Austin Vida
Local culture and community news focused on Austin gente.
29/10/2024
💀🕯️ Día de Los Mu***os, a two-day holiday on Nov. 1 and 2, celebrates life and death. Once a year, the departed come back to the land of the living to reunite with their families.
Check out the various ways to honor departed loved ones throughout November.
How are you celebrating Día de los Mu***os?
Where to Celebrate Día de los Mu***os 2024 in Austin Día de Los Mu***os, a two-day holiday on Nov. 1 and 2, celebrates life and death. Check out the various ways to honor departed loved ones in Austin.
22/10/2024
Have you ever had to translate for your parents or grandparents at appointments?
We're bien proud to showcase a featured article en español focused on importance of bilingual healthcare. At Suvida clinics, Spanish-speaking seniors can navigate their health without having to always rely on their sons or daughters to translate.
🎥 Be sure to check out Austin Vida's first news video package along with the digital story.
https://austinvida.com/articles/community/clinica-bilingue-suvida-abre-un-nuevo-centro-en-el-norte-de-austin/
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🎉 We’re muy excited today to announce that Austin Vida was selected to receive funding from Press Forward, the nationwide movement strengthening communities through local news!
Austin Vida is among the newsrooms across the U.S. who were selected for a two-year grant to report on communities that have traditionally gone uncovered. A review panel of national foundation and journalism leaders saw how our reporting is making a difference in our comunidad and awarded us $100,000 in funding to keep going.
What does this mean? You can expect even more stories and programming amplifying our gente y mucho más! Here we go, familia! What would you like to see in Austin Vida?
14/10/2024
In this Mental Health Ofrenda, Austin Vida columnist explores healing the wounds of your ancestors and other mental health offerings in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
What does Indigenous Peoples' Day mean to you?
Mental Health Ofrenda: Indigenous Peoples' Day In this Mental Health Ofrenda, Austin Vida columnist explores healing the wounds of your ancestors and other mental health offerings.
10/10/2024
We loved spotlighting local Latina comedy powerhouses and on the latest "Austin Cultura" radio show, a partnership between Austin Vida + K*T Austin 90.5 FM co-hosted by Austin Vida Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores and K*T's Juan Garcia.
Listen to the segment online (link in comments) to learn more about their upcoming spooky coming-of-age improv production "My Killer Quinceañera" at the Hideout Theatre.
Find out more about upcoming cultural happenings in Austin Vida's Oct. Cultura Guide. Get yours free in the link in bio.
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
08/10/2024
Your October Cultura Guide is here! If you didn't receive in your inbox, get it free when you sign up in the link in comments.
Here's a sneak peek at what you'll find:
🕯️ Where to start celebrating Día de los Mu***os.
💃🏽 How to have a cumbia-style Halloween.
🎭 Where you can catch Latine teatro from espooky stories to Selena sing-a-longs.
🎶 Where to catch live música from Christian Nodal to La Santa Cecilia.
🦋 How to find a festival featuring nature y comunidad.
Y más!
What are you excited to check out this month?
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
24/09/2024
At Chingona Fest Texas, a social impact music festival that celebrates Latinidad and comunidad, Austin Vida asked attendees: What does Chingona Mean to You? Who is a Chingona in Your Life?
What Does Chingona Mean to You? At Chingona Fest, a social impact music festival that celebrates Latinidad and comunidad, Austin Vida asked attendees: What does Chingona Mean to You? Who is a Chingona in Your Life?
10/09/2024
Debuting our newly-designed Cultura Guide! You can still count on us for thorough highlights of our comunidad’s events — but in a new, easier to read format. Get yours FREE in the link in comments.
👀 Here's a sneak peek at what you can find in the September Cultura Guide.
🇲🇽 Where to celebrate 16 de septiembre and more Mexican Independence Day events.
💃🏽 How to kick off National Hispanic Heritage Month.
🎥 Where you can find Central American films, music, food y más.
🎶 Where to catch live música from Pesado to Carrie Rodriguez.
🎨 How to find Latino Art Month exhibits.
🌎 Where to come together with paisanos and rep your país.
🚘 Learn the art of lowriding.
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
08/09/2024
We loved spotlighting Ecudadorian singer-songwriter Javier Jara Music on the latest "Austin Cultura" radio show, a partnership between Austin Vida + K*T Austin 90.5 FM co-hosted by Austin Vida Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores and K*T's Juan Garcia.
Listen to the segment online (link in comments) to learn more about how you can check out the upcoming Our Rhythms, Our Voices concert and project!
