare with a side of spiritual nourishment
BY MM PACK
Digesting the Buffalo Gap Wine and Food Summit
What happened during a weekend in heaven
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
Chocolate and the surprising tang of dill pickle popcorn: Need we say more?
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
May 3-10
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Mann's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que
Perhaps the friendliest barbecue joint in Austin
In Print
Disbrowe, Paula
music
The Pearl King
Formed through irritation, time, and friction, yet gorgeous, imperfect, and universally valued: Oliver Rajamani
BY DAVID LYNCH
TCB
The Backyard's parking quagmire, Chris Cornell outshines those other guys, and more
BY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Texas Platters
Sly & the Family Stone
The Collection
Beaver Nelson
Exciting Opportunity
Jack Ingram
This Is It
Nathan Hamilton
Six Black Birds
Girl in a Coma
Both Before I'm Gone
various artists
KVRX Local Live Vol. 11:Assacre to Zookeeper
Book of Shadows
... And Then We All Woke Up
Ornette Coleman
To Whom Who Keeps a Record
Pinetop Perkins
Born in the Honey:The Pinetop Perkins Story
screens
A Nerd in King Vidiot's Court (or in Uncle Rico's Van)
Jon Gries will not pull a "Tiffany-mall-tour-type thing" and act above the crowd at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown; he will enjoy Napoleon Dynamite and Joysticks along with you
BY CARSON BARKER
Spiro's Experiment
The Austin Film Society Documentary Tour: 10 Under 10 and Its First Five Years
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Crew Stories: Dan Eggleston
Dan Eggleston
BY JOE O'CONNELL
TV Eye
Healing power
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Film Reviews
Civic Duty
The line separating civic duty from vigilantism is the focus of this paranoid thriller set squarely in the new age of terrorism.
The Invisible
This thriller directed by David S. Goyer serves up teen angst with its supernatural thrills.
Kickin' It Old Skool
Jamie Kennedy wakes up after a breakdancing injury put him in a coma 20 years ago. That's when this film's real trauma begins.
Next
Nicolas Cage plays a man who can see into the future – a talent the FBI wants to put to use capturing terrorists.
Spider-Man 3
When cascading through the cityscape, Spider-Man 3 still makes us gasp with delight, but on Earth those gasps come solely in reaction to the cynical dreariness of the script.
The TV Set
David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver star in this dyspeptic drama about the work of creating television shows.
arts & culture
Water This Cottage Industry
Shopping at Handmade Austin Women's spring show is a good way to keep our cool local craft scene blooming
BY RACHEL KOPER
C. Denby Swanson: A play for Clifford
Austin playwright C. Denby Swanson has received a prestigious national grant to develop a play based on the life of Clifford Antone with the Zachary Scott Theatre Center
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Free Comic Book Day: Hey kids! Free books with words and pictures!
Free Comic Book Day, which began with the opening of the first Spider-Man film, has been so successful for the comics industry that it's still here for Spidey's second sequel
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Playwrights @ UT: An Edgar for Dietz, a Wendy for Ramsey
It was a good week for playwrights at UT as a student received a new prize for young women dramatists and a faculty member earned an honor from the Mystery Writers of America
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Shakespeare Festival: Raising the Curtain for ASF
The Austin Shakespeare Festival has been invited by gaming guru Richard Garriott to perform regularly at the Curtain, his scaled-down replica of the Globe Theatre
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'American Fiesta': New York not quite bowled over
Steven Tomlinson's American Fiesta made its Big Apple debut at the Vineyard Theatre on April 25, and the response from New York critics was less than ecstatic
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Moonlight and Magnolias
With its quick tempo, rapid-fire jokes, and backstage look at Gone With the Wind, Austin Playhouse's Moonlight and Magnolias is accessible, short, and extremely entertaining theatre
Steel Magnolias
Thanks to an ensemble of fine actresses, Austin Playhouse's new production of Steel Magnolias is a breath of fresh Louisiana air
columns
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After a Fashion
Austin is graced by the sexy people, old and young
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Boca Chica Beach might be the most unspoiled public beach on the Texas coast
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Sexy table legs and not-so Puritans
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Teenage workers – can my 14-year-old work?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Emo's, Saturday, May 5, 2007
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Arena Rock
Wranglers share hot dogs and tax brackets with their fans
BY JEREMY MARTIN
Soccer Watch
Debate over the player of the year, and more
