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SUMMER FUN 2015
Gear Up for Summer
Welcome to Summer Fun 2015
BY KATE X MESSER
Full Summer Fun Calendar
Planning your summer early? Check out our roundup of the season's big events.
The Great Outdoors 2.0
Becoming one with nature ... and 200 Instagram followers
BY ANDREA KINNISON
Put a Cape on It
Donning layers of costumery may reveal layers of secret identities
BY JESSI CAPE
Water Balloon Tech: Burst or Bust?
New stretches in water balloon technology hit the market but not the mark
BY KATE X MESSER
news
SUMMER FUN 2015
... Until Your Pool Runs Dry
Austin's swimming pools are leaking – and that may be the least of PARD's problems
BY MICHAEL KING
Point Austin: Balancing Budget Numbers and Needs
Council wants a property tax cut, but service needs are real
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice
Privatize, privatize, dance to the music
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
The Highway to 2040
CAMPO Board approves regional trans plan
BY MICHAEL KING
Council: In the Zone
A full zoning meeting, with a few other wrinkles
BY MICHAEL KING
Sex, Lies, and Kyle PD
KPD chief placed on leave after love triangle gets complicated
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
AISD Staff Shake-up
Under Cruz, AISD staff get a reorganization
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
70 Rainey Ends Talks With MACC Board
Rescinds proposal
BY TONY CANTÚ
Lege Lines: School Finance Math; Tax Plans Diverge; Veteran Benefits Restricted; and More
Is school finance dead this session?; House and Senate tax plans split; Lege restricts veterans' benefits; and more
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Bill of the Week
Naishtat files bill to protect juvenile medical care
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Propositions for a Taxicab Petition
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Hays Water War Update
Pending reg bill sparks hope for Hays County water advocates
BY VICKI WOLF
Report: Most Women Face Barriers to Repro Health Care
BY MARY TUMA
The Hightower Report
What happened to Doug Hughes' letters to Congress?
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
SUMMER FUN 2015
Catching Up With Aaron Franklin
Pitmaster is man of the hour
BY ROD MACHEN
Food-o-File
Austin's newest chain prepares for takeoff
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
music
SUMMER FUN 2015
Hecho en Mexico
¡Pachanga! Fest crosses borders
Playback: Holy Mountain and Red 7 in Danger of Losing Leases
Could the Red River Cultural District be losing two of its landmark live music venues?
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Levitation Live Shots
screens
Summer Fun 2015
Mavericks, Schemers, and Beautiful Dreamers
This year's Paramount Summer Classic Film Series has a lot of character(s)
BY JOSH KUPECKI
Mobile Games to Keep You Cool
When the heat is on, cool off with local apps
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Under the Stars
No summer is complete without a trip to the drive-in
BY JESSI CAPE
Film Reviews
Bombay Velvet
Indian crime drama
Hot Pursuit
Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara are on the run
Iris
In one of his final films, doc legend Albert Maysles profiles fashion maven Iris Apfel
Lambert & Stamp
Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp were two would-be filmmakers who wound up managing the Who
Lion
Telugu film
Mad Max: Fury Road
Glorious action cinema abounds on Fury Road
Pitch Perfect 2
Lightning may not be rebottled the second time around, but it's still a toe-tapping good time
Where Hope Grows
A sinner finds redemption with the help of a a young man with Down syndrome
arts & culture
Perfect Profile's Perfect Match
With Perfect Profile, old friends Jarrett King and Andrew Cannata try their hand at making a musical
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Cenicienta
Zach Theatre wondrously conjures the enchantment of Cinderella's tale and a child's imagination
Monty Python's Spamalot
The cast has talent, but the Georgetown Palace version of this Python musical suffers from a lack of smooth execution
"Agree to Disagree: 2015 Studio Art MFA Thesis Exhibition"
The exhibit by UT graduate students is a mix that ranges from impressive to downright disappointing
columns
This Is Not a Gay Column
AIDS awareness, Liberace, Scruff, and crafty prep for Queerbomb make a week in gay
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips: Culinaria, San Antonio
Explore the world of food and drink in the Alamo City
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Keeping the Sparks Alive
What fresh hell is this?
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