Find out more about upcoming cultural happenings in Austin Vida's Sept. Cultura Guide. Get yours free in the link in bio.
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
27/08/2024
Who wants to be a cultura warrior? Gracias a todos who have contributed to our Summer Fundraiser, which helps secure funding for our cultura coverage as well as intern stipends.
Please contribute before Aug. 31.
We’re a couple of weeks away from Hispanic Heritage Month and your support would help us launch some exciting projects we’ll be revealing this fall. 👀
Together we can keep amplifying our voces and celebrating our Latinidad!
Support Us — Austin Vida Help us uplift and inform our local comunidad
22/08/2024
Catch up on the “Austin Cultura" show!
We loved spotlighting the "Carros y Cultura" lowrider exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum on a recent episode of the "Austin Cultura" radio show, a partnership between Austin Vida + K*T Austin 90.5 FM co-hosted by Austin Vida Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores and K*T's Juan Garcia.
Listen to the segment online (link in comments) to learn more before the exhibit ends on Sept. 2.
Find out more about upcoming cultural happenings in Austin Vida's August Cultura Guide. Get yours free when you sign up below.
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
21/08/2024
When McCallum students couldn't afford a quinceañera, the community rallied to celebrate them!
Austin Vida loved partnering with the school's student publication to co-publish this inspiring bilingual photo essay!
McCallum High School makes dream quinceañeras possible for students Through community sponsors and donations, several McCallum students, who otherwise wouldn't be able to throw a quinceañera, celebrated in style.
19/08/2024
This summer, Austin Vida teamed up with Austin PBS' Decibel community journalism project to report on this powerful story on food insecurity and the changemakers in the Dove Springs comunidad uplifting each other. Check it out! https://austinvida.com/articles/community/dove-springs-food-pantry-brings-hope-to-southeast-austin-food-desert/
Have your grocery bills been high? You’re not alone–food banks are seeing an uptick in demand. But they’re also struggling with rising food prices and a lull in donations. Austin Vida and Decibel got a chance to see how Dove Spring’s only permanent food bank (Impact Now Dove Springs) is trying to bridge the food cost gap for their neighbors.
See the full story at decibelatx.org
or Via the Austin PBS YouTube Channel: youtu.be/4qR7jq5mjYo
09/08/2024
At Austin Vida, we are committed to bringing our comunidad’s stories to the forefront and to making sure we’re always amplifying, informing and celebrating our Latinidad.
Pero, it’s not easy being a small, indie, Latina-led news organization. We count on our comunidad for support to keep nuestras historias alive.
Will you help us kick off our summer membership drive? Your contribution will help us cover more of our cultura, and secure intern stipends for Latine student journalists.
Sí se puede, familia! Please check out our support page. Let’s do this. 💪
Support Us — Austin Vida Help us uplift and inform our local comunidad
06/08/2024
Got your August Cultura Guide?
👀 Here's a sneak peek at our latest Cultura Guide. Get your FREE, complete guide in the link in comments.
🍽️ Where to find a cookbook celebrating American Latino cuisines.
📚 How libros and lucha libre are coming together for special bilingual event.
🎶 Where to catch live música from to Grupo Frontera.
🎸 How to stream new local Latin music releases.
💃🏽 Where to celebrate national Latina Day in Austin with Austin Latinas Unidas.
🥣 Learn the Indigenous cooking technique of nixtamalization at a workshop at Red Salmon Arts Noticias.
What are you looking forward to checking out in August?
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
29/07/2024
🌳 How can leaning into community help ground ourselves in difficult times? Read how a hike in nature with like-minded people helped our mental health columnist Magaly feel nourished and how you can feel grounded too.
Let's reclaim nature and comunidad. How you do feel nourished outdoors?
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
Mental Health Ofrenda: Reclaiming Nature and Comunidad How can leaning into community help ground ourselves in difficult times? Read how a hike in nature with like-minded people helped our mental health writer feel nourished.
05/07/2024
Immerse yourself in lowrider culture at the "Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas" bilingual exhibit at the Bullock Texas State History Museum.
Learn about the cars, bicycles, música, fashion and more that help shape the cultura. But best of all, explore the people behind it who make it all happen from lowrider legends to a new generation of lowriders.
What's your favorite model of lowrider car?
https://austinvida.com/articles/cultura/texas-lowriding-community-legacy-shines-in-lowrider-exhibit-at-bullock-museum/
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
Texas Lowriding Community, Legacy Shines in Lowrider Exhibit at Bullock Museum The "Carros y Cultura: Lowriding Legacies in Texas" bilingual exhibit celebrates lowriding culture throughout the state. The exhibit features lowrider cars and bicycles, plus the music and fashion associated with the culture and more. Visit through Sept. 2.
