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What’s Historic?
Latest arguments over historic zoning sound like déjà vu
Fiddler on the Roof at Bass
Road show on through Sunday
This Week’s Waste of Time
Our free browser video game of the week. Now with more collisions.
Sharp Takes the High Road?
Senate hopeful says lay off Hutchison, man
No More Heroes
Solillaquists of Sound takes root in Austin
Elect to Listen to the Totally Awesome AusChron Newscast!
Turning a light on election night, and economic incentives before council
The GOP’s Racism Problem
Defeated railroad commissioner points out the elephant in the room
201st Court: Meachum Runaway
Patterson’s Perry links scupper her district court plan
Teen Pot Use on the Rise?
Partnership for a Drug-Free America says more teens are using party drugs
Get Schooled: Nice Kicks Makes the Block
Nice Kicks open sneaker store on the Drag
The Other Perry
Democrat Radnofksy demands AG Abbott returns builder cash
This Space Brought to You By Non-Four-Lettered Festivals
News from AFF, aGLIFF, Cine las Americas, and the Austin Jewish Film Festival
SXSW Super Secret Screenings Not So Secret Now
Psst… Rhymes with Schmedators
Quick Election Round-Up: Legislature
Tea Party challenges falter, but a few big names fall
Quick Election Round-Up: Local
Travis County results
Quick Election Round-Up: State
Statewide and local primary results
Perry Finally Pardons Cole
Twenty-five years after Cole was wrongly named rapist, Perry finally issues a pardon
Today Is Election Day
Republican and Democratic primaries run 7am-7pm
Night of the Rookies
Texas Rollergirls kick off 2010 season with new lineups and a special whistle blower
147th Court Race: Beckie Gammon Attacks
Wife of candidate goes negative
Gómez Goes Negative
Precinct 4 race heats up
Is TEA Really Achieving?
Examining the latest Texas Education Agency claim of excellence
Primary Election Tuesday
Voter turnout very light so far
Newsflash: Some Bimbo Has an Opinion About Gay Marriage!
Miss Beverly Hills 2010 supports executing homosexuals, as if we should care.
Meet One of Burgundy’s Great Winemakers
Jacques Lardiere, director of winemaking at Maison Louis Jadot
City Hall on Wheels
Mayor Leffingwell to kick off Texas Rollergirls’ 2010 season
Between Floors
Between Floors 2009, NR, 90 min. Directed by Jen White, Starring Michael Conway, Anika Kunik, Kathryn Magill, Brent Smiga, Ryan Wickerham. This local filmmaker’s movie examines the human condition through a uniquely claustrophobic lens, intercutting between five stuck elevators and the people trapped inside them. The film won Best Feature at the Magnolia Film Festival…
Cap Metro Wants Route Feedback
Public meetings and public hearing coming up
The Future Is Here: Your Vulva Is Ready for Its Closeup
Vajazzling your vulva for Mr. Right
Cactus for Lunch
Political heavy hitters to attend UT rally today
No Business Sense
This week’s roundup of pot pushing dopes
Last Day of Early Voting
Cast your ballot for the March 2 primaries
Texas Platters
Michael Martin Murphey Buckaroo Blue Grass II (Rural Rhythm) Michael Martin Murphey knows a good thing when he hears one. Last year’s Buckaroo Blue Grass, an innovative melding of cowboy songs and bluegrass, won raves and a Grammy nomination. This follow-up is almost as engaging. Again he’s joined by the best in today’s bluegrass world…
Butler School of Music
The UT chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota is collecting donations for Sheryl Stack
Soccer Watch
Aztex in the House (Park) � and other news
Restaurant Review
Recently hired Executive Chef Chris Bauer delivers quality at Eddie V’s
Texas Platters
The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock author Jan Reid rips fast and clean through the Lone Star State’s most groovy kat
A Double Life
Splitting the difference between Peter Schickele and his alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach
Where’s the Outcry Over Informal Classes?
Plan to cut Cactus is pricklier than continuing ed program
Restaurant Review
Parind Vora’s new endeavor provides a casual spot for gourmet food and drinks
Texas Platters
Twang Twang Shock-a-Boom Me So Twangy 20th Anniversary Edition The Feelies debut Crazy Rhythms isn’t the only recent reissue bottling a one-of-a-kind infectiousness. A decade after the Jersey quartet’s caffeinated indie tap dance, this trio of University of Texas students bowed with its own rhythmic manifesto. Recorded and mixed in one day, 1990’s Me So…
Oops!
In last week’s story about the justice of the peace candidates (“Primary Intelligence,” News, Feb. 19), we incorrectly wrote that Precinct 1 candidate Daniel Bradford began his career as an attorney “working in open records” at the Attorney General’s Office, when in fact Bradford actually started as the youngest lawyer to sit on the A.G.’s…
Student Voices Go Unheard
Student body absent from student-body-made decision
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Bar stools, Happy Days, chicken tikka, etc.
The Femme’s Still Fatale, but She’s Plastic, Too
Daniel Erickson on his all-mannequin noir, Eve’s Necklace
Day Trips
The Mozzarella Co. in Dallas has a dizzying assortment of handmade, fresh cheeses
Have Mercy
Board shoots down superintendent’s plan
Letters at 3am: Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow
For many American families, one salary is not enough to keep everyone in the household fed
In Play
What’s new is old again: BioShock 2 and The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Gay Place
On the seventh day, the sissies shall bounce. And it is good.
