Jason Stout
Volume 32, Number 51
ON THE COVER:
news
The complicated system that is the Austin-Travis Co. EMS is nationally recognized for saving lives. As Austin continues to grow, can the system save itself?
BY JORDAN SMITH
The Republican leadership would rather demagogue than govern
BY MICHAEL KING
Celebrated designer Natalie de Blois helped plan Austin's future
BY AMY SMITH
Council takes no action on proposed revisions to prevailing wage ordinance
BY MIKE KANIN
Police watchers aim to educate public on citizens' rights
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Against opposition from several neighborhoods, Council gives condo tower first nod of approval
BY ELIZABETH PAGANO
After months of punting, council members dive in to city controversies
BY MICHAEL KING
Group urges City Council to increase parks and rec budget
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Board president admits no wrongdoing in theatre director's termination
BY BRANDON WATSON
Ken the Sex Cop for Governor
food
Austin restaurants pour passion into their sake programs
BY MARGARET SHUGART
Why take out when you can savor Quickie Pickie's new moves as a sunny gastropub?
BY KATE THORNBERRY
Cronut, schmonut: Meet the crobrio and the crognet!
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Aug. 17-22
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
South Austin's new healthy-eating trailer
Mozzarella, meet Motor City: We swoon for this Detroit-style pizza
music
'Skydog' scrapes together a mother lode of Duane Allman
BY JIM CALIGIURI
Watching dreams live and die at Austin's 'American Idol' tryouts
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Reissues
Where's My Towel / Industry Standard, Fun Fun Fun EP
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 12A: 1972
All Hail West Texas
LSXX
Rumours Deluxe Edition
The Warner Bros. Years
The Warner Bros. Years
Where There's a Will There's a Way: The ABC-Dunhill Recordings
Elvis at Stax: Deluxe Edition
The Complete Stax / Volt Singles Collection, Lonely & Blue: The Deepest Soul of Otis Redding
Previsão Do Tempo, Garra, Complete Studio Recordings
Manic Nirvana
screens
David Gordon Green makes himself at home in Bastrop for 'Prince Avalanche'
BY DAN SOLOMON
Austin Film Society presents 'Teenage'
BY ANNE S. LEWIS
James Ponsoldt lets kids be kids in 'The Spectacular Now'
BY MELANIE HAUPT
Film Reviews
Bollywood romantic comedy.
Spanish comedy about ghost students and a teacher who can talk to the dead and helps them graduate.
Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl are back for more bloody and profane to bust more supervillain heads.
The stars shine bright in this broad yet moving overview of the last 90 years of African-American history.
Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch co-star in David Gordon Green's pleasing backcounty dramady, whose tone is heightened by its setting in burned-out Bastrop, Texas.
An outstanding cast and eloquent storytelling shape this delicate film that becomes a dark study of a budding, young alcoholic.
arts & culture
Tutto Theatre's 'Zeus in Therapy' gives new voice to the late, great UT classics prof, Douglass Stott Parker
BY KATHERINE CATMULL
Double-barreled Requiem concert brings back Brahms and resurrects more Undead Mozart
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Does size matter when it comes to art?
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Breaking String Theater blows some life into the dusty corpse of Anton Chekhov with this new adaptation of 'Three Sisters'
UpRise! Productions' revival of this trailblazing drama layers movement onto the script in distracting ways
columns
Cozy B&B offers a relaxing getaway
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
It's time to get ready for 2013 Pride!
BY KATE X MESSER
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
When is a kitten an appropriate gift?
BY THE LUV DOC
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
BY TONY MILLIONAIRE
BY TOM TOMORROW
BY SAM HURT
BY RYAN HENNESSEE