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Is Austin finally giving bicyclists a little respect?

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May 10 municipal elections

 City Hall Hustle

'Campaign Ad Hominem' Election Special

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State Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson

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News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

Beyond City Limits

Another Forum ... or Two

Campaign trail mixes with a flurry of forums

Who Signed for the Sign?

Campaign snafus of questionable legality continue

Place 3: Kim goes attack-dog

Girl fights are all the rage

Grading the Campaign Ads: The print edition
No one hits it out of the ballpark in this round

Oh, to Be the Bike Candidate

Is BATPAC Also a Highway Brat PAC?

Better Austin Today accepts money from a bad guy

Travis County: Yes, we have elections ...

What you'll find on those ballots just outside of town

West Lake Follies: Attraction and repulsion

Mayors, guns, and money ... a lot of money

ACC Campus on Round Rock Ballot

Round Rock voters will decide what could be ACC's largest campus

The Uneasy Death of Riad Hamad

Investigation continues in the mysterious death of an Austin peace activist

Villa Muse Rolls the Credits

The film-studio-to-be is, apparently, not to be

CAMPO Decision Tree Takes Root

Family Questions Pierce's Arrest

Onetime suspect in yogurt shop murder case charged with assault

Family Questions Pierce's Arrest

Onetime suspect in yogurt shop murder case charged with assault

Armed and Ready for Nature

Land commissioner jumps the gun on carrying firearms in national parks

Child Fatality Report: Parent education needed

Happenings
May 8-14

Newsdesk

Beside the Point

Moving On

Point Austin: Who's Blue?

What we've learned thus far

The Hightower Report

Stop Subsidizing Big Oil; and Al Needs a Job

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Page Two: Correlation Does Not Imply Causation

The lessons of Florida beaches, anti-drug education, and chain gangs

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After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar is noticing something "fishy" at the gay bars

Day Trips

The Chinati Foundation's museum in Marfa offers world-class art in the middle of nowhere

Playing Through

The Texas Skydiving Center in Lexington, Texas, is a good place to test your courage in thrilling fashion

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The surface area of a human lung equals that of a tennis court, the coldest McDonald's, and more

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The Common Law

Protesting High Property Taxes

The Luv Doc Recommends

A rambling recommendation to shore up that hole in your social calendar

Another Round of Praise

Nominations for the 2007-2008 Austin Critics Table Awards

Ballet Austin: Save the last dance for me

Four of the company's most gifted dancers are taking their leaves after this season's finale

Arts Organization Staffs: Another round of changes at the top

Two theatre companies add managing directors, and a children's choir makes a switch in artistic leadership

Art of the Pot: Dishes that make dining so fine

The handmade dishes you find on the annual studio tour can make every meal a fine dining experience

Arts Reviews

Speed the Plow
It's surprising how much of the sharp edge in Mamet's Hollywood satire is polished off by Austin Playhouse's production

Peter and the Wolf
Second Youth's new version of Prokofiev's tale starts in Stalinist Russia, but that adds to its magic

Ali Fitzgerald: Swan School; The Matriculation

News/Print

UT nets the papers of Liz Smith and Jim Crace, BookWoman's back in business, an O.Henry twofer, book-cart drill-team madness, and what's this about a new Books blog?

Readings

Dirty Money
Richard Stark's professional thief is back in action

Food-o-File

Beneficial success, Cissi's goes gluten-free, Daily Juice gives up plastic, and more

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May 8-14

In Print

Hip Kosher: 175 Easy-to-Prepare Recipes for Today's Kosher Cooks
Ronnie Fein's commonsense cooking for every religion

Mini-Review

Zocalo Cafe
Bland decor, not-so-bland food

The Steeping Room
Afternoon tea is back in style

Short N Sweet Cafe
Come for the bubble tea, but stay for the shredded squid

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I See Dead People

The Black Angels unveil 'Directions to See a Ghost'

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The Raconteurs
Stubb's, May 2 & 3

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Emo's, May 5

Atmosphere & Daedelus

Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett, & John Hiatt
Paramount Theatre, May 5 & 6

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