Cap Metro 2020: Sounds Like a Plan
Board gives early nod to restructuring of routes and schedules
Texas Platters
The Strange Boys Be Brave (In the Red) The title track of the Strange Boys’ sophomore LP is one of those perfect concoctions: a late-night juke joint hip-swing, with a chorus of drunken harmonies and jubilant sax solo. The rest of Be Brave experiences mood swings. Last year’s acclaimed debut, And Girls Club, burst straight…
Of Thee She Sings
A conversation with Sarah Vowell, America’s patriot laureate
‘Chronicle’ Endorsements
Our recommendations for the March 2 primaries
AE 2020 Plan
Austin Energy General Manager Roger Duncan joked at Monday night’s generation plan forum that the plan was driving him to retirement. The remark prompted an appreciative laugh (perhaps the only one of the otherwise down-to-brass-tacks evening) from many of the 200 or so attendees, who knew that Duncan is, in fact, retiring; his last day…
The Hightower Report
Wall Street’s Sacrifice; and Hug a Banker
Off the Record
A coin toss to determine the future of the Cactus Cafe
MetroRail Watch
A little bit of mileage
Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese’s new thriller is set in 1954 in an institution for the criminally insane.
TV Eye
On why we should care about Tiger and his wood (psst: we shouldn’t), and other major irritants
Moving Pictures
Alison Macor charts 30 years of Austin history, one film at a time
El Paso vs. War on Drugs, Redux
El Paso City Council tries, again, to pass resolution denouncing war on drugs
Police, Adjective
This Romanian police procedural is a fascinating study of the meaning of language in everyday life.
After a Fashion
The producer who delivered the streamlined and elegant James Bond finale at the ASA fashion show? Webber: Sue Webber, of course.
‘The Last Supper’
Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids: 30 Years of Filmmaking in Austin, Texas: an excerpt
No Excuses for Keller’s Conduct, Attorneys Argue
New filings suggest judge is shirking responsibility for inmate’s death
The Ghost Writer
Polanski is back in the saddle with his new political mystery thriller, which stars Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan.
The Empire That Dreams of Us
Unlocking Shearwater’s The Golden Archipelago
Page Two: Same As It Ever Was
South by Southwest and other lifetime labors of love
HD 47 GOP Primary: Attack-Ad Tussle
KLBJ caught in middle of attack-ad dispute
Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation 2010
The boys are back with another self-explanatory edition.
Record Review
Shearwater The Golden Archipelago
Give Us Your Two Census
It’s that time of the decade again
Teen Patti
In this Bollywood film, a reclusive math genius has an equation that could revolutionize probability theory and puts it into practice in the gambling dens of Mumbai.
Arts Review
Austin Shakespeare’s staging of this historical drama is something special
City Hall Hustle: Riding the Riverside Rail
Which comes first, the train or the passengers?
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Arts Review
This comic spectacle is pretty much the same as ever, but no complaints here
Headlines
� Election day for the Democratic and Republican primaries is March 2, but you still have until Friday, Feb. 26, to vote early at select locations. See “‘Chronicle’ Endorsements” for early voting sites. � The City Council is back in business today (Thursday) with a full deck, including consideration of a $6 million contract for…
Food-o-File
Finally, real bagels made in Austin, along with online pizza and chocolate ordering. Heck yeah!
Texas Platters
No Mas Bodas Erotic Stories From the Space Capsule The debut LP from local lady quartet No Mas Bodas unspools like a cosmic love letter. As such, the release party for Erotic Stories From the Space Capsule includes a wedding ceremony in which all four members eternally commit themselves to one another. If that sounds…
Arts Review
An eerie, shimmering otherscape somewhere between LAX and the land of faery
Res Publica
Citizens’ calendar, Feb. 25-March 4
Event Menu
Delicious foodie events to keep you busy this week
Texas Platters
Dubb Sicks Lifestyles of the Sick and Fameless (Backyard Recordings) I-45 With 2008’s Mind in the Gutter, Dubb Sicks established himself as Austin’s pre-eminent degenerate rapper at the age of 23. On this second album, the Odessa-born MC flips his game, toning down the shock and front-loading Lifestyles with choice cuts (“Just to Make Ya’ll…
Billy Stritch and Klea Blackhurst
The songwriting genius of Hoagy Carmichael explained by the great Billy Stritch
Point Austin: What’s in a Word?
Joseph Stack’s terrorism calls attention to rampant political hypocrisy
Wine of the Week
A special recommendation for people who love Italy
Texas Platters
Nick Curran & the Lowlifes Reform School Girl (Eclecto Groove) Out of what could have been a load of retro-posturing, Nick Curran instead created an authentic work of musical prowess befitting his wild ride of a career. His years playing in such Lone Star powerhouse outfits as Ronnie Dawson, Kim Lenz & the Jaguars, and…
‘Site Dance’
A new book cites Blue Lapis Light’s founder as a dancemaker of national importance
Learn to Curl
Right here in the ATX
Texas Independence Day: Crawl the Capital on March 2
Have a spirited Texas Independence Day with fellow Texans
Luv Doc Recommends: Dodgeball on Ice
Being a grateful beneficiary of the finest health care system in the world, you probably have no fear when it comes to sports-related injuries. If you should sprain an ankle, dislocate a collarbone, or suffer serious head trauma, you can rest assured that the insurance company of your employer’s choosing will be right there to…
