Austin in Action
Looking to save on back-to-school items? Mark your calendar for Aug. 11-13. That’s the weekend shoppers can save money on certain items during Texas’s annual sales tax holiday. On the designated Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the state exempts most clothing,...
Films
Dunkirk, rated PG-13 Starring Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh, Fionn Whitehead, Harry Styles Austin Family Critical Rating: 5 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 4 of 5 stars “It’s all about time.” That’s the tagline for one of...
Austin in Action
Many children living with dyslexia approach reading as a chore, but local author Don Winn, who has dyslexia, wants to help young people with dyslexia to begin thinking about themselves as readers and writers. “At-risk readers and dyslexics are rarely presented...
Austin in Action
Throughout August, Sylvan Learning North Austin will be collecting donations to support Helping Hand Home, an organization that helps child victims of abuse. The home provides therapeutic residential treatment, education through an on-site charter school and programs...
Austin in Action
St. David’s Foundation recently announced over $33 million in grants to local safety net organizations. “Having a ‘medical home’ is crucial to good health,” says Earl Maxwell, CEO of St. David’s Foundation. “By partnering with these hard-working...
Austin in Action
Do your summer fun plans include time in the water? Austin Public Health has tips to avoid recreational water illnesses (RWIs) this summer season. The germs that cause RWIs, such as cryptosporidiosis (also known as “crypto”), are spread through contaminated water from...
Austin in Action
The Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) and its nonprofit subsidiary Austin Pathways recently awarded 42 renewable scholarships totaling $80,000 to residents of its public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs. “We are proud to award scholarships to...
Austin in Action
Your cognitive capacity is noticibly reduced when your smartphone is within reach — even if it’s off. That’s the takeaway finding from a new study from the McCombs School of Business at UT Austin. Assistant Professor Adrian Ward and co-authors conducted experiments...
Austin in Action
Austin nonprofit agency Manos de Cristo is set to help thousands of Central Texas children, pre-K through 5th grades with its annual Back-to-School program July 24-28. The program prepares low-income students for the school year by providing each child with two sets...
Films
Spiderman: Homecoming, rated PG-13 Starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey, Jr. Austin Family Critical Rating: 3 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 4 of 5 stars The latest movie in the Marvel Comic Universe, Spiderman:...
