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It's Kevin Durant Day

Today (Tue., Oct. 20) has officially been proclaimed by Mayor Lee Leffingwell and Sen. Royce West as "Kevin Durant Day." This proclamation celebrating UT's superstar forward coincides with his Oklahoma City Thunder playing the San Antonio Spurs at the Erwin Center tonight at 7:30pm in an exhibition match.

2:00AM Tue. Oct. 20, 2009, Mark Fagan Read More | Comment »

High School Homecoming

Going to someone else's high school reunion/homecoming is sort of like looking at friends’ vacation slides or being asked to say something nice about their ugly baby. The iceberg of the story is hidden from you – who was cool, who was a fool, who was an angry young woman. The slate instead is wiped clean, leaving the outsider to make it up as he goes along.

5:34PM Mon. Oct. 19, 2009, Joe O'Connell Read More | Comment »

Crack Busters

Drug-law reform advocates with Families Against Mandatory Minimums say all the pieces are now in place to finally eradicate the notorious 100-to-one crack to powder cocaine federal sentencing guidelines.

5:21PM Mon. Oct. 19, 2009, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

Cactus Lee

Buddy's Place

Ego’s Day Party and Fundraiser at Ego's

Story-Oke
at The Highball

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

The Chef's New Mix

Shelve it with the "New Wu” or bang hard from “House of Flying Daggers” through “Cold Outside,” but one of hip-hop’s greats should recognize an hour and ten minutes of guttural Shallah grows tired if it doesn’t catch lightning in a bottle.

3:34PM Mon. Oct. 19, 2009, Chase Hoffberger Read More | Comment »

HD 48 GOP Primary a Race

Looks like a second media personality has decided they'd like to turn Democratic state Rep. Donna Howard's House District 48 seat Republican. After banker-turned-documentarian Glenn Bass threw his hat in the GOP primary ring, now morning radio host Dan Neil is getting in on the action.

1:22PM Mon. Oct. 19, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

More Pot Up in Smoke

Another day, another pot bust for the Texas Dept. of Public Safety. Indeed, this is the third bust in as many weeks -- and the second big indoor grow bust in Austin this month.

4:44PM Fri. Oct. 16, 2009, Jordan Smith Read More | Comment »

Quilt of Memories

As part of Austin Red Week, several panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt are on display. If you happen to be at check-out #9 at Whole Foods Market at Fifth & Lamar, look up at the quilt over head. This one bears particular significance for the Chronicle: It was sewn in part in memory of Ed Lowry, one of the founding forces behind this publication.

4:27PM Fri. Oct. 16, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Lineup

This week, music from Vivian Girls, Maserati, Os Mutantes, and Hope Sandoval.

2:22PM Fri. Oct. 16, 2009 Read More | Comment »

Shapleigh Not Running in 2010

Call him the Lion of the Texas Senate. For liberals in this state, there's rarely been a better and more pugnacious champion than Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso: So his announcement today that he will not run for his seat again in 2010 will be a blow to many progressives.

12:45PM Fri. Oct. 16, 2009, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

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