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'Chronicle' Endorsements
Our recommendations for the May 8 elections
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Pressure Rising at the Water Utility
One manager forced out, another accused of harassment ... who's watching the valves?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Point Austin: Feet on the Ground
If May Day has a meaning, it's one we build together
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Razing Arizona
City Hall sends regrets to the Grand Canyon
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, May 6-13
Clouds Part Over AISD Budget Forecast
AISD looks to be less squeezed for money than previously predicted
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
ACC Hikes Tuition
Board raises tuition as other revenue sources decline
BY LEE NICHOLS
More Cactus Thorns
More questions than answers on the fate of the Cactus
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
TRMPAC Forever
Justice DeLayed is justice forgotten
BY MICHAEL KING
The Tire Keeps on Turning
City suspends Fleet Services employee as scrap tire investigation continues
BY JORDAN SMITH
Building a Place to Build Community
Northeast center built on progressive foundation
BY MICHAEL KING
Southwest Key Breaking Social Ground
Center aims to tackle unemployment issues in East Austin
BY MICHAEL KING
Three Steps Forward, One Step Back
Various projects slated for I-35, Airport Boulevard, and Congress Avenue
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Headlines
Naked City
New briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
The Hightower Report
Banking Reform Gone Bad; and Abacus Among Us
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
What's a Hungry Brit to Eat in Austin?
It may not be Mum's bubble and squeak, but it's close
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Passport to Argentina
Celebrate the food and wine of Argentina on its bicentennial
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Wine of the Week
Dow's Vale do Bomfim is a great match for dinner
BY WES MARSHALL
Food-o-File
Scholarships, WineCasts, noteworthy locals, and more
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Dan Aykroyd! By golly! Also, supper clubs and delicious benefits galore coming up in the week ahead.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Sara Smile Still
Behind Sara Hickman's sunny countenance lies real life. And still a smile.
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
In search of the light at the end of the Waller Creek Tunnel Project
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
Grupo Fantasma
El Existential
Cruiserweight
The Smith Tower
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Peaced
Southern Front
Join or Die
Rice Moorehead
You Make Me Feel ...
Ben Livingston
Trust Your Equipment
Kevin Higgins, Danny Santos, Michael Shane Borden, Chris Hawkes, Dickie Lee Erwin, Steve Brooks
Find Your Shine, Say You Love Me Too, Burden of Proof, Because I Feel That Way Too, Swan, Chasing Grace
Screen Door Porch
Screen Door Porch
Trevor Boehm & the Cultivators
When the Ground Gives Way
Trumpeter Swan
Listen for the Clues
Susanne Abbott
No History of Prevention
Adam Carroll, Adam Carroll & Michael O'Connor
Live at Flipnotics, Hard Times
Suzi Stern & George Oldziey
Leap of Heart
screens
Take 10
The annual 10 Under 10 showcase spotlights collegians with cameras
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Do Not Try This at Home
Tom Six on the surgical horrors of The Human Centipede
BY MARC SAVLOV
Classing Up the Joint
The Domain's new Gold Class Cinema ups the ante on upscale movie-watching
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
PBS' Independent Lens airs a locally made and deeply moving story of one family's extraordinary journey to help their son with special needs
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Babies
Although these documentary images of human babies from around the world are beguiling, the film's lack of conclusions is frustrating.
Badmaash Company
In this Bollywood film, four friends start a business and succeed by doing all the wrong things.
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
Coprophiliacs looking for a movie that really rings their chimes will be positively tintinnabulating from this arthouse horror number.
Iron Man 2
Despite a high tech sheen and an excellent but overstuffed cast, this sequel feels more like a setup for the upcoming Avengers movie than its own picture.
Killing Kasztner
This documentary is about the little-remembered figure Rudolf Israel Kasztner, who negotiated with Adolf Eichmann for the release of 1,700 Jews from Hungary, only to later be castigated for Nazi collaboration.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Freddy Krueger is back to disturb everyone's sleep.
The Secret of Kells
This animated Irish stunner is visually complex and colorful and was a contender this year for the best animated film Oscar.
arts & culture
Teaching Intimacy
The Miró Quartet reveals the key to developing a great chamber music ensemble
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Coppélia'
Stephen Mills programs this comic work to help develop Austin's ballet palate
BY JONELLE SEITZ
UIL State One-Act Play Contest
Austin High's championship thespians get a repeat shot at the state title
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Culture Flash
Honors for Conspirare, two artists who teach at UT, and a student playwright
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Body Awareness
This story of people trying to do what's right is both real and really funny
Our Town
This staging of the classic play reveals it is still the microcosm of American life
'Lance Letscher: The Perfect Machine'
The art for Lance Letscher's first children's book streams shards of color and type
columns
Letters at 3AM: Of Tiers and Tears
The isolation of the Professional Tier is the single most destructive element in American society today
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Oops!
Page Two: Getting Our Bearings
The world is far bigger than it might seem
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Stephen's true confessions
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Public servitude is not your private networking playground
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Koffee Kup Family Restaurant built its reputation the old-fashioned way – by serving good, basic comfort food
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Cat acne, Jessica Simpson's addiction, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Electric Transmission Lines & Eminent Domain
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: Studio 54klift: A Fundraiser for Forklift Danceworks
Spider House Ballroom, Saturday, May 8, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
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sports
Round Rock Express
Lance Berkman, Will Ferrell, and more
