One Billion Rising: This Valentine's Day, rise up to eliminate violence against women

By Shelley Seale

02.13.13 | 9:28 am

Ah, the day of love. Valentine's Day is supposed to be all about flowers, candy and romance. Right? Well, perhaps. But a day dedicated to romantic love also presents ...

power in numbers

Austin Women for Political Action: Using collective discouragement for change

By Shelley Seale

02.10.13 | 11:00 am

It hasn't been a great couple of years for women, politically speaking. Large numbers of women feel that their rights are being set back by years — decades, even — and ...

Event Spotlight

Love conquers hate: Honoring leaders in support of Austin's LGBT community

By Shelley Seale

02.08.13 | 10:38 am

On Saturday, February 9, two prominent Austinites will be honored at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Austin Gala, "Love Conquers Hate." The honorees are Dave Steakley, producing artistic director of ...

Keep your car off the road for Austin's Work From Home Day on February 8

By Shelley Seale

02.06.13 | 11:35 am

What would Austin look like if we took 10,000 cars off the roads? That's what the Social Good Summit, an initiative of Mashable, hopes to do on Friday ...

Giving Back

The Fara Foundation: More than fair trade coffee, an organization that changes lives

By Shelley Seale

01.31.13 | 9:29 am

In the mountainous rain forests surrounding Matagalpa, Nicaragua, coffee farming is an intrinsic part of the culture. Maria Farahani was born into one of these coffee-growing families. “We had been ...

high art

Austin Lyric Opera opens the charming and timeless Marriage of Figaro

By Shelley Seale

01.17.13 | 10:30 am

The newest production to open at Austin Lyric Opera is Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. In this single “day of madness,” Mozart takes us on a laugh-out-loud ride filled ...

reversing obesity

The Wellgro Co. aims to bring real food back into our schools

By Shelley Seale

01.13.13 | 9:45 am

One in every three kids in America is overweight. One-third of those who were born in 2000 or later are expected to develop diabetes, while the percentage of children and ...

The Goodnight brings bowling, revelry and top-notch food to north central Austin

By Shelley Seale

01.06.13 | 11:30 am

Recognizing a local craving for an absurdly magnificent and never before seen side of revelry, The Goodnight is the newest addition to north central Austin, located next to the Alamo ...

worth the pain

Get punched in the stomach by Jimmy Kimmel to support Austin's CTC International

By Shelley Seale

12.26.12 | 11:00 am

Who doesn't want to get punched by Jimmy Kimmel on air for supporting local Austin non-profit Comfort The Children (CTC) International? CTC has partnered with Kimmel and Mozilla Firefox ...

Equine enigma

A Christmas miracle: 300 North Texas horses find a new home

By Shelley Seale

12.25.12 | 4:00 pm

The Olympian Ranch in North Texas has sold to a new owner — which wouldn’t be uncommon or news at all, except for one fact: The property has been home ...

Making History

LBJ Library unveils new innovative exhibits and $10 million in renovations

By Shelley Seale

12.20.12 | 11:28 am

Austin's beloved LBJ Presidential Library has had a major facelift, with a multi-million dollar renovation. Construction began on the renovation in December 2011, and the Library will open the ...

Divine Presents

Six ways to give more this holiday season: Gift ideas that give back

By Shelley Seale

12.12.12 | 12:25 pm

It's upon us once again: the holiday season of shopping, food, parties and general merry-making. It's also the time of year when many people look to share the ...

In memory

Family and friends remember former Austinite, Kasandra Perkins

By Shelley Seale

12.09.12 | 4:00 pm

Kasandra Perkins always had a smile on her face. That is the first thing that anyone who knew her says about her. The 22-year-old native Texan was fatally shot last ...

Fun Run

Brighten your weekend with the Color Me Rad 5K, benefiting Special Olympics Texas

By Shelley Seale

12.06.12 | 11:15 am

When Zoloft and balloon animals can't seem to raise your spirits, the best way to brighten your life is to run Color Me Rad 5K. Coming to Austin this ...

internet superstars

Healthy competition: Meet Austin's top sports bloggers

By Shelley Seale

11.25.12 | 9:30 am

It's no secret that Texas is sports-crazy country, and Austin is no exception. From the beloved Longhorns to a multitude of other team and individual sports, we love our ...

Food for thought

Casa de Luz: Creating community in a sustainable food oasis

By Shelley Seale

11.19.12 | 1:45 pm

Maryann Justman is not a woman who lets a simple thing like a fire get her down. Back in the 1980s, when she was cooking for the East West Center ...

Starting a new season

Ragtime chases the American Dream as it kicks off ZACH's new season

By Shelley Seale

11.11.12 | 12:00 pm

Austin has been highly anticipating the opening of the new Topfer Theatre at ZACH. On Oct. 17, the first production on the Karen Kuykendall Stage in the new state-of-the-art theater ...

Austin on the go

Austin Airstream hits the road, spreading good vibes and music across the country

By Shelley Seale

10.26.12 | 9:42 am

It can't be missed, the 30-foot vintage orange and baby-blue Airstream trailer with the words "Austin, Texas: Live Music Capital of the World" sprawled across it. After making stops ...

Arts outside

Art in public places: The final free performance of Austin Lyric Opera's Pagliacci Project

By Shelley Seale

10.20.12 | 9:00 am

Pagliacci is a famously tragic play-within-a-play that tells the heartbreaking story of betrayal and jealousy in an Italian commedia dell’arte troupe. Theater and reality collide in a dramatic climax ...

Day Tripping delights

The Goddess of Love: Exciting Aphrodite exhibit at SAMA shows us not much has changed

By Shelley Seale

10.15.12 | 10:43 am

She was the patroness of brides, seafarers and warriors; agent of political harmony; adulterous seductress; and mother to mischievous Eros. Known to the Romans as Venus, the goddess Aphrodite is ...