Austin in Action
Students from 28 area high schools will find out April 13 who takes home awards in the 3rd annual Greater Austin High School Musical Theatre Awards at the Long Center. The event honors outstanding student achievements in 15 categories, ranging from set design and...
Austin in Action
Local author Carmen Oliver held a book launch party at BookPeople on March 6 to celebrate her latest work, a children’s picture book titled “Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies.” “Before I was a reader, I was first a listener,” says Oliver. “I grew up with a mother...
Austin in Action
The Autism Society of Central Texas will hold its annual Autism Ride/Run on April 3 at Georgetown High School. Riders can choose a route of 9, 24, 42 or 68 miles. The rides begin at staggered times from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. The 5K fun run begins at 9 a.m. A resource...
Austin in Action
The Austin Area Garden Council will hold its 59th annual Garden Festival on April 2 and 3 at the Zilker Botanical Garden. This family-friendly event is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and offers a one-stop, garden shopping destination that includes a flower show,...
Austin in Action
Water is a popular way to cool off in Texas, but our state leads the nation in child drownings, with peak incidents happening in May, June and July. Because of these facts, the Texas Legislature has designated April as Water Safety Month in an effort to raise...
Recalls
Michael’s is recalling about 425,000 artificial poinsettias because mold can be present on the stems and bushes, posing a risk of respiratory or other infections in consumers with compromised immune systems, damaged lungs or an allergy to mold. The recall...
Austin in Action
Artists and students are invited to turn a baseball into a work of art in the “Have a Ball” contest in Round Rock. There is no entry fee, and all entrants receive a free ticket to the Round Rock Express game on April 16. Entries will become available...
Austin in Action
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding Texans to remain vigilant with respect to potential crime and terrorist activity in their communities, and to report suspicious behaviors to the department’s iWATCH website at www.iwatchtx.org. The iWATCH...
Austin in Action
Clippers buzzed for a good cause March 19 at the Dell Children’s Medical Center Healing Garden. The Children’s Blood & Cancer Center (CBCC) at Dell Children’s teamed up with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research....
Austin in Action
Think It Up, the new initiative from the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), joined Brooklyn Decker, Andy Roddick, AISD superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz and hundreds of local students and teachers on March 10 during SXSWedu for the second in a national series of...
