Cover Story
Working ‘The Corner’
Neighbors and officials plan one more effort to save the neighborhood around 12th and Chicon
Star of Texas Preview: B.A.D. Looking For More Gold
B.ay A.rea D.erby go from bowl hosts to visitors
Tour de France 2012: Stage 16
Will Wiggins be the first Brit in yellow?
Drafthouse Films Acquires Sweaty Donald Pleasance, Doomed ‘Roos
Drafthouse Films acquires Ozploitation Classic ‘Wake in Fright’
The New and Improved City Hall
But no Sheriff Joe in sight …
The Good Music Club: The Boxing Lesson
Breakout or knock-out, the local trio’s gaining momentum
Peelander Z at Red 7
One of the many great acts at Fun Fun Fun Fest
The AggreGAYtor: July 19, Part 2
More bite-sized LGBT chunks o’ news
Friday Night’s Alright for Dance Fighting
And if it gets a little crazy, well, hey
Heart & Soul, Part 2
Second half of lengthy Q&A with Huey Lewis
The AggreGAYtor: July 19, Part 1
A melange of LGBTQ news items in bite-sized chunks
Up Too Early
Google Streetview fashion critique from Nueces Street
Getting to Know You (Me)
By way of introduction, please welcome new GP blogger, Brandon Watson
Obama Descends on ATX
Austin’s LGBTQ Has the Prez’s Ear, and vice-versa
Hey Ho, Let’s Go!
Thumbs up for Joey Ramone’s new solo disc
This Week
Your one-stop weekly source for capital city events and nightlife
Nate Southard’s ‘Down’ Shows Up Like A New Tattoo
… on the arm of something that might just kill you.
Up Too Early
Google Streetview fashion critique from Brazos Street
Tour de France 2012: Stage 15
Significant other Twitter wars and more
Beach Hair Redux: There Is an App for That
Bring beach hair home with wave-enhancing products
2012 Star of Texas Bowl
This weekend, Texas Rollergirls compete to Keep Austin Feared.
Girl Gang East Sixth Takeover
Local dyke riders say, “Lez Ride!”
Come On and Take a Queer Ride
Saddle up for summer cruising: costumes encouraged
Hey Austin, Let’s Make Out
By way of introduction, please welcome new GP blogger Liz Williams.
Up Too Early
Google Streetview fashion critique from North Loop
It’s Ha Ha Ha! With the Fun Fun Fun!
Cubas and Barbadoro in the comedy lineup
Don’t Call It a Kickback …
Lance ‘Fever’ Myers Kickstarts ‘Boxer Story’
Library Rock!
The city of Austin puts music in its libraries
Presidential Visit Causes Road Closures and Bus Detours
President Obama coming to town Tuesday
Lovejoys Closing
Sixth Street Bar & music venue will close its current location
No Country For Old Horses?
Senate considers horse slaughter
Up Too Early
Google Streetview fashion critique from Rainey Street
Larry McMurtry’s Last Book Sale
Archer City’s landmark Booked Up to auction 300,000 titles
Whore Stories?
Tyler Stoddard Smith brings them to BookPeople this Wednesday
Mondo Announces 24 Hours of Batman
New ‘Dark Knight Rises’ print on sale this week
Up Too Early
Google Streetview fashion critique from West Lynn Street (part 2)
Winery Owner Cameron Hughes Visits Austin
Talks about his vast collection of wines
Cover Up: The Fun Fun Fun Fest Files
Front page stars of the ‘Chronicle,’ from Black Angels to Ume
Chris Claremont: Dead Should Mean Dead
‘X-Men’ mastermind talks the Phoenix and the flame
Up Too Early
Google Streetview fashion critique from West Lynn Street
From the Vaults: Wandaful, Wandaful
Wanda Sykes’ Granny stands out in “Ice Age: Continental Drift”
Tour de France 2012: Stage 12
Bradley Wiggins wears the yellow
Guitars, Cadillacs, and Hillbilly Music
Dwight Yoakam’s first night at the Moody spells c-o-u-n-t-r-y
ACL vs. Fun Fun Fun: Infographic
Which music fest is best for you?
Before the Artist Even Hits the Stage
ATX Music PR, the passion and the pain
Wanna Make a Rekkid?
Our buddy Nakia needs your help
Up Too Early
Google Streetview fashion critique from Inner Campus Drive
A Southern White in the Social-Justice Trenches
AFS Doc Nights screens ‘Anne Braden: Southern Patriot’
Texas Platters
‘The Brown Recluse Sessions’
Texas Platters
Burgess Meredith, East Cameron Folkcore, Grace London, Nouns, and Chinaski
Headlines
› City Council is taking its annual July break, but Mayor Lee Leffingwell, City Manager Marc Ott, and several city staff members just returned from a visit to a Formula One race in Silver-stone, England – described as a “junket” by critics – where they hoped to anticipate and avoid problems for the November race…
No No? Oh Yes.
Dock Ellis’ historic trip to a no-hitter
Texas Platters
‘� Little Broken Hearts’
IDEA Still Trying To Fill Seats
New charter school has lost some of its recruits
Quote of the Week
“Expanding Medicaid is a great deal for Texas and refusing to do so is not something the Governor should decide by himself.” – Anne Dunkelberg, Center for Public Policy Priorities associate director, on Gov. Rick Perry’s outright rejection of the opportunity to expand the state’s Medicaid program
Exhibitionism
The title may describe Martin Burke’s performance, but is the play worthy of his talents?
