Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Todd V. Wolfson
news
One More Detour on Holly Street
Power plant demolition delay reprises neighborhood history
BY AMY SMITH
Point Austin: Budgets Are Moral Documents
When the rulers call for sacrifice, who do they mean?
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: If You Don't Build It, They Will Still Come
The welcome mat can only hold so many people
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Jan. 20-27
Making the Best of a Bad Voter ID Bill
Dems hope to turn a lemon into lemonade
BY LEE NICHOLS
Bill of the Week
Brutal budget process in store
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Election Challenge Drags On
Howard fighting to retain her seat
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Park Is in the PUD-ing
Council approves Park PUD despite neighborhood opposition
BY WELLS DUNBAR
AE's Nuclear Option
The seduction of the South Texas Project
BY NORA ANKRUM
Death Penalty Off the Hook
Preemptive strike against wrongful conviction fails in murder trial prehearing
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Insurance Industry Scam
A Q&A with whistle-blower Wendell Potter
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Closing Schools Won't Fix AISD Budget
We have the Legislature to thank for this mess
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
A Banker Who Gets It; and The Corporate-Funded Merry-Go-Round
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Hidden Capitol Kitchens
Living life on the Lege is difficult enough without having to figure out what's for lunch
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Food-o-File
Good food news for smart cookies with a little Southern comfort and help with your New Year's resolution
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu: Jan. 20-26
Beer, chili, and pizza: no need to hibernate
Food Reviews
A+A Sichuan China
A+, A+A!
Hopdoddy Burger Bar
Hop on over to the hopping Hopdoddy, but we hope you'll be careful hopping off those stools
music
The Laziest Girl in Town
Asleep at the Wheel's feminine ideal is pregnant with possibility
BY MARGARET MOSER
Off the Record
Heralding the return of the Wagoneers and Recover
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Reissues
El Gusano
Fantasia del Barrio
Tammi Terrell
Come and See Me: The Complete Solo Collection
Iggy Pop & James Williamson, The Coba Seas
Kill City, Unreformed
Bachelorette
The End of Things, Isolation Loops
The Jayhawks
Tomorrow the Green Grass: Legacy Edition, Hollywood Town Hall
screens
Slack to the Future
Slacker at 20
BY MARC SAVLOV
More Blue To View
East Side Drive-In trailer park expands to include actual drive-in, the Blue Starlite
BY MARC SAVLOV
Buckle Up
Carancho opens new Cine las Americas series
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
In Play
Austin indie developer Twisted Pixel clone-bombed by a gaming giant
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
TV Eye: Insiders Trading TV Tips
TV insiders Noah Hawley and Kyle Killen trade tips
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Dhobi Ghat
The lives of four people in Mumbai intersect in this Bollywood film, and are forever changed.
Lemmy
Motörhead founder Lemmy Kilmister is the subject of this thorough and entertaining rock & roll documentary.
Somewhere
Filmmaker Sofia Coppola makes a dreamy, beautifully shot statement about the slow-burning dread of a truly hollow man, but Somewhere lacks the dry humor of Lost in Translation.
arts & culture
Co-Lab Oration
Talking with community arts instigator Sean Gaulager
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
'Renaissance & Response: Polyphony Then and Now'
The Austin chorus sings the praises of four classical composers – with new music
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Austin Museum of Art
After nine years at the helm, AMOA's director takes his leave
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Planet of the Mermaids
A hot band plays cool music for a wild sci-fi film that may or may not be a put-on
Going With Jenny
Like the couple in it, this new play about marriage has charm but could use a spark
Austin Symphony Orchestra
This program devoted to the New World Symphony altered our sense of the work
columns
Page Two: Eyes Wide Open
Obama supporters aren't as disillusioned as polls and pundits would have you believe
BY LOUIS BLACK
After a Fashion
Fish tickle Your Style Avatar as he does math and learns about paying it forward
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Lock up your tender morsels. This weekend, Austin is loaded for bear.
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Market Square in San Antonio brings a little bit of the Mexican border culture to Central Texas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
John Lennon, GABA, chimps, frazil ice, and out-of-this-world real estate
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Gorilla Run
City Hall, Saturday, January 22, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
UT Women's Basketball
UT looks to get off the Big 12 schneid
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
New pro league announced
BY NICK BARBARO
Football Watch
Chronicle prognosticators need redemption
