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Parkway or Super Highway?
Proposed TxDOT design could force residents out, uproot historic trees
BY VICKI WOLF
Point Austin: Death in Custody
Sandra Bland was guilty of driving while black
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: Ora Houston's Nightmare
Night of the living acronyms
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Council: Budget Curtain Rises
Council readies for financial overview
BY MICHAEL KING
Pressley: Further Unto the Breach
Defeated Council candidate continues appeal
BY MICHAEL KING
Perry and Paxton Fight the Law
Perry indictment down to one count; grand jury convenes in Paxton case
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
New Director for Austin Film
Brian Gannon will replace Gary Bond at the Austin Film Commission
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Austin a Tech Mentor
City program to provide Internet to low-income families is ahead of the curve nationally
BY MARY TUMA
Judge to Feds: Obey the Law
Detention in trouble?
BY MICHAEL KING
Meet the Candidate: Todd Radford
Lakeway police chief seeks sheriff's post
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Zimmerman Sues City
District 6 Council member challenges campaign finance law
BY MICHAEL KING
APD Officer With Ties to Samantha Dean Fired, Currently AWOL
VonTrey Clark believed to be in Indonesia
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
AISD Trustee Passes
Robert Schneider, 13-year board incumbent, dies
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Chris Christie: A constantly lying truth-teller
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Sisterhood, Sweet Stripes, and Summer
A family history in an ice cream maker
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
VOX Table
Dining for Austin's next generation
BY BRANDON WATSON
Out of the Ashes
Casa Colombia rebuilds after fire
BY ADRIENNE WHITEHORSE
Food-o-File
Dallas expansions and Austin retractions
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
music
Dram Shop Girl
Native daughter Carson McHone comes a courtin'
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Playback: Waterloo Records at 331⁄3
Waterloo Records turns 331⁄3; native poster artist Jason Austin battles MS with an Aug. 7 benefit
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Phases & Stages
screens
Preserving Austin's Natural Mecca
Interactive documentary project Living Springs celebrates Barton Springs
BY JESSI CAPE
Garth Manor Brings Out the Dead
FX maestro Robert Kurtzman on the seminal Evil Dead 2
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Help Desk
Is it phone addiction or just the modern way to consume information?
BY MICHAEL AGRESTA
Film Reviews
Alleluia
A Belgian riff on the pitch-black legend of the Honeymoon Killers
Jimmy's Hall
Ken Loach film is based on an episode in the life of Jimmy Gralton
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Just accept the mission and pass the popcorn
Paper Towns
Paper-thin teen tale is based on a John Green YA novel
Twinsters
Separated at birth, reunited online
Vacation
Rude and crude; make other vacation plans
arts & culture
Unpacking Serial
Co-creator / reporter Sarah Koenig on how the groundbreaking podcast came to be
BY ROSALIND FAIRES
Ernie Cline Gets His Game on With Armada
Novelist Ernie Cline's Eighties arcade love fuels his new sci-fi blockbuster, Armada
BY MICHAEL BERRY
Arts Reviews
Sophisticated Ladies
Zach Theatre's revival of this Ellington revue is just like Sir Duke's music: elegant and wildly entertaining
Mast
Elizabeth Doss' new play is about lost souls not sure when to give up and go home
"Young Latino Artists 20: Within Reach"
Despite the exhibition's distractions, Mexic-Arte continues to debut exciting work from young Latino artists
columns
Oops!
Gay Place: Maxey to the Max
Who wins the first Glen Maxey Award?
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips: The St. Anthony Hotel
The legendary San Antonio hotel reopens with the look of modern luxury
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Quality
It might take a monumental amount of work for you to become the kind of person you would like to date
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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