Texas Platters
‘The Dreamer’
Jovita’s Defendant Not a Dealer, Lawyer Says
Tatiana Huang came to Austin to attend UT
Day Trips
Love Creek Orchards has the only tree-ripe apples available in the U.S. in early July
Exhibitionism
This obscure Irish comedy really answers the question: Why do we need theatre?
Texas Platters
‘Deep Time’
Report: APD Understaffed
Over the next five years, department would need 257 more hires to keep pace with population growth
Gay Place: Intention … With Abandon
Good intentions pave the way to more pool parties and storming the bastille
Exhibitionism
Three dancers surrendering their bodies to empathy made for a poignant and transcendant work
Texas Platters
‘Infinitas Rapsodias’
Morrison and Tovo Retarget STRs
Council’s on break, but these two are hard at work
Battle the Bat Pinball Tourney
Head to Pinballz for this super tournament
Paging Through History’s Streetwalkers and Pimps
Tyler Stoddard’s new book on the world’s oldest profession
Texas Platters
‘Heartache in 4/4 Time’
Mark Your Calendar: Primarily Yours
Gearing up for the July 31 primary run-offs
Soccer Watch
Austin rides five-game win streak into final regular-season game
Studio Visit: SKOTE
Hymns of shame (and fart noises)
Texas Platters
‘Sleepless Nights Water Rights’
Deferred Prosecution Deal Made in Lottery Fraud Case
Lottery Commission alleged the couple had tried to defraud the state
Playback: Don’t Fence Me In
The Fun Fun Fun Fest schedule arrives, Flesh Lights return from touring with the Hives, and Tim O’Connor lives to fight another day
Restaurant Review
The same delicious, exotic foods offered by the Mediterranean Chef brand taste even better when sampled in its Cafe
Texas Platters
‘Weekends’
Appeal Denied, Another Heads to the Chamber
Stockbroker was shot 12 times
The Luv Doc: Hoarders!
Dear LuvDoc, My boyfriend is a hoarder. Our garage is completely filled with boxes of books, clothes, bikes, camping gear, etc. We can barely walk through it. Plus he keeps buying even more stuff at garage sales and thrift stores and bringing it home then never using it. It is driving me crazy. What should…
Wine of the Week
This blockbuster of a wine comes at a bargain
Texas Platters
‘Love and Hate’
The Hightower Report: Propagandizing School Kids
Many kids are reading about the wonders of GMOs in school
Cocktail
In this Bollywood romantic comedy, couples fall in and out of love while trying to resist arranged marriages.
Food-o-File
Chinatown chef worth writing (by hand) about
Texas Platters
‘Mesabi’
Oops!
On the cover of our April 27 issue (see Cover Gallery), the image of City Hall in the background was mistaken for city-provided art, and was run without proper credits or permissions. The credit should have gone to photographer Dave Wilson. The Chronicle sincerely regrets this error.
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Amusing but never rousing, this fourth installment in this cartoon franchise comes fretted with freezer burn.
Restaurant Review
Real Philly style cheesesteaks right here in Austin
Texas Platters
U-18
Extraterrestrial
Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo cloaks this romantic comedy within the promise of a science-fiction story.
Food Events
Break out of your comfort zone and enjoy Bastille Day celebrations of French wine and cuisine
Texas Platters
‘Sleeping Bag’
The 5th Street Posse
Neighbors and cops banded together to shut down this open-air drug market
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Living an almost feral existence on a wild, low-lying area of the Louisiana coast known as the Bathtub, young Hushpuppy narrates her own vivid life story.
Letters at 3AM: Accidents of Birth and Rebirth
The unacceptable trade-off for a medically extended life
Texas Platters
‘Small Town Sundown’
Photos: Life at 12th and Chicon
A day in the life on ‘The Corner’
Bastion Standard Time
Austin theatre’s ‘enfant terrible’ swapped his poison pen for a Poison Apple and still gets people talking
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to playwright David Mamet, depression is impossible when one is faced with pie. Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds turned down the role of James Bond because they weren’t British. We have all been taught that Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, then later learned he didn’t really. So what did he do? He discovered a…
Texas Platters
‘This Side of Crazy’
Point Austin: Perry’s Tantrum
Perry’s health care rejection blames everyone but himself for lousy government
Communal Ground
Communal dining sets the mood in trendsetting restaurants
After a Fashion
Is Bad John Paul so bad he’s good or so good he’s bad?
Texas Platters
‘A Thousand Sad Goodbyes: The Songs of Gene Clark’
Then There’s This: Back to the Garden
Comp plan aims to build a sustainable food system
The End of the Line?
As print media money dries up, political cartoonists look to the web
East Texas Pines
Mondo Texas Platters Part 2
Texas Platters
‘Cradle to Cradle’
Civics 101
Thursday 12 TEXAS MONTHLY: WATER CRISIS A panel will discuss possible solutions in “Life by the Drop,” which is about our state’s current water crisis. RSVP online. 6-8pm. LBJ Library. Free.natalia@giantnoise.com, www.texasmonthly.com. Friday 13 APPLY FOR CITYWORKS ACADEMY Thirty participants will learn about city operations over the course of 12 Tuesday evenings, Sept. 11-Nov. 27.…
