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The New M.O. at City Hall
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance
The New M.O. at City Hall
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Res Publica
Go, go, good citizen, go! Your civic agenda: Aug. 14-21.
Integrity Unit Members Hunker Down
BY JORDAN SMITH
New unit begins review of how Texas criminal justice system stacks up
Thomas Frank's 21st Century Corruption Theory
BY WELLS DUNBAR
A Q&A with the author of What's the Matter With Kansas? and The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule
Defense Lawyers Try to Halt Execution
BY JORDAN SMITH
State primed to deliver another lethal injection
APD Commander Gets Job Back
BY JORDAN SMITH
What happens when you don't report a comment you thought discriminatory, and then the comment itself is deemed not discriminatory after all? You get fired – but not for long.
Eastside Memorial It Is
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Budget Woes at AISD
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Doesn't look like AISD will be cutting property tax rates any time soon
Planned Clinic Pits Neighbors Against Health District
BY LYDIA CRAFTS
Many residents were unaware of proposed clinic until they read about it in the newspaper
Streetcar: The Work Plan
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
The wheels are in motion for an urban rail system
Union Considers Final Offer
in Cap Metro Negotiations
BY JUSTIN WARD
If ATU 1091 rejects StarTran's offer – and they might – a strike could be on the horizon
Media Watch
BY KEVIN BRASS
Sports guy Roger Wallace is unflappable as he delivers live sound bites from "halfway around the world"
Point Austin: Bare Necessities
BY MICHAEL KING
Budget decisions are about money ... and justice
City Hall Hustle: A Bridge Too Far?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Street closure debate comes to a head over Batfest
The Hightower Report
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
Are We in Iraq to Stay?; and Time for Percolate-Up Economics
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The Big Show
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Comic-Con has gone Hollywood, but Austin's comics pros say it's still the place to be
Teatro Vivo: Giving Voice to Its Own
BY ELIZABETH COBBE
In a departure, the company mounts a program of plays by four of its artists
Landmarks: Enhancing Campus With Art
BY ROBERT FAIRES
UT gets 28 large sculptures on long-term loan from the Metropolitan Museum
Long Center: Playing Without a 'Chaperone'
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The national tour of The Drowsy Chaperone won't stop in Austin after all
Judy Thompson-Price: A Maker of Dances Gets Her Due
BY ROBERT FAIRES
The Zilker Summer Musical honors the woman who has choreographed 20 shows
Arts Reviews
Twelfth Night
Scottish Rite Theatre serves up Shakespearean comedy with actors who know their stuff
Brass Ring
Sequel to HIT. suffers from some trite dialogue, but hang on for that final twist
Double Identity: Andrew Long & Michael Long
These brothers' works reveal the fascinating strengths of nonobjective art
Going Home to the Armadillo
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
After 30 years, the song remains the same at ArmadilloCon, Texas' favorite sci-fi convention
Readings
Leather Maiden
Entertaining and distressing in equal measure, Leather Maiden is a bruising jolt from an immoral moralist
¡Sí Se Puede!
BY CLAUDIA ALARCÓN
How Claudia Alarcón saved Christmas (dinner)
TEXSOM: Stands for Some Smart Texas Sommeliers
BY WES MARSHALL
This year's Texas Sommelier Conference culminates in a Grand Tasting open to the public
Event Menu
Aug. 15-21
Food-o-File
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Austin eats dirty, drinks hard, and welcomes the new Frisco Shop and Tolbert family chili
Restaurant Reviews
Torchy's Tacos
As long as the quality is akin to Torchy's, Austin can never have too many taco joints
The Community Turns Its Camera On
BY ASHLEY MORENO
KLRU's Docubloggers mixes new media and old
Once More Unto the Breach
BY JOSH ROSENBLATT
Film Fight returns, dons ruff and British accent
Mummy's the Word
BY MARC SAVLOV
Mexic-Arte Museum screens a landmark of Mexican fantastic cinema
Film News
BY JOE O'CONNELL
Austin Studios gets an upgrade, plus the fall festival season begins
TV Eye
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
Fake reality and real rock on IFC's new semiscripted show, Z Rock
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Appreciation Society
BY AUDRA SCHROEDER
Shapes Have Fangs bite into a Kinks klassic
Across the Great Divide
BY DOUG FREEMAN
Hacienda's Abraham Villanueva keys in on the Band
Off the Record
BY AUSTIN POWELL
The Sword and Metallica ride the lightning at Ozzfest, while Kanye West and Hope for Heroes lend a helping hand to U.S. veterans
Live Shots
Suzanna Choffel
Sarah Jaffe
Souled Out 2008
Esteban 'Steve' Jordan Tribute
Postmarks
Letters to the editor, updated daily
Page Two: Funny Papers
BY LOUIS BLACK
More than ever, the Chronicle is what people make of it
Oops
Our latest batch
Letters at 3AM
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
Officially confirmed 'alien' activity would be as sobering as it is intoxicating
After a Fashion
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Your Style Avatar rocks with the royals and those who throw parties like they are
Day Trips
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The water in Oregon's Crater Lake is the most beautiful shade of blue
Playing Through
BY THOMAS HACKETT
A look into the darker side of the Olympic Games
 Soccer Watch Online
BY NICK BARBARO
News and scores from the U.S. and abroad
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Muses, cockroaches, and more
Ask Mr. Smarty Pants
Got a question? He's got the answer.
The Common Law
BY LUKE ELLIS
'Late Rent' Penalties and Cash Rental Payments
The Luv Doc Recommends
BY DAN HARDICK
A rambling recommendation to shore up that hole in your social calendar
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