6 Best {Nights Out}

You’re Not Just a Small Town Girl, so Go Enjoy Your City! Words By Jessi Devenyns Photo By James Cano Who says that a night out chillin’ with your best friend has to be a glass of wine on the patio or a Netflix movie? East Austin offers many ways to spend an evening lighting up the...

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Weather Up & Drink On

The freshest way to weather this fall. Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Ashley Haguewood Mismatched china sits on miniature marble tabletops that are sandwiched between a glitzy, Art Deco wallpaper and gnarled, wooden floor. A carrot salad, a plate of pickles, onion fritters, and a Greek salad appear in a colorful rotation to settle...

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Solid but Simple

Solid, yet intricate. Simple, yet bold. Elegant, yet eccentric. Novel, yet beautiful. Royal, yet comfortable. Classic, yet contemporary. September is fashion month, and these words capture the essence of the inspiration for this fall’s wardrobe and the location to where the vision came together. “Walking into Grizzelda’s is like walking into a hidden castle. Everywhere...

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Soma Vida {Laura Shook Guzman}

Somatic PsychotherapistFounder/CEO Soma Vida LMFT Do you have a deep desire to do what you love and make an impact? Has a lack of support or confidence gotten in the way of doing your best work? Laura Shook Guzman has been exactly where you are. As the founder of Soma Vida, Austin’s first coworking community...

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Empowering the Community

One Trapeze at a Time Words by Sam Lauron Photos by James Cano & Ashley Haguewood Austin is home to a variety of art forms: music, photography, ceramics and even aerial. Sky Candy (a clever play on the phrase ‘eye candy’) is an aerial and circus arts studio and performance space. Aerial combines elements of acrobatics and...

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Embracing Au Naturel

Get started on a natural hair journey. Words & Styling by Meggie Copeland Photos by Eric Morales When it comes to beauty, we tend to put a lot on the line, especially when it involves our hair. For many, hair routines and upkeep involve obsessively dyeing healthy locks to chemically straightening beautiful curls. Let’s be...

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“We’re Not Going Anywhere” by David Ramirez

Album Review Review by Laura Burrus / Austin Music Box On his 2017 album, We’re Not Going Anywhere, David Ramirez’s life-worn voice takes the listener on a journey, just shy of 40 minutes, through the pains of fading relationships, questions of politics and fears of the unknown. Pour yourself a whiskey, keep a tissue nearby...

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Delores Duffie

Community Leader Word by Jessica Devenyns Photos by Eric Morales “I’ve been in this house for fifty-one years,” states Delores Duffie. While an impressive claim on the surface, the accomplishment of her tenure in her Cherrywood home is magnified when compared to her list of community posts over the years: community activist, chair of Precinct...

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Daily Greens

Organic Cold Pressed Juice At age 33, Shauna Martin was diagnosed with breast cancer. The cornerstone for her recovery from chemotherapy was making a green juice every morning. This devotion resulted in Daily Greens. First sold locally, it grew exponentially and is now sold nationwide. This growth required labor and resources, and east Austin had...

Leading Women Women In Business 2017

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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