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Trouble at Station 15
Austin firefighter sues city after officials stonewall unequal treatment
BY CAITLIN MEREDITH
Disagreeing to Agree
With contract negotiations suspended, Austin firefighters look inward for a change
BY MICHAEL KING
A New Day
81st Legislature opens with unity in the House, mutiny in the Senate
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Point Austin: MUD Rising
Canyon Creek voting-rights lawsuit goes to the Supremes
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: The Return of Jason Carole
Grandma the budget slasher is back for a mayoral campaign sequel
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Respublica
Citizen's calendar, Jan. 15-22
Bill Would Rotate UIL Events Out of Austin
Father and son lawmakers call for holding high school state competitions in other areas of the state
BY LEE NICHOLS
AISD Report Cards Go Online
Students beware ...
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Yogurt Shop
Defendants in yogurt shop murder may get an opportunity to bond out of custody while awaiting second trial
BY JORDAN SMITH
Green Party Leader Holloway Dies
Local activists mourn the loss of one 'passionate and steadfast' friend
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Is Texas Bad for Kids?
A new report from Texans Care for Children shows kids faring poorly
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
RNC Aftermath
Austin protester pleads guilty in Minnesota
BY DIANA WELCH
Hackers Attack the Netroots
Progressive bloggers regroup after hackers debilitate several sites
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
The Death of Journalism; and Who Pays for CEO Mismanagement?
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Cooking With the Seasons at Rancho la Puerta: Recipes From the World-Famous Spa
Cooking with the Seasons offers a seasonal assortment of enticing yet very simple recipes and menus
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Liquid Assets
Riesling white is the new black
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
Check out foodie wishes for the new year, local foodie fundraisers, and the Year of the Ox
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Your local foodie events for Jan. 21-23
Food Reviews
Whisk Handcrafted Cuisine
The cozy atmosphere and satisfying cuisine at Whisk will transport you to the sun-splashed Mediterranean
Paggi House
Paggi House is the tastiest example of old Austin co-existing with new Austin
music
Middle Americana
Boardroom song-craft? The Austin Songwriters Group Songwriters Symposium gets down to business.
BY DOUG FREEMAN
She Was Just 17
The best way to approach music as an under-21 female: Play it
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
It has begun: Breaking down the full South by Southwest band list and learning the secret handshake at the Austin Moose Lodge No. 1735
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Free Week Live Shots
El Paso Hot Button, Harlem, Ume
Harlem, Ume
The Teeners, The White White Lights
The Teeners
Lions of Tsavo
screens
A Republic of Indie in a Netflix Nation
How Austin's homegrown video stores are faring against the big red giant
BY MARC SAVLOV
Austin Goes to Park City
Zombies and Mongols do the 'Dance
BY MARC SAVLOV
Film News
Local docmaker Heather Courtney heads to Afghanistan, and the 2009 Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards
BY JOE O'CONNELL
TV Eye
Inauguration Day might not count officially as a national holiday, but it certainly feels like a brand-new day
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Bride Wars
Best friends become enemies when a scheduling snafu places their two weddings on the same day.
Defiance
In this true story, Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber play two Jewish brothers who escape into the forest to elude capture by the Nazis and wind up birthing a small village of escapees.
Last Chance Harvey
Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, and a strong supporting cast elevate this simple tale of two middle-aged discontents who grab a last chance at love.
Not Easily Broken
In this film based on a novel by pastor and bestselling author T.D. Jakes, a couple hits a rough patch in their marriage but eventually discovers that their vows are "not easily broken."
Notorious
In Notorious, the life of hip-hop artist Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, assumes the shape of the standard biopic formula.
Timecrimes
Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo's first feature film is a tremendously entertaining bit of Kafka that whirlpools down into The Twilight Zone – and one helluva blast to watch.
The Unborn
A young woman is possessed by the spirit of her twin brother who never made it to term in this film directed by esteemed horror writer David S. Goyer.
arts & culture
Risk Immersion
Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The Israeli/Palestinian Comedy Tour
Four stand-up comics aim to ease cultural tensions with a few swift salvos of laughter
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
American Repertory Ensemble
ARE's new program aims for fewer people so it can put more of them inside the magic
BY ROBERT FAIRES
See. Hear. Speak.
The other performance festival in January lines up primo comedians
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Miss Witherspoon
This satire on reincarnation amuses but has trouble transcending its own gags
Red Light Winter
The script's faults and poor production choices hinder Displaced Theatre's debut
A Grand Affair
With work by 30 artists, this show is like a mixed chocolate box of visual delights
columns
Page Two: Hope Jr.
Only the foolish expect a rebirth of wonder from Obama, but a restored sense of decency is a good start
BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops!
Letters at 3am
Everyone knows there's something extraordinary in the air, and everyone wants it to mean what they want it to mean
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar kicks ass. But you knew that already.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Whew! It feels like fresh panties, this "change" and "hope" thing.
BY ASH BELL AND KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Port Isabel Lighthouse still offers a commanding view of South Padre Island and Laguna Madre more than 150 years after it was built
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Playing Through
Other than getting on an airplane, there's no place in Austin where you can go as fast, safely, as you can at the Driveway Austin Motorsports Academy and Retreat
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
L.A.'s car population, 'so help me God,' and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Partnership or Corporation?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Bye Bye Bush
Hideout Theatre & Coffeehouse, Saturday, January 17, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
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