So, yeah, school’s back in session. And, anyway, the rest of us long-graduated townies are, ready or not, caught up in the flood of So Much Good Shit Going On In Austin Right Now.

The scorching temperatures getting you down? Here are some end-of-summer pick-me-ups.

No, citizen, you can’t eat in the fine new restaurant and bar in the SXSW Center that’s at 1400 Lavaca Street – because that culinary spot isn’t even built out yet. But –

If you like what we do at The Austin Chronicle, but wish you could experience it with less eyestrain, then you're going to want to check out our new half-hour show on KOOP community radio.

Yes, Austin’s own Thinkery – you know, that science-forward, Mueller-based wonderland of amazement, delight, and education for young and old alike – is sending pairs of scientists out to different bars and restaurants around town, where the public is invited to ask them questions in an informal, relaxed setting.

Yes, it’s Crime Month here at The Austin Chronicle, and the bodies are piling up.

Dying is easy, they say, but comedy is hard.

A whole bunch of stuff is happening, as ever – which explains why there’s the Austin Chronicle Arts Listings, right? And why your reporter’s fingers are always covered with fresh keyboard-blisters. But never mind the digital disfigurement – I DON’T NEED YOUR PITY, CITIZEN – and check out these recommendations for a good time:

No one wants to be a real sad tomato, a busted valentine. Hell, no one wants to see a sad tomato, not even when they leave the metaphors of that Stan Kenton classic – especially not when they’re trying to cook up a fine array of nightshade’s sweeter cousin for some perfect summertime noms.