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Keeping the Faith
Women lawmakers endure – and defy – the anti-choice wrath of the Catholic Church
BY JORDAN SMITH
Point Austin: 'Free' Is Much Too Expensive
Donald Shoup on the high cost of free parking
BY MICHAEL KING
Then There's This: Excuse My Biomass
Revisiting the city's decision to hook up with a chip-burning plant
BY AMY SMITH
Headlines
Quote of the Week
Civics 101
Shea's Contracts at Issue
Questions raised about candidate Brigid Shea's work as consultant and lobbyist
BY MIKE KANIN
Zoning, Fluoride, and Old Hollywood
City Council takes on rates, permits, and all that jazz
BY MICHAEL KING
Consider the Source: Boring Into BOR
A little less orange, a little more transparent
BY NICK BARBARO
City Campaign: Voters Wanted
Endorsements start to filter in for what should be an interesting city election season
BY MICHAEL KING
AISD Inches Toward Consultation Deal
Board expected to vote April 23
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
West Lake Waterworks
City to offer $16 million for control of its wastewater system
BY MIKE KANIN
Panel Emphasizes Need for Prosecutorial Oversight
Michael Morton's case is one of dozens in which misconduct has been alleged
BY JORDAN SMITH
Commission Debarks Puppy Mill Regs
Committee proposals for more humane measures fail
BY JORDAN SMITH
Mystery and Intrigue Grow in Yassine Case
Federal case against Downtown club owners takes another turn
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The Hightower Report
Political insiders are stealing from America itself
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
Hops to It
The gospel of good beer is spreading
BY LEE NICHOLS
East Austin Urban Farm Tour To Benefit Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance
Oh, the farmer and the foodie should be friends
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Austin Bakers Are Challenged To Help Fight Hunger
Baking to benefit the No Kid Hungry campaign
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Second Helpings: Post-Easter-Egg-Hunt Brunch
Food-o-File
Farewell to a few of Austin's foodie legends
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Events
National Grilled Cheese Month? We knew we loved April for some reason.
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Food Reviews
A Turkish Feast at the Little Country Diner
Family-owned Spicewood restaurant serves up Turkish delights
music
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Then again, maybe Kat Edmonson fits perfectly
BY ADAM SCHRAGIN
1, 2, Tres, Cuatro: Waltz Across Texas
San Antonio rock & roll posters and Central Texas dance halls – preserve them.
BY MARGARET MOSER
Phases & Stages
Lyle Lovett
Release Me
Bobby Jealousy
A Little Death
Ben Kweller
Go Fly a Kite
MaryAnn & the Revival Band
Proper
Walter Tragert
A Single Drop of Rain
JooDee Purkeypile
October House
Seth Sherman
When the Moment Is True
Bill Carter
Behind the Barn
Louis Johnson
Old Friend
Lincoln Durham
The Shovel vs the Howling Bones
screens
Arcade Fire
Pastime becomes passion project becomes Pinballz
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Sad Clown Makes for Happy Filmmaker
Mario Troncoso on his debut at Cannes
BY MARC SAVLOV
The Spoils of War
Blood and sorrow in the films of Southeast Europe
BY KIMBERLEY JONES
Film Reviews
American Reunion
Thirteen years after American Pie jump-started sexual innuendo for a new generation, this sequel is the best one in the series.
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
His, hers, and ours: Outsider artists use plastic surgery to merge as one on the physical plane.
Boy
Set on the eastern New Zealand coast in 1984, Boy is a wisp of a story, but originally told by the director of Eagle vs Shark.
Housefull 2
This Bollywood film is a follow-up to the 2010 comedy.
The Hunter
Willem Dafoe plays a Canadian tracker hunting presumed-extinct prey in Tasmania, but soon he's stalking humans as well.
Mirror Mirror
Holding on to the Snow White fairy tale's most tiresome aspects, this iteration has some visual sass but is devoid of wit.
Rachcha
The Salt of Life
This Italian import by the director of Mid-August Lunch addresses the concerns of aging men who realize they are no longer attractive to young women.
3
In this Tamil love story, a couple's relationship over the decades is explored.
Undefeated
This Oscar-winner for Best Documentary tells a rousing and heartwarming tale of a West Memphis high school football team overcoming the odds.
arts & culture
All Over Creation: Laugh Lines
A week of unexpected comic relief brought lessons in laugh-making
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Latino New Play Festival
Teatro Vivo follows its hit inaugural fest with readings of three more works by Latino writers
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Arts Reviews
April Fools
Acia Gray mines vaudeville for lost treasures of tap and makes them dazzle again
Austin Symphony Orchestra With Bion Tsang, Cello
The cellist swashed and buckled his way through Dvorák like a great actor playing Cyrano
The Aliens
This fierce work of theatre feels like unrehearsed life at its most casual and intense
columns
Letters at 3AM: A Pattern of Subversion
President Obama regularly oversteps his bounds of office
BY MICHAEL VENTURA
After a Fashion
Swag: How Your Style Avatar rolls …
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Gay Place: Oops, Mami!
The Laramie Project's Wilde Party, VAC's new Traditional Family Values, and ArtErotica top this week's list of must-do gAy-TX arty party fun
BY KATE X MESSER
Day Trips
Devils River is the most pristine waterway in Texas and is surrounded by uncompromising rugged terrain
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
And I thought my bubbie's seders were crazy
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
The Luv Doc: Parachute Pants and a Kentucky Waterfall
A miniature pony is an even awesomer chick magnet than an IROC-Z
BY THE LUV DOC
Feedback
Letters to the editor, published daily
sports
UT Softball/Baseball Food Drive
The No. 3-ranked Longhorns softball team enter its three-game home series vs. Missouri on a nine-game winning streak
BY MARK FAGAN
Soccer Watch
Aztex announce first four player signings, and more
