Considerations for planning your next home party
Whether planning a small get together or creating an elaborate theme party like a sweet heart social, there are many factors to take into consideration when entertaining at your home. Co-owners of Lemon Grass Creative Concepts Beatriz Gamboa-Marty and Vanessa Marty, MBA share their creative expertise in party planning. “A few questions will help you [...]
Lunar New Year Gala
The Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce (TACC) is holding the 15th Annual Lunar New Year Gala on Saturday, February 5th from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Bob Bullock Texas State history Museum with the theme of “Leap into Prosperity,” in conjunction with the Year of the Rabbit. This fun-filled evening will feature a [...]
4th Annual Austin Modern Home Tour
The fourth annual Austin Modern Home Tour will showcase sixteen architecturally progressive and contemporary homes throughout Austin and feature innovative local designers and architects who are pushing the boundaries within their respective fields on Saturday, February 5, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The Modern Home Tour was created by The GoodLife Team, co-produced [...]
YHPA-Austin’s 5th Birthday Bash
Young Hispanic Professional Association of Austin (YHPA-Austin) will be celebrating their 5th year anniversary at the Mexican-American Cultural Center hosted by Leslie Montoya of Univision’s “Despierta Austin” on Friday, January 28th sponsored by State Farm Insurance & Financial Services. The festivities will include food from Casa Chapala, a silent auction, Mariachi Tamazule, and DJ playing [...]
Things are shaping up for Perfect 10 Physical Therapy
For Brandi Smith-Young, turning her past experience into a new business idea wasn’t much of a stretch. After twenty years competing as a gymnast, nine years as a coach, and a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy, starting Perfect 10 Physical Therapy in July of 2008 just made sense. Brandi knew from her own sports [...]
Tips on home files
As you ponder your new year’s goals, are your files a hurdle to achieving your ambition? Does the annual experience of boxing files, ongoing filing, or “what to dos” to the files, have you grinding your teeth? With her many years of helping clients, Nancy Fierro, owner of BookKeeping Express, gives her insight on simplifying [...]
KLD Energy Technologies selected as Texas Emerging Technology Fund recipient
December 30, 2010 – The Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC) announce that the State of Texas has chosen KLD Energy Technologies, Inc. (KLD) as the recipient of a commercialization award funded through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF). The company, which develops clean energy [...]
The Heritage Society of Austin’s Preservation Awards
Local individuals and businesses were recognized by the Heritage Society of Austin for their preservation efforts and commitment to maintaining Austin’s historic roots at the 50th annual awards ceremony. The event took place at the Driskill Hotel with keynote speaker Kennedy Smith, former director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Main Street program. Kennedy [...]
City’s Small Business Development Program keeps Austin growing
By Ashley Erickson Austin is all about keeping things local, whether it is Longhorn pride, music and concert venues or simply shopping and eating local. Our state has weathered the recession better than any other state in the U.S., an optimistic turn for small business owners. According to a recent small business vitality survey from www.portfolio.com [...]
Apple could release iPad 2 in April
We’ve got a new iPad 2 rumor for you: the fabled new version of the Apple (AAPL) tablet will be seeing an early April release, with a Chinese manufacturer being notified that it’ll need to start production on 400,000 to 600,000 new version iPads within the next 100 days. Foxconn Electronics (2317.TW), the Chinese manufacturer [...]
