Austin in Action
Houston native, Adam Gockley, is set to open another location with IDEA Lab® Kids, the education-based franchise with an emphasis on a cutting-edge STEM plus Arts (STEAM) curriculum. IDEA Lab earned “Austin’s Best After School Program” and has seen continued...
Austin in Action
Here’s some good news from the heart of Texas: Redeemer Lutheran School in Austin raised $35,300 for the Kids Heart Challenge benefitting the American Heart Association. This is the second year in a row that Redeemer has raised such an enormous sum, placing them 7th ...
Films
Rated PG Starring David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, Christoph Waltz, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Tim Blake Nelson, John Turturro, Ron Perlman Critical Rating: ***** of ***** Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: **** of ***** Guillermo Del...
Austin in Action
Kerbey Lane’s special pancake of the month for February will be the Beignet Pancake–a crisp buttermilk pancake topped with an espresso glaze and powdered sugar. It’s the perfect way to celebrate Mardi Gras on February 21, which also happens to be Pancake Day. Mardi...
Screen Time
Years ago, I read an academic study about kids and how they told stories about their lives. Frequently, their stories would borrow from movies or shows they had seen and sometimes, their stories appeared to be direct copies of those programs. The temptation at...
La Pantalla Inteligente
Hace años, leí un estudio académico sobre niños y cómo contaban historias sobre sus vidas. Con frecuencia, sus historias tomaban prestadas películas o programas que habían visto y, a veces, sus historias parecían ser copias directas de esos programas....
Austin in Action
The Project HOPE art exhibition takes place throughout the month of March in the Bee Cave Arts Foundation (BCAF) gallery. The exhibition is an international artwork collaboration with the city of Paestum, Italy. The project honors soldiers in Texas’ 36th...
Austin in Action
Nine year old, Miraya Joshi of Round Rock can attest that it’s never too early to start a literary career. On January 1st, Miraya published her first chapter book, entitled “The Battle of Torra.” The book is about a young group of girls who explore the ocean,...
Austin in Action
Last month, Aiden Evander was caught doing a good deed. During the winter break, he went to work one day with his mom at the Austin Police Department Lake Patrol marina. Aiden noticed that the patrol boats needed washing, so he went to work scrubbing the boats...
Asuntos Familiares
P. ¿Cómo lidiar con un niño que no quiere un hermanito o hermanita? Nate, nuestro actual y único hijo, tiene cuatro años. Cuando le dijimos a Nate que íbamos a tener un bebé, dijo: “Odio al bebé. No quiero uno.” Le hemos dicho a Nate lo buen hermano mayor que será y...
