Austin in Action
The O. Henry Pun-off returns to Austin for its 39th annual event on May 7 in Brush Square Park. The event, billed as the “World Championship” of puns, will run from noon to 6 p.m. and include live music, food truck offerings and two contests: Punniest of Show, a...
Austin in Action
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has declared May 2-8 as Screen-Free Week. The organization urges families to unplug from digital entertainment and spend free time playing, reading, daydreaming, creating, exploring and connecting with friends and family....
Recalls
Bring Your Adventure Sports (BYA) is recalling about 5,700 zipline kits because a crimp in the zipline can fail, allowing the cable to pull free or become slack while in use, posing a fall hazard to the user. The recall involves BYA Sports Skyline backyard zipline...
Humor
Warning: This article contains references to bodily fluids emitted during a woman’s first trimester of pregnancy. I worked full-time while pregnant with my son. I got up at 5 a.m. and took a park-and-ride bus that smelled like feet and old sandwiches, all the while...
10 Things to do
Tool set or multitool Universitylabeled items Restaurant giftcard Bowl and ramen noodles Umbrella Dry erase board Water bottle filled with snacks Laundry bag Blanket Board game...
KidZone
Explore how cranes work by building a simple crane arm, then testing different loads to see how much work it takes to lift them! What You Need 2-ft. piece of string Pencil Ruler Paperclip Small items to lift using the crane (such as keys or washers) What You Do Tie...
Family Matters
Q. When I suggested to my 15-year-old that she find a volunteer position, she said she’d rather hang out with friends or listen to music, and if she were going to work, she wanted to be paid. Then she asked, “What’s the big deal with volunteering anyway?” I didn’t...
Family Connections
As a kid, I didn’t have an ice cream truck that toured our neighborhood blasting Pop Goes the Weasel. Imagine my surprise when my cousin introduced me to the ice cream truck experience one summer long, long ago. In the great Pavlovian style, the music played, the...
Education
Is your child passing her classes, but not prepared for the next school year? Is she missing specific skills or lacking strength in some subjects? Maybe she needs a tutor. Crystal Cotti, owner of Sylvan Learning of Austin, adds another reason to find a tutor. “During...
Lifelines
Health officials in Texas are preparing for a possible outbreak of the Zika virus. It’s mostly spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can also transmit other diseases, such as dengue and chikungunya. There’s no vaccine to prevent Zika, dengue or chikungunya, and...
