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Taking Politics Back to School
State Board of Ed races highlight educational tensions
BY LEE NICHOLS
Point Austin: Saving the Animals
City considers outsourcing all animal adoption programs
BY MICHAEL KING
City Hall Hustle: Everybody Makes Do With Less ... Except APD
Council tweaks the minor numbers on the FY 2011 budget
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Naked City
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Sept. 16-23
Perry Poisons Education Funding
How will Texas schools fare without federal education money?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Fire Marshals Stand by Original Arson Report
Forensic Science Commission to make final decision on whether faulty science was used in Willingham investigation
BY JORDAN SMITH
Police Pushing Pedicabbers' Patience
Are pedicab regulations out of touch?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Cap Metro: The Fewer the Merrier
Budget cuts target Cap Metro's most vulnerable riders
BY LEE NICHOLS
Cap Metro on Board With Transparency
At least the comptroller likes you, Cap Metro
BY LEE NICHOLS
Sober Living Dealt Splash of Cold Water
Staying dry would be easier without the extra heat
BY AMY SMITH
The Hightower Report
Chickens Come Home To Roost; and Cut Congress, Not Food Stamps
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Headlines
food
Food-o-File
Apples, Hatch chiles, ice cream, and so much more to sink your teeth into
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Event Menu
Moveable feasts and roving wine tours
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Beer Flights
This week, it's tripel the good news
BY LEE NICHOLS
Food Reviews
Jeffrey's
Jeffrey's half-price happy hour menu is a great way to introduce yourself to this West Austin bastion of fine dining
Cipollina
Chef Daniel Hunt's revamped menu offers surprising, transcendent flavors
Austin Restaurant Week
Food Reviews
Jeffrey's
Jeffrey's half-price happy hour menu is a great way to introduce yourself to this West Austin bastion of fine dining
Cipollina
Chef Daniel Hunt's revamped menu offers surprising, transcendent flavors
The Tigress Bar and Cocktails
The sweetest little bar in town serves up classic cocktails
Townhouse
The old Whisky Bar location has a ritzy replacement
music
Monkeys Gone to Heaven
Meet the Pixies
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Off the Record
Forsaking the Song, the final chapter
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Texas Platters
the Black Angels
Phosphene Dream
Randy Rogers Band
Burning the Day
Windsor for the Derby
Against Love
Bee vs. Moth
Acronyms
the Service Industry
Calm Down
James Hyland & the Joint Chiefs
Celestial Navigation
Deadman
Live at the Saxon Pub
Lucky Tomblin Band
Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
Horse Opera
Sounds of the Desert
the Beaumonts
Get Ready for the Beaumonts
screens
Double-Faced
Social media sends one man on a tailspin in Catfish
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Texas Preps for Its Close-up
Two fall shows bring it on home
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Behind Bars, But Bucking the System
Women inmates find redemption in the doc Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
TV Eye
FX's new drama Terriers is another entry in the growing male-bonding genre
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Film Reviews
Catfish
This "reality thriller" is a sour cautionary tale about social media.
Easy A
The Scarlet Letter is refitted for the app age in this winning high school comedy.
Resident Evil: Afterlife
This 3-D continuation of the video-game-to-movie series sees the virus spread.
Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo
An engaging doc about the Oklahoma State Prison Rodeo.
The Town
Ben Affleck directs, co-writes, and stars in this gripping action-drama about bank robbers.
Virsa
A joint India-Pakistan musical production about opposites attracting.
arts & culture
Collective Burgeoning
For the artists of Okay Mountain, it was a very good year
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Tommy Tune
The master hoofer isn't getting older; he's getting more nonchalant
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Horton Foote Prize
The plays Ruined and Middletown take the new national playwriting award
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Culture Flash
The city helps artists plan, and a writers' organization edits its own name
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
MilkMilkLemonade
A gay elementary school love story with palpable resonance for everyone
The Tempest
Shakespeare's last play is ably acted, but the staging lacks heart
Influences: A Cinematic Showdown
No showdown shows up, but Stephanie Keeton shares the thrill of the dancing body
columns
Page Two: Nightmares on Main Street
New media, same old story
BY LOUIS BLACK
Oops!
After a Fashion
Like God on the seventh day, Your Style Avatar deserves a rest after schmoozing with Carson Kressley
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
The overwhelment of LGBTQ Austin
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
The Wonder Cave has the unique quality of being the only show cave in Texas created by an earthquake
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Pagan Pride Day
Zilker Park, Sunday, September 19, 2010
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Bracing for Impact
Boxing, wrestling, and Roller Derby are on the card this weekend
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex on the road; Champions League, here and across the pond
BY NICK BARBARO
Football Watch
Cowboys fall flat, Texans dominate Colts
