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Point Austin: About Those Voting Rights
Colorblind ain't the same as blind
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: McCracken's Downfall
What was the big idea?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Eastside Police Shooting: One Man Dead, One Wounded
Officials ask for calm and patience from the community
BY MICHAEL KING
ELECTION 2009
It's 'Mayor Leffingwell' Now
Twenty-point lead evokes Monday McCracken concession
BY WELLS DUNBAR
McCracken to Martinez to Cole
Dispatches from the campaigns
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Place 2: Martinez in a Landslide
Easy sailing with 85% of the vote
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Power of Boxes
Some precincts can turn an election; others can't
BY LEE NICHOLS
Place 1: Surprising Riley Avalanche
Cavazos vows to stay involved in community
BY LEE NICHOLS
Strayhorn, Ingalls, and the Comeback That Wasn't
After running an attack-filled campaign, Strayhorn gracious in defeat
BY MICHAEL KING
Place 5: An Easy Walk for Spelman
Spelman brings his public-policy knowledge to council
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Place 6: Quiet Victory With Crab Cakes
Incumbent Sheryl Cole's victory feast
BY NORA ANKRUM
ON THE LEGE
Travis Co. Delegation: Progress Report
Local legislators fill us in on their work this session
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Softies for Austin
Is Austin-bashing a thing of the past?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
House Committee Narrowly Passes Voter ID
Will voter ID survive a floor debate?
BY LEE NICHOLS
Capitol Chemistry
Please Legislate and Govern Me
Legelines
Quickies from the Capitol
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Energy Drain: Wrangle Over Renewables
Greens uneasy about energy task force
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
Developing Stories: The State Eyes an Eastern Campus
And about that regional plan …?
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
City Counseling
Light work at this week's City Council
BY WELLS DUNBAR
The Kinkster Returns: This Time as a Democrat
He's at it again
BY MICHAEL KING
Tom Schieffer for Governor: The New Plain Vanilla
The former ambassador considers running for Texas governor
BY LEE NICHOLS
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Res Publica
Good times for good citizens, May 14-21
The Hightower Report
Reining in Corporate Tax Dodgers; and Doping Racehorses to Win Fast Bucks
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
2009 Austin Chronicle Restaurant Poll
A year's worth of Austin's best eateries
Event Menu
Your local food events, May 15-16
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Temple Stone
Japanese psych warlords Ghost won't be as illusive as their name suggests after Saturday's show at Mohawk
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Off the Record
Mourning the loss of two Austin music giants, Stephen Bruton and Randall 'Poodie' Locke
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
Meat Puppets
Sewn Together
Steve Earle
Townes
Scott H. Biram
Something's Wrong / Lost Forever
Cyril Neville
Brand New Blues
Omar Kent Dykes
Big Town Playboy
Slaid Cleaves
Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away ...
Daniel Francis Doyle
We Bet Our Money on You
Loxsly
Tomorrow's Fossils
Coma in Algiers
Your Heart Your Body
The Wooden Birds
Magnolia
Iron & Wine
Around the Well
screens
Follow the Leader
Has Austin's ON Networks found the golden formula for the new media age?
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Straight From the Horse's Mouth
Revisiting Bud Shrake's 1985 interview with the Chronicle
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
The Medium Mash
Previewing MALI Women's Film & Performance Arts Festival
BY CINDY WIDNER
Screens Reviews
A Grin Without a Cat
The title of Chris Marker's radical magnum opus is a reference to Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat, which like revolution is seen only in parts, not the whole.
TV Eye
Saying goodbye to this season's shows and a reluctant hello to a summer of reality shows
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Angels & Demons
The chase is on, but there's no Holy Grail to be found in this suspenseless trail of decoded symbols.
Next Day Air
A misdelivered package of concealed cocaine kicks off events in this comic film starring Donald Faison, Mike Epps, and Mos Def.
Rudo y Cursi
Y Tu Mamá También actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna reteam for this cautionary tale about soccer-playing brothers.
arts & culture
Give 'Em a Hand
The nominees for the 2009 Austin Critics Table Awards
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Oceana'
Beat the heat with a cool dip in the new Vortex show, and swim with mermaids and selkies
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Carlos Rivera Pineda
Remembering the visual artist and longtime cultural affairs administrator who died May 4
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Funniest Person In Austin Contest
The competition's so fierce for the 2009 finals, it's not even funny ... but it is!
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
The E Word
Sharon Sparlin's new play about evolution is dynamic, but who is its true audience?
Cinderella/Mi Madre y Yo
Mothers danced in both Long Center venues on Mother's Day, but oh, what different moms
Lauren Levy: Beneath the Palm of My Hand
Levy's latest work is no less compelling for moving from three to two dimensions
columns
Page Two: R.I.P.
Edwin 'Bud' Shrake and Stephen Bruton
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Anne covers Spazio, and Your Style Avatar makes a sneak appearance
BY ANNE HARRIS
Playing Through
If a tie is like kissing your sister, then what does that say about soccer?
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Day Trips
The motto at the Big Bend Ranch State Park is 'unforgiving and unforgettable' for good reason
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place
Remembering friends and loved ones
BY ASH BELL AND KATE X MESSER
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Only one woman fought in the Revolutionary War, only prostitutes dance the tango, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Should I Take the Breathalyzer?
BY STEPHEN TOLAND
Luv Doc Recommends: Texas Burlesque Festival
Emo's, Friday, May 15, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
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