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The YMCA of Austin is offering a new virtual gaming league for ages 12-17. (Courtesy Pexels)
YMCA of Austin offering virtual gaming league
A few model homes in the Parten development demonstrate what the neighborhood could look like, as shown in a video update on the neighborhood. (Courtesy Parten)
Development just outside Southwest Austin will bring up to 575 homes
All Austin public school students, including those learning virtually, will have access to free lunches through June 2022. (Courtesy Austin ISD)
Austin ISD giving free lunch, breakfast to all students for 2021-22 school year
Roughly 4,000 virtual K-6 students will start online school Aug. 24, one week after in-person students in Austin ISD. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin ISD pushes back virtual learning start date
Austin Pride decided to cancel its annual parade three days before the scheduled date amid rising delta variant COVID-19 cases. (Courtesy Austin Pride)
Austin Pride parade among postponements due to rising COVID-19 cases
Giselle Copa, an Austin Community College pharmacy student, prepares a COVID-19 vaccine for administration. (Community Impact staff)
Austin-area residents could receive $100 in H-E-B gift cards for getting vaccinated
Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde announced the district would require masks in its schools at a special meeting Aug. 9. (Maggie Quinlan/Community Impact Newspaper)
Austin ISD defies Gov. Abbott order with masking mandate
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found a more than nine in 10 chance that a school with 100 in-person students would have a student come to school infected with COVID-19 on the first day of classes. (Community Impact Newspaper)
UT Austin researchers project 92% chance all area ICU beds fill by September
Keepers Coastal Kitchen specializes in sustainably sourced seafood. (Courtesy Keepers Coastal Kitchen)
New sustainable seafood spot opens and more Southwest Austin business news
Austin ISD will offer virtual learning, expecting about 5% of students to apply. (Courtesy Unsplash)
Austin public schools release virtual learning plan
The Oaks at Slaughter development will have several new businesses opening by the end of 2021. (Deeda Lovett/Community Impact Newspaper)
New 18-acre shopping center in South Austin to open on Congress Ave. this fall
A rise in COVID-19 cases has Travis County back in stage 4. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin reverts to Stage 4 guidelines with rising delta variant cases
Asian American Resource Center
Austin’s Asian American Resource Center expansion moves forward in design stage
The nonprofit will open a new resource center in North Austin in late January. (Courtesy Foster Village)
Dripping Springs nonprofit that helps foster families is expanding into North Austin