Truth Be Told: Finding Freedom in Your Truth

Healing Through Community Words by Janine Stankus Photos Courtesy of Truth Be Told Truth Be Told provides a transformational program that helps incarcerated women heal from past trauma and become empowered. About 75-95% of women in prison have a history of childhood physical or sexual abuse. This fact speaks volumes. “The penal system is not...

Broad Studios Makes Room for Austin Artists

Makers & Shakers Words by Chris Ferguson, AIA Photos by Eric Morales Meet the Broad Squad: a collective of female artists providing an invaluable platform for emerging local artists, educators, and their communities. We knew it not only needed to be a production space but also a catalyst for community connection,” explains Kara Pendl, a...

2022 Women's Issue Art Art + Entertainment

Four Women Live Life off the Beaten Path but on the Right Road

Words by Jessi Devenyns & Abby L. Johnson Photos by Eric Morales Wherein lies one’s motivation and reason to pursue her chosen path through this life? Is it intrinsic or extrinsic? For these four women, it is both. Their internal compasses guide them to search for meaning in the everyday, and, sometimes, it is found...

2022 Women's Issue Feature

Brew Crew: The Front Page

An East Austin Pub Words by Chris Ferguson, AIA Photos by Baptiste Despois In Govalle’s bustling Springdale General complex, this casual neighborhood hangout offers a full bar and New York-style sandwiches to a growing community of weekday regulars. Amid the happy din of a dwindling lunch rush, longtime friends and business partners Shafer Hall, Andrew...

2022 Bowl Issue Food Restaurants Sip Sip+Taste Taste

Flavor, Fire, Faith: Connie Jo’s All Purpose Sauces

Sauce for a Cause Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois After five years of working to perfect her home sauce recipe in hopes of creating a revenue source for a non-profit, a miracle happened to Connie Jo Kirk. Seeking the answer to the unsolvable riddle of a perfect sauce, Connie Jo remembers she...

2022 Bowl Issue Black History Month Local + Native Knowledge Sip+Taste Taste

The Practicality of Pickling & Preserving

Simple Canning for Beginners Words by Kayla Butts Photo by Rachel Benavides Most of us think of canning as an archaic undertaking reserved for food manufacturing companies, enthusiastic backyard gardeners, and our great Aunt Ida. However, this process that some consider an overzealous time suck has assumed a life-sustaining role throughout most of civilized human...

2022 Bowl Issue Food LifeStyle Recipes Sip+Taste

Digging Up the Past: Devilish Deeds Podcast

Devilish Deeds podcast explores the story of the Servant Girl Annihilator. Words by Jessi Devenyns Photos by Baptiste Despois Oakwood Cemetery stands as a solemn reminder that what is past is not forgotten. Austin’s oldest city cemetery is not only the resting place for a list of notable figures, but it’s also the final stop...

2022 Bowl Issue Art + Entertainment Black History Month Entertainment

Tiffany Hentrup {Sr. Mortgage Loan Officer}

I moved to Austin in 1992. And though I took a detour for 4 years, I made it back to my favorite city in 2001. That’s when I bought a ‘fixer upper’ in East Austin, and since then, I have been a proud Eastside resident. I love my neighborhood and the sense of community living here...

2022 Leading Women 2022 Women's Issue Leading Women

EASTside Magazine’s 6th Annual Leading Women’s Event

Enjoy live music, sip on complimentary drinks, and snack on light bites, all while mixing and mingling with inspiring Austin women! Presented by: HarperSage Enjoy a live DJ set from local award-winning producer and musician DJ Cassandra; sip on complimentary drinks from HYE Rum, BOXT, Austin Cocktails, Austin Beerworks, and Mayawell; and snack on light bites...

Events Go+Do LifeStyle

6 Best Burgers

The ever-evolving, classic comfort food that East Austin has perfected Words by Deven Wilson Photo by Ashley Haguewood Our savory national dish shines on menus all over the Eastside. Ranging from new classics to burgers that dare to question if meat was ever needed between buns to be a good burger in the first place,...

2022 Bowl Issue Food Restaurants Sip+Taste Taste