Many UT undergrads share a dual identity as students and artists, but the burning question is how to strike a balance without letting day-to-day challenges consume them and their art. Students who strive...

For any high school student, the application process for college is a marathon, but for students at low-performing schools, it’s like running a marathon without shoes.  UPrep, a student organization...

As downtown Austin’s waistline expands beyond the belt of I-35 — a symptom of the city’s exponential growth — the issue of homelessness has been ever-growing. Pressure from all...

After challenging himself to become a unicyclist, a local schoolteacher kept a one-track mind and used this skill to teach students to balance self-confidence and team building. In 2009, Jimmy Agnew...

Mosaic artist Stefanie Distefano knows how important little pieces are to the big picture. As an Austinite, she invites locals to contribute to her work in order to better represent the community at-large.  In...

From the psychedelic era of the '60s to the craziness of today’s current bar scene on East Sixth, Aaron's Rock and Roll works hard to uphold its legacy as a landmark of Austin’s rock...

Children’s music and animal puppets aren’t intimidating to most, but for Red Yarn, they pose a challenging task in modernizing traditional folk music while making shows the whole family can...

The legacy of Tejano music is defined by two music styles — the Tejano that rose with Selena and then fizzled out, and then conjunto. While both styles have their differences, one Austin nonprofit...

While most audiences walk into a large theatre and expect ushers to direct them to their row before a performance, The Exchange Artists move beyond the stage and literally sweep audiences off their feet...

Hot dogs and burgers are as traditional as fireworks on Fourth of July, but in Austin even these classics don’t get away without slight changes and adaptations. In this unconventional Texas city,...

Cider was once the most popular alcoholic beverage in America. Almost 90 years after Prohibition, a local cider company in East Austin uses ferments from Europe to preserve that original flavor while also...

Having to go in and out of the foster care system, there are many Austin youths who feel closed off. Kids In A New Groove teaches foster kids to grow past their insecurities through musical performance. Kids...

Even in a fictional galaxy, proper representation is a concept that is still far, far away. However, with the help of her podcast community, one Austinite is fighting for more diversity in the Star Wars...

Austin’s eclectic variety of bookstores cater to the niche audiences they serve, but their limited exposure inspired two UT students to show Austinites what the local literary scene has to offer. English...

When creating glass pipes and other smoking devices, GRAV Labs usually aims for practicality. But they took the plunge to step out of their comfort zone when they forged Goliath, the world’s largest...

Every Saturday night, the Doodle Dudes sit down to tables cluttered with pencils and drawing pads at Dominican Joe’s. The meetings are more than just sketches or animated cartoons — its about...

For some, the days of dueling with Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are stuck in the early 2000s, but for these UT students and Austinites, the game has not been lost in the shuffle. Yu-Gi-Oh! cards made their first...

Growing up in Weslaco, Texas, in the Valley, biomedical engineering junior Gabby Tan thought she was just like all of her other Chicano friends. It wasn’t until she was eight years old that her parents...

As computer-generated monsters and digital effects take over Hollywood, some may fear that old-school props and bloody gore are going out of fashion. But Austin-based Hawgfly Productions is defying the...

A steel drum orchestra relies on each musician’s ability to hit their notes, stay on tempo and put in the effort to create a spectacular experience for audiences. A small school in Austin today is...

Nasha’s Indian-Mexican is two scientists’ long-term experiment with cultural food fusion that has resulted in one of Austin’s most unique food spots. In 2014, husband and wife duo...

One romantic evening at an alley in East Austin, a young man set up a projector in his car to watch Grease alongside his future wife when a burning question came to mind­: Why aren’t there anymore...

At a quinceañera, as the birthday girl sits centerstage surrounded by her friends, the cheering crowd shouts for their favorite songs to be played. Head mariachi Alex Ramirez and his band is always...

“Better than Sex” isn’t a rating most critics tend to give out to movies, but when it comes to their reviews, the “Double Toasted” crew has a style all of their own. In...