Austin Fashion Week Awards
The 2nd Annual Austin Fashion Awards was held at the Long Center for the Performing Arts where participants of Austin Fashion Week were selected in three different categories: People’s Choice Awards (voted on by general public), Critic’s Choice Awards (voted by a panel of 40 local Austinites influential in the fashion community), and Peer Choice [...]
The Souvenir Menu – A movie, cooking demo and good food
Imagine being in a theatre watching a movie where the actors are eating a great looking pizza, slices so beautiful that you can smell them. That happened to me over the weekend at a screening of ‘Eat, Prey, Love’, but people were actually eating fragrant freshly made Pizzas Margherita while Julia Roberts was indulging in [...]
The flavor of soul: “Suite 709″
Suite 709, Austin’s newest band, has been compared to “John Legend meets The Jackson 5;” a fresh flavor with just a hint of vintage to round off a sound that stretches across several musical genres. Infectious rhythms, hooks that stick to your brain, and soulful vocals combine to produce a sound that moves through your [...]
Princess In Training, Inc. has crowning ceremony
Austin organization designed to prepare young ladies to be the leaders of tomorrow, Princess in Training, Inc., held its Crowning Ceremony with guest speaker Cora Coleman-Dunham, author of G.A.G.U. Gathering A Greater Understanding The Ultimate Life Guide for Youth at the Dell Children’s Hospital Signe Auditorium for ten girls ranging from ages 12-18 that completed [...]
New Austin bar destined to be among city’s landmarks
The Womack brothers and Jason Carrier (a.k.a “the other brother”) are not new to the Austin bar industry. Having owned and run five venues within the downtown area, they have, with out a doubt, made their mark on the Austin night-life scene. I sat down with Christina Harrelson, to discuss what distinguishes Dogwood from the [...]
President Obama heats up Austin
Air Force One arrived in Austin a little earlier than expected around 12:05 p.m. with Gov. Rick Perry, State Sen. Kirk Watson, State Rep. Mark Strama and Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell meeting the president on the tarmac. Media and special guests were also on hand to welcome him enduring the blistering Texas heat. Governor Perry [...]
“Fun Fun Fun Fest”: The economics of the ‘Trickle Down Effect of Fun’
Fun Fun Fun Fest announced today in a press conference that would be putting into effect a “Fun Stimulus Plan.” The Fun Fun Fun Fest executive team presented an engaging laser-guided Power Point display where they explained in full details of the “trickle down effect” of fun. The full lineup for the 5th annual Fun [...]
2010 HSC Scholar Leadership Conference
Empowering young Hispanic students for personal and professional success beyond degree attainment Austin, TX – The Hispanic Scholarship Consortium (HSC) will host its annual Scholar Leadership Conference on August 3–5, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Austin. The conference aims to empower scholars to enter the workforce as leaders upon degree attainment. Throughout the conference, [...]
The Souvenir Menu – Sullivan’s
Sometimes dinner in an old favorite restaurant is just the thing to set the world right again. I hadn’t been to Sullivan’s in while, but have pretty fond memories of many good dinners there. I invited a friend for a good indulgent meal, and a bruised wallet later I was a very happy man. We [...]
Meet the Business Lenders
Small Business Development Program will host the 7th annual Meet the Lender loan fair for businesses on August 5, 2010 from 3 PM to 7 PM at Palmer events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd at no cost for admission and free parking available at the garage. Businesses will have the opportunity to learn the steps [...]
