Women’s Issue {Fall 2017}

About two years ago, we began to put the vision together for EASTside Magazine and crafting it into what we wanted it to be. We came across story after story of incredible women doing some phenomenal things: women investing in others, building a community of creatives, non-profit pros, leaders, inventors, and change-makers. Their stories seemed...

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Kafta Kabob {Recipe}

Kafta Kabobs with Baba Ganoush & Pita Bread Words by Kayla & Justin Butts Photos by Rachel Benavides The barbecue of any given country reflects the natural resources of the land. Yet, bringing the Middle East to your grill has never been so easy. In America, our style of barbecue was born in the immense forests...

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A Spicy Perspective

Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Words by Jessi Devenyns Every year triple digits engulf a brave crowd of Austinites as they meander around Fiesta Gardens shielding themselves from the punishing sun and sticking their tongues gingerly into some of the hottest sauces in the city. With memories of the Ice Cream Festival fading, the Austin Chronicle’s Hot...

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Where Every Child Shines

The Rise School Photos by McKenzie Coronado Is it possible for children to receive a higher quality early childhood education when in the same classroom as their peers with developmental disabilities? The Rise School of Austin answers this question every day with an emphatic “yes!” Established in 2002, the mission of Rise is to provide...

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Beat the Heat {Style}

Words by Meggie Copeland Photos by Eric Morales The last few months of summer bring clear skies and three-digit rays that make everyday errands seem like an adventure of survival. Going outside doesn’t have to feel like a trip to the sauna though. Whether you’re by the pool or working the evening shift, the perfect one-piece is...

Style+Beauty

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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Dual Language Education

¡Hola! Parlez-vous English? Words by Jessica Devenyns As the borders of the world continue to blur with the interconnectivity of technology, even a country as vast as the United States can begin to feel like Switzerland with its borders being bumped and nudged by varying languages and cultures. Yet it is only recently that Austin...

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Springdale Station {Social Hour}

Grand Opening of New Building Photos by Aaron Rimbey Springdale Station, an East Austin event venue, commemorated the grand opening of its new building on January 31st. The owners of the venue moved the historic 1920’s Pine Street Station building from downtown Austin to the site about a year ago, renovated it from top to...

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Eastside Pie-Society

It’s More Than a Pizzeria, It’s a State of Mind. Words by Ben Haguewood Photos by Ashley Haguewood East Austin isn’t just a place for eclecticism and relentless change, but one where good ideas take hold, and Eastsiders have a reputation for forming traditions all their own. Whatever the original motivation, each of the pizzerias...

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Rosewood Park {History Spotlight}

Words by Amanda Covo Photo courtesy Austin History Center, Austin Public Library Summertime pool dwellers, fierce baseball games and after-school programs have long had a home at Rosewood Park. Additionally, if its shade trees, picnic tables and stone walls could talk, they’d tell a story of community more than 90 years in the making. In...

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