Minecraft Education, working with C40 (a global network of mayors taking action to confront the climate crisis), invited three cities from around the world to participate in a Minecraft Build Challenge. Austin was one of the three chosen. The challenge will provide...

Eanes ISD has opened a new Aquatics Center adjacent to the Westlake Athletic Community Center (WACC). The facility was built with funds from the district’s 2019 bond program, finalizing a decades-long push for a school district pool.  The pool will be used by the...

Two student teams from the Harmony School of Endeavor are among 100 national finalists in the American Rocketry Challenge. The students will compete for $100,000 in prizes at the National Finals on May 14 near Washington, D.C. The top team will win an all-expense paid...

Round Rock Independent School District is piloting a composting program at three schools where nearly every lunch item, from the flatware to the trays, are composted or recycled. Sklyer Amdur, Chef Manager at Round Rock ISD, says, “Everything students pick up will be...

Texas Performing Arts presents Broadway In Austin  Disney’s THE LION KING, the world’s #1 musical on April 7-24, 2022, Tue – Fri 8 pm | Sat at 2 & 8 pm | Sun at 1 & 6:30 pm at Bass Concert Hall | 2350 Robert Dedman Drive | Austin, TX 78712 After 24 landmark...

Squirrel Fest, presented by Pease Park Conservancy and H-E-B, will be a day of music, fun and a movie in the park – to celebrate the newly revitalized 7-acre Kingsbury Commons. This free, family-friendly festival will feature live music, children’s activities, a...

Over the years, the nonprofit Keep Austin Beautiful has mobilized hundreds of volunteers every April for a day of community service. In 2021, individuals and members of the same household were encouraged to remove litter from their favorite neighborhood spots while...

Kirby Hall, a private college preparatory school serving students in pre-K4 through 12th grades, has initiated a new program to offer a unique experience to academically-motivated students who may never have considered pursuing a private school education.  Kirby Hall...

Our very own Middle School Show Choir is going to sing the National Anthem at a Round Rock Express Game at the Dell Diamond!!! Purchase tickets using the link with this QR code. Enter in the code Redeemer to get a discounted rate. Everyone is welcome! Hope to see you...

Two Austin-based businesses, Mind Oasis and Unscripted Heart, announced a partnership to bring a mindfulness curriculum to local schools to reduce the effects of stress in students and faculty. The program provides children, teachers and parents simple tools that can...

Bike Benefit Ride The French way of saying “all on your bike,” Tous à Vélo is a non-competitive benefit ride at the famed Circuit of the Americas, with 100% of proceeds benefiting Dell Children’s Medical Center. In what is planned to be an annual event, 2,000 riders...

SpaceX Internship Winner Cedar Park native Shane Cullen, a senior in the mechanical engineering program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has been chosen to intern at SpaceX. He was selected to the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program, an executive mentorship...