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To Build a Courthouse
Current civil courthouse leaves a lot to be desired
BY MICHAEL KING
Point Austin: A Living Budget
Austin Interfaith praises Council for progressive budget
Public Notice: One Hand Clapping
Budget in rearview mirror; Council still debating STRs
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Council Wrap-Up
Council passes a budget, 10-1 – no, wait, make that 9-2
BY MICHAEL KING
Packing Heat at City Hall?
Jury's still out on the legalities
BY MICHAEL KING
Trio of Public Safety Rallies Saturday
Pro-police rally amid anti-police-brutality rallies makes confrontation a possibility
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Water Bill Mystery Unresolved
Public Works Committee hears testimony, but it's still not clear if meters are being misread
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Restoring Rundberg's Kids
Problem-solving with CARY in Northeast Austin
BY SAM ANDERSON-RAMOS
Few Protections for Cyclists
It's near impossible to get an indictment when a cyclist is killed in Austin
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Sump vs. Wagner for AISD Board
Vacant D7 seat will be filled for 14 months
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Meet the Candidate: Sally Hernandez
The not-yet candidate talks the issues
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Adios, Perry Campaign
Perry exits the 2016 presidential race to little surprise from onlookers
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
The ruling class rules by purchasing politicians
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Class in Session
A primer on Austin's most drinkable beers
BY ERIC PUGA
Nasha
Indian with a Texas twist
BY BRANDON WATSON
Romanouskas Delicatessen
Bringing back the deli
BY CHERYL COUTURE
Food-o-File
Finding community
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
music
Let the Music
Garage punk Orville Bateman Neeley III crosses over
BY TIM STEGALL
Panhandle Rambler
Walkabout with Joe Ely
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Playback: Hole Lotta Rent
The historic Hole in the Wall is in danger of closing. So who's to blame?
BY KEVIN CURTIN
screens
Late Night TV Is About to Get Downright Gaar-ish
Stand-up comic Brian Gaar hosts a new Austin-based show on the CW
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
What's Behind Door No. 4?
Immersive cinema experience comes to town
BY JESSI CAPE
The Brothers Quay
Influential animators honored with retrospective and Christopher Nolan doc
BY MARC SAVLOV
Film Reviews
Black Mass
Johnny Depp plays the notorious South Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger
Cooties
A horror-comedy about kids turning to zombies and the teachers they hope to feast on
Courier Boy Kalyan
Telugu action-romance about a bike messenger
Everest
Ace ensemble cast enacts the real-life story of a doomed climbing expedition
Katti Batti
Bollywood romantic comedy about a cohabiting couple that encounters a crisis
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
YA dystopia franchise continues in this sub-par sequel
The Perfect Guy
Unimaginative woman-in-distress thriller
Wolf Totem
The director of The Bear is back for this human-and-wolf-cub story
arts & culture
Moving Toward the Edge of Grace
The new and the familiar at Blue Lapis Light's new home
BY JONELLE SEITZ
Omi Osun Joni L. Jones' Theatrical Jazz
The accomplished stage artist, scholar, and UT professor pens the first study of artists translating jazz aesthetics into theatre
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
Missionary Position: Session 2
The intrepid women explorers of Glass Half Full Theatre make a welcome return, bringing bountiful laughs
The Warriors: A Love Story
Arcos Dance's tale of romance during World War II resonated with skill, ingenuity, and emotion
"Erin Curtis: Narrow Escape From History"
The brightly colored patterns in this show's paintings pull one into Big Medium for some pleasurable viewing
columns
Oops!
Page Two: Lights, Camera, Print Media
October 1985 was the strangest month
BY LOUIS BLACK
Gay Place: In & Out
Get in or get out! You can't lose with these Gay Place events.
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips: Elizabeth Crockett's Grave, Acton
State's smallest historic site honors the widow of the famous frontiersman
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Luv Doc: To Search or Not to Search?
How did you fail so spectacularly as a parent?
BY THE LUV DOC
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Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
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