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John Anderson
news
Bicycle Dreams
A closer look at the Downtown bike boulevard proposals
BY LEE NICHOLS
Point Austin: Earthquake All Around
Central Texas hunger remains a slow-motion, invisible disaster
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Who's Zoomin' Who?
Right behind the Hanger comes LegalZoom
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Naked City
State of the City
Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2
Developing Stories: Task Force Tango
Comprehensive planning group struggles to find its role
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Reefer Madness
Prospects look good for Criminal Justice Commission
BY JORDAN SMITH
'A' Is for Axed: UT Chops Cactus, Cuts Classes
What will the loss of the Cactus Cafe and informal classes mean to the UT community?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Council Preview
Much ado on the dais
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Guns, Property, and Public Nuisances: A North Austin Showdown
Gun rights activists up in arms over shutdown of gun show
BY JORDAN SMITH
Moriarty Case Back in Court
The former Austin Clean Water Program director is still trying to clear his name
BY MICHAEL KING
City Takes Business to Task Over Cleared Trees
Cleared trees could lead to flooding and other hazards, says city
BY LEE NICHOLS
Muffing the MRF
Who's left to bid on running the city's recycling facility?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Dome Sweet Dome
Nonprofit seeks to deliver durable homes to Haiti
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Obama's Decline; and The Next Health Care Reform Battle
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Sons of Austin
Murph and Ben Willcott develop a new paradigm for the next generation of a beloved family business
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
King Cakes
It may be the post-Katrina Mardi Gras diaspora that helped spread this delicious culinary component of the Crescent City's favorite holiday
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Beads Are Power
Bob Uhler's Krewe of Utopia takes over Maggie Mae's this Mardi Gras
BY KATE X MESSER
Event Menu
Things are heating up for local foodies with Valentine's brunches, aphrodisiacs' cookbooks, and mixology workshops
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
Romance available in paper bags, restaurant closures/openings, Girl Scout cookies, and more yummy news
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Learning the Game
Learning Buddy Holly's game, 203 tracks at a time
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Off the Record
UT pulls the plug on the Cactus Cafe
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
screens
History in the Making
A new exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center proves that no job is too small when it comes to 'Making Movies'
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Dance, Girl, Dance
It was a good year for women filmmakers at a recharged Sundance Film Festival
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
SXSW Film Announces Feature Lineup
MacGruber, Mr. Nice, Micmacs among titles
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
TV Eye
CBS OKs an anti-abortion spot from Christian conservative group Focus on the Family and nixes another from a gay dating site. Foul!
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Dear John
In this obvious romance, a soldier on leave falls for a girl, which leads to an anguished correspondence.
Ishqiya
This new Bollywood film is a realistically told story about two con men.
When in Rome
Kristen Bell stars as a woman who pulls three coins from a fountain … and three new beaus in the process.
The Yes Men Fix the World
These anti-corporate pranksters strike again.
arts & culture
Not Too Tight at All
The disciplined abstracts of Helmut Barnett
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Michael Mogavero
The Austin painter explores taboo with images that blend classicism and sex
BY ANDREW LONG
'Spaceship Austin Downtown Cruisers'
Now docked at the airport are two spaceships that depict Austin's skyline
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
L'Étoile (The Star)
You can thank your lucky stars for this opera of big, colorful, bouncy fun
more.
Headlong Dance Theater's study in domestic life was both cerebral and immediate
Harmonia Ariosa
Texas Early Music Project delivered a magical night of live music and discovery
columns
Page Two: Before the Impending Flood
An erratic list of memories and some dates
BY LOUIS BLACK
After A Fashion
Your Style Avatar careens dangerously close to requiring an intervention. A Wal-Mart intervention.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Don't ask or tell them to stay in that stinky closet
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Blacksmith Shop in Bellville is a working shop, but the smith is always ready to show visitors around
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Celebrate Chinese New Year on Valentine's Day, Russia's stray dogs honored, etc.
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Bob Marley Birthday Party
Flamingo Cantina, Saturday, February 6, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Mind Over Music: Austin’s Music Trivia Smackdown
The Chronicle's first-ever music trivia competition featured a who's who of Austin's vibrant music scene
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex build a veteran roster, plus international news
