The Pershing
Jana Birchum
news
Gone and Quartered
Stiffed on Capital Metro money, the city scrambles to fund another $51 million in transportation projects
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Point Austin: Sounds Like a Plan
CAMPO's 2035 Plan reads like a dream of a different Central Texas
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Eastside Discordance
The El Concilio players strut the stage
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, April 15-21
Headlines
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
299th
Karen Sage defeats Mindy Montford in 299th district court run-off
BY JORDAN SMITH
Around the House
Negativity thrives in state House primary run-offs
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
SBOE & Supremes
Hard right candidates go down in SBOE & Supreme Court run-offs
BY LEE NICHOLS
ACC Board Elections: Meet the Candidates
The candidates on taxing districts, remedial boot camps, and student culture
BY LEE NICHOLS
Developing Stories: Waller Creek: $34 Million Runs Through It
Will the Waller Creek Master Plan hold water?
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Putting the 'UT' in 'Cut'
UT loses Vietnamese classes
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Detective Dunn Challenges Firing
Dunn claims to be more than 'damaged goods'
BY JORDAN SMITH
What's Hidden in Sanders Report?
TCRP sues for unredacted reports
BY JORDAN SMITH
Did City Pay Twice to Scrap Tires?
The tires are gone, but the controversy still molders
BY JORDAN SMITH
Acevedo: Will He Stay or Will He Go?
The courting continues; California tries to cut in
BY JORDAN SMITH
Pregnant? Scared? Misinformed?
New ordinance requires full disclosure from crisis pregnancy centers
BY JORDAN SMITH
Weighing Cactus Cafe's Losses
Do the Cactus' losses really justify its loss?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Missed Connections
Did Family Connections' executive director take the money and run?
BY LEE NICHOLS
Wasted Energy
Why the 11th-hour 'action' against AE's generation plan?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
No Mo' Money
Big-time radio fears tsunami; Dudley & Bob treads water
BY KEVIN BRASS
Ride and Compare: Navigating Two Different Bike Maps
Google Maps and Ride the City take different routes to same destinations
BY LEE NICHOLS
The Hightower Report
Wall Street: Part of the Solution?; and EPA Back on Top
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Count the Blessings
The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival at 25
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival Sunday Fair
The festival concludes, as always, with the Sunday Fair, where there's something for everyone
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
My New Orleans: The Cookbook: 200 of My Favorite Recipes & Stories From My Hometown
Chef John Besh is a proud native son of Louisiana, and this big new book is his unabashed love letter to the rich traditions and diverse culinary heritage of his hometown
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Feasts, classes, celebrations, and more delicious fun
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
This week it's all chocolates and pastries and wine
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
Please, Judge
Roky Erickson's first studio album in over a decade proves Will Sheff and Okkervil River's genius once again
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Off the Record
Where do you want it?
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Live Shots
screens
CINE LAS AMERICAS
Abre los Ojos
Cine las Americas gets hip to Latin cinema's emergent talent
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Septuagenarians Tell All
Turning life's lessons into art in Stages
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
War Photographer
Christian Poveda documented the gangs of El Salvador, until they turned on him
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Festival Picks
Cine las Americas previews
Dressing Down the Superhero
How the irreverent comic Kick-Ass made the leap from page to picture show
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
TV Eye
David Simon is back with Treme, the new HBO series about a New Orleans ravaged – but still resilient – in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
The Art of the Steal
This documentary looks at the quandary faced in Philadelphia about moving the Barnes Foundation, home to a premier Postimpressionist collection.
City Island
This manic family comedy starring Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies has a basic goodness of heart that is counteracted by clunky mechanics.
The Joneses
David Duchovny and Demi Moore star in this partially successful comedy about consumer culture that turns uncomfortably moralistic part way through.
Kick-Ass
Everyone's a superhero these days, and this film based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s comic book series takes that concept to the Nth degree.
Letters to God
A young boy with cancer writes letters to God, an action that affects the lives of others around him.
The Square
A satchel full of ill-gotten cash looms over the characters like the iconic root of all evil in this fantastic Australian suspenser.
arts & culture
Imagined Mexico
A personal guide to three exhibits on Mexico through one bifurcated perspective
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
La Follia
La Serva Padrona was a surprise hit in 1733, and it still delights today
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Fusebox Festival
Up first at the cutting-edge arts fest? Boot-scootin' on the statehouse steps.
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Culture Flash
Competing choreographers cash in as comics stand up to joke for big money
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
City of Angels
No Time to Fly
This new solo by modern dancer Deborah Hay is truly beyond description
'Susannah Blanton: How to Disappear Completely'
Arch images that show, in a damning light, all the women that men didn't see
columns
After a Fashion
When does Your Style Avatar not jones for Joan?
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Join this impact
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Avoid Garner State Park between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and you'll have a great nature experience
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Meet the Pillsbury family, and more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Reggae Fest
Auditorium Shores, Friday, April 16, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Texas Stars Playoffs
The Texas Stars host their first-ever playoff series in their inaugural season
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex home opener a winner all around
