Five Minutes With Judith Knotts, Friend & Advocate for Austin’s Homeless Community
Most people wouldn’t jump at the idea of living on the streets for three days. However, when Judith Knotts was given the opportunity in 2003, she took on the challenge without hesitation. Following that experience,...
Austin Restaurant Weeks, Feeding Central Texans
One in seven Central Texans suffer food insecurity. The Central Texas Food Bank serves almost 46,000 people every week in 21 Central Texas counties. That’s the reason Austin restaurants, breweries and bars are banning together...
Five Minutes With Andra Liemandt, CEO of The Kindness Campaign & The Mrs. Drummer
I am enough. These three words are the foundation of Andra Liemandt’s The Kindness Campaign (TKC), which is aimed at normalizing emotional health. Liemandt was dealt a devastating blow when her close friend’s 12-year-old daughter,...
Five Minutes With Brooke Waupsh, Swoovy Dating App Co-Founder, CEO
Brooke Waupsh has discovered a new way for singles to meet without swiping right or left. The result? People stay together. Sound good? Read on! Austin-based Waupsh’s dating app, Swoovy, encourages singles to get to...
Five Minutes With Brittany Hebert, Founder/CEO Sky High For Kids
Brittany Hebert hasn’t met a challenge yet she wasn’t up for tackling. While growing up in a small, rural town in South Louisiana, life began handing Hebert some serious lemons. Her father became disabled, struggled...
Kate Gilman Williams Proves Advocacy Has No Age Limit
What happens when a 9-year-old girl meets a professional guide while on safari in South Africa? They turn intercontinental emails into a book that encourages a new generation to advocate for animals around the world!...
Incarcerated Mothers Connect with their Children via Women’s Storybook Project
Sixteen years ago, Judith Duling spent a pivotal 12 months researching storybook projects. That year’s worth of research around the United States inspired Duling to reach out to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, find...
CineMarfa Film Festival, Focus on Experience
Returning for its ninth year, this weekend’s CineMarfa Film Festival brings rarely screened, artist-made cinema to light in Far West Texas. Positioned between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park, Marfa is a small...
Five Minutes With Patsy Chapman, CEO Nutcracker Market Spring Spectacular
The Spring season is bouncing into the Bayou City with Houston Ballet’s first-ever Nutcracker Market Spring Spectacular. The Ballet's Christmas Nutcracker Market is now one of the most anticipated events in Houston. Since beginning in...
