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You Can’t Bury Me
Octavis Berry died, but he left behind the League of Extraordinary G’z
Austin Waaaaaay Back in the Day (Photos)
Austin chronicled
More of an Idea About IDEA
Charter group fills in library and lunch details
Los Zetas on the Backstretch
Drug cartel launders money with horse racing
‘Pups & Treasures’ Garage Sale Benefitting Austin Pets Alive!
Free Beer, cute pets, live music and cool stuff!
Evidence Missing in Skinner Case
Key evidence missing and no one knows why
Blue Starlite Shines at Austin Studios
Summer schedule of ‘Giant,’ ‘Grindhouse,’ and wild men
‘Hellion’ Gets Some Hot Lovin’, Indiewire-Style
Kat Candler’s Hellion named one of summer’s hottest shorts
‘Dallas’ Redux: Why You Should Tune In
TNT rolls out Southfork 2.0
Who Was That Mysterion, Stranger?
Shannon McCormick steps in to fill his old Nemesis shoes
Hit-and-Run Shakes City
UPDATE: Suspect arrested, charged with failure to stop and render aid
Abbott Bad on Abbottabad
Obama-bashing Attorney general ignores Bush inaction on bin Laden
Food Porn: OUT. New Media Art & Sound Summit: IN.
Because there can never be less than Too Much To Do in this restless city
Crime on the Decline
Austin saw significant drop in crime in 2011
Aztex Host WCQ Watch Party
Watch the U.S. soccer team, courtesy of the Aztex
Bedside Manner
So I’m trying this new thing …
Smith Wins Again
‘Chronicle’ writer brings home prestigious journalism award
Austin’s on the Air!
Popular TV hosts showcase Austin culinary attractions
Austin Energy VP Out the Door
Rabago’s resignation creates void in green leadership
Austin’s Oddities
Science Channel delves into Richard Garriott’s cupboards
Straight to Hells
Texas Rollergirls regular season closes with undefeated Hell Marys
From the Vaults: “Let the Work Speak for Itself”
Yaphet Kotto reflects on the movie “Alien” and other matters
Unconventional Conventions
Two smaller political parties gather this weekend
Unpublished Writers, Prick Your Ears
Conference caters to writers trying to break into the biz
Five Graphic Novel Recommendations
No powers: Just ordinary people as fucked up as most of us – more or less.
Restaurant Review
Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon 915 N. Lamar, 428-5077 Open daily 11am-10pm www.fresaschicken.com Repurposing the old Back-in-a-Flash drive-through photo finishing building as a drive-through chicken place – well, it’s just a super creative, great concept. The original idea came from Margaret Vera, who worked with partners Larry McGuire, Tracy Overath, and Tom Moorman to develop the…
The Common Law: Austin Summer Water Restrictions
I recently moved to Austin, bought a house, and started my dream (and overly ambitious) veggie-and-flower garden. But my neighbor told me that Austin imposes water restrictions and that I’m watering too much. Are there restrictions? Can I get in trouble if I violate them? The city of Austin has a water use management ordinance…
Council: From Energy Management to Domain Rezoning
After this meeting, we’ll all need a drink
Food-o-File
Austin’s Weekly Food News
Civics 101
Friday 08 DOUGLAS BRINKLEY The Rice University history professor speaks on his latest, Cronkite. 7pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar, 472-5050. Saturday 09 WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE Does what it says on the box. Promote change, dance through the city on two wheels, and embrace your body. 7:30pm. Delta Millwork, 4701 E. Fifth, 385-1812. Sunday 10…
Court Orders Michael Arena Freed
Man spent a dozen years in prison for a sexual assault even the alleged victim now denies
Food Events
Roundup of Culinary Events Around Austin
Point Austin: Running in Place
On November rail vote, Leffingwell says … not just yet
DNA Testing Granted in Skinner Case
It took more than a decade, but Skinner wins fight to test evidence
After a Fashion
Local designer goes ga-ga over the Lady’s Facebook post
Quote of the Week
“A Better Amercia” – Mitt Romney’s new iPhone app unveiled this week, misspelling a key word.
