BookPeople
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Bringing the Group to the Vision
As Pat Forgione prepares to say farewell, he looks back on his AISD decade
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Looking for a School Chief
AISD zigzags its way to a new superintendent
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
ON THE LEGE
Watson Surveys Stakeholders on Cap Metro Reforms
Now is the time to act, senator says
BY LEE NICHOLS
Pregnant Pause
Anti-abortion group is poised to siphon big chunk of indigent health-care funds
BY JORDAN SMITH
We're in the Money
Federal stimulus money is headed to Texas – now legislators have to agree on what to do with it
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
LegeLines
Odds and ends from the Capitol
BY THE 'CHRONICLE' NEWS STAFF
Union Bristles at Cap Metro Shuffle
Are the wheels coming off the bus?
BY LEE NICHOLS
Winter Soldiers Bear Austin Witness
Iraq veterans to testify about ongoing war
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
City Counseling: Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Laura Hall Out on Bond
Hall is out of jail after serving only a fraction of her sentence for her role in covering up Jennifer Cave's murder
BY JORDAN SMITH
Defense Appeal Targets Attorney Minton in WilCo Homicide
Brandon Threet's appeal attorney says Roy Minton dropped the ball
BY KEVIN BRASS
Judge 'Killer' Keller to Face Trial
Bad karma over refusal to hear appeal of death row inmate
BY JORDAN SMITH
Whether to Laugh or Cry: Sex Ed in Texas
A new report takes an unprecedented look at the state of sex ed in Texas public schools
BY JORDAN SMITH
Forensic Fallibility
A new report shows that forensic science ain't all it's cracked up to be
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: Board Games
The AISD trustees play superintendent poker – by uneven rules
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Hustler's Diary
While you were watching your 401(k)
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Res Publica
Good times for good citizens: Feb. 27-March 5
The Hightower Report
Guess Who; and Some Bankers You Might Like
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Food Reviews
Fion Wine Pub & Bistro
Those living near Steiner Ranch have a treasure in their back yard
Whip In
Not your typical highway stop-and-shop, here you'll find specialty beers, obscure wines, and locally packaged gourmet foodstuffs
Chen's Noodle House
Zhao 'George' Chen's knife-cut noodles make us swoon
Wine of the Week
Michel Chapoutier's biodynamic wines offer a reasonable introduction to the Rhône
BY WES MARSHALL
Event Menu
Your local food events for Feb. 27-March 5
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
La Condesa celebrates its VIP opening, and Elizabeth Winslow and Stephanie Scherzer introduce us to Farmhouse Delivery
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Off the Record
Mining the vaults of Austin City Limits, navigating the SXSW grid, and hanging with Jenny Wolfe After School
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Parlor Game
The family that plays together makes pizza together
BY AUDRA SCHROEDER
Texas Platters
Lucinda Williams
La Zona Rosa, Feb. 20
... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
The Century of Self
Steve Bernal
Decibels
Zeale, COD, Choszen, K.J. Hines
Haterz and Robotz, Ova the Stove, Volume 3, Welcome to the Greene Party, Capital City
Ikillcars
At Ease With Your Haste
The Teeners
"Gold"
Teen Cool/Gun Crazy
Teen Cool/Gun Crazy
Black Panda
Shake Me
The Black
"Little Hits" b/w "China"
Sunset
"Loveshines II" b/w "I'm Not a Perfect Person (Looks Like I Fucked Up Again)"
screens
Reclaiming Texas History, One Home Movie at a Time
The missionary zeal of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
The Bus Stops Here
The How's Your News? crew rolls out its unique brand of reportage on MTV
BY CLAY SMITH
Film News
There's life in it yet: The ailing Texas film industry is looking awfully sparky these days. We like.
BY JOE O'CONNELL
Screens Reviews
What Makes Sammy Run?
Read the book ... and leave this DVD to the television archives where it belongs
TV Eye
Oscar postmortem and mayor hopefuls on cable access
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
I've Loved You So Long
Kristen Scott Thomas is unforgettable in this French film about a woman who has to live with her self-hatred after committing a heinous crime.
Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2009
Again it's time for the annual unveiling of this tasteless-and-proud-of-it cartoon collection.
Two Lovers
Joaquin Phoenix (in what he claims is his last film role) stars as a nebbishy New Yorker caught between two very different women.
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
Just what's needed in the big house – Perry's pistol-packing granny.
Waltz With Bashir
This Israeli filmmaker creates a dreamy, animated psycho-documentary about his attempt to recall buried memories of his participation in a massacre while serving in the military.
arts & culture
Culture Club
Dances inspired by three legendary women cross cultures and generations
BY JONELLE SEITZ
Bill Cosby
The comedy legend recalls one memorable night when a woman stopped laughing
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Austin Arts at the Armory
Three local art galleries represent at this year's Armory Show in New York City
BY RACHEL KOPER
'Birth of the Cool'
Bargains, film, and live jazz jazz up the Blanton's toast to midcentury modernism
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
An Ideal Husband
Austin Shakespeare delivers a gorgeous production that savors Wilde's wit
Sherlock Holmes
John Carroll imbues the great detective with a gravitas true to Conan Doyle's creation
IF+D
IF+D is a good gallery with a deep vision of the role of art and laughter in your home
columns
Page Two: Grand Schemes and Enthralling Documents
Film, conspiracy theories, and conspiracy theories on film coalesce as SXSW looms
BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops!
Letters at 3AM
In Screenworld, face-to-face engagement is devalued, yet one is never alone
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
All style, all the time, from the Houston Ballet Ball to the Oscars
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
Bob's Oil Well in Matador has been a roadside attraction since the 1930s
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place
Hate Prop. 8? Stop bitching, and start lobbying.
BY KATE X MESSER AND ASH BELL
Playing Through
The Longhorns miss Augustin's leadership skills more than Durant's gaudy numbers
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Accuracy of the musical memory, Lincoln questions the divinity of Christ, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Need Legal Advice? – Call LegalLine - Austin's Free Legal Hotline
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: 2009 Texas Heritage Songwriters' Homecoming Concert
Paramount Theatre, Sunday, March 1, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
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