Austin in Action
On Nov. 15, the Anti-Defamation League Austin held its No Place for Hate Youth Summit at UT’s Royal-Memorial Stadium. Participants included more than 550 seventh and eighth grade students and educators from 55 local middle schools. The event works to empower...
Austin in Action
Eighteen local mom entrepreneurs have teamed up to offer fellow busy mothers a family friendly shopping experience with free bloody mary cocktails, coffee, locally made gift-ready items, on-site kid activities and holiday photo mini sessions. Shop and mingle with...
Austin in Action
The treasures from Egypt’s legendary boy king land in Cedar Park at the Texas Museum of Science & Technology (TXMOST). The traveling exhibition opens on Saturday, Nov. 12, and brings to life the enigmatic, opulent age of 18th Dynasty Egypt with a collection of...
Austin in Action
On a cloudy afternoon in November, Anne Fyffe’s 3rd grade class pulses with activity as students collaborate in small groups to meet her weekly Figure It Out Friday challenge. Some of the students try to talk through their ideas while others immediately begin...
Austin in Action
On Sunday, Nov. 13, community members and law enforcement officials come together to participate in the 9th annual Run with the Heroes 5K at Camp Mabry (2200 W. 35th St.). The race starts at 8 a.m. on the Parade Ground. Awards will be presented to the top three...
Films
Loving, rated PG-13 Starring Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Nick Kroll, Michael Shannon Austin Family Critical Rating: 5 of 5 stars Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 4 of 5 stars Loving is as restrained and heartfelt as movies come. Admittedly, I have more than a...
Humor
As I near the end of my second pregnancy, I have been reflecting on the journey that is childbearing. Yes, there are technically three trimesters, but I think pregnancy is better described in more than three stages. The “I’m Pregnant! This Room Smells Like Cheese”...
Recordando Mis Raíces
Noviembre es un mes muy especial, porque es cuando celebramos a los seres queridos que ya han muerto: el 1 de noviembre, celebramos a los Santos Inocentes (a los niños que han muerto), y el 2 de noviembre a los adultos ya muertos, también. Por la mañana, visitamos el...
Piensa Positivo
Piensa Positivo El enojo es uno de los sentimientos que el ser humano normalmente quiere evadir por obvias razones. Pero cuando me di cuenta del verdadero motivo porqué nos enojamos mi miedo a sentirlo disminuyó. Ya que el enojo no es otra cosa que dolor. Ya sea dolor...
Remembering My Roots
November is a very special month, because it is when we celebrate loved ones who have died: November 1 to celebrate the Holy Innocents (the children who have died), and November 2 to celebrate the adults who have gone on, as well. In the morning, we visit the cemetery...
