This week Austin Family magazine got the chance to enjoy Kalahari Resort’s three brand new water features: Bugs Burrow, a fun water-play area with nine bug-themed slides just for kids, Adventure River where all ages can float down over 900 feet of their new...

The Austin Parks Foundation (APF), Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD),  Neighborhood Partnering Program (NPP), and Highland Neighborhood Association (HNA) are proud to announce a new fitness area at TA Brown Neighborhood Park located in District 4 is now...

Through June 30th Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co. is partnering with local Austin animal rescue, Austin Pets Alive!, for their Rescue Roast initiative. This means that 100% of all profits from the sale of the Rescue Roast blend will go toward funding Austin Pets...

  You might think finding a guidebook focusing solely on the best kid-friendly venues in Austin would be easy. But you would be wrong. That’s why Annette Lucksinger, former Austin Family Magazine editor wrote her own guidebook, called “Exploring Austin with...

  Take me out to the park! Texas State Parks and Minor League Baseball teams around the state are teaming up to bring the ultimate day/night doubleheader opportunity for visitors to spend a day at a state park and a night at the ballpark. Five minor league teams...

AUSTIN – Each year on the first Saturday in June, anglers across the state pack their tackle boxes and get their fishing poles ready for the Texas tradition of Free Fishing Day. This year, Free Fishing Day lands on June 3 and Texans can fish on any public waterbody in...

As the school year comes to a close and summer activities begin, Kerbey Lane All Day Cafe™ is making this transition easier for families through its Kids Eat Free special. To celebrate the last week of school in Austin, from May 22-26, children under 12 eat free all...

Redeemer’s Showcase choir - IMPACT competed at a director’s choice showcase and music festival at Roosevelt High School in San Antonio on May 5.  The students earned the highest rating, a superior rating, and also outstanding in class. We are so proud of their hard...

It’s that time in the school year for award ceremonies. Round Rock ISD has recently announced that 103 of its scholars have been chosen as National Merit Scholarship Finalists. Every year the National Merit Scholarship program chooses the highest achieving students to...

St. Michael’s Catholic Academy just opened its Hub for Advanced Learning Opportunities (HALO). The new 24,000 square foot building allows their faculty to teach collaborative and creative lessons in robotics, engineering, film production, business, music and data,...

New Spaces Include a Two-Story Media Center and P-TECH Classrooms Built as Part of 2017 Bond Program AUSTIN, TEXAS — April 20, 2023 — Austin ISD and LBJ Early College High School celebrated the grand opening of the school’s Phase 1 modernization yesterday evening,...

  Did you know that 34% of children entering kindergarten lack the basic skills needed to learn how to read? Without an at-home literacy routine, children risk delays in developing skills like problem-solving and decision making.  Students at Primrose schools...