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A Declaration of Independence
Zavala Elementary and Principal Sean Fox are succeeding at going their own way
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Point Austin: The Best of Times
Cutting a city budget easier said than done
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Decoding the Code
Next step: untangling 30 years of regulatory layers
BY AMY SMITH
Quote of the Week
Headlines
Civics 101
Can Project Connect Connect?
Advisory group receives preferred corridor recommendation
BY MICHAEL KING
APD Brass Shifts Up, Down, Across
Musical chairs at Downtown HQ
BY JORDAN SMITH
High Waters: Questions at Onion Creek
Residents still frustrated six months after flood
BY JESSICA LUTHER
HOPE Rolls Out Bike-Powered Farm Stand
Farmers market takes its act on the road
BY NORA ANKRUM
Council: The Budget Starts Buzzing
Vested interests on the dais
BY MICHAEL KING
Vested Interests on the Dais
BY AMY SMITH
May Elections: Twice the Fun
Double election strains Travis County resources
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Eighth Inmate of the Year Set to Die
Eighth inmate of the year set to die
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
In death, Margaret Mary Vojtko reaches out to the Pope
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Life Is Sweet
Three talented restaurant professionals run the show at LaV
BY MELANIE HAUPT
International Frozen Treat Tour Stops in Austin
Local gelateria Tèo is contestant in regional competition
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-O-File
Food truck musings, Citywide 86'd finalists, and finito for two Italian eateries
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
May 10-14
music
Limón y Sal
Pachanga Fest headliner Julieta Venegas – Mexico's Feist?
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Playback: Headhunters Closes
Headhunters shuts down, Psych Fests both successful and contentious, and Wayne 'The Train' Hancock recuperates while Sons of Fathers call it a day
BY KEVIN CURTIN
AUSTIN PSYCH FEST 2014 LIVE SHOTS
The Zombies
Baroque-pop UK legends arrive road-tested and hardy
BY SCOTT SCHINDER
Bombino
African guitarist whips up a sandstorm
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Destruction Unit
Arizona triple axe beast recalls Amphetamine Reptile Records
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Mark McGuire
Drone optimist hits it out of the park and into the river
BY LUKE WINKIE
Temples
UK quartet’s airy psych-pop finds aid in a crescent moon
BY GREG BEETS
Earthless
An axe god, drumming deity, and Rickenbacker bass to rule you all
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Kikagaku Moyo/Bo Ningen
A second Japanese twofer pilots the APF mothership
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Loop
APF’s closing hymn of feedback and distortion
BY MICHAEL TOLAND
screens
Pushing Air
Game audio design firm GL33k sounds off on whale calls, light sabers, and sweet jams
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Film Reviews
Fading Gigolo
John Turturro directs himself and Woody Allen in this movie that gently cruises but but never drives it home.
Fed Up
Most everything we've been taught about eating and exercising is wrong, and Katie Couric breaks it down for us.
Jodorowsky's Dune
What's tantalizing but never was? This Fantastic Fest award-winner talks with the famed surrealist and others about their plans for this aborted project.
Neighbors
Lively performances from Seth Rogen and others brighten an otherwise perfunctory revenge comedy.
arts & culture
Return to the WEST
If it's May, it must be time to go touring studios and art shows on the sunset side of I-35
'Church of the Passionate Cat'
Underbelly Theatre takes you down some delightfully mean streets in its immersive noir adventure
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Play Ball'
Allison Orr finds dance at the diamond, choreographing baseball moves in a tribute to Downs Field
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Critics Table Awards 2014
Nominees announced, with top honors to a 'Vibrator,' a fixed 'John,' and a merry 'Roll'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
columns
Gay Place
How could we not get behind a fun run that features thong, thong, thong, thong, thongs?
BY KATE X MESSER
The Good Eye – Clothes-Minded: An Eyeful of Austin Fashion Week
Austin Fashion Week comes to a clothes
BY AMY GENTRY
Day Trips
Take a bite out of boredom at Gator Country outside of Beaumont
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: The Greatest Love of All
Really, there is no shame in not masturbating
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Soccer Watch
Aztex Season Preview
BY NICK BARBARO
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