Austin in Action
Austin families can roll up their sleeves for the spring edition of It’s My Park Day on Saturday, March 7. Hosted by the Austin Parks Foundation, the biannual event has united neighbors for more than two decades to care for trails, greenbelts, and neighborhood...
Austin in Action
The Hourglass Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and the Philanthropic Arm of Flexco Fleet Services, has opened the application window for their 2026 student scholarship opportunities. The Hourglass Foundation is committed to being a small part of a larger solution to...
Austin in Action
This spring, Austin Youth Fitness invites third through eighth graders to lace up for the Govalle 10K Training Club, a free program designed to prepare young runners for the Capitol 10K. Held Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m., now through April 4, excluding March 21,...
KidZone
What You Need: Wide bowl filled with water Flower template Scissors Markers Colored pencil What You Do: Step 1: Cut out the flower template. Step 2: Decorate your flower with markers. Optional: Write a secret message in the center of the flower using a colored...
Then and Now
Then In 1938, when Travis County had far more pasture than pavement, Rodeo Austin planted its roots. With more than 2,600 farms in the area, agriculture was not background music, it was daily life. Community leaders organized a livestock show to strengthen the economy...
Family Matters
Q I am a single mother of an 8-year-old daughter, Carly Jayne. At a recent visit with her pediatrician, we learned she has Type 1 diabetes. How do I help her manage life at home and at school with this chronic illness? I know there are other children at...
Lifelines
The air was thick with tension as the crowd watched an epic battle between two high-caliber college tennis players. The visiting team’s spectators held their collective breath when their player became physically ill on the bench after losing a point. A...
Feature Articles
Summer in Austin has a rhythm all its own. Long, sunny days. Afternoons that stretch until the fireflies emerge. And for many families, the looming question that arrives weeks before the last day of school: What are my kids doing this summer? You are in luck....
Education
Hi, ChatGPT. I’m writing a piece on kids and the appropriate use of AI in schoolwork – both defining what that is and how to teach kids that balance. I figured you and I could have a little chat back and forth about this. Please keep each of your answers...
Austin in Action
The Round Rock Area Serving Center opened a new facility for the Treasures Charity Resale Shop & Boutique to support the food pantry and program services. The clothing and furniture store is open to the public and is located at 1075 E Main Street, Round Rock...
