Central Texas Medical Center in San Marcos is holding its Kids Art Contest through Oct. 1, 2018. Children ages 4 - 18 can submit artwork. The winning artwork will be featured in the 2019 CREATION Health calendar. Contestants should drop off their artwork with attached...

Two Austin-area teen delegates traveled to San Francisco to represent our city in the International Congress of Youth Voices on Aug. 3 - 5, 2018. Austin Bat Cave nominated the high school students and raised funds to pay for Noor Alnoman and Bianca Alvarado to meet...

Southwest Austin's Barton Creek Square mall has opened a new Disney Junior Play Zone, where kids from toddlers through age 10 can experience physical and digital activities themed to hit Disney shows. The play zone opened on Aug. 4, 2018. Located in front of JCPenney...

Kiddie Academy of Pflugerville recently received the Life Essentials Character Education award at the national Kiddie Academy annual conference. The Pflugerville location was selected from more than 200 franchises considered for the award, which recognizes an...

Texas State University and The Price Center in San Marcos have partnered for “Connect Across Generations,” an exercise study for seniors that will examine the health impact of yoga or Tai Chi participation.   Beginning in September, individuals 65 years or older...

Turns out those images of a T. Rex with teeth bared and tongue wildly stretched are fierce but misinformed. Researchers at UT Austin have concluded that dinosaurs couldn’t stick out their tongues like lizards. Instead, their tongues were probably rooted to the bottoms...

Austin-owned SPIBelt has debuted a product just for children. The Kids’ SPIBelt is designed to carry medical supplies such as insulin pumps, inhalers, EpiPens and CGMs (continuous glucose monitoring systems). Slimmer than a fanny pack and sized for kids, the belt...

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) plans to spend $229.9 million in federal funding to increase the quality of child care and strengthen early learning across the state. TWC says it will expand early childhood education and child care service programs to an...

Local Austin authors have been busy this summer unveiling just the titles you’ll want to read. Lucy and the String is artist Vanessa Roeder’s picture book debut and goes on sale Aug. 11. With strong lines and vivid color, Roeder tells the story of a little girl’s...

In June, the Austin ISD Police Department held its annual GREAT (Gang Resistance Education and Training) summer camp week, aimed at preventing student delinquency, violence and gang membership. AISD elementary school students met officers and community leaders, worked...

Austin Parks Foundation has announced grants of over $170,000 to improve five Austin parks, trails and green spaces. Projects include new playground equipment, improved community pools, school parks, sports fields and more. Beneficiaries of the grants include Mabson...

Mommie Support Network, the WilCo Wellness Alliance coalition and Round Rock Public Library will host a Moms Community Listening Forum on August 10. Moms can learn about resources available to them and will be able to share their opinions and perspectives about the...