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news
Best-Laid Plans
How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Not Quite Fleet
City management is still trying to catch up with the mess at Fleet Services
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: What the Memos Didn't Say
City management says it's solving the problems at Fleet – let's hope so
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Take a Boardwalk With Me
While Council takes off, the bond battle heats up
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, July 15-22
Holy Uproar Over Eastside Teardown
Neighborhood fights demolition of former Eastside convent
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
DNA Lab to Be Put Under Microscope
An upcoming audit of APD's lab could be just the beginning
BY JORDAN SMITH
Sanders Family to Settle With City?
City proposes settlement as case heads to trial
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Lights of Texas Are Upon UT
What is UT doing about its light pollution?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Headlines
Informal Classes Set to Open New Chapter
Popular UT program gets second chance in life
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
MetroRail in Search of Riders
Cap Metro moves to fill Red Line's empty seats
BY LEE NICHOLS
The Hightower Report
Franken v. Roberts; and Stomping on America's Workers
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Food Reviews
Tacos and Tequila
The fabulous cocktails, cool atmosphere, and plenty of garage parking will make this a favorite spot for meeting friends for drinks
Nuernberg Brauhaus
Head to the east side of Pflugerville for some of the best local German food
Wholy Bagel
Wholy hell, there's finally a decent bagel shop in town
The Jalopy
You'll find fresh and flavorful sandwiches at this spot on a shady Downtown corner
Food-o-File
Simmering controversy between two Sixth Street businesses is boiling over
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Iconic local restaurant closes, farmers' market relocates, fundraising party for Barr, and two Austin sweet spots get some screen time
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Beacon Blues
Since 1970 at the One Knite, Jimmie Vaughan's worn the smile of a blues savior
BY BILL BENTLEY
HARVEY PEKAR: 1939-2010
Stairway to Cleveland
My dinner with Harvey Pekar – three weeks ago
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Off the Record
The Department of Homeland Security tries to take down YellowFever and KAOS Radio. Somewhere Harvey Pekar is laughing.
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Harvey Pekar Archive
Texas Platters
Alejandro Escovedo
Street Songs of Love
Blaze Foley
Sittin' by the Road
Phranchyze
The Black Larry Bird
Riders Against the Storm
Speak the Truth
Hollywood Gossip
Dear as Diamonds
Stonehoney
The Cedar Creek Sessions
screens
The Latin Beat
Guanabee's Cindy Casares covers the news from a unique angle
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
I Would Have Filmed Shorter If I'd Had More Time
AFS Doc Tour presents Doxita: Life Is a Progress, a program of documentary shorts
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Family Album
A chaotic childhood inspires the Safdie brothers' Daddy Longlegs
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Screens Reviews
Daria: The Complete Animated Series
Yes, it's a period piece, but this cult hit still hits the mark
TV Eye
TV was full of big surprises last week
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Too bad this sumptuously appointed film unfolds on a screen instead of a catwalk.
The Girl Who Played With Fire
The world's favorite bisexual, black-leathered, dragon-tatted, hog-riding hacker is back in action.
Inception
Nolan's first film since The Dark Knight is a heist picture with an inventive twist.
The Nature of Existence
This documentary treks the globe posing life’s big questions to one and all.
Predators
This Robert Rodriguez-produced film doesn't try to be a sequel to the Schwarzenegger picture but, instead, is a new story about humans hunted by the merciless Predators.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Nicolas Cage plays a master sorcerer who selects a seemingly average guy to become his protégé and save New York City from his arch-nemesis.
Standing Ovation
Not reviewed at press time. This musical is about a group of junior high students competing in a nationwide music video contest.
arts & culture
That Obscure Object of Delight
Zach's dreamy Chaperone speaks to the enthusiast in us all
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Swift Solos'
olive Dance Theatre's tribute to pioneering breaker Ken Swift
BY BARRY PINEO
Austin Chamber Music Festival 2010
Week two brings to Austin two eminent string quartets and a rockin' jazz trio
BY MICHAEL KELLERMAN
HARVEY PEKAR: 1939-2010
Harvey Pekar and Bob Swain
Remembering the man behind American Splendor and the local theatre director
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat
This provocative play about behavior in wartime is not for the faint of heart
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
This opera focused on the mind but had just as much to say about the heart
'The Cartoon Utopia'
Regé's drawings vibrate with a vision of life seen through a scanner brightly
columns
HARVEY PEKAR: 1939-2010
Letters at 3AM: A Fallen Catholic in a Fallen Church
I can't hide from my sins and, now, neither can the church
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
In memory of a friend
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Is it too hot to crawl? You'll find out this weekend.
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Medford Collection of American Western Art fills the corridors of the Lufkin City Hall
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Mick Jagger on DiCaprio's vuvuzela playing, virginity, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Red Hot 2010
Oilcan's, Friday, July 16, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Anarchy Championship Wrestling: From Innocence to Insanity 4!
ACW gets a (Chris) Hero
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Soccer Watch
Aztex-St. Louis preview, plus the Ghana curse
