features

PRIDE GUIDE 2009
- History's Closet
  
  Making the case for an Austin gay barchive
  
  BY KATE X MESSER
- Behind the Bars
  
  Why are gay bars not counted within Austin club histories?
- The Business of Pride
  
  AGLCC's Jimmy Flannigan ponders the pitfalls of a complacent gay place
  
  BY KATE X MESSER
- Pride 2009 Grand Marshals
  
  BY ASH BELL
- Austin Pride 2009
  
  Event listings
- The Homophilic Bibliophile
  
  Homo up your house with these gay history titles
  
  BY ANDY CAMPBELL
- Of Barflies & Allies
  
  The story of Austin's straight allies and gay bars
  
  BY ANDY CAMPBELL
- Can I Touch the Tender Button?
  
  An interview with UT professor and archive expert Ann Cvetkovich
  
  BY ANDY CAMPBELL
- Home Is Where the Heart Is
  
  Gayborhood? What gayborhood?
  
  BY ASH BELL

news

The Genius of the Crowd ... Source

Austin programmers look to create a public redesign of the city's website

BY WELLS DUNBAR
Tech Talk

A guide to some of the terms and concepts in redeveloping the city website

BY WELLS DUNBAR
Point Austin: The Capitol Circus Decamps

Did we learn anything more than the meaning of 'chub'?

BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point: Solid Waste: Willie Rhodes Slides Sideways

City announces SWS 'reorganization' – Rhodes to head 'Code Compliance'

BY MICHAEL KING
Headlines
Naked City
Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, June 4-11
ON THE LEGE
- Session Ends With Finger-Pointing, Unfinished Business
  
  Perry says he has no immediate plans to call legislators back to Austin
  
  BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
- Topless Tax Dies in Maneuver for More Money
  
  3rd Court of Appeals will rule on existing surcharge at sexually oriented businesses
  
  BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
- Creationist McLeroy Booted From SBOE Chair
  
  Senate Dems successfully block Perry's nomination
  
  BY LEE NICHOLS
- Bill Keeps TVs Out of Texas Landfills
  
  Don't put your television set in the garbage
  
  BY LEE NICHOLS
- So You Want to Be in Pictures
  
  Lege gives creative industries incentive to live
  
  BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
- LegeLines
  
  Kuempel bounces back, and Maldonado takes home a prize
  
  BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
- School Reform Bills Headed to Governor
  
  House Bill 3 holds a glimmer of hope for Pearce Middle School
  
  BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
- Law Improves Compensation for Exonerees
  
  Making up for lost time on the wrongful-conviction front
  
  BY JORDAN SMITH
Event Street Closures: Compromise Ordinance Doesn't Solve Barricades

Stakeholders agree on a proposal for closing streets for special events

BY LAUREL CHESKY
Holly Street Hoopla

An attempt to develop a Neighborhood Plan Contact Team for Holly Street went down in flames – again

BY MICHAEL KING
U.S. Senate: Sharp on Sharp

John Sharp explains why he's the best man for the job of filling Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat

BY LEE NICHOLS
APD Shooting: Chief Responds to Community Concerns

Acevedo apologizes to family of Nate Sanders II

BY JORDAN SMITH
Sanders Family Files Suit

Family says officer who shot Nate Sanders didn't follow protocol

BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report

Soft Landing in Rough Times; and The Price of Pie

BY JIM HIGHTOWER

food

Restaurant Recyclers

From earth to table and back again

BY KATE THORNBERRY
Recycling Fanatic at Work

BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Boost

Dripping Springs-based Genesis Today has come out with a line of bottled drinks that are unusually healthy and nourishing

BY KATE THORNBERRY
Lucky J's

Lucky J's chicken is both greasy and salty; this is not a criticism

BY RACHEL FEIT
Food-o-File

A new burger joint opens, and Kerbey Lane offers incentives to 'eat local'

BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu

Local food events, June 4-11

BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD

music

The Cowboy Song

Thin Lizzy's 'Cowboy Song' comes alive in rodeo vet turned Red Dirt ranger Ryan Bingham

BY AUSTIN POWELL
Country Roads

Ryan Bingham's a Texas troubadour in the truest sense. Here he recounts four of his more memorable Lone Star locales.

