The Vortex
Jason Stout
news
Nov. 3 Bond & Constitutional Amendment Election, Early Voting Locations
Stomped Out
As Sheffield's case awaits trial, he still wonders why CLEAT took such drastic action against him
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Beside the Point: Making Mental Health a Priority
We don't spend enough time looking at how untreated mental illness is contributing to crime
BY AMY KAMP
Public Notice: Plans for the Future
The CodeNEXT process is upon us
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Council: Not Speed-Readers
Council awaits a nearly 90-item agenda on Thursday
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Mobility Committee Talks TNC Regs
TNC proposals now move to full Council
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
No Contempt in Jumpolin Hearing
Clearing the store's former site won't result in sanctions for property owners
BY TONY CANTÚ
Getting in on the Ground Floor
Planning gets started for the Elgin Agrarian Community
BY NICK BARBARO
Texas Tribune Fest Held This Weekend
Nancy Pelosi, Julián Castro to join Trib Fest
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
A Somewhat Welcoming City
Adler and Eckhardt show support for immigration reform
BY TONY CANTÚ
Scammed in Dove Springs
Homeowners allege predatory lending practices
BY TONY CANTÚ
The Hightower Report
Moneyed elites get richer the old-fashioned way: stealing
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
A Good Coffee Shop Is Not That Hard to Find
Finding home in the bottom of a cup
BY HEIDI MEURER
Stella San Jac
Mixed offerings at Westin eatery
BY BRANDON WATSON
Up to Scratch
Craft and quality at Bone Spirits
BY MELODY FURY
The Take-Out
Priced out
BY BRANDON WATSON
Food Events
music
Simple Man, Simple Dream
Part of the Seventies Southern California songwriting cabal that produced Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, and the Eagles, J.D. Souther brings his craft to the Dripping Springs Songwriters' Festival
BY WILLIAM HARRIES GRAHAM
Playback: Trailer Space Closing October 31
Venue first, clubhouse second, and record store third. Trailer Space's constant free, all-ages concerts filled a void for up-and-coming Austin acts.
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Book Festival Reviews
The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic
Jessica Hopper
Comin' Right At Ya
Ray Benson and David Menconi
Going Into the City: Portrait of a Critic As a Young Man
Robert Christgau
Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
Kristin Hersh
Little Melba & Her Big Trombone
Katheryn Russell-Brown
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink
Elvis Costello by Elvis Costello in 688 pages
BY JIM CALIGIURI
screens
A Hidden Epidemic
Finding Jenn's Voice illuminates a disturbing trend
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Tales of Halloween Aims for Spooky Fun
New horror anthology screens this weekend
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
Beasts of No Nation
Idris Elba co-stars in this Netflix drama about child soldiers in Africa
Big Stone Gap
An Appalachian "spinster" learns the truth about her past
Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks revisit the Cold War
Bruce Lee: The Fighter
Telugu film
Crimson Peak
Guillermo del Toro goes Gothic, but falls short
Freeheld
Julianne Moore and Ellen Page are adrift in this gay-rights drama
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
Bollywood romantic comedy
Steve Jobs
Everyone works at the top of their game to deliver this timely biopic
Woodlawn
A high school football player embraces his religious faith
arts & culture
A Surfeit of Lit
The Texas Book Festival's 20th year gives fans of the written word 300 authors to connect with
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Sehr Flash: Fiction Becomes Music
Austin composer Russell Podgorsek teams with lit journal NANO Fiction to create short short stories with original scores
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
The Diary of Anne Frank
Every element of this UT Department of Theatre & Dance production demands attention and respect
"Mons Dew" at MASS Gallery
MASS Gallery's five artists bombard the senses with neon-bright objects linked to personal consumption
"Shawn Smith: Predators, Prey, and Pixels" at grayDUCK Gallery
The artist pushes past the simplicity of creating pixelated sculptures of wildlife
columns
Oops!
Page Two: It Was Thirty Years and a Day and a Half Ago
It's hard to get unstuck from the past when it's still so present
BY LOUIS BLACK
Gay Place: Twinkle!
Stargayzer busts the queer music doors wide open
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips: The Grey Mule Saloon, Fort Stockton
Former Old West saloon becomes Mesa Vineyards' tasting room and wine bar
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc: Beer in Heaven?
What if the bliss they're doling out in heaven is not your jam?
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
