Kelly I. Hitchcock
Independent Bookstore Day in and around Austin
This Saturday marks the 11th annual Independent Bookstore Day and the 25 indie bookstores on the Austin Book Trail are busily preparing for the big day. No matter where you are in and around...
Where to Watch the Eclipse in Austin
Unless you’ve been living under Enchanted Rock (lucky you – it booked up a year ago!), you know that Monday, April 8 is a big deal. A total solar eclipse is coming, and Austin...
Read Across America… Across Austin!
National Reading Month kicks off on Saturday, March 2 (Dr. Seuss’s birthday!) with Read Across America Day, an initiative of the National Education Association to encourage childhood literacy and a lifelong love of reading....
Family-Friendly Happy Hour in Austin
Happy hour isn’t just for the suits anymore; Costco-pants-wearing moms and dads and little climbers can partake, too. There are plenty of family-friendly happy hours in all parts of the city.
South Austin
Oasthouse
It’s hard to...
Books, Podcasts & More To Share With Your Kids This Black History Month
February is Black History Month. If you’re anything like me, you want to talk to your kids about our nation’s history, even when it means talking about the parts of it we’re not so...
Day Trips for Holiday Break around Austin
Maybe it didn't compute that the number of days your kids’ holiday break meant the number of days everyone would be cooped up in your house. Maybe your holiday travel plans were sidelined by...
Shop Local: Your Holiday Gift Guide to Austin Authors
If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the bookworm in your life, you need not look any further than the Austin city limits. Austin is home to a happening community of authors to...
Happy Hour in South Austin
Now that it gets dark at 5 PM, I can’t hang late into the evening anymore (who are we kidding… I couldn’t before Daylight Savings Time ended, either). So, I love a good happy...
Free Halloween Fun In and Around Austin
If you already bought the Costco bags of Halloween candy and spent way more than you meant to on your Halloween costume materials, you may be looking for free Halloween fun this year (no...
Free Storytime in and around Austin
You can only read your kid the same chewed-up copy of Goodnight, Moon so many times before you crave something new (and wonder why there’s a bowl full of mush just sitting out at...