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Clouds Over Campus
With less funding, more competition, and a wavering vision, UT-Austin faces an uncertain future
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Point Austin: Let David Live
The execution of David Powell will not serve justice
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Confusion Center
The devil's in the details of collecting intelligence
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, May 20-27
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Recycled Dreams: Three MRFs and a Phantom in the Wings
The council considers recycling proposals, with one offer off the table
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Bowled Over by Solar
Austin becomes a Solar America City
BY MICHAEL KING
A Capitol Idea? The Capitol Complex Meets the Downtown Austin Plan.
Texas Facilities Commission takes another look at Capitol redevelopment
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
The Look, the Feel of East Riverside
City planners to establish design-based code for East Riverside redevelopment
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
Planetarium, AISD PAC: Two Dreams to Come True?
Austin moves closer to having a planetarium and an AISD performing arts center
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Cap Metro CEO Candidates on Accessibility, Finances
Forum brings out candidates' views on agency's biggest challenges
BY LEE NICHOLS
Cactus: KUT to the Rescue
UT Union announces plan to save Cactus
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Living La Vida Local
Giving back to those who give back
BY AMY SMITH
ARA: Neighborhoods Back on Board?
Austin Revitalization Authority gets new board members
BY LEE NICHOLS
Austin's Greenest 'Yellow Pages': Seventh Edition Hits Stands
Paul Robbins draws on institutional knowledge to produce a 'labor of love'
BY NORA ANKRUM
The Hightower Report
Billion Dollar Tax Loophole; and Oil Spill Blame Game
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
2010 RESTAURANT POLL RESULTS & GUIDE
'The Austin Chronicle' 2010 Restaurant Poll
Some local stalwarts hold their ground as newcomers upset the usual results
Curbside Cuisine Goes Big in Austin
Due to an unforgiving economy, the food trailer scene in Austin has exploded (in a good way)
BY MICK VANN
Eastside Renaissance
The Eastside is finally coming into its own as a destination for diners
BY RACHEL FEIT
Central and South America Arrive
Ceviche may very well be the new sushi
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Sushi Takes Over Austin
In a town dominated by Tex-Mex and barbecue, something fishy is happening
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
Cocktails: Drink Fresh
The new brand of cocktail is neither cheap nor fast, but for many, it's the only way to go
BY WES MARSHALL
Con' Olio Oils & Vinegars
Con' Olio has an exemplary product line that includes flavor-infused extra virgin olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-o-File
The month of May is mighty busy
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
This week it's corn, beer, and cheese
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
PACHANGA 3
Sí Señor!
The Pachanga Latino Music Festival's trinity year
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Interviews
Record Reviews
Off the Record
Introducing the city's new sound engineer and the final verdict on the Cactus Cafe
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Phases & Stages
Julieta Venegas
Otra Cosa
the Dead Weather, the Black Keys
Sea of Cowards, Brothers
Band of Horses
Infinite Arms
Thee Oh Sees
Warm Slime
the Hold Steady
Heaven Is Whenever
Gogol Bordello
Trans-Continental Hustle
Black Prairie
Feast of the Hunters' Moon
Caribou
Swim
Broken Social Scene, the New Pornographers
Forgiveness Rock Record, Together
screens
The Greatest Stories Ever Told
The 2010 Paramount Summer Film Classics
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
An Okie-Dokey Deadpan
Oklahoma director Mark Potts on his suburban comedy Simmons on Vinyl
BY MARC SAVLOV
Our Town
ABC picks up Austin-based drama My Generation
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
TV Eye
The IFC Media Project returns for another season of inventive and inspiring investigative journalism
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Muckraking documentarian Alex Gibney here directs his camera toward the influence-peddling scandals that erupted around Jack Abramoff.
Hausu (House)
This 1977 Japanese film is a surreal, indefinable piece of horror/comedy, a must-see film for lovers of the inscrutable, the grotesque, the funky, and the eccentric.
Kites
This Bollywood film made in America mixes elements from crime thrillers, love stories, and Westerns in a big flashy bundle designed to win over viewers dwelling far from the Indian subcontinent.
Shrek Forever After
What’s an ogre with a midlife crisis to do? The Shrek series closes by reminding us "it's a wonderful life."
arts & culture
Becoming Herself
What role the 'Universe of Texas' played in the life and art of Marcia Gay Harden
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'69 Love Scenes'
Each of the 69 Love Songs on the 1999 CD gets a scene in this theatrical venture
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Funniest Person in Austin 2010
In the competition's 25th year, the crown goes to comeback kid Lucas Molandes
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Austin Symphony With Christopher O'Riley
In closing its 99th season, ASO was at first reflective, then passionate
'Study Hall Drawings: New Work by Jenny Hart'
Hart's portraits drawn from a high school yearbook are '2 sweet 2 B 4gotten'
columns
Letters at 3AM: A Paradox of Oligarchy
'Am I my brother's keeper?' is the fundamental question of government
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Stephen loves his art like he likes his men: 5x7
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Day Trips
The Vietnam War Memorial Garden honors those who served in Vietnam and the Fort Worth-built Huey helicopters
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Gay Place
Celebrate Harvey Milk's birthday with some hot activists
BY KATE X MESSER
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Captain's Wafers, the Gerber baby, and much more
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Pachanga Latino Music Festival
Fiesta Gardens, Saturday, May 22, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Flat-Track Roller Derby
It's all eyes on the prize this weekend for the Texas Rollergirls
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Soccer Watch
Aztex bask in first-place glow, Euro season wrap