Live United Film series begins Jan.28
Live United Film Series Focuses on Education, Finances, and Community Engagement The Live United Film Series, a three-part film series that aims to inspire, inform, and educate Central Texans about topics impacting our community, begins Jan. 28, 2010. The events will focus on education, financial stability, and Hispanic engagement and combine a film screening, followed [...]
Marigold owner serves up Indian home cooking
Driving down South Lamar, you might notice an inconspicuous store with Indian clothes and decor in the front windows called Marigold – Gateway to India. Lata Karna is the owner of the retail store, which sells authentic Indian clothing, tapestries, and home furnishings. Originally from New York, Lata had a friend that would come to [...]
Learning fair set to make historical book giveaway
When Feria Para Aprender (The Learning Fair) takes place next month, it will not only be the state’s largest Spanish language educational event, but it will set a one-day record in Texas for the most number of educational books given away. More than 18,500 books will be given away free at this year’s event, which [...]
From the Publisher: When positive thinking is not enough
Think and grow rich. You can determine your fate. If the mind can perceive it, the body can achieve it. Really? There is a fine line of what you want to be so and what is so. Recently I read the book, “The Law of Attraction.” And yes, I must admit, I have put together [...]
Austin MLK Day events
MLK Day is a Federal holiday that celebrates the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Although Dr. King’s actual birthdate is January 15th, it is observed each year on the third Monday of January and is one of only four United States holidays commemorating an individual person. Celebrations of all types are held [...]
Future seems bright for Silas and Capital Metro
By Vicky Garza The Austin Times Staff Beverly Silas hopes to be a part of a transportation transformation in Austin. Sworn in last week as the Travis County Representative on the Capital Metro Board, Silas is a visionary and a leader who brings to the board “a sense of community needed for decisions to be [...]
TC’s Lounge: Austin’s down home blues spot
Hours before the music begins and the sun is just beginning to set, T.C.’s Lounge feels like a ghost town. It is hard to believe in a few hours the place will be crowded with people old and young dancing to the blues, causing the floor to move and the walls to rattle. The place [...]
Mexico’s Camila takes time with 2nd album
Patience is a rare virtue in the music business. But Mexican pop trio Camila has benefited from taking things slowly not once, but twice. In May 2006, the group released its debut album, “Todo Cambio,” and watched it do next to nothing at first. It took a year for the release to enter Billboard’s Top [...]
The 411 on Austin’s texting ban
By Vicky Garza The Austin Times Staff This New Year’s, Austinites not only bid farewell to 2009, but to texting while driving as well. As of January 1, 2010, drivers are only allowed to use their cell phones for making and receiving phone calls while operating a moving vehicle. Drivers have a 30-day grace period [...]
Habitat Young Professionals: Helping to build a better Austin
By Katie Warner The Austin Times Staff According to a recent poll by the Wall Street Journal, Austin was ranked as the fifth hottest, hippest destination for highly mobile, educated workers in their 20s. One of the factors why Austin was chosen by many young professionals was the abundance of nonprofits in the city, and [...]
