Police have identified more victims of former CASA volunteer who sexually assaulted an 8-year-old girl. Far West Tropical Sno stand-owner protests against Kneaded Pleasures. Local reaction to McClellan's book, What Happened. "We should be appalled and enraged as Texans and as patriots at his behavior on the Senate floor," Democratic US Senate candidate Noriega said about current Senator Cornyn's vote against the GI Bill. Texas Observer poll shows that 2/3 of the Democrats who voted in the primary were new voters....

Austin has a love/hate relationship with bikes. Love Lance. Hate the Lance-wannabes cruising FM-1826, slowing down the burnt-orange pickups on their way to the Salt Lick. Love biking the Hike-and-Bike trail. Hate slaloming between kids and dogs on a busy Saturday. Love the idea of bike lanes and bike commuting. Hate actual bikers slowing down traffic and swerving into the street because of cars parked in the bike lanes. Love reducing traffic and pollution......

KVRX continues to go from strength to strength in the oft-shifting landscape of independent music. The student radio station for UT at Austin broadcasts on 91.7 FM (at certain times) while also streaming online at all times. KVRX’s mantra of “None of the Hits, All of the Time” has always held a soft spot in our hearts and their Local Live broadcast every Sunday night at 10pm usually showcases a quality act in its rawest......

Last Thursday, around two in the morning, 37 years of Austin barbeque tradition and The T-Man were lost when a fire engulfed Bert's BBQ on 610 West MLK Boulevard, just southwest of the UT campus. A malfunctioning breaker panel in the building's back room caused a two-alarm blaze that needed 40 firefighters and 20 trucks to control. After $300,000 of damage, the building still stands, but its fate is uncertain. A popular eatery for......

We missed that whole “Black Friday” thing (post-traumatic stress symptoms related to a former life working retail), and the holidays are creeping up faster than a cheer-stealing Grinch in a dogsled. We’re sure that some of you, dear readers, find yourselves in a similar boat. But, before you start snapping up pre-packaged bath sets at Target, check out Austinist’s very special recommendations. We’ve sorted through some of the sparkliest surprises available locally and on the......

Hooray, Spring has arrived. The best time of year, in our opinion, is upon us. Time to get our Oktoberfest on. We like being able to drink outdoors without sweating our ass off. We're sure that this means a bunch of new opportunities for connections, but for now you can check out the best of last week's Missed Connections... to the topless girl on the boat by hula hut.. - w4w dear topless girl......