Volume 33, Number 50
ON THE COVER:
news
Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote
BY MAC MCCANN
Multimodal objections to a multimodal project
BY MICHAEL KING
Schwab wins incentives from county – when do we say 'time out'?
BY AMY SMITH
Alleges the companies failed to serve wheelchair-bound customers
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Council gets back to business with 178 items on the agenda
BY MICHAEL KING AND AMY SMITH
Asian and African immigrants get caught in the sheriff's net, too
BY TONY CANTÚ
APD began enforces ban on swimming and off-leash dogs at the spillway, after years of turning a blind eye
BY AMY KAMP
Abortion clinics fight to stay open
BY MARY TUMA
Election updates!
Davis finds new traction with a full-frontal assault on Abbott's ethics
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
City hopes to create jobs while moving Austin closer to its zero-waste goals
BY ROBYN ROSS
What's the worst sidewalk in Austin?
Perry goes from callous to disgusting
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Keith Kreeger's ceramics get up close and personal
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Daawat's Southern Indian excels up north
BY MICK VANN
Firehouse Lounge hits 'craft dive' stride
BY GRACIE SALEM
Slow food is no trivial pursuit
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Aug. 7-14
music
Antone's restructures and nears a deal on a new home Downtown
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Mondo 'Texas Platters' for mondo temperatures
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
screens
Locals look into virtual reality and see more than video games
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Roger Corman: An AFS tribute to a wild angel
BY LOUIS BLACK
Inside Mondo's new collectibles line
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
James Cameron throws himself overboard to explore the ocean deeps.
Telugu romance.
This Helen Mirren film feasts on wisecracking one-liners, sunny aphorisms, pretty landscapes, and tasty-looking food.
The tornado may be bad, but the movie is not.
Though he's been on a roll with his last few films, Woody Allen breaks his streak with this threadbare offering.
Bilingual comedy in Tamil and Telugu.
arts & culture
Collector Glenn Fuhrman on 'A Secret Affair' and living with contemporary art
BY SETH ORION SCHWAIGER
What historian Douglas Brinkley heard from the 37th President may surprise you
BY ROD MACHEN
All week, Austin's masters of theatrical fantasy show you how to make an out-of-this-world look
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Zach's revival of the rock opera takes its cue from Alice in Wonderland, and while vivid, it lacks consistency
Punchkin Repertory crafts something special out of the vast "nowhere" in the lives of its three protagonists
Advanced Young Artists mentorship program elevates and exposes Austin's budding artists
columns
As a species, we have a desire to connect electonically, but not ideologically
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Who knew the guys at Chain Drive had a "soft" opening?
BY KATE X MESSER
Don't call them action figures
BY AMY GENTRY
A sometimes-Green Bay Packers fan gets a lesson in love
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Who will pay the rent?
BY LUKE ELLIS
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Have a band. Play music. Enjoy it. Nerd the fuck out.
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY TONY MILLIONAIRE
BY JEN SORENSEN
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY SAM HURT