Cheer Up Charlies
John Anderson and Ken Hoge
news
Deadlocked Over Density
Neighbors say ARA's development plans for East 11th Street would clash with existing homes and businesses, including the historic Victory Grill
BY LEE NICHOLS
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Res Publica
Your make-a-difference calendar for Sept. 4-10
Anti-Abortionists Want More Health-Care Money
New threats to women's health care emerge in both Texas and D.C.
BY JORDAN SMITH
AISD Puts Faith in Voters
Teachers' paychecks – and the tax raise they require – are in voters' hands this November
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
AISD Superintendent Search Begins
The public will play a large part in determining the criteria for choosing AISD's next head honcho
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
In WilCo, Making a Pass Is OK ... Unless You're Gay
Alleged dirty talk in a parking lot could land a WilCo man in prison
BY PATRICIA J. RULAND
SDS Campaign Launches Online Videos
Chamber expected to weigh in on ballot amendment that would halt city subsidies for private retail developers
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Arrest Fest at the RNC
Throw a rock up in St. Paul, and you'll apparently find someone being arrested – actually, don't throw any rocks in St. Paul
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Saving the City Auditor From Political Pressure
This November, voters will consider a City Charter amendment to help the city auditor keep it real
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Point Austin: Meet the Republicans
The Republicans hold their convention while licking their wounds
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Wood Waste to Burn
With big, bad biomass behind them, council faces the bigger and badder city budget
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Hightower Report
Name That Drug!; and Cashing In on Payday Loans
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Central Market Cooking Classes
Classes for teens ensure no ramen in college
BY ROSALIND FAIRES
Event Menu
Sept. 5-10
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Torchy's Tacos expands yet again, and Z'Tejas serves up green chile dishes for charity
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Wine of the Week
A sampling of velvety Australian reds
BY WES MARSHALL
Food Reviews
Jade Leaves TeaHouse
Given a greater business flow, Jade Leaves can overcome some bumps with the shoots
Lux Bakery & Cafe
Lux blends coffee, sweets, and sandwiches into a multiethnic stew
music
They Call Me Hurricane
Newly discovered session tapes from 1979 document Stevie Vaughan before the Ray
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
The Low Lows make a fresh start in Austin, Jon Dee Graham returns to the stage, Tim Kerr and Mark Arm talk Monkeywrench
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases and Stages
The Stills
Oceans Will Rise
The Walkmen
You & Me
The Charlatans
You Cross My Path
Rodriguez
Cold Fact
Carrie Rodriguez
She Ain't Me
Re-Up Gang, Ice Cube, GZA, K-Salaam & Beatnik
Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang, Raw Footage, Pro Tools, Whose World Is This?
Curtis Mayfield
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions 1965-1973
screens
Ghosts Are Good Company
AFS Essential Series: The Third Wave: Contemporary German Cinema
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
The Heat Is On
Homicide vet Melissa Leo wins raves for Frozen River
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Film News
The locally shot Kings of the Evening screens at the Highland
BY JOE O'CONNELL
TV Eye
A middling Bar and a wealth of questions
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Screens Reviews
Brand Upon the Brain!
Another ambitious, audacious entry in the canon of Canadian auteur Guy Maddin
Film Reviews
Babylon A.D.
Vin Diesel stars as a mercenary hired to escort a woman with a dangerous virus out of Russia.
College
New frat-house comedy is timed for the new semester.
Disaster Movie
We're running out of genres to spoof: This time it's disaster movies.
Frozen River
In order to make ends meet, two women in upstate New York smuggle illegal aliens across the St. Lawrence River into the U.S. in this unusually thoughtful and expertly acted movie.
The Little Red Truck
A chronicle of the work of the Missoula Children’s Theatre, which travels the country to introduce children to the joys of musical theatre.
Surfer, Dude
Matthew McConaughey joins with the director of Hand on a Hard Body in this ode to near-naked bodies, weed, and surf-speak. Oh, and it's also a work of fiction.
arts & culture
Five.Foot.One 2 'Five.Two.Ten'
Tiny dynamo Andrea Ariel works up short dances
BY BARRY PINEO
Elaine: The Extended Cut
The incomparable Ms. Stritch on humor, happiness, Tennessee, Beckett, and bad directors
BY ROBERT FAIRES
James Housefield
An appreciation of AMOA's adjunct curator as he leaves Austin for California
BY RACHEL KOPER
The Long Center
The new Long Center managing director is the old Paramount executive director
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Conspirare
The Austin choral ensemble's new CD of Tarik O'Regan music is set to captivate the world
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Mothers of Invention
Onetime Austinite Laura Poe delivers a tasty satire about genetically engineered food
Alice in Wonderland
A straight-up, well-executed adaptation of Lewis Carroll's book from City Theatre
columns
Page Two: Terms of Entitlement
Austin growth
BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops
After A Fashion
Your Style Avatar's north star for fall fashion is Neiman Neiman Neiman
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Stonehenge? In Texas? Yup, yonder down in Odessa.
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place
The Pride Coalition is finally going to coordinate what seems like a natural fit: Austin's annual Pride Fest
BY KATE GETTY AND KATE X MESSER
Playing Through
Let's see Michael Phelps do a decathlon
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Cheap sushi, brake lights, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Chickens, Goats, & Urban Ranches?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Will's Mad Hatter Boat Party
Riviera Marina, Saturday, September 6, 2008
BY THE LUV DOC
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