02/07/2024
July Cultura Guide just dropped!
Here's a sneak peek at our latest Cultura Guide. Get your FREE, complete guide in the link in bio.
🍽️ Where to find Caribbean, Central and South American food all in one place.
🤣 How The Latino Comedy Project gives Star Wars-themed show a cultural twist.
🎶 Where to catch live música from Peso Pluma to Grupo Fantasma.
🎸 How to be part of city's longest-running free concert series at the Pan Am Hillside.
💃🏽 Where to celebrate Oaxacan dance traditions.
🤠 How Tex-Mex rhythms can bring familias together.
What are you looking forward to checking out in July?
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
26/06/2024
Catch up on the latest "Austin Cultura" show segment!
We loved spotlighting Dr. Ana María Tekina-eirú Maynard Founding Executive & Artistic Director of Puerto Rican Cultural Center on the latest "Austin Cultura" radio show, a partnership between Austin Vida + K*T Austin 90.5 FM co-hosted by Austin Vida Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores and K*T's Juan Garcia.
Listen to the segment online (link in comments) to learn more about the Puerto Rican Cultural Center's activities including an upcoming Taino 101 event.
Find out more about upcoming cultural happenings in Austin Vida's June Cultura Guide. Get yours free in the link in comments.
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
07/06/2024
Cool off this June with a dose of cultura!
Here's a sneak peek at our latest Cultura Guide. Get your FREE, complete guide in the link in comments.
🖼️ How to beat the heat with cool indoor art exhibits.
🎶 Where to catch live música from legendary Mexican to Brazilian artists.
🎺 How a mariachi musical can inspire all ages.
💃🏽 Where to celebrate Puerto Rican salsa music and learn about Taino culture.
🏳️🌈 Where to find Latinx Pride events, from book readings to concerts.
📕 How to honor Juneteenth throughout the month.
23/05/2024
We loved spotlighting the multi-talented Patricia Vonne on the latest "Austin Cultura" radio show, a partnership between Austin Vida + K*T Austin 90.5 FM co-hosted by Austin Vida Editor & Publisher Nancy Flores and K*T's Juan Garcia.
Listen to the segment online (link in comments) to learn more about how you can check out the upcoming Latinapalooza for free!
Find out more about upcoming cultural happenings in Austin Vida's May Cultura Guide. Get yours free in the link in comments.
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
18/05/2024
Despite obstacles faced in her career, artist Patricia Vonne Fan Page has prevailed and achieved success while uplifting the Latino community.
Vonne launched Latinapalooza, a free showcase during SXSW several years ago to shine a light on Latina musical talent. Now, the showcase expands beyond the fest and comes to Rosewood Park on May 26.
Learn more about Vonne's trajectory and how you can attend the free show in our latest article.
Which Latina artists inspire you?
Spotlight On: Patricia Vonne, Latinapalooza Founder – Austin Vida Latinapalooza uplifts Latina musical artists and features an all-female showcase curated by the multitalented Patricia Vonne. Now, it's expanded beyond South by Southwest.
15/05/2024
Cine Las Americas hosts its annual International Film Festival from May 15-19, showcasing Latino and Indigenous films from all across the Americas. This year "Going Varsity in Mariachi" is one of the most anticipated films at the festival.
From documentaries to short films, the fest features a diverse array of selections from countries ranging from Argentina to Mexico.
Check out how you can catch all the films in our latest article!
https://austinvida.com/articles/cultura/cine-las-americas-brings-rgv-high-school-mariachi-doc-to-the-big-screen/
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📌 Austin Vida is a Latina-led news and culture outlet that amplifies, informs, and celebrates the Latinidad of our local community with coverage that centers the voices of nuestra gente.
Cine Las Americas Brings RGV High School Mariachi Doc to the Big Screen Cine Las Americas to showcase films from more than 25 countries in its 26th annual international film festival.
10/05/2024
It's Mental Health Awareness Month and Austin Vida's Mental Health columnist Magaly shares some ways we can implement practice into our daily routines.
What do you practice to maintain mental wellness? Let us know 👇️👇️
Mental Health Ofrenda: Power in Practice What if we faced this spring season with the intention to practice something new? Que si practicamos algo nuevo? Our latest Mental Health Ofrenda column shows us how.
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