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news
Working 'The Corner'
Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: Perry's Tantrum
Perry's health care rejection blames everyone but himself for lousy government
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Back to the Garden
Comp plan aims to build a sustainable food system
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
IDEA Still Trying To Fill Seats
New charter school has lost some of its recruits
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Jovita's Defendant Not a Dealer, Lawyer Says
Tatiana Huang came to Austin to attend UT
BY JORDAN SMITH
Report: APD Understaffed
Over the next five years, department would need 257 more hires to keep pace with population growth
BY JORDAN SMITH
Morrison and Tovo Retarget STRs
Council's on break, but these two are hard at work
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Mark Your Calendar: Primarily Yours
Gearing up for the July 31 primary run-offs
BY MICHAEL KING
Deferred Prosecution Deal Made in Lottery Fraud Case
Lottery Commission alleged the couple had tried to defraud the state
BY JORDAN SMITH
Appeal Denied, Another Heads to the Chamber
Stockbroker was shot 12 times
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report: Propagandizing School Kids
Many kids are reading about the wonders of GMOs in school
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Communal Ground
Communal dining sets the mood in trendsetting restaurants
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Wine of the Week
This blockbuster of a wine comes at a bargain
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
Chinatown chef worth writing (by hand) about
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Break out of your comfort zone and enjoy Bastille Day celebrations of French wine and cuisine
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Mediterranean Chef Cafe
The same delicious, exotic foods offered by the Mediterranean Chef brand taste even better when sampled in its Cafe
Phatso's Cheesesteaks
Real Philly style cheesesteaks right here in Austin
music
Playback: Don't Fence Me In
The Fun Fun Fun Fest schedule arrives, Flesh Lights return from touring with the Hives, and Tim O'Connor lives to fight another day
BY KEVIN CURTIN
East Texas Pines
Mondo Texas Platters Part 2
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
screens
The End of the Line?
As print media money dries up, political cartoonists look to the web
BY DAN SOLOMON
A Southern White in the Social-Justice Trenches
AFS Doc Nights screens 'Anne Braden: Southern Patriot'
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
No No? Oh Yes.
Dock Ellis' historic trip to a no-hitter
BY MARK FAGAN
Film Reviews
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Living an almost feral existence on a wild, low-lying area of the Louisiana coast known as the Bathtub, young Hushpuppy narrates her own vivid life story.
Cocktail
In this Bollywood romantic comedy, couples fall in and out of love while trying to resist arranged marriages.
Extraterrestrial
Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo cloaks this romantic comedy within the promise of a science-fiction story.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Amusing but never rousing, this fourth installment in this cartoon franchise comes fretted with freezer burn.
arts & culture
Bastion Standard Time
Austin theatre's 'enfant terrible' swapped his poison pen for a Poison Apple and still gets people talking
BY DAN SOLOMON
Studio Visit: SKOTE
Hymns of shame (and fart noises)
BY ANDY CAMPBELL
Arts Reviews
Fully Committed
The title may describe Martin Burke's performance, but is the play worthy of his talents?
Is Life Worth Living?
This obscure Irish comedy really answers the question: Why do we need theatre?
A Frique of Nature
Three dancers surrendering their bodies to empathy made for a poignant and transcendant work
columns
Letters at 3AM: Accidents of Birth and Rebirth
The unacceptable trade-off for a medically extended life
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Oops!
After a Fashion
Is Bad John Paul so bad he's good or so good he's bad?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place: Intention ... With Abandon
Good intentions pave the way to more pool parties and storming the bastille
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Love Creek Orchards has the only tree-ripe apples available in the U.S. in early July
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Hoarders!
Ever find a half-eaten Hot Pocket in the crack of your sofa?
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Battle the Bat Pinball Tourney
Head to Pinballz for this super tournament
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Austin rides five-game win streak into final regular-season game
