IDEA Public Schools Austin announced Monday, May 16th, that it will serve 20,000 students in 20 new schools by 2022. The expansion is made possible by a $16 million donation from the KLE foundation, which supports IDEA’s mission of College For All Children. Hundreds of community leaders, IDEA parents, and IDEA students cheered the announcement at a celebratory event held at the school’s Rundberg campus. Read more
Kerbey Lane Cafe’s new Summer Menu debuted this week and is available at all seven locations through early September. The new Summer Menu will have a handful of returning seasonal favorites, plus several new and reimagined items. See the full menu here. Read more
ABC Home & Commercial Services in San Antonio is now powered by the sun, thanks to a project recently completed by Freedom Solar Power.
Powered by 152 SunPower 327 watt high efficiency modules, this solar project will offset more than 75 percent of ABC’s electricity costs, and it will pay for itself in less than four years. The solar project will save ABC Home & Commercial a total of $250,000 over the next 25 years, the guaranteed lifetime of the system. Read more
After a week of nonstop rain, the clouds finally parted and gave way to sunshine— just in time for the Mueller happy hour on the outdoor patio of Elaine’s at Eastside Cafe.
About 60 Mueller residents came to the meet up on April 22. Some rode their bikes from the neighborhood, and others stopped by on their way home from work. Neighbors mingled and got to know one another while enjoying drink specials, the beautiful scenery of the backyard garden, and free appetizers including shrimp ceviche and vegetable taquitos. Read more
Emancipet raised a record-breaking $317,000 at its 17th anniversary luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel. (Last year, the luncheon raised $262,000.) More than 500 supporters, community leaders, volunteers, and philanthropists helped Emancipet celebrate 17 years of serving pets and their people. Read more
All stores to donate net profits to United Way for Greater Austin; birthday cake pancakes on special to celebrate
In honor of Kerbey Lane Cafe’s 36th anniversary on May 5, the beloved Austin restaurant will donate 100 percent of the net profits from all seven of its locations to United Way for Greater Austin beginning at 6 a.m. Thursday, May 5, and ending at 6 a.m. on May 6, 2016.
In addition, Kerbey Lane will be serving short stacks of its birthday cake pancakes for the discounted price of $1.95 (regularly $3.95). Read more
