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Chronicle Endorsements
From local elections to the dreaded presidential race, here's who we recommend
BY THE CHRONICLE EDITORIAL BOARD
Point Austin: Your Vote Is Your Voice
Austin prides itself on civic engagement: It's time to prove it
BY MICHAEL KING
Public Notice: October Surprise?
Developers threaten to take their PUDkin and go home
BY NICK BARBARO
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Council: Feelin’ Grove-y
All PUDs all the time at City Hall
BY MICHAEL KING
Groveling Continues Over Grove
Developer, Bull Creek Road Coalition exchange heated letters as proposed PUD readies a return to City Council
BY NINA HERNANDEZ
Austin Oaks: The Other Grove
The Grove at Shoal Creek is not the only PUD worth arguing about
BY ANNAMARYA SCACCIA
Election Notes
More than 713,000 registered voters need to know what's going on
BY CHASE HOFFBERGER, NINA HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL KING, RICHARD WHITTAKER AND MARY TUMA
Texas House: The Travis Delegation
Can Ana Jordan put a Democrat back in the HD 47 seat?
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Austin Excels in LGBTQ Scorecard
Austin continues to lead the nation in offering inclusive policies to the LGBTQ community, according to a new report
BY MARY TUMA
The Hightower Report: A Political Party Worth Joining
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Review: June’s All Day
Curated dining on South Congress
BY BRANDON WATSON
Last Stand's SMaSH IPA
Less is more with this single malt, single hop beer
BY ERIC PUGA
Dear Glutton: Halloween Eats
Where to find spooky snacks for a Halloween party
BY EMILY BEYDA
Food Events
music
Terry Allen Revisits His Definitive Albums
Lubbock musician on Juarez and Lubbock (On Everything)
BY JIM CALIGIURI
Playback: Austin Musician Union Overthrown
Local 433 hangs in the balance, a new hit for Fastball, and End of an Ear begins its new lease on life
BY KEVIN CURTIN
Texas Platters
Paul Cauthen
My Gospel
Jackie Venson
Live at Strange Brew
Dye, New Berlin
Savages With Power, "Basic Function" b/w "Mountaintop", "New Eyes" b/w "The Drawback"
Folk Uke
Starfucker
Thor & Friends
Thor & Friends
Hector Ward
Evolution
Bonnie Whitmore
Fuck With Sad Girls
Reckless Kelly
Sunset Motel
Casual Strangers
Wedding Album
Eric Johnson
EJ
Dickie Lee Erwin
Shadetree
Bill Oliver
Rockin' the Republicans
Mandy Rowden
1000 Miles
Dale Watson
Under the Influence
screens
Filmmaker Keith Maitland on Tackling Tower
Innovative doc animates the UT Tower Massacre
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Film Reviews
In a Valley of Violence
Ti West takes a break from horror with this Ethan Hawke Western
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Tom Cruise isn't having any fun in this boilerplate actioner
Keeping Up With the Joneses
Silly cul-de-sac action comedy is a knockoff Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Kevin Hart: What Now?
Comic plays to record crowd in Philadelphia
La Leyenda del Chupacabras
Dark animated tale may be too frightening for children
Long Way North
Lovely French-Danish production is an old-fashioned animated movie
Ouija: Origin of Evil
This horror sequel is vastly superior to its cheesy precursor
Tower
Austin-made doc re-creates the UT Tower massacre with stunningly powerful immediacy
arts & culture
Chris Cubas: King for a Month
How comedian Chris Cubas talked his way into being one of the wealthiest people in Austin – temporarily
BY CARINA MAGYAR
Hidden Room Theatre's Houdini Speaks to the Living
In Houdini Speaks to the Living, Hidden Room Theatre resurrects two dead celebrities for a spirited battle
BY WAYNE ALAN BRENNER
Arts Reviews
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Long may Zach Theatre's musical Queen reign!
"Meet the Beetles"
This Art.Science.Gallery exhibit celebrating the order Coleoptera in art will have you screaming "Yeah, yeah, yeah!"
"Lorena Morales: Urban Kaleidoscope"
At CAMIBAart, the artist's altered images of Austin hint at the fickle phenomenon of memory and its transience
columns
Page Two – Alex Jones: Demon Hunter
“Clinton and Obama stink of sulfur, so they must be demons”
BY LOUIS BLACK
Gay Place
Partake in a plethora of politically progressive parties
BY SARAH MARLOFF
Day Trips: Marine Science Center, Port Aransas
Science center unveils the natural secrets of the barrier island
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Luv Doc: Prohibition
God help the affable, chubby, slow kids with thick glasses
BY THE LUV DOC
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
F1 Pits Comrade vs. Comrade
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Soccer Watch
BY NICK BARBARO
comics
