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Walking the No-Kill Tightrope
As Austin's animal welfare center moves to a new building, will the delicate balance of 'no-kill' and resources be maintained?
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Point Austin: Buckle Up
The 20-year argument over SH 45 resumes apace
BY AMY SMITH
City Hall Hustle: Downtown CUREs
Epic Downtown plan continues, and the devil's always in the zoning details
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Civics 101
Calendar of civic events, Nov. 3-8
Headlines
News from Austin, Texas, and beyond
Quote of the Week
Halloween Crackdown on Occupy Austin
Total of 45 people arrested over weekend
BY MICHAEL KING
City Council: Butler Honors and Charter Foresight
Council on the trail to honor the Butlers and revise the charter
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Where Do I Vote on Election Day?
Voters have their choice of polling sites this year
BY AMY SMITH
School Lawsuits Multiply
Three groups of Texas school districts are suing the state over the public school finance system
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Bradley Draws Challenge
Dem candidate throws hat in D.A.'s race
BY JORDAN SMITH
City Chews on Food Scraps
Garbage disposals vs. composting
BY MIKE KANIN
PEST Treatment for Pedestrians
APD ticketing jaywalkers
BY NICK BARBARO
Last-Minute Appeals on Skinner Execution
Skinner denied access to DNA testing
BY JORDAN SMITH
Perry's Picks for Forensic Panel
New faces will serve on Forensic Science Commission
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Hightower Report
Contributing to Rick Perry's campaigns can produce a great return on investment
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
By Land and by Sea
Two new experiences for drinkers on the go
BY LEE NICHOLS
Texas Daily Harvest
Get your daily dairy
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Food-o-File
Austinites prepare to cheer on Qui and Curren
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
An abundance of benefits and other foodie events
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
El Alma Cafe y Cantina
El Chile collaborates with a well-seasoned chef
Dolce Vita
It's the sweet life at Dolce Vita
music
FUN FUN FUN FEST 2011
Fun Fun Fun Lists
Friday Interviews
Saturday Interviews
Sunday Interviews
Fun Fun Fun Platters
Boris
Heavy Rocks, Attention Please, New Album
Tyler, the Creator, MellowHype, Spank Rock, Neon Indian, Del the Funky Homosapien
Goblin, BlackenedWhite, Everything Is Boring & Everyone Is a Fucking Liar, Era Extraña, Golden Era
Hull
Beyond the Lightless Sky
Black Lips
Arabia Mountain
Girls
Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Mates of State
Mountaintops
Lykke Li
Wounded Rhymes
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Hysterical
M83
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Joe Lally
Why Should I Get Used to It
Russian Circles
Empros
Tinariwen
Tassili
Cold Cave
Cherish the Light Years
Jim Ward
Quiet in the Valley, On the Shores the End Begins
Off the Record
All the fun fun fun that fits
BY AUSTIN POWELL
screens
From Łódź With Love
Previewing the Austin Polish Film Festival
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
The Shell They Sell (He's Swell)
Viral cuddlebomb Marcel the Shell makes the move to book and TV
BY AUDRA SCHROEDER
Dead Man Smiling
Mondo stages a zombie apocalypse at Highland Mall
Screens Reviews
Great Directors
Ten international filmmakers reflect on their careers and concerns for the medium
Film Reviews
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
The notorious life of Serge Gainsbourg is whimsically re-created onscreen.
In Time
Andrew Niccol writes and directs this science fiction thriller that stars Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.
Le Havre
Aki Kaurismäki's distinctive blend of deadpan humor and quotidian melodrama comes through in this new film.
Martha Marcy May Marlene
A psychological thriller that's stripped of the usual Hollywood trappings, this film maintains a sense of oppressive threat throughout.
My Afternoons With Margueritte
Gérard Depardieu plays an oafish man who bonds with a cultured older woman, who teaches him to read and alters his life.
Ra.One
In this Bollywood film, a video-game character comes to life and causes lots of destruction.
Tower Heist
Sensitive to the zeitgeist of the moment, this Brett Ratner film with the A-list cast is a real people-pleaser.
arts & culture
The Uses of Joy
When Conspire Theatre helps incarcerated women, it's all in the game
BY KATHERINE CATMULL
All Over Creation: Award Fever
Whenever you feel like throwing a pillow over the Payne Awards, consider this
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Gibney Dance Community Action Residency
Training dancers to help victims of abuse
BY JONELLE SEITZ
Arts Reviews
The B. Beaver Animation
The Rude Mechs' re-creation of the Mabou Mines work is necessary but strange
'Artemio Rodriguez: Printing Matters'
These macabre and darkling woodcuts are powerful enough to fell a tree
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The novella's nightmare world is so engrossing, you can't tear your eyes away
columns
Page Two: In Memoriam
Biff Parker (Steven Stelmach), 1962-2011
BY LOUIS BLACK
Letters at 3AM: Flash Mob Dance Revolution: Part 1
It is only a matter of time before an interconnected world work force begins to ask, 'Who are we really working for?'
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Oops!
The Common Law
Small Disputes – Should I Hire a Lawyer?
BY LUKE ELLIS
After a Fashion
Undead or nonliving, Your Style Avatar dutifully shuffles along the coil of costume contests
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Zombies 'R' Us … eventually
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Brilliant Texas bluesman Mance Lipscomb gets due respect in Navasota
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
'The roller coaster capital of the world,' no bears in Africa, etc.
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Tequila Fest
Casa Chapala, Friday, November 4, 2011
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
Catch Rise & Shine: The Jay Demerit Story in its limited Austin engagement, and more
