Low-cost Health Checks
Registration is now underway for Central Texas Medical Center’s (CTMC) 33rd annual HealthCheck, Hays County’s largest health fair. The event will take place Tuesday, Apr. 23, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in San Marcos. The event allows participants to...
Chilly Hiking
The chilly start to the New Year did little to discourage the 3,938 visitors that hit the trail at a Texas State Park for a First Day Hike on Jan. 1. Texas Parks and Wildlife says it had the fourth highest participation in the country, with the largest number of parks...
School Choice
National School Choice Week, founded to raise awareness about K-12 options, will take place Jan. 20-23. During that time, over 40,000 independently-planned events and activities will launch around the country. Schools, organizations and individuals plan to celebrate...
Family Entertainment
High 5, a locally-owned family fun spot, recently opened a new location on Anderson Lane in north Austin. The entertainment center offers arcade games, bowling, karaoke, VR games and laser tag, plus classic American food with a gourmet twist. High 5's original...
Entrepreneurs on TV
Austin entrepreneur Juls Bindi and her Idaho-based business partner Carolyn Shewfelt will soon appear on ABC's Shark Tank. During the episode, which premiers Jan. 27 at 8 p.m., the founders of ZuGoPet will pitch their product, the Rocketeer Pack, to five business...
Charity Gala
Texas Oncology will present the 5th Annual Wonders & Worries Unmasked Gala on February 22 at the JW Marriot Austin. Taking on a Venetian carnival theme, participants are encouraged to wear masks. Proceeds will benefit Wonders & Worries, an Austin-based...
Clean School Buses
Leander ISD rolled out 24 new buses in December, each equipped to run on a propane fuel system. The district, which has operated propane-fueled buses since 2008, used a $740,000 grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to purchase the buses, which...
Forest Bathing
The YMCA’s Camp Moody recently hosted a series of events highlighting forest bathing and the work of Melanie Choukas-Bradley, a Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and author of The Joy of Forest Bathing: Reconnect with Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life....
Math Initiative
A new initiative from UT Austin aims to drastically improve students’ college readiness and success in mathematics. Supported through a $6.68 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Launch Years looks to align K-12 schools and higher education,...
Baking Competition
The Food Network’s Kids Baking Championship returns on Jan. 7 with a dozen young bakers, including Madison Totaro, an 11-year-old from Austin. Hosts Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman guide the bakers through whipping up everything from brownies to tarts to see who...
Safe Drivers
In December, volunteers from UPS brought driving education to young future drivers with the UPS Road Code program at the Gus Garcia YMLA Boys & Girls Club branch. At the event, teens tested their skills on a driving simulator and played road safety games designed...
Adoption Awareness
More than 10 local musical acts banded together at the 9th annual Byrd & Street Mistletoe Jam in December to benefit the Heart Gallery of Central Texas, a nonprofit that raises awareness for children in Central Texas who are waiting for loving, adoptive homes....
