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Round Top Mamas
Local Vintage Stores Curate Boho-Chic Style with Substance Article by Julie Fustanio Kling The Round Top Antiques Fair in Fayette County is a feast for vintage junkies who love a good story behind an antique or a garment. Shoppers travel from all over the world to Round Top, the smallest incorporated town in Texas, to sift through treasures. Vendors display their wares in barns, tents and small buildings stretched over 11 miles along Highway 237. The renowned city with a population of 87...
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Beauty
From Boardroom to Beauty
Redefining the Modern Nail Salon Article by Samantha Daviss | Photography by Twinty Photography When most people think of a successful nail salon owner, they imagine someone who has spent years behind a manicure table. Truc “Trudy” Nguyen’s story couldn’t be more different. Armed with a degree from the University of Texas, a master’s in business administration from Harvard, and more than a decade in finance, investment banking, mergers, acquisitions and consulting, Nguyen left corporate...
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Education
The Best Medicine
Buda Dance Studio Teaches (and Learns) Life Skills Article by Ashley Brown | Photography by Pivotal Academy of Dance Dance is not just about steps, it’s about life skills, says dance instructor and owner of Pivotal Academy of Dance in Buda, Jade Greenough Powell. For Jade, dance has never been just about movement. It has been a source of belonging, resilience, and purpose through every season of her life. It all began with her first dance class at age four and with one special teacher–Miss...
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Life + Culture
Foster Care Community Center Features Groundbreaking Design
Austin Angels Aims to Reshape the Way People View Charity Article by Julie Fustanio Kling | Photography by Austin Angels Inspirational design and foster care don’t usually belong in the same sentence – until now. Most people think of foster care as the responsibility of government agencies and courtrooms. In a system where instability is common – nearly 50% of foster families discontinue fostering kids within their first year– creature comforts are hard to find, much less rely on. But the...
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