Commission Recommends External Review of Unsolved Cases
Yogurt shop murders could be first reviewed
Addicted To Juicing
Growing up in Mexico City, one gets accustomed to drinking fresh-pressed juice on almost a daily basis thanks to the myriad juguerias, which are as ubiquitous in the streets as taquerias and panaderias. These establishments range from corrugated tin stands selling hand-squeezed orange juice, to clean brick-and-mortar stores purveying a wide variety of fruit and…
Then There’s This: Consumer Report
What apartment tenants should know before they sign a lease
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
According to a recent study by the Beneden Healthcare Society, the average person gets 9,672 minor injuries in a 78-year lifetime. Among the injured, 25% went to sit down and missed their seats, and 50% banged their heads getting out of the car. “Panda” is London slang for a black and white police car. John…
Sweat, Equity
How vegan doughnuts can help fix the economy
Page Two: A New Day, a New Dance
Moving forward by looking back
Not Done Yet: July Run-offs
A rundown of the July 31 run-offs
What We Talk About When We Talk About Debt
Jennifer Baichwal adapts to screen Margaret Atwood’s ideas about indebtedness
The Hightower Report
The CEO of Simon Properties made more in an hour than you’ll make in a year
Playback
Dreaming up the Young, smokin’ with Snoop
Chaotic Live Shots
Cockney Rejects, Warrior Kids
Headlines
› Although City Council is scheduled to vote today (Thursday) on the much-delayed and debated Austin Energy rate plan, there was enough counterpoint in the wind (including at the Tuesday work session) to suggest it ain’t over ’til it’s over. See “Council: From Energy Management to Domain Rezoning.” › Mayor Lee Leffingwell announced that he…
The Luv Doc: Not Getting Used
Dear Luv Doc, Whenever my ex was not in jail, hospital or rehab, she lived with me the past two years. Our last three months of cohabitation came with my insistence that she contribute to the household financially and with housework. I had never insisted on this before as strongly as I did this time.…
The Great $100 Lottery Scam
Texas Lottery pursues bearers of ‘previously paid’ but forgotten scratch-off tickets
STRs: Trying To Draw the Line
City staff recommend the lightest possible regulations for short-term rentals
Crooked Arrows
Brandon Routh stars in this story about a Native American high school lacrosse team.
Hey, Jude
The talented Mr. Hickey deftly clambers up that old ladder (ladder, ladder, ladder) of success
Chaotic Live Shots
Nasum/Church of Misery Red 7, May 31/June 1 Hard rock and heavy metal – more so than ubiquitous indie rock, and probably punk – remain mostly immune to lineup fluctuations. Ozzy gets booted from Black Sabbath, here comes Ronnie James Dio. Swedish grindcore gods Nasum dispersed when frontman Mieszko Talarczyk perished in the 2004 Thailand…
Rosedale Cafe Exemption Approved
Architect Michael Hsu’s project would replace the former Innu Salon
Battlefield America
It’s You Got Served for a younger dance generation.
Chaotic Live Shots
The Clean, Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, Royal Headache Club de Ville, June 2 “We’re going to do our best not to suck,” pledged Royal Headache vocalist Shogun. Despite a 20-hour flight and a visa snafu that almost scotched the gig – and actually did so to the band’s initial Chaos in Tejas gig the night…
Day Trips
You don’t have to be a musician to appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into each wooden masterpiece at the Collings Guitar Factory
Prometheus
In his return to science fiction, Ridley Scott’s stunning, ambitious visuals are waylaid by his quasi-metaphysics.
Arts Review
This year’s tap festival faculty concert proved tap’s relevance and transcendance
Chaotic Live Shots
Ceremony, Iceage, Moss Icon Mohawk, June 3 If there’s a singular action that defines a punk rock show, it’s shoving a microphone into a mob of sweaty faces and screaming together. Ceremony singer Ross Farrar does it all the time. With his collar stretched out, hair tousled, and eyes mania-wide. He looks like a man…
PRENDA Fails; Planned Parenthood Attacked
Anti-abortion group’s video release timed with vote on sex-selective abortion bill
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Visually striking but completely nuts, this filmmaking debut received a Special Jury Award for Boldness of Vision at last year’s Fantastic Fest.
Arts Review
Austin Theatre Project’s debut makes this controversial Passion play feel sacred
Chaotic Live Shots
Best Coast, Lemuria Emo’s East, June 3 Emo’s East hosted the best smelling show of Chaos in Tejas; crust punks were traded in for hipsters and preteen dates. Best Coast headlined, but main support Lemuria stole the show. Although they only had the stage for a half-hour, the New York trio packed short, fast, and…
Gay Place: One Busy Town
As if Austin’s Q-mmunity weren’t busy enough; come see the rad art of Aaron Flynn and Billy Beasty (if you went to QueerBomb, you might recognize some of their work), as well as Amanda Joy at the Busy Town art collective’s new show opening – which, we don’t mind telling you, will be DJ’d by…
The Intouchables
The unlikely friendship that forms between a wealthy, white quadriplegic and a streetwise, black ne’er-do-well who becomes his live-in companion is the subject of this French film.
Arts Review
Trinity Street provides an engaging local premiere of the long-running British musical
New Work: Performances
Journeys in story, song, and dance with four outstanding women of color
AISD Board Elections Already Heating Up
Two challengers line up for Annette LoVoi’s spot on the district’s board of trustees
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
The third installment of this animated series gets the job done as the animals take protective cover in a traveling circus.
Talkin’ ‘Bout a Generation That Sexts
Ericka Marsalis-LaManna fashions a romantic comedy for the Facebook age
2012 Austin Critics Table Awards
Giving a lot of sweet bouquets (and taking their sweet time doing it)
Soccer Watch
The Austin Aztex host the Laredo Heat Saturday night, in what could be the defining game of their inaugural season. Laredo are three-time defending division champions, and the national runner-up last year in the 73-team Premier Development League. The Aztex lead the division this season, but a pair of evenly-played draws last weekend against New…
Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson is back with another delightful movie about beautiful dreamers and full-time schemers.
Nightwatch
New venue, same labor of love for Cinema East
World Naked Bike Ride
Get nude, don’t be rude, and have a posi ‘tude
