Jason Stout
Volume 28, Number 43
ON THE COVER:
news
Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games
BY WELLS DUNBAR
To restart the economy while saving the planet, the Congress for the New Urbanism advocates traditional neighborhoods for all
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Consultant rolls out two master plans for UT's Brackenridge Tract
BY JACOB COTTINGHAM
A look at the bills whose lives were cut short
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
How much money did Perry really save?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
A new planning approach
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Creation of a city music department strikes sour note with police union
BY AMY SMITH
A whole lot of foot-dragging going on in Texas Youth Commission cases
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Prosecution not ready for trial
BY JORDAN SMITH
Court ruling lets Voting Rights Act live for another day
BY MICHAEL KING
The new mayor promises a safe landing
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Citizens calendar, June 25-30
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
One Serious Illness Away; and The Union-Made Miracle
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Well-made wine, exquisite food, and great art – Spain should be on anyone's short list of travel destinations
BY WES MARSHALL
Food Reviews
Those talented Brazilian boys from Rio's have found a home for their fabulous foods at the retro-chic Vintage Lounge
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers proves a perfect complement to Whole Foods and Wheatsville's offerings
The death of a range hits home, but new spots Bennu Coffee, Annie's Cafe & Bar, and Cafe Laguna help fill the void
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Foodie fun for June 25-July 2
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
How safe do you feel exiting the Sixth Street/Red River Austin music crucible at 2am?
BY MARC SAVLOV
Texas Platters
Stop the Sirens
Beautiful Day
The Loving Kind
Parish, June 20
Paramount Theatre, June 19
screens
Game Over Videogames' Classic Game Fest
BY JAMES RENOVITCH
Fantastic Fest vet Simon Rumley brings his brand of scary movie to Austin
BY ASHLEY MORENO
AFS Documentary Tour presents Afghan Star
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
Screens Reviews
As London's preternatural sleuth, John Barrymore broods through the producers' emphasis on his matinee-idol "Great Profile" even as his alcoholism continued tightening his sharp features
New TNT series Dark Blue proves there's nothing like a man in uniform
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
This documentary about the 2007 Myanmar uprising is an airtight argument for the absolute necessity of a free press.
Another dangerous liaison, this one based on the Colette novella, reunites director Stephen Frears and star Michelle Pfeiffer.
Documentary lifts the veil on our nation's food industry.
Nick Cassavetes' reign as the go-to waterworks man remains uncontested.
This new bollywood film about three longtime friends was filmed in America.
Full metal racket.
Jack Black and Michael Cera are comic wanderers through the biblical era.
arts & culture
Eight players improvise for 40 hours straight to help save their artistic home
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The Collections explores the connection between identity and what we keep
BY CINDY WIDNER
Arts Reviews
This drama about mind and spirit and love and grief has much to recommend it
This aerial dance enlarges your heart, your field of vision, your brain capacity
Jen Frost Smith's installation explored notions of home as the artist prepares to move
columns
I Am Starting My Small Business – How Do I Get a Federal Tax Identification Number?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Ed Easton is initiating interest in a soccer-specific stadium for the Austin Aztex that would also play host to concerts
BY THOMAS HACKETT
Gay Place turns it over to comedienne Kate Clinton for a special Stonewall remembrance
BY ASH BELL, KATE X MESSER AND KATE CLINTON
Your Style Avatar wrestles with the subcutaneous nature of beauty
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is hosting the exhibit 'Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor' through October
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mascara, muscles, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Backyard at Bee Cave, Sunday, June 28, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily