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...

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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....

When a woman is pregnant for the first time, she has dozens of questions and gets just as many opinions from friends and family. How can she figure out the best choices for her and her baby? Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), celebrating 10 years of partnership with Any...

All K-12 students can now ride Capital Metro services for free, the agency announced in December. Students use the transit service to get to school, after-school activities, tutoring, libraries, jobs and more. Following a pilot program in June that offered free fares...

Former UT football star and current NFL football player Michael Griffin dropped by Cook Elementary in Austin ISD to encourage kids to brush up on their dental health. Students in grades K–2 participated in activities and lessons such as using larger-than-life...

A first-grader at Joe Dan Mills Elementary School in Austin ISD got a surprise in December when he was awarded the grand prize in the Ben’s Beginners Cooking Contest. Sam Thyng submitted a recipe for Creepy Calzones with Squirmy, Wormy Rice to the contest run by Uncle...

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas hosted its annual Santa's Workshop for families and children who are spending the holidays at the Ronald McDonald House and Ronald McDonald Family Rooms. Families and their children were able to select gifts donated by...