Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders
news
Can the Earth Be Saved?
Walter Cronkite and the creation of Earth Day
BY DOUGLAS BRINKLEY
Point Austin: Money and Minds
The easiest answer on campaign finance reform might not be the wisest
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You
More questions than answers in Green Water Treatment Plant deal
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
APD Officer Remembered Warmly at Funeral
Padron was well-liked for his bright smile, optimism, and 'heart of a servant'
BY JORDAN SMITH
Cisco, R.I.P.
APD apologizes for shooting death of dog
BY MICHAEL KING
Investigation Continues in Officer-Involved Shooting
Bradley was carrying just over an ounce of powder cocaine at the time of his death
BY JORDAN SMITH
Cap Metro Contracting: Watson and Wyatt at Odds
Transit agency and labor union still renegotiating
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
FTA 'New Start' Funds MetroRapid Buses
Federal grant covers 80% of $47.6 million bus rapid transit program
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Planned Parenthood Sues
Nine clinics claim violations of First and 14th Amendment rights
BY JORDAN SMITH
McMillan 'Traumatized' by Houston Cops
DiverseArts Culture Works founder / director travels to Houston due to a death in the family, and gets roughed up by police and arrested
BY CINDY WIDNER
Party Conventions Party Down: Saturday, April 21
Onward through the fog for Travis County Dems and GOP
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report: Baseball Bobbles a Big Constitutional Play
MLB strikes out on Ozzie Guillen
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Flavors of April
Three foodie festivals that will have you drooling
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Notes From a Kitchen: A Journey Inside Culinary Obsession
Jeff Scott focuses on 10 brilliant, food-obsessed chefs
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
ViUDA New American Bistro
Aside from a stellar vegetarian dish, Ramborger's bistro could use some tweaking
Food-o-File
Celebrate Earth Day the foodie way
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
Upcoming food related events
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Silver Threads and Golden Needles
Old Settler's Music Festival goes to 25
BY JIM CALIGIURI
Playback: Endtroducing
Record Store Day: Don't forget the actual record store, America's 'musical town square'
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Viper Moon
Jazz guitarist Slim Richey recovers
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Texas Platters
Berkshire Hounds
Greatest Hits
the Bipolar Bears
the Bipolar Bears
Dana Falconberry, Befriend the Bears, Moving Castles, Hearts Fail
Though I Didn't Call It Came, Before They Take Over, Moving Castles, ... Other Blessings
screens
Shine a Light
'In the Shadow' and more selections from the 15th annual Cine Las Americas
BY MARC SAVLOV
Stir It Up
'Marley' remembers the reggae king
BY JAY TRACHTENBERG
What's the Buzz?
Stoner comedy '4:20 Austin High' debuts
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Last Days Here
The three-decade descent into full-time drug-taking by Bobby Liebling, the theatrical lead singer of the hard-rock group Pentagram, is revealed in this moving documentary.
Lockout
In this Luc Besson-produced thriller, a man must rescue the president's daughter from a prison in outer space that has been taken over by the inmates.
The Lucky One
This latest adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks bestseller is timelessly shopworn.
Marley
Stir it Up: Finally, there's an authoritative film biography of Bob Marley.
arts & culture
All Over Creation: I, Witness
The victims of the Virginia Tech shootings were memorialized in a potent play at UT
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Conspirare
The Grammy-nominated choir leads off its Legacy of Sound campaign with a seven-figure gift
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Jubilee
This Rubber Rep show throws lots of weirdness our way, but some of it is beautiful
Turandot
ALO's production puts the 'grand' in grand opera
Love's Labour's Lost
UT makes this lesser-known comedy a heart-wrenching, gut-busting adventure into Shakespeare
columns
Oops!
Letters at 3AM: Created He Them
From Miss Universe to the military, gender roles don't mean what they used to
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
This week, Stephen judges the judges on 'Fashion Star'
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Come peer through our rainbow-tinted glasses at this week's doin's
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Pleasure Pier amusement park returns to Galveston in a big way
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Yes, but do any of them know the words to 'Beep Me 911"?
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Bikinis, Banana Hammocks, and Baby Oil
You can never be overdressed or overeducated
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
The Austin Aztex host a preseason party, and more
