Lifelines
Before you put up the tree, light a scented candle, spray holiday air freshener or invite people over, take a minute to learn about seasonal challenges to healthy indoor air quality. During this time of year, we spend more time indoors, breathing the air inside...
Recalls
Hanna Andersson has recalled about 4,400 baby long sleeve wiggle sets. The snaps on the long sleeve top can detach and pose a choking hazard to young children. The style number 66938 on the recalled sets is written on the main label at the neck. These sets were sold...
Austin in Action
Both Canyon Creek and Cactus Ranch elementary schools in Round Rock ISD earned top honors in the state by ranking in the top 10 list of Texas elementary schools by U.S. News & World Report’s first-ever ranking of elementary campuses. Canyon Creek ranked seven and...
Films
Rated PG Starring Zach Galifianakis, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rob Delaney, Justice Smith Critical Rating: 3 of 5 Austin Family Family-Friendly Rating: 4 ½ of 5 Twentieth Century Studios and Locksmith Animation’s “Ron’s Gone Wrong”...
Austin in Action
Registration is now open for the 31st Annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot, benefiting Caritas of Austin. The event features a five-mile run, one-mile walk and Stepping Stone School Kids K as well as a kids activity tent, live music, vendor booths, raffle prizes and...
Austin in Action
St. David’s Foundation honors the legacy of Dr. W. Neal Kocurek with a scholarship program in his name to support Central Texas students pursuing health-related studies at Texas colleges and universities. A civic and corporate leader, Dr. Kocurek was known for...
Austin in Action
Austin Public Library and Library Foundation presented the permanent art installation “Legends Mosaics: Austin’s Courageous Female Leaders of Color” outside the Austin Central Public Library. Six commemorative mosaic portraits honor important women in the...
Austin in Action
Austin singer-songwriter Jenn Hartmann Luck will release her new album “Raise Your Voices” on November 12. The album is a collection of songs that celebrate kids who are changing the world. Luck’s new record features eight children from the Austin area. The official...
Austin in Action
Photo opp with kids, live turkeys, turkey mascots kick off 31st annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot month Thurs., Nov. 4, 10:30 a.m. WHAT Dressed for the season in handmade turkey hats, 35 four- and five-year-old kids will “call” two live turkeys, meet...
Austin in Action
The Grammy-winning, nine-piece Latin funk band Grupo Fantasma will headline this year’s Breakthrough Benefit Concert. Breakthrough Central Texas is a nonprofit that creates a path to college for students from under-resourced communities. Starting in sixth grade, the...
