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2008 NEWS TOP 10S
- Top 10 Local Stories
  
  Austin's top stories in 2008
- Top 10 Environmental Stories
  
  BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
- Top 10 Quotes of the Week
- Top 10 Developing Stories
  
  BY KATHERINE GREGOR
- Top 10 Public-Safety Stories
  
  BY JORDAN SMITH
- Media Watch: Top 10 Media Stories of 2008
  
  BY KEVIN BRASS
- City Hall Hustle: Top 10 City Council Stories
  
  BY WELLS DUNBAR
- Reefer Madness: Top 10 Joints
  
  BY JORDAN SMITH
- Top 10 State Stories
  
  BY LEE NICHOLS
- Top 10 Election Gaffes
  
  BY LEE NICHOLS
City to Firefighters: No More Talks

The AFA asks to resume negotiations – Ott says no

BY MICHAEL KING
New School Could Serve an Added Purpose

Forgione proposes using new school as a short-term solution to overcrowding

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Headlines
Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Res Publica

A minicalendar for all those who resolved to be a good citizen this year: Jan. 1-8
The Hightower Report

Ban Cluster Bombs; and Christmas: Daddy's Philosophy

BY JIM HIGHTOWER

food

2008 FOOD TOP 10S
- Virginia B. Wood's Best Bites of 2008
  
  Sweet and savory seasonal favorites
  
  BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
- Top 10 Farmers' Market Finds
  
  From soup to nuts, the local markets proved all-too delicious
  
  BY KATE THORNBERRY
- Top 10 Meat Eats
  
  Mick Vann's pork, lamb, and beef picks for 2008
  
  BY MICK VANN
- Top 10 Biscuit Breakfasts of 2008
  
  From Austin, Texas, Benedict to migas and biscuits, Austin's Bs & G scene rules
  
  BY MM PACK
- The Wild and Wacky World of Wine Widgets
  
  Wes Marshall's favorite wine gadgets
  
  BY WES MARSHALL
- Top 10 Local Products in My Kitchen
  
  Claudia Alarcón's new kitchen brings new discoveries for 2008
  
  BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN

music

2008 MUSIC TOP 10S
- Prove It All Night
  
  Preaching 2008 and beyond
  
  BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
- Top 10s
  
  BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
- Top 10s
  
  BY AUDRA SCHROEDER
- Critics Poll
- National Top 10s
- Texas Top 10s
- Off the Record
  
  Counting down 2008 in lists and casting the first ballot for the annual Chronicle Music Poll
  
  BY AUSTIN POWELL

screens

2008 SCREENS TOP 10S
- Screens Top 10s
  
  The Chronicle's film critics talk about their favorite movies of the year
- The Year in Rewind
  
  The Chronicle looks back at 2008 at the movies
  
  BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
- Top 5 Gaming Trends
  
  A quick science lesson before the best of 2008
  
  BY JAMES RENOVITCH
- Film News
  
  'Film News' counts down its Top 10 Austin film stories of 2008
  
  BY JOE O'CONNELL
- TV Eye
  
  2008 was the year of the woman on AMC's Mad Men
  
  BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews

The Spirit

the arts

2008 ARTS TOP 10S
- If You Build It ...
  
  Ah, you know the rest
  
  BY ROBERT FAIRES
- Top 10 Theatrical Treasures and Pleasures of 2008
  
  Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recalls 2008, in the theatre
  
  BY ROBERT FAIRES
- Top 10 Dance and Classical Music Wonders of 2008
  
  Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recaps 2008 in dance and classical music
  
  BY ROBERT FAIRES
- Top 10 Favorite Arts Events Across the Disciplines (In No Particular Order)
  
  Chronicle Arts writer Wayne Alan Brenner on his favorite arts events in 2008
  
  BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
- Top 10 Most Memorable Locally Produced Live Performance Offerings That I Chanced to See in 2008
  
  Chronicle Arts writer Barry Pineo on the most memorable moments onstage in 2008
  
  BY BARRY PINEO
- Top 10 Parts and Wholes (In No Particular Order), Plus One Standout
  
  Chronicle Arts writer Hannah Kenah on her favorite moments onstage in 2008
  
  BY HANNAH KENAH
- Top 10 Wonderful Things About Austin Theatre in 2008 (In No Particular Order)
  
  Chronicle Arts writer Avimaan Syam recalls 2008, in the theatre
  
  BY AVIMAAN SYAM
- Top 10 Belly Laughs of 2008
  
  Chronicle Arts writer Elizabeth Cobbe remembers the sweetest comedic moments in 2008
  
