Issue Archives
August 11, 2006
Volume 25, Number 50
news
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A conflict with neighborhoods has made the previously independent street taco vendors organize in self-defense
BY MICHAEL MAY
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Austin's new commercial design standards are ready for prime time
BY WELLS DUNBAR
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Parks and Rec, Library funding, Health and Human Services, Neighborhood Housing and Community Development, and Solid Waste Services to be discussed; citywide increases proposed across the board
BY MICHAEL KING
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District 25 will now be more rooted in Travis County, yet also more conservative
BY LEE NICHOLS AND KIMBERLY REEVES
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Female team targets local vintage store employees' purses and wallets
BY SEAN O'NEAL
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Federal Clean Air Act critics say it's an unrealistic, paper-only policy
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
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FDA officials to meet with representatives of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. about long-stalled plan to sell Barr's emergency contraceptive Plan B sans prescription
BY JORDAN SMITH
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We have less than four months to go to beat our national minimum wage stagnation record, and we're doing great!
BY CHERYL SMITH
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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
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On seeing the world through blood-drenched eyes
BY MICHAEL KING
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Council members take to the waters, al fresco
BY WELLS DUNBAR
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Another Front Group for George; and Protecting America from Fair Drug Prices
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
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One year later, a commemorative ritual for New Orleans
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
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The perfect guide to a yummy summer
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
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A bittersweet weekend for Taco Xpress
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
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Go forth and feast
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Food Reviews
music
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Tracking Spain/France's illusive King of Latin punk rock, Manu Chao
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
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Mourning Kim McLagan, the return of Dale Watson, flipping over C-Side Records' Golden Bear and the Channel, Patrice keeps hope alive, and the loss of Love's Arthur Lee and Sahm saxophonist Rocky Morales
BY DARCIE STEVENS
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Texas Platters
screens
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Why Monument Valley again part of the Netflix / Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow this summer is such a magnetic place for me
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
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Local doc on local band opens locally on Aug. 11
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
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Local intrigue abounds; plus, SXSW 07 is ready for your best shot(s)
BY JOE O'CONNELL
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Roaring at the Static
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
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Screens Reviews
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Film Reviews
arts & culture
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Artist and historian Jack Jackson remembered by those who knew him well
BY MARGARET MOSER
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Celesta Danger presents a show of her favorite photographs, including images of her partner, art teacher Tamara Hoover, that led to Hoover's suspension by AISD
BY KATE X MESSER
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Folks don't often make a big deal out of a seventh anniversary, but with all the changes in REALMdanceproject this year, the troupe thought it a good idea, hence its new show, 'Seven Year Itch'
BY BARRY PINEO
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In addition to ruining the State Theatre stage, basement, and much valuable equipment, the June flood of the arts venue has washed away most of the State's 2006-2007 season
BY ROBERT FAIRES
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Arts Reviews
columns
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As friends and legends pass, art and memory burst from
the present and warn the future
BY LOUIS BLACK
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Our readers talk back.
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Stephen gets all artsy and somehow manages to not even get any on himself. He also encourages men to wear fewer clothes.
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
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Although hemp protein is by no means a perfect food, it is a valuable source of fiber, proteins, and essential fatty acids
BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
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Landlord & tenant issues security deposit issues
BY LUKE ELLIS
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Looking for a nice B&B in Chicago with a terrific porch? Try the Benedictine Bed & Breakfast.
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
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Keeping Ronald Reagan moving
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Letters to the editor, published daily
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