smile.amazon.com … It’s easy! Just select “Youth Employment Service of the Harbor Area” as your nonprofit choice on AmazonSmile and continue with your holiday gift purchases! YES! is an awesome organization that I personally support and volunteer for, and believe in wholeheartedly.
When we went to see my favorite baby child cousin recently, I knew I couldn’t go empty-handed. So I turned to a friend who knows this sort of thing, and she assures me that CUPPIES are THE hot gift (along with Aden + Anais swaddles* for the new, actual, baby) right now. That sweet Kaia seems to…
I got an email the other day that read: “Kids are learning their ABCs and 123s, but they aren’t learning the one thing that has the greatest impact on their happiness, confidence, and success in life—it’s their mindset.” You know, it’s not just a kid issue—after all, that sounds a lot like the premise around…
On Saturday, April 14th, from 4pm to 7pm, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf will be hosting an art opening with Project ClayPlay, Foster’s Angels, andHelping Hand Home at the South Lamar café (221 S Lamar). The art on display and for sale comes from Foster’s Angels and/or Helping Hand Home children through the creative guidance of the dedicated…
Austin organization Grounded in Music’s annual benefit concert (past coverage here) is Wednesday, February 15th at the Gibson Guitar Showroom. Longtime Grounded in Music supporter Jack Ingram (I got to meet him when he helped open a recording studio at the Boys & Girls Club) and Hayes Carll are co-headlining the event. Tickets are $35 and…
I’m so very lucky to be on the Millenial Advisory Board for Ben & Jerry’s. They recently sent us Free Pint coupons to create Random Acts of Ice Cream. I’d just heard of an amazing new group in Austin working with kids in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, so I put two great…
September 11-18, Bethany United Methodist Church will host an educational AIDS Exhibit called World Vision’s Step into Africa, a multimedia, interactive exhibit that allows visitors to step into the lives of actual children affected by HIV and AIDS in the hardest-hit region of the world: Sub-Saharan Africa, where about 22 million people are infected with HIV (2/3…
Community Yoga Austin Presents: FIRST SUNDAY for Blackshear Elementary School How awesome is this? On Sunday, July 3rd Community Yoga will collaborate with Eastside Yoga, Blue Dahlia Bistro, and other East Austin businesses to raise money to bring a weekly Yoga class to ALL of the students of Blackshear Elementary School, starting in Fall 2011. Blackshear students…
Samesies! How many times have you said that comparing two things that are the, well, same? I love drawing parallels between Austin and Aspen, so you can imagine how tickled I was to get an email from Courtney SAMES, photographer from Austin, who was headed to Aspen to spend the summer. Samesies! Turns out, Courtney…
Zed’s, the new North Austin dining destination serving modern, casual Austin-American fare, recently introduced an expansive Sunday brunch buffet (which, as you know, is what I think ALL brunches should be). Zed’s brunch is served from 11am to 3pm every Sunday. The kid-friendly menu includes made-to-order omelets, a meat-carving station, waffles with assorted fruit toppings, and…