BY AUSTIN POWELL
Record Review

BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Final Attraction

BY AUSTIN POWELL
Off the Record

Surveying the aftermath from the Red River shootout outside Spiros

BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages

screens

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

BY KATE X MESSER
Will the Real Norma Khouri Please Stand Up?

AFS Documentary Tour presents Forbidden Lie$

BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Film News

It's raining cash for film in Texas ... but not a drop leftover for Waco

BY JOE O'CONNELL
TV Eye

Yep, it's another show about a pill-popping health-care professional with chronic pain. But Nurse Jackie gets it right.

BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews

After Last Season, Every Little Step, The Hangover, Land of the Lost, Lemon Tree, and My Life in Ruins

the arts

Superlatives

The 2008-2009 Austin Critics Table Awards

BY ROBERT FAIRES
Big Range Austin

A new-to-town dance duo pushes movement–music fusion further

BY JONELLE SEITZ
Tony Awards

Local song-and-dance wunderkind David Bologna is up for a top stage honor

BY ROBERT FAIRES
Conspirare

As Conspirare's choirs all come together in song, its executive director departs

BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews

Long Day's Journey Into Night, Home Entertainment 2009, and Nathan Green: Happy Birthday Moon

columns

Page Two: A Higher Court

Rash judgment and vitriol don't validate simplistic morality

BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops!
Letters at 3AM

Anthony Powell is the least known of the greatest 20th century novelists

BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion

Stephen rests then divests

BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips

Post-Katrina New Orleans is returning to form as a tourist destination for people from across the globe

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Playing Through

The sports world is rife with dickish behavior

BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Squirrel-flavored potato chips, John Lennon's Elvis, and more

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law

High Property Taxes

BY LUKE ELLIS

The Luv Doc: Real People vs. Smart Phones

Nothing breaks the ice like a flawless recitation of the Monty Python 'Albatross' sketch

Postmarks

Letters to the editor, published daily

books

Book Reviews

The Center of the Universe: A Memoir, and Seven Tenths: The Sea and Its Thresholds

sports

Crunch Time

Will the Aztex cower or conquer?

BY NICK BARBARO

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PRIDE GUIDE 2009

BY KATE X MESSER

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BY ASH BELL

BY ANDY CAMPBELL

BY ANDY CAMPBELL

BY ANDY CAMPBELL

BY ASH BELL

BY WELLS DUNBAR

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BY MICHAEL KING

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ON THE LEGE

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

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BY LEE NICHOLS

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BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

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BY JORDAN SMITH

BY LAUREL CHESKY

BY MICHAEL KING

BY LEE NICHOLS

BY JORDAN SMITH

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER

BY KATE THORNBERRY

BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD

BY KATE THORNBERRY

BY RACHEL FEIT

BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD

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BY AUSTIN POWELL

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BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ

BY AUSTIN POWELL

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Phases & Stages

BY KATE X MESSER

BY ANNE S. LEWIS

BY JOE O'CONNELL

BY BELINDA ACOSTA

Film Reviews

BY ROBERT FAIRES

BY JONELLE SEITZ

BY ROBERT FAIRES

BY ROBERT FAIRES

Arts Reviews

BY LOUIS BLACK

BY MICHAEL VENTURA

BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER

BY GERALD E. MCLEOD

BY THOMAS HACKETT

BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

BY LUKE ELLIS

Book Reviews

BY NICK BARBARO

Texans Rookie Mini-Camp Report Texans welcome their newest additions

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

A Second Chance for Drug Dealers on 'The Corner' The Drug Market Intervention project in action

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

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