Crave's vegan and vegetarian-friendly menu features a large variety of Japanese cuisine (sushi, tempura, miso soup), Thai favorites (pad thai, curries), and pan-Asian stir-fries at reasonable prices....

It's official: Barack Obama is the first African-American nominated for President by a major party. Gustav's path is still unclear, but New Orleans officials aren't taking any chances. The EU holding an emergency meeting to discuss possible sanctions against Russia. Some UT professors not too excited about the possible formation of a Charlie Wilson Chair of Pakistan Studies. Facebook: The Movie? 27-year-old arrested for streaming unreleased Guns 'N Roses songs on his blog. Hilary......

Bush declares area of Texas hit by Dolly to be a major disaster. University Towers evacuated last night after someone burned popcorn. US Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey makes a stop at Fort Hood. 51st District Judge Barbara Walther splits up the FLDS child-custody cases 119 ways, grouped by mother. Work on Cesar Chavez is two months behind schedule because of pipe installation....

The UT School of Architecture announced Wednesday that a group of UT students and faculty will be collaborating with their counterparts at the Chinese capital's Tsinghua University to design a system of urban green retreats, or "pocket parks," in central Beijing. ...

APD seeks help in finding the man (pictured on the right) who hit a South Austin convenience store on June 15. Georgetown landscaper charged with deceptive trade practices (taking customers' money and not doing the job). Austin firefighter who was fired for sexual harassment of a co-worker (and for viewing porn at work) is appealing. Visitability organization asking city officials to require homebuilders make new homes handicap-accessible....

Fire department lieutenant fired after he told a co-worker in September on the 9/11 anniversary that "he would have wanted to rape a female passenger had he been on a plane used in the attack." Southwest flight from Austin lands in Phoenix with flames coming out of one of the wheel areas. Investigators say that the Governor's mansion fire was likely politically motivated. (Insert sarcastic comment here.) Two state troopers should have been working the night of the fire, but only one was on duty. Rep. Lloyd Doggett proposing a global warming bill....

South African mob violence leads to the deaths of 22 immigrants. Here's a nice piece on Bush's current efforts to lower oil prices before the the U.S. Presidential election. U.S. soldier is refusing to serve in America's "illegal war." The latest science on sexual orgasms. Those of who commute on I-35 each day, take note. Lots of delays planned. UT just approved a new student activity center with a $69 million pricetag. That whole......

Someone called the cops after spying the Undie Run on campus. Texans like their concealed handguns, it seems. Hope the prom was worth it: two teens try to rob a South Austin tuxedo store. Witnesses call Cedric Benson's arrest "uncalled for." Round Rock water bills are going up....

It was announced yesterday that ABC will set up multimedia bureaus at five different college campuses, and the UT School of Journalism is one of them (the other bureaus will be at Arizona State, Syracuse, UNC at Chapel Hill, and the University of Florida). This new program will allow students the opportunity to create stories on local issues and produce content for "Nightline", "World News with Charles Gibson", mtvU, abcnews.com and more under the ABC News umbrella....

UT's Ransom Center has acquired the archives of Jim Crace, author of such award-winning novels as Being Dead (winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award) and Quarantine (Booker Prize shortlist)....

UT Law student takes on misleading advertising by Darque Tan. In these ads, the company advocates the resounding health benefits of UV tanning, such as increased vitamin D production and UV’s ability to convert cholesterol into vitamin D (which, technically, is true), but fails to address the popular concerns on the health risks associated with UV tanning, such as various types of skin cancer....

UT student charged with making a terroristic threat after telling a pal he wanted to hit the campus "Virginia Tech style." Postal worker upset over loose dogs in his neighborhood leaves a Chihuahua on the Irving mayor's doorstep over the weekend. One of the teenage girls from the FLDS sect is giving birth in San Marcos today. $3 million worth of pot found by Border Patrol in El Paso as the driver attempted to truck it into the States in a shipping container....

State officials say that over half the teenage girls removed from the Eldorado FLDS compound are either pregnant or already have children. FLDS sect leader sends a letter asking Perry to block judge's order keeping kids away from the compound. 2 former Sigma Alpha Epsilon frat members will serve time in jail after the death of Tyler Cross in 2006 brought to light the hazing going on in their fraternity. Two other former members were put on probation....

Harvard scores papers related to Norman Mailer's sex life three years after the author sold his official archives to UT. Yo-Yo Ma will play with the Austin Symphony later this year; maybe some of the parking issues evident this Sunday will have been dealt with by then. Burnet Road Farmer's Market land for sale (again). Hope you didn't try to bribe a fake cop downtown earlier this month. Infant asphyxiation deaths at an increase this year in Travis County, Austin's Center for Child Protection reports....

Cabela's has to return $173,000 in local tax incentives after failing to meet job goals. After failing to update their billing system after annexations, Time Warner Cable owes the city over $1 million. Three armed robberies in three weeks on the UT campus; police think the robber may be targeting Asian students. Some of the kids removed from the FLDS sect will be placed in foster care in Austin....

