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Bravo/Brava
BY KATE X MESSER
Paul Soileau trips the light (and the dark) fantastic in his multimedia performance pieces
Imagining Austin
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future
Point Austin: Revenge of the Cyborgs
BY MICHAEL KING
Speech may be free, but justice costs real money
City Hall Hustle: Anyone for Unemployment?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Once again the growth conundrum: If we don't Hanger together, we'll all hang separately
Headlines
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Jan. 28-Feb. 4
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Heritage Trees: Size Does Matter
BY LEE NICHOLS
Heritage tree ordinance would protect Austin's oldest, biggest trees
Council Preview: In the Mix
BY WELLS DUNBAR
This week's council agenda
AISD Ponders a Budget Fix
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
MetroRail Watch
BY LEE NICHOLS
Capital Metro sets yet another goal for the launch of MetroRail
The AE Generation Plan's Latest Monkey Wrench
BY NORA ANKRUM
Spooky, scary: Will rumors of deregulation derail Austin Energy's plan?
Generation Plan: The Good, the Bad, and the Holy
BY NORA ANKRUM
Reasons for (cautious) optimism toward passage of AE's plan
Children's Zone: Can Harlem Come to Austin?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Travis County groups are competing to become part of a grand experiment
State Gives Almaguer Deadline for Tire Cleanup
BY JORDAN SMITH
Tire shop owner must comply with state law, says TCEQ
Keller Keeps Her Robes, for Now
BY JORDAN SMITH
Special judge says Keller's conduct in execution case doesn't warrant removal
County Permits TXI Aggregate Mine
BY MICHAEL KING
Controversial sand and gravel mining project wins approval
The Hightower Report
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Nader's Novel Idea; and Reining in the Gods of the Fed
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Manufacturing Fizz
BY ROBERT FAIRES
What makes L'Étoile a light, bubbly Champagne of operas
Headlong Dance Theater
BY ANDREW LONG
This Philadelphia troupe's mix of theatre and movement creates something tasty
Fusebox Festival
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The 2010 lineup promises a Fusebox as wild, novel, and thrilling as ever
Arts Reviews
Readings
Beer Flights
BY LEE NICHOLS
Shiner Fröst and Real Ale's Phoenixx ESB are seasonals worth your money
Food-o-File
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Locations, ownership, and staff of local restaurants get shaken up
Event Menu
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
If Andiamo's pre-Valentine's dinner isn't up your alley, consider entering Boomerang's Fastest to Eat a Pie contest
Reviews
- East Side Show Room
East Side Show Room may become a victim of its own popularity
- Beets Living Foods Cafe
Beets Living Foods Cafe beats the odds and offers a first-rate raw-food experience
- Ho Ho Chinese BBQ
Great barbecue and fresh seafood cooked in a light style will have us going back to explore more facets of Ho Ho's mega menu
Bravo/Brava
BY KATE X MESSER
Paul Soileau trips the light (and the dark) fantastic in his multimedia performance pieces
Make 'Em Laugh (And, Yes, Even Learn)
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
The Alamo Drafthouse inaugurates a new film appreciation series with Ninotchka
In Play
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Beauty and the beasts: why Bayonetta wins and Army of Two's blood-soaked bromance is passé
TV Eye
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
A new PBS show examines technology's effect on work, pleasure, and the very idea of what it means to be human
Film Reviews
• Edge of Darkness 
• La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet
• Legion
• My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done 
• Tooth Fairy
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Everyday Magic
BY AUDRA SCHROEDER
Lee Barber returns to that place you go to find a song
Off the Record
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Rod Kennedy's 80th birthday
Texas Platters
Postmarks
Letters to the editor, updated daily
Letters at 3AM: Behold The Maslin
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
The Maslin is not a person but, rather, a function of virtually every book-review staff in the Western world
After a Fashion
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Our Style Avatar doles out the sweet love
Gay Place
BY KATE X MESSER
More Rebecca Havemeyer than you can Soileau
Day Trips
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Flying Saucer Pie Co. in Houston keeps patrons' tummies satisfied with 15 different varieties of pies
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Raccoons, the Beatles, biblical weapons, and more
 Ask Mr. Smarty Pants
Got a question? He's got the answer.
The Luv Doc Recommends
BY DAN HARDICK
A rambling recommendation to shore up that hole in your social calendar
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
Aztex players signed, season tickets on sale, and more
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