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Transplants Floral Words by Sommer Brugal Photos by Eric Morales Austin native Antonio Bond finds beauty in combining found objects and Earth’s natural décor. It’s not too often you’ll find a floral arrangement laced with bones, wasp hives, or animal skulls. When you do, you might question its beauty; you might even think it strange. But for Antonio,...
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Stroll Through…

… East Austin’s History Words by Jessica Devenyns  Photos by Six Square A dilapidated house where Justice Thurgood Marshall used to reside. Hidden statues that were meant for the state capitol’s lawn. An unobtrusive university that pre-dates all the other higher education institutions in the city. They are all out in the open, yet these...
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Melissa Nicholson

Work Muse Words by Sommer Brugal  Photos by Eric Morales Melissa Nicholson is the founder of the job sharing firm, Work Muse. With a decade of job sharing experience behind her, Nicholson is working to educate and empower employers and employees to embrace the benefits of job sharing, a partnership between two people who, together,...
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An Eye for Cacti

Succulent Native Words by Jess Hagemann  Photos by Matt Bradford You may have seen her set up on downtown 6th Street or holding court in the South Congress arts district, her little wheeled cart popping with pale green and bright purple succulents. If you stopped to peruse the selection of pretty plants, you probably noticed...
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Amina Haji

Karisha Community Word by Jessica Devenyns  Photos by Eric Morales For Amina Haji, a healthy life is a simple one. “It’s about learning to be in this world without being affected by it.” With her mantra established and a mission to “bring commonsense to healthcare,” Dr. Haji began her work on the Karisha Community, which...
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Jessica Honegger

Noonday Collection Words by Sommer Brugal  Photos by Ashley Haguewood Jessica Honegger is a dreamer, or as she likes to call it: a “futurist.” She says that when you work among the poor, that sort of mentality is necessary, because she has to be able to see hope, opportunity, and what lives could be. Honegger is...
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Knitting Together the Loose Ends

LifeWorks’ Wrap-Around GED Program Words by Jessica Devenyns  Photos by Eric Morales Education is like a skein of yarn. It is layers of information wound in an orderly fashion to form the shape of a person’s being. It must be done carefully and consistently or else you may hit a snag. Despite the best intentions...
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