Teal Pumpkins
Trick-or-treating can be tricky for kids with food allergies. That's why local bed and breakfast the Fairview is putting out a teal pumpkin and providing allergy-safe alternatives for trick-or-treaters. Innkeepers Jimi and Vivian Ballard will be handing out small toys...
No-Cost Counseling
Austin Child Guidance Center (ACGC) has received a $260,000 grant from the Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division (CJD) for Spanish-speaking children and families who have been witnesses or victims of crime or abuse. ACGC says the grant will ensure clients...
Park Cleanup
Austin Parks Foundation has announced its next citywide volunteer event, It’s My Park Day, will occur on Saturday, November 4, 2017. During It’s My Park Day, thousands of Austinites will work to improve and transform parks, trails and greenbelts throughout Austin....
Special Olympics
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) officially announced the 198 members that have been named to Team Texas, the delegation that will compete in the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games taking place July 1-6, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Central Texas area athletes selected to...
Couples Conflict
Every couple has conflict, and new research from UT Austin finds that having good friends and family members to turn to alleviates the stress of everyday conflict between partners. In fact, the study found social networks may protect against health problems brought...
Concert Fundraiser
The Salvation Army will host its 4th annual Rock the Red Kettle ATX concert on Nov. 12 at the LifeAustin Amphitheatre in southwest Austin. Cory Morrow will serve as host and welcome guest performers including Kevin Fowler, Roger Creager, Drew Womack, and Walt and Tina...
Autism Training
Texas parents and caregivers can now get free training through UT Austin to enhance language and communication skills of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Made possible through a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the...
Free Mammograms
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Central Texas Medical Center (CTMC) in San Marcos is partnering with Community Action of Central Texas to offer 100 free mammograms to women who do not have the resources to pay for one. "We know that early...
Culinary Students
More than 400 culinary arts students from 18 area high schools sharpened their knives and their job skills for the 4th Annual Culinary Arts Career Conference, hosted by the Austin Food & Wine Alliance on Oct. 5 at Palmer Events Center. Dozens of culinary...
Special Olympics
Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath has forced Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) to cancel or postpone several competitions and fundraisers not only in the affected Houston and Coastal Bend areas, but across the state of Texas. Due to the significant loss of income from those...
Teacher Ambassadors
Two Austin ISD educators have been selected for EcoRise's 2017-18 Teacher Ambassador Program. Austin-based EcoRise is a school-based curriculum focused on sustainability. The ambassadors from Austin ISD are: Kate Hoffner, 3rd-grade social studies and language arts...
Girls in STEM
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) brings its annual event Invent it. Build it., to Austin to engage girls in STEM activities and provide them resources that will help them pursue a path in engineering and technology. The event will take place Oct. 28, 2017 from 9...
