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ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
No Way To Pick a Senator
It's Sadler vs. Yarbrough and Dewhurst vs. Cruz in this month's primary run-offs
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Yarbrough: 'Ready To Roll Up My Sleeves'
How did this retired school teacher end up in a Democratic run-off?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Downballot Details: A Bag of Run-offs
In the downballot races, the GOP has more to consider
BY MICHAEL KING
State Senate: Hard Right Targets Wentworth
Conservative Jeff Wentworth not far right enough for a GOP primary
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
July 31 Primary Run-off: Endorsements
BY THE 'CHRONICLE' NEWS STAFF
Point Austin: Getting What We Pay For
It costs real money to build a great city
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: AE and the Lege
City officials planning for the worst, hoping for the best
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Civics 101
F1: All Systems Go for November
Officials return from England with a series of race plans
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Inmate Claims Incompetence
Marcus Druery says he's been hearing voices and echoes for years
BY JORDAN SMITH
Horse Slaughter Back on the Table?
To lift the ban is to encourage the overbreeding of horses, witnesses testified
BY JORDAN SMITH
School's Garden Bulldozed
AISD contractors mowed down Martin Middle School's wildlife habitat
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Hightower Report: Checking Out Corporate Come-ons
Feel like being lied to or deceived today?
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Quote of the Week
food
The Story Behind the Menu
Hill Top Cafe dishes up down-home fare with authentic Texas origins
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Wine of the Week
Esteemed winemaker pays tribute to his grandfather
BY WES MARSHALL
Food Events
Dinner and beer pairings, Slow Food, and hipsters celebrate the East Side Show Room
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food-O-File
Benefit aids Dai Due sous chef in wake of tragedy
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
Munkebo Farms Specialty Eggs
Duck eggs superior in nutrition and flavor
music
Rembitika
Blues ain't just Greek to Johnny Nicholas
BY MARGARET MOSER
Playback: Off With Their Fez!
Lovejoys gets priced off of Sixth Street, Swan Dive pulls back from live music, and the Blind Pets plot their own fundraising scheme.
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Phases & Stages
Beach House, Beachwood Sparks
Bloom, The Tarnished Gold
Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Chelle Rose
Ghost of Browder Holler
The Lumineers
The Lumineers
screens
All Your Memes Are Belong to Us
Austinites bloom where they're planted, and local meme-makers are here to help us laugh at ourselves
BY MELANIE HAUPT
A Luv Supreme
I Luv Video celebrates 30 years with a 'Blade Runner'-themed bash
BY MARC SAVLOV
Screens Reviews
Down By Law
Criterion releases Jim Jarmusch's jailbird gem on Blu-ray.
Film Reviews
The Dark Knight Rises
An uncannily accurate mirror of the contemporary cultural zeitgeist, this epic finale to the Batman trilogy is just that: epic.
arts & culture
Of Thee I Sing (and Dance)
The musical is America's gift to theatre, and here's the local state of the union
BY ROBERT FAIRES
All Over Creation: Senses and Sensibilities
By engaging our sense of taste during a performance, Voice Dance Company blew our mind
BY ROBERT FAIRES
'Young Latino Artists 17: Grafficanos'
A snapshot of one generation at street level
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Neighborhood 3: Requisition Of Doom
Theatre proves a most relevant medium for addressing issues about video game culture
Conscience Hesitatus
The interesting drama of a latter-day Woyzeck suffers from lack of experience among the creators
Solo Symphony
When maestro Peter Bay was truly conducting, electricity charged this dance he inspired
columns
After a Fashion
Your Style Avatar falls for a 6'2" glamazon named Micky
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Oops!
The Gay Place: SO MUCH BOUNCE PER OUNCE
Express yourself and ya booty with so much bounce, it'll make ya flounce
Day Trips
The collection of photos, clothes, and trophies at the Selena Museum are a reminder of a voice silenced much too early
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Magic Pixie Dream Girl
It’s the classic dichotomy: Boat or anchor; gas or brakes, branches or roots …
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Texas Rollergirls
Austin hosts the best flat-track roller derby squads in the nation
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Soccer Watch
Aztex head to Florida for the playoffs, and more