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1998 Issues
Aug. 14, 1998
Volume 17,
Number 49
news
Fat and Mostly Healthy
City Rolls Out Brave New Budget
BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
Bond Brouhaha
Council Reenacts for Public What It Did in Private
BY JENNY STAFF
Bond Saga Continues
The General Obligation Bond Package
The Major Budget Initiatives
Where the Money Comes From: City Income Fund
The Budget Process
After the Deluge: Awash in Legal Fees
The DARE Debate
Austin Police Kick Drug Prevention Program
BY ERICA C. BARNETT
Naked City
Off the Desk:
food
Belgian Sans Nonsense
Il Rifugio's Belgian Fare Delightful in Its Simplicity
BY REBECCA CHASTENET DÉ GERY
Jim-Jim's Waterice
Food-O-File
Learning to Cook Italianat the Source
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Ecstatic Improvisation
St. Cecilia's Jazz Festival
BY CHRISTOPHER HESS
St. Cecilia Jazz Festival Schedule
Recommended
Also Playing
Road Shows
The Christian Life
Billy Joe Shaver's Victory
BY JIM CALIGIURI
Eddy Shaver: Tuning Guitars
Shaver
Dancing About Architecture
Ely Come, Ely Go
BY KEN LIECK
Record Reviews
Record Reviews
screens
Out With the Old ...
Upgrades, Updates and New Toys for Your PC
BY JOHN AVIGNONE
Cheap and Easy Upgrades
Scanlines
Our Gal Joan
TV Eye
BY MARGARET MOSER
Shortcuts
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Film Reviews
The Dress
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Return to Paradise
arts & culture
That Better Place
Choreographer Kate Warren and Her Crystal Eyes
BY BARBEJOY A. PONZIO
Articulations
Are We Not Theatregoers?
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Exhibitionism
columns
Free HIV Testing
about AIDS
Coach's Corner
BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON
Day Trips
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Page Two
BY NICK BARBARO
Public Notice
Top of the Waiting List
BY KATE X MESSER
Postmarks
They Got Nothing on Lacresha
Mister Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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Hotel Vegas
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at The Driskill Hotel
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at The Vortex
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