  BY ELIZABETH COBBE
- Top 10 Musical Triumphs, Plus Evidence That Austin Is Innovating the Classical World
  
  Chronicle Arts writer Michael Kellerman recalls 2008, in classical music
  
  BY MICHAEL KELLERMAN
- Top 10 Dance Phenomena
  
  Chronicle Arts writer Jonelle Seitz recalls 2008, in dance
  
  BY JONELLE SEITZ
- Top 10 Happy Moments of Art Appreciation and Artists Who Found a New Gear This Year
  
  Chronicle Arts writer Rachel Koper remembers 2008 in the visual arts
  
  BY RACHEL KOPER
- Top 10 Spaces With Art Maybe You Haven't Been To (In No Particular Order)
  
  Chronicle Arts writer Rachel Koper on 2008's best new and undiscovered visual arts spaces
  
  BY RACHEL KOPER
Arts Reviews

12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Christmas, and Reimagining Space: The Park Place Gallery Group in 1960s New York

columns

Page Two: A Cheating Top 10

An introduction, then a list of lots of cool things, shoved into 10 slots, that are not necessarily related to 2008

BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM

People who might not want anything to do with me look at my car and know there's something about America we agree on – something embodied in a '69 Chevy Malibu

BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion

Stephen counts down last year: Sometimes he loses count

BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place's Top 10 Queer Doin's 2008

Gay Place recounts 2008: the year of hope and impact

BY ASH BELL
Day Trips

The Top 10 day-tripping events of '08

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The sex life of daddy longlegs, the real age of Beethoven, and more

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law

Can I Change My Name Without a Lawyer?

BY LUKE ELLIS

The Luv Doc: Grabbing Crotch

How to cure your attention deficit

Postmarks

Letters to the editor, published daily

books

Some Stories

The best books of 2008

BY KIMBERLEY JONES

sports

The Year in Sports

A look back at 10 notable events in CenTex sports, '08 style

BY MARK FAGAN

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2008 NEWS TOP 10S

BY DANIEL MOTTOLA

BY KATHERINE GREGOR

BY JORDAN SMITH

BY KEVIN BRASS

BY WELLS DUNBAR

BY JORDAN SMITH

BY LEE NICHOLS

BY LEE NICHOLS

BY MICHAEL KING

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

BY JIM HIGHTOWER

2008 FOOD TOP 10S

BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD

BY KATE THORNBERRY

BY MICK VANN

BY MM PACK

BY WES MARSHALL

BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN

2008 MUSIC TOP 10S

BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ

BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ

BY AUDRA SCHROEDER

BY AUSTIN POWELL

2008 SCREENS TOP 10S

BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN

BY JAMES RENOVITCH

BY JOE O'CONNELL

BY BELINDA ACOSTA

Film Reviews

2008 ARTS TOP 10S

BY ROBERT FAIRES

BY ROBERT FAIRES

BY ROBERT FAIRES

BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER

BY BARRY PINEO

BY HANNAH KENAH

BY AVIMAAN SYAM

BY ELIZABETH COBBE

BY MICHAEL KELLERMAN

BY JONELLE SEITZ

BY RACHEL KOPER

BY RACHEL KOPER

Arts Reviews

BY LOUIS BLACK

BY MICHAEL VENTURA

BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER

BY ASH BELL

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

BY LUKE ELLIS

BY KIMBERLEY JONES

BY MARK FAGAN

Praise the Lloyd Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks hold court for KLRU

Thinking About Stephen Bruton There’s just no getting over some people

Playback: Demolition at 1701 Red River Another Red River venue going away? There goes the neighborhood.

Bonds: 'Death By a Thousand Cuts' Even with Propositions 1 and 3 passing, AISD's election campaign appeared doomed from the start

The Changing Face of Mueller A burst of development marks the latest phase of the central city neighborhood

Review: The Great Gatsby A great American novel does not always a great movie make, but Baz Lurhmann, a director of delirious excess, certainly seems an apt fit for the Roaring Twenties.

Thinking About Stephen Bruton There’s just no getting over some people

Praise the Lloyd Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks hold court for KLRU

Bill of the Week: No 'Easy Death' Bill ends animal shelter gas chambers

Taste Test Farmers market food sampling bill passes Texas House

East Austin Arts Puts It Into a FRAME This Weekend Big Medium, Co-Lab, Tiny Park, MASS Gallery: Four in Legion

Summer Fun: Season’s Screenings Austin filmmakers pick their favorite summer movies

Eastside Memorial High School Poem Dedication