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Happy Times ... in Moderation
City budget preview projects strong economy, careful spending
BY MICHAEL KING
The 'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 11 AISD Bond Election
Point Austin: What Should Lehmberg Do?
Whatever her decision, she's earned her own mind
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Razing History
Old home set for demolition to make way for parking lot
BY AMY SMITH
Civics 101
Quote of the Week
Headlines
Eastside Partner Search Narrows To Two Contenders
Johns Hopkins and American Institutes for Research are top candidates
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Growing Pains
HausBar dispute shadows city's urban farms
BY ANNA TOON
Council: Still Pondering Austin Energy
AE Governance still the big issue
BY MICHAEL KING
One Step Closer to Preventing Wrongful Convictions
Measure gets nod on House floor
BY JORDAN SMITH
Lehmberg: Jail and Aftermath
Video footage from D.A.'s booking not as sensational as expected
BY JORDAN SMITH
Lege Lines
Texas Lottery, Rainy Day Fund, water, education, payday lenders, and more
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Gagging on ag-gag laws
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Gypsy Grove Foods
Julia Deisler turns a passion for home cooking into a profitable business
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Home's A Brewin': Craft Pride
New Rainey Street bar serves only Texas craft beer and bacon
BY IVY LE
Food-O-File
Austin chefs turn up the heat on reality TV, plus restaurant openings on the horizon
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
April 25-May 2
Food Reviews
Cafe Josie Changes It Up
New ownership at an old fave
music
AUSTIN PSYCH FEST 2013
99th Floor
Austin Psych Fest boldly goes where no local music trip's gone before.
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Record Reviews
Tamaryn
Tender New Signs
the Soft Moon
Zeros
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Specter at the Feast
Black Bananas
Rad Times XPress IV
Os Mutantes
Fool Metal Jack
Deerhunter
Monomania
the Laurels
Plains
Goat
World Music
the Growlers
Hung at Heart
Clinic
Free Reign II
Austin Psych Fest Album Primer
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Playback: Austin Psych Fest Peaks
The sixth annual Austin Psych Fest preps for a peak head trip
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Clear As 'Mud'
Writer/director Jeff Nichols dishes the dirt on his third feature
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
King of the Hill
It's lights, camera, action for the Hill Country Film Festival
BY JESSI CAPE
Get the Green Light
Producer Sarah Green is a rare breed
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Nothing Mini About It
Blue Starlight Mini Urban Drive-In breaks in its big new digs this weekend
BY ALEKSANDER CHAN
Film Flam
The latest on 'Star Wars,' Drafthouse, and Kickstarter
BY MONICA RIESE
Film Reviews
The Company You Keep
Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.
Disconnect
This mawkish, preachy picture about technophobia has already dated itself.
Filly Brown
A young, Latina hip-hop artist gets a shot at a record contract only if she is willing to compromise her ideals.
Graceland
Ron Morales’ hostage thriller is a fluorescent-lit tour of the city’s seedy underbelly.
Home Run
A pro ballplayer with a substance-abuse problem goes back home for rehab, and finds Christian redemption by coaching a Little League team.
Mud
Hypermasculine yet soulfully romantic, this coming of age story with thriller elements stars Matthew McConaughey.
Pain & Gain
One of the dirty secrets of modern American filmmaking is what a skilled director Michael Bay really is.
arts & culture
MOONTOWER COMEDY & ODDITY FESTIVAL PREVIEW
A Lot of Chatter
Things change, but Janeane Garofalo still loves to stand up on a stage and talk
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Both Sides Going for Her
Inside Amy Schumer, there's still plenty of teenage girl, but there's also a highly focused comic
BY RUSS ESPINOZA
A Cool Job
Twenty-five years into a comedy career, Todd Barry doesn't take laughs for granted
BY RUSS ESPINOZA
Stuck in the Middle
With Julie Goldman, how butch is too butch? How rough is too rough?
BY KATE X MESSER
Blazers, Brunch, and Sex Shops
These are a few of Janine Brito's favorite things
BY AMY GENTRY
Southern Comfort
Mary Patterson makes fun of her 'rich girl' background
BY AMY GENTRY
'Telling' the Truth
Austin veterans perform their pasts to bridge the civilian-military divide
BY ROBYN ROSS
Austin Lyric Opera
What the 'Faust' – an opera with a nightclub scene?
BY NATALIE ZELDIN
West Austin Studio Tour
The second WEST provides a journey of creative wonders
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
Austin Is a Place (You Are Here)
Theatre En Bloc experiments with telling the story of our city's growth but fails to be specific about it
Urinetown: The Musical
Texas State University's delightful staging showed off all the strengths of its musical theatre program
Roots and Wings
The works in Dance Repertory Theatre's spring program proved unexpectedly timely in a week of unrest and anxiety
columns
After a Fashion
Stephen reminisces and plays "No, you!" "Oh no, you!" with Daniel Esquivel
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place
Volleyballin' it, on the court and on the big screen
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Sweet and sticky tradition goes back to 1915
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Obnoxious, Whiny Creatures
It’s a rare human being who has the love and patience to gently and compassionately guide a child into responsible adulthood
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Texas Stars Playoffs
No. 1 seed Stars host Admirals
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex prep for season, and more
BY NICK BARBARO
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