Entertainment

Keeping Austin Laughing

For nearly five decades, Esther’s Follies has kept Austin laughing while shaping the city’s comedy identity Article by Julie Royce | Photography by Esther's Follies A neon-lit corner of Sixth Street has pulsed with satire, magic and music for almost half a century. Esther’s Follies, the sketch-comedy revue launched on April Fool’s Day in 1977, has become an Austin institution — one that has survived fires, cultural shifts and even a global pandemic. Today, its cast and founders reflect not...

Health + Wellness

Guiding patients toward healing

Expanding CHARM’s mission with whole-body musculoskeletal care Article by Julie Royce Dr. Kunj Amin is the newest physician at Austin's Center for Healing and Regenerative Medicine. He brings advanced expertise in interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine along with a deeply personal philosophy shaped by experience.  “I initially went into medicine as actually a pivot,” he said. A family connection reinforced his decision: “My dad was disabled when I was very young… the ability to...

Local Services

Driving positive change

Celebrity power couples join forces to raise millions for Texas youth charities Article by Julie Royce | Photography by Courtesy of Experience Camps Masters champion Sergio Garcia and his wife, Angela, have partnered with television hosts Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima for the fourth annual FORE Kids ATX fundraising gala and golf tournament, set for Nov. 6-7 at Omni Barton Creek. The Garcias founded the million-dollar event in 2022, raising more than $7 million for Texas children’s charities...

Life + Culture

Repairing the world through action

Shalom Austin brings relief to Texas flood victims Article by Julie Royce | Photography by Courtesy of Shalom Austin When devastating floods swept through Kerr County and the Texas Hill Country on July 4, Shalom Austin leaders mobilized within hours. What began as a holiday marked by rising waters soon became a rallying point for the Jewish community across Texas and beyond. Rabbi Daniel A. Septimus, CEO of Shalom Austin, said the urgency was clear.  “As soon as we began to learn the...