Celebrate International Women’s Day the Austin Way
If you have kinky curls that need to be tamed or are looking for the perfect place to take your pup, we have just the list for you. But here’s the perk; they’re all women-owned businesses. In honor of International Women’s Day, we have a list of local businesses, created from the minds and hands...<div class="btnReadMore pt20 bButton"><a href="https://www.eastsideatx.com/international-womens-day-austin/">READ MORE</a></div>
Hot New Places to Check out this Year Words Deven Wilson A new year brings with it a new collection of local businesses as the neighborhood continues its annual tradition of opening more shops and restaurants. From new bars to dog-friendly clubhouses, the Eastside continues to have it all for the locals who live here...<div class="btnReadMore pt20 bButton"><a href="https://www.eastsideatx.com/6-best-new-year-new-places/">READ MORE</a></div>
Musicians Empowering Children Words Deven Wilson | Photos from Music Helps Music Helps is an outreach program that comes together to help children from tough backgrounds break out of their shells and into a jam session. I was just completely blown away by the impact that they were having on the lives of these children.”...<div class="btnReadMore pt20 bButton"><a href="https://www.eastsideatx.com/music-helps/">READ MORE</a></div>
Sound Bites: The Best Eats to Grab before the Beats Words Clarissa Jane | Photo of Buenos Aires Cafe Music is always ringing in Austin, and the Eastside has the perfect prelude to any show. The best way to fuel up is with local gems that offer flavors as bold and vibrant as Austin’s soundscape....<div class="btnReadMore pt20 bButton"><a href="https://www.eastsideatx.com/lucky-7-bites-before-beats/">READ MORE</a></div>
Timeless Landscapes: Ansel Adams and His Legacy in Focus
The Harry Ransom Center’s latest exhibition highlights the lasting impact of Ansel Adams’s environmental photography At the heart of the Harry Ransom Center’s latest exhibition, Visualizing the Environment: Ansel Adams and His Legacy, lies a powerful dialogue between art and environmentalism. Opening on August 31, 2024, this exhibition offers a compelling look at the work...<div class="btnReadMore pt20 bButton"><a href="https://www.eastsideatx.com/timeless-landscapes-ansel-adams-and-his-legacy-in-focus-2/">READ MORE</a></div>
Moontower’s Light Touch Words Christopher Ferguson, RA | Photos Melissa Blair A sensitive addition breathes new life—and light—into a midcentury gem. Originally built in 1953, Michael and Melissa Blair’s cozy bungalow was full of midcentury charm but lacked space their growing family needed. Eyeing the opportunity to expand, the couple enlisted local firm Moontower as...<div class="btnReadMore pt20 bButton"><a href="https://www.eastsideatx.com/moontower-austin/">READ MORE</a></div>
A psychologist, dancer, and yoga facilitator, Sadé Jones teaches mindfulness in a yoga practice that combines movement set to modern dance and rhythmic beats.
When Pamela Benson Owens joined Six Square a year ago, her first order of business was not to take immediate action but, rather, to listen. What resulted was a subtle, yet crucial, shift in how the organization showed up and held space for the community it has served for the past seven years.
Founder & CEO of Edge of Your Seat Consulting Female entrepreneurs are the fastest growing population in business, with recent data showing that 40 percent of U.S. businesses are women-owned. Within that group, the number of businesses started by women of color is even greater. “Yet, last year, I watched an entire panel talk about...
Support with your dollar, time, and voice Photos of J. Leonardi’s, Aster’s Ethiopian Restaurant, and Tony’s Jamaican Food In the fight for justice and equality, every action counts. Among those actions, supporting black-owned businesses and organizations is one crucial step. If there’s a black-owned business in East Austin that isn’t on this list, let us...
A Personal Anthem Words by Sam Lauron Photos by Eric Morales 2019 was a whirlwind of a year, career-wise, for Reggie DeVore of BlackLight Hip Hop. Last November, Reggie was invited to perform as a special guest at OnePlus Music Festival in Mumbai, where he opened for Dua Lipa and Katy Perry. Just weeks later, he released...
The Lounge that Established Eastside’s Music Scene Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Tary Owens While Winston Churchill was throwing victory signs to news reporters across the Atlantic, the celebration of the Allied victory in World War II looked a little different in Austin, Texas. Already weary from battle, soldiers from the Western front were...
Capturing history in a mural Words and Photos by Alison Bryce A new mural embracing the diversity of the East Austin community is being created on the east wing of Blackshear Elementary Fine Arts Academy. The mural is an extension of a larger project that started in 2016 when Blackshear PTA and Blackshear Bridge renamed...
A look into the lives of influential black leaders Words by Sam Lauron Photo of Jacob Fontaine courtesy of Austin History Center Countless prominent figures throughout Austin’s history have made an impact on this city and beyond. Here are just a few of the local leaders who have contributed their voice, skills, and social initiatives to the betterment of their...
A Jewel of East Austin’s Past Words by Montinique Monroe Photos courtesy Austin History Center A vacant lot sits at the corner of East 12th and Salina streets, leaving new residents with no trace of what once existed on the plot of land. However, East Austin natives vividly remember the beloved black movie theater that...
Raasin in the Sun Words by Jess Hagemann Photos by Eric Morales This Houston-born Olympic athlete first moved to Austin in 2000 to run track at the University of Texas. After officially retiring from her career as a hurdler, Raasin McIntosh founded Raasin in the Sun, a nonprofit “urban beautification” initiative serving the greater Austin...
