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Jana Birchum
news
Welcome to Capital Metro
Whoever the new CEO turns out to be – she'll have her hands full
BY LEE NICHOLS
Point Austin: The Sporting Scene
It's just a Hail Mary pass from Memorial Stadium to Formula One
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Budget, Bonds, and Big Plans
Hard times and planned projects to collide at city forums
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, June 17-24
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
AISD Race: Barksdale Prevails
Barksdale and Cowan bring out the voters (sort of)
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
ACC Run-off: Villarreal Takes the Day
Villarreal becomes ACC board's newest member
BY LEE NICHOLS
ACC Empire
ACC expands in all directions
BY LEE NICHOLS
The Pride Divide's Aftermath
Wrap-up of 2010 Pride and QueerBomb festivities
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
No Discs, No Pease
City to move disc golf course from Pease
BY MARK FAGAN
Junking the Cathedral
Cathedral of Junk creator bent till he broke
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Polygamist's Trial Heads to Texas?
Arizona drops charges against Warren Jeffs
BY JORDAN SMITH
UT Withholds Cactus Documents
Why the secrecy over Cactus Cafe decision?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Neither Side Pleased With Historic Zoning Changes
Council moves to change process for historic designation
BY WELLS DUNBAR
TCEQ, EPA Air Grievances
Austin could fail air-quality standards; TCEQ could fail EPA standards
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
The Hightower Report
BP's Gusher of PR; and Rigging the Rules Against Unions
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Beer in Bloom
If local dreamers have their way, Austin will be the next craft brew hub
BY LEE NICHOLS
Food Reviews
El Naranjo Mobile
Mexican cuisine in Central Texas is undoubtedly better thanks to Iliana de la Vega
Vodka Tea Time
Fill a highball glass with cracked ice, squeeze in a bit of lemon, and add sweet-tea vodka
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
Fire at the Barr Mansion, Chronicle restaurant reviewers don't ask for free food, tomatoes growing locally, and more for you to sink your teeth into
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Check out this week's menu for lunch, happy hour, dinner, and more
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Keeping Up With the Joneses
A century of Austin music in one arrangement
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
Learning the ones and twos with the Dub Academy and Phranchyze
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Metallurgy
Exodus
Exhibit B: The Human Condition
Scorpions
Sting in the Tail
Krokus
Hoodoo
Ratt
Infestation
Vain
All Those Strangers
Judas Priest
British Steel: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Lamb of God
Hourglass
Danzig
Deth Red Sabaoth
Black Tusk
Taste the Sin
Skyforger
Kurbads
Keep of Kalessin
Reptilian
Watain
Lawless Darkness
UFOmammut
Eve
screens
The Cool Keeps On
Fourteen years after AICN woke up the Web, three Austin film sites carry on the tradition
BY MARC SAVLOV
My So-Called Social Life
What happens when Facebook RSVPs stop being polite ... and start getting real
BY CINDY WIDNER
Party With Purpose
The AFS Make Watch Love Film bash
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
TV Eye
Will Bravo's new show Work of Art class up the reality TV genre?
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
The A-Team
It's the latest old TV show to be remade as a contemporary feature film and fares just about as well as the rest.
The Karate Kid
The remake of this kids' classic was filmed in China and provides a decent update for a new generation.
Mother and Child
Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, and Kerry Washington lead a wonderful ensemble cast in this muzzy look into the rigors of adoption.
Raavan
In this Bollywood film, a gang leader kidnaps the wife of a policeman who killed his sister, but then he falls in love with her.
Solitary Man
In this small-scale drama, Michael Douglas plays a disgraced businessman and inveterate skirt-chaser who makes one bad decision after another.
Sweetgrass
This documentary about sheep herding in Montana captures a way of life that has become extinct.
Toy Story 3
The gang is back, and Pixar has delivered another animated gem that has the toys finding their purpose in life now that their owner has outgrown them.
arts & culture
The Thousand-String Guitar
Austin gets the world jazzed about classical guitar
BY ROBERT FAIRES
CreateAustin Cultural Master Plan
City Council looks ready at last to approve the cultural plan
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company
The local choreographer chooses carefully two troupes to dance with hers
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Yeomen of the Guard
This more serious work from Gilbert & Sullivan still offers lots of escapist fun
The Pomology of Sweetness and Light
This musical drama about Johnny Appleseed, told with puppets, bears sweet fruit
columns
Page Two: Throw Down Your Hatred
Neil Young's solo tour, Part 2
BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM: A Night in Barcelona
The collision between human truths and political truths results in no truth
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Gay Place
Austin Pride and QueerBomb owe each other much gratitude
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Marburger Orchard grows 13 varieties of delicious peaches as well as many other tasty fruits and vegetables
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Astronomy lessons, TV and movie history, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar's editor wonders if the fighting geckos ever try to sell auto insurance
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Luv Doc Recommends: Eric Does Hendrix
Antone's, Thursday, June 17, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
World Cup Watch
A rundown of local viewing parties
Round Rock Express
Eight-game home stand
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Some good and some bad news for the Aztex, plus a World Cup update
