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A Buddy Holly seminar, 203 tracks at a time

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The Lineup
Recommended music for the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4
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Rod Kennedy, Wolfgang Gartner, and Charlie Sexton
Judge Not the Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast!
City incentives, AISD issues, and the sad saga of Judge Sharon Keller
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HIGHLIGHTS

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Muffing the MRF: TDS, Greenstar Cited for Lobbying

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In Print: Two From Poetry's Elder Statesmen

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Bill White

White vs. Shami, Round One: Who won the Democratic governor's debate? (UPDATED)

KGSR hires Clear Channel’s Mark Abuzzahab: Jody Denberg’s replacement hits local airwaves on Feb. 22

Grounded in Music: Patty Griffin helps young people get grounded

Haiti Relief

Bicycle Dreams

A closer look at the Downtown bike boulevard proposals

Point Austin: Earthquake All Around

Central Texas hunger remains a slow-motion, invisible disaster

City Hall Hustle: Who's Zoomin' Who?

Right behind the Hanger comes LegalZoom

Headlines

Naked City

 State of the City
Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his state of the city address at a Real Estate Council of Austin luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 2

Developing Stories: Task Force Tango

Comprehensive planning group struggles to find its role

Reefer Madness

Prospects look good for Criminal Justice Commission

'A' Is for Axed: UT Chops Cactus, Cuts Classes

What will the loss of the Cactus Cafe and informal classes mean to the UT community?

Council Preview

Much ado on the dais

Guns, Property, and Public Nuisances: A North Austin Showdown

Gun rights activists up in arms over shutdown of gun show

Moriarty Case Back in Court

The former Austin Clean Water Program director is still trying to clear his name

City Takes Business to Task Over Cleared Trees

Cleared trees could lead to flooding and other hazards, says city

Muffing the MRF

Who's left to bid on running the city's recycling facility?

Dome Sweet Dome

Nonprofit seeks to deliver durable homes to Haiti

The Hightower Report

Obama's Decline; and The Next Health Care Reform Battle

Mind Over Music: Austin’s Music Trivia Smackdown

The Chronicle's first-ever music trivia competition featured a who's who of Austin's vibrant music scene

Soccer Watch

Aztex build a veteran roster, plus international news

Not Too Tight at All

The disciplined abstracts of Helmut Barnett

Michael Mogavero

The Austin painter explores taboo with images that blend classicism and sex

'Spaceship Austin Downtown Cruisers'

Now docked at the airport are two spaceships that depict Austin's skyline

Arts Reviews
  • L'Étoile (The Star)
    You can thank your lucky stars for this opera of big, colorful, bouncy fun
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    Headlong Dance Theater's study in domestic life was both cerebral and immediate
  • Harmonia Ariosa
    Texas Early Music Project delivered a magical night of live music and discovery
Readings
  • In Print
    The latest from two celebrated elder statesmen of poetry

Sons of Austin

Murph and Ben Willcott develop a new paradigm for the next generation of a beloved family business

King Cakes

It may be the post-Katrina Mardi Gras diaspora that helped spread this delicious culinary component of the Crescent City's favorite holiday

Beads Are Power

Bob Uhler's Krewe of Utopia takes over Maggie Mae's this Mardi Gras

Event Menu

Things are heating up for local foodies with Valentine's brunches, aphrodisiacs' cookbooks, and mixology workshops

Food-o-File

Romance available in paper bags, restaurant closures/openings, Girl Scout cookies, and more yummy news

Postmarks
Letters to the editor, updated daily

Page Two: Before the Impending Flood

An erratic list of memories and some dates

After A Fashion

Your Style Avatar careens dangerously close to requiring an intervention. A Wal-Mart intervention.

Gay Place

Don't ask or tell them to stay in that stinky closet

Day Trips

The Blacksmith Shop in Bellville is a working shop, but the smith is always ready to show visitors around

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Celebrate Chinese New Year on Valentine's Day, Russia's stray dogs honored, etc.

Ask Mr. Smarty Pants
Got a question? He's got the answer.

The Luv Doc Recommends

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

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History in the Making

A new exhibit at the Harry Ransom Center proves that no job is too small when it comes to 'Making Movies'

Dance, Girl, Dance

It was a good year for women filmmakers at a recharged Sundance Film Festival

SXSW Film Announces Feature Lineup

MacGruber, Mr. Nice, Micmacs among titles

TV Eye

CBS OKs an anti-abortion spot from Christian conservative group Focus on the Family and nixes another from a gay dating site. Foul!

Film Reviews

Dear John starhalfstar
From Paris With Love
Ishqiya
When in Rome bomb
The Yes Men Fix the World starstarstarhalfstar

Learning the Game

Learning Buddy Holly's game, 203 tracks at a time

Off the Record

UT pulls the plug on the Cactus Cafe


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