CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk
Half the nation’s overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says. And an even larger proportion of obese adolescents have such a risk, according to the alarming new numbers. “What this is saying, unfortunately, is [...]
Donna Summer, Disco Queen, Dead at 63
Donna Summer, the singer who came to be known as the “Queen of Disco” during her 1970s heyday, died today after battling cancer, a family member confirmed to ABC News. She was 63. Summer was a five time Grammy award winner who was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 [...]
East Austin band students play Stubbs with their Music Pro Mentors
On May 20th, performances on the Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater will feature East Austin music students in grades 6–12 who have spent the last several months receiving individual instruction from some of Austin’s finest professional musicians through Anthropos Arts. Anthropos Arts’ music-education programs, now in their 13th year, pair students from Title I schools in [...]
‘Godfather of Go-Go’ Chuck Brown dies
Funk fans started each Chuck Brown concert with a chant, “Wind me up, Chuck.” From there they would be treated to guitar riffs, driving percussion and other rhythm instruments that left them dancing to the beat. Brown, who died Wednesday at 75, was the “Godfather of Go-Go,” a genre blending funk, jazz and soul and [...]
Mexico drug wars: 49 headless, dismembered bodies found dumped along highway
Forty-nine headless, dismembered bodies were found along a stretch of highway in Mexico on Sunday. The mutilated bodies “scattered in a pool of blood”—some with their hands and feet “hacked off,” according to the Associated Press—were discovered by local authorities on the edge of the town of San Juan on a road that connects Monterrey [...]
Trustees consider fate of Florida A&M’s marching band
Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees meets Monday to discuss the future of the college’s popular marching band in the aftermath of the hazing-related death of a member. Band director Julian White, who had been with the prestigious band for 40 years, stepped down under pressure last week. He was placed on paid administrative leave [...]
Memphis soul bassist ‘Duck’ Dunn dies
Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bass player who laid the musical floor beneath soul legends like Booker T. and the MGs, Sam and Dave and Otis Redding, has died at age 70, his family announced Sunday. Dunn was part of the house band at Memphis, Tennessee’s Stax Records, the R&B powerhouse that turned out hits like [...]
Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas’Party at the Parkside
Party at Parkside is a spring cocktail party on its 3rd year on May 10th at the 2nd Floor Parkside on 301 E. 6th Street, Austin TX 78701 benefitting for The Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas (DSACT). DSACT is the only organization in the Central Texas area that provides programs and services exclusively for [...]
Fat Forecast: 42% of Americans Obese by 2030
About 32 million more Americans will become obese by 2030, upping obesity rates to 42 percent of the U.S. population, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report also predicts that the proportion of Americans who are severely obese, meaning more than 100 pounds overweight, will reach [...]
Will Smith supports Obama’s call for higher taxes
One of Hollywood’s biggest and best-paid stars is supporting President Barack Obama’s call for higher taxes on the country’s top earners. Will Smith said while promoting “Men In Black III” last week that he supports the move. “I’m very supportive of that idea,” Smith told The Associated Press in an interview. “America has been fantastic [...]
