Austin in Action
Students at Xplor Preschool & School Age Care celebrated Earth Day in April by releasing thousands of ladybugs throughout the schoolyard and back into the environment on plants, flowers and trees. Students were dressed for the occasion, wearing red and black...
Austin in Action
The founder of Kids in a New Groove, an Austin non-profit that provides free music mentorship to youth in foster care, has announced the launch of Care2Rock, an online music lesson platform. The platform’s launch in May coincides with National Foster Care Month. Each...
Austin in Action
In celebration of April as National Volunteer Month, a volunteer team of Chipotle Mexican Grill employees visited the Central Texas Food Bank to spruce up the community garden there. The garden work came in advance of Chipotle’s fundraiser for the food bank, in which...
Austin in Action
RED Arena, a nonprofit equine therapy organization in Dripping Springs, will hold its eighth annual horse show in early June. The event, called Round-Up, will offer free family activities and showcase riders of all abilities competing for prizes. Open to the general...
Austin in Action
Pranathi Jammula, a 7th grader at Kealing Middle School in Austin ISD, claimed the championship at Austin’s first Scripps Regional Spelling Bee, held March 25 at the ZACH Theatre. Correctly spelling the word “coriaceous,” which means “leathery,” Jammula took the...
Feature Articles
Shawn Colvin Singer, Songwriter, Grammy winner “I hope to teach my own child to value herself and believe in herself and to do what she loves.” Kendra Scott Founder, the Kendra Scott company “Since my boys were young, I’ve taught them the importance of being...
Films
Avengers: Infinity War, rated PG-13 Starring Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt, Don Cheadle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Dave...
Feature Articles
Catia Hernandez Holm talks with moms. A lot. She gives speeches to mom groups, makes appearances at bookstore events and will deliver her first TED talk in Austin on May 2. The Austinite and author of The Courage to Become, released last summer, spoke with us about...
Austin in Action
Transgender youths allowed to use their chosen names at home, work and school have lower risk of depression and suicide, according to research at UT Austin. The study was published in March in the Journal of Adolescent Health. “Many kids who are transgender...
Austin in Action
Manor ISD and iFLY have partnered up to give 1,000 students the chance to take flight as part of an innovative STEM program. Dressed in jumpsuits, iFLY tunnel instructors briefed students in March about the flight days that will be awarded to 6th through 8th graders...
