WAYA Celebrates 45 Years with 2025 Family Day
The WAYA community came together on the newly remodeled Brumley field to celebrate WAYA’s 45th Anniversary at Family Day, WAYA’s […]
Leigh Simmons, Founder of Tarrytown Dance, Retires after 23 Years
By Anne DeVries After 23 years of nurturing young dancers and fostering community, Leigh Simmons, affectionately known as “Miss Leigh” […]
Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas Hosts the 6th Annual Austin Gala, Wish Night 2025
Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas’ annual gala Wish Night 2025 brought together 400 guests at the Austin Marriott Downtown. This […]
JJ Ruescas and Optimizing Me: Transforming Lives Through Human Optimization
JJ Ruescas, the dynamic founder of Optimizing Me, is on a mission to redefine personal growth through curiosity, continuous improvement, […]
Laura Villagran Johnson, VP, Client & Community Relations Director at PNC Bank
Laura Villagran Johnson, VP, Client & Community Relations Director at PNC Bank
West Austin’s Rewilding Triangle – Two Years Later
A couple of years ago, I wrote a story for West Austin News about Juliette Madere, then an 18-year-old senior […]
Westside Stories: Adam Powell
Adam Powell By Forrest Preece Recently, Jennifer Chenoweth, Division Manager for the Austin History Center, gave me a special treat […]
Manos de Cristo’s Share the Love Gala Fosters Meaningful Change for Neighbors in Need
More than 225 philanthropists, dentists, and professionals came together to support Manos de Cristo’s mission to transform lives and inspire […]
Austin CROP Hunger Walk: Building a World Where There is Enough for All
Camp Mabry hosted the 2025 CROP Hunger Walk earlier this spring, where dozens of congregations, work groups, neighborhood groups, and […]
St. Stephen’s students named National Merit scholarship winners
West Austin News congratulates Claire and Audrey Wan, students at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, for being named National Merit scholarship […]
Book Review – Walk Softly On This Heart of Mine
“Walk Softly On This Heart of Mine” Callie Collins, Author
Austin’s Troop 5 and Troop 50 Honor Their Newest Eagle Scouts
On April 27, 2025, nine young men from Troop 5 and three young women from sister Troop 50 were honored […]
Running Toward Hope: Gazelle Foundation’s Spring For The Water Gala Exceeds Goal
Gazelle Foundation Co-Founder and award-winning professional runner Gilbert Tuhabonye danced with joy to thunderous applause after an uplifting program at […]
Summer Vacation
A continuing series by Forrest Preece Kristen and Mark Hallman Late last summer, we hitched up our travel trailer and […]
Around the Neighborhood: May
Conscious Kitchen ATX opened its storefront in May at 3620 Bee Caves Road, Suite C, in Westlake. Founded by a […]
Helping Hand Home Hosts The Crystal Ball
Over two thousand distinguished guests gathered at the Palmer Events Center for one of the largest celebrations of the year, […]
16th Annual Champions to CureDuchenne Raises Over $400,000 to Fund Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research
16th Annual Champions to CureDuchenne Raises Over $400,000 to Fund Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research
Biohacking Enthusiasts Unite at The Health Optimisation Summit
The Palmer Events Center pulsed with vitality on April 12 and 13th as the Health Optimisation Summit (HOS) was held […]
The Muny Conservancy Exceeds Fundraising Goal at the Fourth Annual Imagine Muny Gala
The Muny Conservancy’s fourth annual fundraising event, the Imagine Muny Gala, delighted a star studded crowd at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, featuring Muny programming, a live auction, live music, and […]
