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 [...]
Salsa Candela Latino Party hosted by Las Comadres Para Las Americas
Salsa Candela will be kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month at Copa Bar and Grill, August 27th from 6:30PM to 9:30PM, benefiting the 2011 Hispanic/Latino/Indigenous Heritages Celebration organized by Las Comadres Para Las Americas. The fundraiser will also include potluck and silent auction. The tight group of friends performing, Salsa Candela, specialize in a variety of [...]
Five Outstanding Young Texans (FOYT)
Texas Junior Chamber will celebrate the achievements of Five Outstanding Young Texans (FOYT) during their Award Ceremony at their annual conference event in the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol August 13-15, 2010. The winners are between 18 and 41 years of age who “exemplify the best attributes of the nation’s young people.” The winners [...]
Backpacks for underprivileged students
Mano de Cristo’s goal is to provide more than 2200 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade with school supplies, backpacks, and clothing (2 changes of clothes, socks, and underwear) for the upcoming school year from August 2-6 and August 9-13 at the Travis County Building, 5335 Airport Blvd. “There is a difference between students coming [...]
Beat the summer heat with your own pool
With the August heat starting to bear down on us and crowds flocking to community pools and area lakes, some homeowners may be considering adding their own pool to their backyard. Future pool owners will need to take into consideration budget and factors such as size, shape, and features that will affect the price. Joni [...]
World Music Night bringing diversity to Austin
For one year now, Bemba Entertainment and KUT90.5/KUT.org have brought World Music Night every Tuesday to Momo’s, giving Austin a chance to connect with cultures from all over the world through music. Founded in 2007 by Brandon Badillo, Bemba Entertainment has been producing unique events inspired by the arts and multiculturalism. World Music Night, one [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Colombian Independence Day in Austin
To Colombians, July 20 is symbolic because that is the day their country became an independent republic. Some Austin area Colombians celebrated their country’s 200th year of independence from Spain, Bicentennial Day, this past weekend. “Colombia is the country with the 29th largest population in the world, 4th largest economy in Latin America. People celebrating [...]