Rep. Doggett broke his leg in a cycling accident over the weekend. City to provide shower and locker facilities for people who bike to work downtown? UT Center for American History awarded grant from National Park Service to go towards restoration of Stephen F. Austin documents....

Noooooooooooo. . . Perry plans to run again in 2010. Body found yesterday in Lady Bird Lake was a middle school teacher. 20 classrooms at Cedar Park Middle School vandalized overnight. UT police on the lookout for a robbery suspect. Custody case over the FLDS kids moving extremely slowly....

Ethics Reform Commission hosting City Council candidate forum Thursday evening. UT student in trouble with campus police after bringing his gun on campus. Copperas Cove High School student suspended after answering a call from his dad (who is stationed in Iraq) between classes; the school doesn't allow cell phones. Richardson man arrested for traffic violation, mistakenly chosen from a lineup by victim of another crime and jailed for 23 years has been cleared by DNA evidence....

Photo by Aaron Gustafson on flickr Oregon farmworkers are in town to talk with Whole Foods about unions. Higher gas prices mean local merchants use more local food, hopefully. 60-year-old man killed Sunday afternoon after his car was hit pulling out of a driveway onto South Congress. Honda stolen in January found covered in algae in Lake Travis. No hiring freeze at City of Austin, but city purse strings may be pulled a little tighter......

Now more than 400 children in care of Texas CPS after being removed from Eldorado compound. Slight earthquake hits South Texas early this morning. Interactive feature on the fate of Brownsville's Sabal Palm Audubon Center as the border fence threatens to split it from the US. UT named in federal suit for their admission policies....

State judge says strip club fee violates First Amendment rights. No matter what you may have heard, the Democratic county conventions are indeed on for tomorrow. Don't let the Capitol 10K thwart your attempts to get downtown on Sunday! Here's some information on street closures. State Board of Education says standard English and social studies guidelines can be applied to elective Bible courses for Texas high schools....

The regents of the University of Texas have selected Cooper, Robertson & Partners to create a master plan for potential development of the 345 acres south of Enfield, west of Mopac and north of Lady Bird Lake know as the Brackenridge Tract....

14-year-old girl assaulted in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Southeast Austin; police are looking for the suspect (who may be wounded from when the girl fought back). Federal jury will decide if police used excessive force on Ramon Hernandez in 2005. UT system raising tuition fees. Tejano star Emilio in medically-induced coma, but showing some improvement....

Amy Hempel is a sort of hero for short story writers. While everyone else seems to eventually leave the form to take a crack at the Great American Novel, Hempel has spent thirty years moving in the opposite direction, into shorter and shorter stories. Possibly more than any other American writer, she can claim to be the creator of the "short short" form. It's still hard to argue that anyone does it better. She walks the line between fanciful irony and soft-hearted sentimentalism with a natural balance that would make David Berman jealous....

145 pounds of marijuana found in truck bed after driver was pulled over on 183 near Lake Creek Parkway. Williamson County woman sentenced to 35 years in jail for her "serial" drug dealing. Austin couple donates $55 million to the music school at UT. Almost all flights cancelled at Dallas Love and DFW today because of the weather. And it wasn't much better for travelers at the Houston airport....

David Simon, creator of critic-favorites Homicide: Life on the Streets and The Wire, will be making a stop at the University of Texas tomorrow evening. Simon is delivering the College of Communication’s 2008 William Randolph Hearst Fellow lecture at the Austin City Limits Studio. Simon has won three Peabody awards for his work on Homicide, The Corner and the recently-endedThe Wire, and continues to do freelance work for The Washington Post and other publications....

Burn ban in place for Williamson County. Wildfire just south of San Marcos is heading near homes in the area. Bastrop High principal on administrative leave after allegedly making racial remarks. Round Rock PD uncovers pickup truck packed with 12 illegal immigrants. Marble Falls teenager shoots his friend in the head while playing a video game....

Major heroin ring busted in town; 37 people indicted on drug charges. APD's annual racial profiling report was released last week. City of Austin releases list of SXSW street closures. Lorraine Branham, director of UT Journalism School, has been named dean of the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse. Gary Cobb to endorse Lehmberg for Travis County DA....

The amount of rainfall recorded today (at ABIA) is more than we received all last month. Pilot missing on his way home to Lockhart; he was last heard from yesterday afternoon in Giddings. Only about 71% of Texans who voted for Obama filled out the rest of the primary ballot. UT's Rick Barnes named Coach of the Year in the Big 12. Spammers may annoy you, but they won't kill you. Galveston-area district attorney's office says man had sex with his wife in an interrogation room days after he was accused of putting their baby in a microwave. ...

AT&T Marathon this Sunday morning; watch out for street closures. Early voting starts next week, but you can't vote at Northcross! Bill Clinton will visit Hillary's new Austin campaign headquarters on Saturday night. Ack! 26,000 people so far have entered the raffle for the 100 seats at next week's debate. UT Associate Athletic Director Douglas George Wilson being investigated by Travis County and UT for possible theft of $60,000....