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Cast Away
Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Point Austin: Another War for Sale
NPR covers 'Iran and the Bomb' – from A to B
BY MICHAEL KING
Beside the Point: Pray for Drought
The unexpected blessings of global warming
BY MICHAEL KING
Headlines
The week's big news, here and elsewhere
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Res publica
Citizens calendar, Aug. 27-Sept. 3
Homelessness in San Antonio and Austin
Could a unified campus for homeless services work as well here as in San Antonio?
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
KeyPoint to Investigate Sanders Shooting
The decision has not escaped criticism
BY JORDAN SMITH
What Will New AISD Budget Mean About Next Year's?
After struggles over staff pay, the budget is ready – and Carstarphen's ready to look to the future
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Introducing ... Lee's Long List
BY WELLS DUNBAR
What Part of 'No' Don't You Understand?
12th Street corridor residents oppose convalescent center
BY LEE NICHOLS
Sirens at AFD
A new fire department policy mandating safe driving practices has sparked controversy
BY JORDAN SMITH
Caging Children
A new study from the LBJ School suggests that it's a bad idea
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Race to the Judicial Starting Line
Judicial candidates emerge with the primary six months away
BY JORDAN SMITH
Bastrop Murder Linked to Woodside Trails History
Teenager accused of murder was boy at center of Woodside Trails controversy
BY JORDAN SMITH
Keller's Lawyer Shifts Blame
Judge Sharon Keller's attorney says Michael Richard's lawyers are to blame for his execution
BY JORDAN SMITH
Cap Metro's Budget Blues
Cap Metro prepares for cutbacks but finds a little dough to continue printing a schedule book
BY LEE NICHOLS
The Hightower Report
Starbucks' Identity Crisis; and Right-Wing Loopiness
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
HOT SAUCE FESTIVAL
To Market, to Market
So you want to sell your food product?
BY MM PACK
El Chipotle Sauces From Sgt. Pepper's
Sgt. Pepper continues to bring the heat
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Brew News
Local brew-head news
BY LEE NICHOLS
Food-o-File
Austin burgers and bakeries are in good hands, and several foodie contests just wrapped up
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Local eateries celebrate chiles, beer, sweet treats, boobs, and more
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
This Time Just the Girls
The ladies of Austin hip-hop hold court
BY AUDRA SCHROEDER
Off the Record
Jesse Dayton walks with a Zombie, while T Bird & the Breaks spice things up for the annual Hot Sauce Festival
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
Sam Baker
Cotton
Hot Club of Cowtown
Wishful Thinking
Porterdavis
Porterdavis
Danny Malone
Cuddlebug
Bonnie Bishop, Alexa Woodward, Trio Del Rio, Hilary York
Things I Know, Speck, This Time Around It, In the Dark
Scan Hopper
Scan Hopper
White Widow
Black Heart
Blackholicus
Megaforte
Toast
The Mad Science
The Iveys
The Iveys
screens
Still Life, All Shook Up
Naked Lunch's models are a bunch of sketchy posers
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Something Wilder
AFS Essential Cinema: Censors, Drop Your Scissors! Billy Wilder's Later Comedies
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Will Work for Laughs
Mike Judge clocks in with Extract
BY MARC SAVLOV
TV Eye
Feeling Bullish
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Departures
This Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Language Film is a gentle and comedically nuanced exercise in mourning from Japan.
Mystery Team
The Mystery Team is a crime-solving trio of clueless high school seniors, brought to us by the five-person troupe called Derrick Comedy.
Taking Woodstock
The director of Brokeback Mountain looks for peace and love in another decade and finds it at the legendary festival through the story of one key participant.
arts & culture
Off the Cuff and in Your City
A roundup of Austin improv schools
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
Flush
Ariel Dance Theatre's Gyre Project ends on a visually thrilling but confusing note
Jerry Bywaters: Lone Star Printmaker
The landscape shapes us, say these prints by the Texas regionalist, and we are it
First Night Austin
The recent resignation of its director won't stop the New Year's Eve event from rockin'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'The Dragonfly Queen'
Composer Chad Salvata takes his Dragonfly Princess to the next stage of her evolution
BY ROBERT FAIRES
columns
Letters at 3AM
The prose themes of Willa Cather are timeless
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Old men shouldn't throw stone canes in glass nursing homes …
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
The 'Best' isn't 'til next week...
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Texas Discovery Gardens is a hidden gem among the museums of Dallas
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
License plates, Ferrari, cacti, and hyenas
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Common Law
Subletting Your Apartment – Can You Do It?
BY LUKE ELLIS
Luv Doc Recommends: 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival
Waterloo Park, Sunday, August 30, 2009
BY THE LUV DOC
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