Photo of Divali celebration courtesy of Kokeshi President Bush visits wounded soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center, demonstrates how to "shoot the bad guys" in Iraq--on a computer game, that is A 160-pound chimp attempts a daring escape from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, prompting a sweep of the entire 381-acre campus. He was later found; authorities were careful to point out that "Jake" wasn't carrying any diseases, and was merely there for "behavioral science"... more ›

Cop shot in the foot during early morning shootout near Montopolis. UT student Daniel Toole fell to his death from Goodall Wooten dorm this weekend. Public universities in Texas cost more than the national average (for the second year in a row). UT won a state landscape preservation award (over a week ago) for their transplanting of live oaks during stadium renovation. Two kids in a family on their way to visit their wounded... more ›

Calls of a reported stabbing brought Austin police to a unit at the University Canyon Apartments in Southeast Austin yesterday. Inside the apartment, they were greeted by a ghastly sight: a handcuffed woman was clutching her 3-year-old girl, whose throat had been slashed. Both were covered in blood. That's when the woman's ex-boyfriend, knife in hand, came stumbling out of the bedroom. He approached the cops, refusing to relinquish the weapon. One of the officers... more ›

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Wall Street has faith in the Texas economy Dell scores low in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index A boy swimming in Lake LBJ contracts a fatal strain of meningitis and is now fighting for his life at the Dell Children's Medical Center. Austinist wishes you well, kiddo. A 9-year-old was responsible for one of the Dollar General fires Is Whole Foods buying Wild Oats just to take 'em out? Customs officials in Hidalgo confiscate... more ›

Details are still scarce, but the Statesman is reporting that a Capital Metro bus has crashed into a building at Medical Parkway and West 39th Street, near Seton Medical Center. At least half a dozen victims are now in the hospital, with 9 more people treated on-site for minor injuries. Anyone working or living in the area know more information?... more ›

WEDNESDAY [4] film •"Harold & Kumar" with All-You-Can-Eat Mini Burgers at Alamo Downtown film •"8-Bit" at Alamo Downtown film •Weird Wednesdays: "Kill Or Be Killed" at Alamo Downtown books •Dr. Errol Friedberg presents From Rags to Riches: The Phenomenal Rise of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas at Intellectual Property (7:00pm) books •Alfredo Estrada presents Havana at BookPeople (7:00pm) comedy •Paul Varghese at Cap City Comedy Club food •Angel Valley Organic... more ›

Our own Austin Energy will snip the ribbon to their newest, most greenest power plant on Tuesday. Christened the Mueller Energy Center, part of the gigantic Mueller redevelopment project, the design and function of the building sports some pretty radical new fuel-saving developments. Utilizing the best technology available, the capabilities of this project point down exciting new avenues in energy conservation. Then again, this is what people have come to expect from Austin. This... more ›

The Seton Family of Hospitals, Central Texas' largest healthcare provider, is going to get even bigger by the end of next year, when the new Seton Medical Center Williamson opens its doors. The state-of-the-art facilities will sit on a 74-acre spread in Round Rock; the 320,000-square-foot complex, when complete, will house several medical office buildings, an ambulatory surgery center, diagnostic and imaging centers, and over 300 beds. "The new medical campus, including the hospital, professional... more ›

M O N D A Y [ 7 ] TV · Screenings of episodes from Twin Peaks and Carnivale, with free popcorn! At Beerland (Free, 7pm) music · Pre-Election Day Party at Stubb's, with the Blues Crawlers, Daniel Kang, Booher/Davis, Pompeii and Roma 79 (10pm) music · Elizabeth McQueen and Jason Roberts at Threadgills (Free, 8pm) film · "The T.A.M.I. Show", documenting the 1964 Teenage Awards Music International - footage includes The Rolling Stones, The... more ›