KidZone
Preparing your own food in the kitchen is a great way to learn about nutrition, pick up an essential life skill and start to try more fresh, wholesome ingredients. It’s best to find recipes with several hands-on components, so both parents and kids can be involved as...
Feature Articles
Planning to start your baby on solid food this season? Think green: Research shows that babies who eat a wide variety of vegetables and fruits before their first birthday are more likely to be veggie-lovers at age 6. Here’s how to get more of the season’s best produce...
Feature Articles
When you shop for groceries, do you wonder if that organic apple is worth the extra dollar a pound? And what is that extra dollar buying you, anyway? A September 2012 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine concluded that organic produce does not have any...
Feature Articles
By Sherida Mock Mama Nell begged him to get a “real job,” but farming was irresistible. In 1997, Brenton Johnson graduated from Auburn University with a degree in agricultural engineering. He tried to follow his grandmother’s wishes, and for a time he did, working for...
10 Things to do
February is national Bird Feeding Month. It’s also one of the most difficult months for our wild birds to find available food, water and shelter. Enjoy our feathered backyard friends with these ten things, and lend a hand if you can! Library books about bird...
Austin in Action
Burnet Middle School recently joined over 2,400 schools nationwide for Sandy Hook Promise’s (SHP) national “Start With Hello” call-to-action week. Start With Hello is a no-cost, easy-to-implement program for schools and community organizations. With the...
Austin in Action
Celebrating local foods and all things Texas, H-E-B is searching for the most creative and mouthwatering, Texas-based food and beverage entrepreneurs or small businesses to participate in the 2017 H-E-B Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best competition. Interested creators...
Austin in Action
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism, recently announced its Texas honorees. Included were two Austin youths named as finalists. Carissa Mallory, 17, and Eesha Nayak, 15, both of...
Austin in Action
The Austin Huns recently announced a new partnership with Spectrum Sports, in which all seven of the team’s home games for the 2017 season will be broadcast exclusively on Spectrum Sports in Texas. “We expect an exciting season ahead, and our club cannot wait to share...
Films
The LEGO Batman Movie, rated PG Starring Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Zach Galifianakis, Ralph Fiennes, Channing Tatum Austin Family Critical Rating: 4 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 4 1/2 of 5 stars Chris McKay’s The LEGO Batman Movie...
