Austin in Action
Ascension Seton will host a free Medical Mission in Kyle on March 30. The event will take place at Seton Medical Center Hays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Medical care, dental care, pharmaceutical services and select screenings and lab tests will be offered to individuals...
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Austin’s Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC) has partnered with the recovery garment company Brobe International to receive 10 percent of sales for the first half of 2019 at the website TheBrobe.com. Brobe’s flagship product, the Recovery Brobe, includes...
Austin in Action
Children in Georgetown have a new place for developmentally appropriate play. Little Land opens its new location on Thursday, Feb. 14. All play equipment at Little Land is designed by pediatric therapists to be fun while enhancing the development of various skills....
Austin in Action
Seton Medical Center Austin (SMCA) cut the ribbon on a new partnership with Hand to Hold that will provide families with in-hospital support before, during and after neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stays and infant loss. With a medically-fragile child in the NICU,...
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The C-SPAN Bus will visit two Round Rock schools during its eight-week “Southern Swing,” through states in the south and southwest U.S. Partnering with Spectrum, C-SPAN’s 45-foot customized bus will visit Cedar Ridge High School and Stony Point High School...
Films
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, rated PG Starring Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day, Maya Rudolph, Will Ferrell Austin Family Critical Rating: 4 of 5 stars Austin Family...
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Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) in San Marcos has announced the open application period for rewarding outstanding local and regional high school students with $1,000 scholarships. The deadline to submit applications is March 15, 2019. The scholarships, which CTMC...
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A new children’s book by Austin-based author Kat Kronenberg debuted on Jan. 8. Love Big is the tale of animals who are working to make life better on their African savanna. At first, the animals – led by a moody Baboon – begin to turn on one another as they look...
Austin in Action
Uncertainty surrounding the federal government shutdown has prompted the cancellation of Liberty! Equality! And Fireworks!, Pollyanna Theatre Company’s acclaimed production for children and families about the Civil Rights Movement. Originally scheduled to be staged at...
Humor
You may have noticed a recent trend on social media was to post a photo collage of your family at their best, along with a word to define the coming year. You probably saw words like “Restore,” “Cultivate” and “Whole 30.” I prefer a more grounded route, with words...
