WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd There are many factors contributing to homelessness including insufficient healthcare services, unemployment, and racial disparities. A lack of affordable housing options combined with stagnant wages leaves stable housing out of reach for many. We’re highlighting a few non-profit organizations in Austin that are true agents for change, and the best ways you can support them. …
Inspiration
Nantucket, An Artists’ Colony
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd At the heart of the Nantucket art scene, artists and patrons formed what is now known as the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) over 75 years ago. AAN is dedicated to promoting island artists, providing art education, and collecting Nantucket’s art history. AAN showcases fine art in a range of projects from submissions by school-aged students to exceptional works by professionals in its Cecelia Joyce and Seward Johnson Gallery on Washington Street, …
Old Bags Luncheon
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-KiddPHOTOGRAPHY BY Capehart Photography “Old bag” is not usually a term one wants to be associated with, but in Palm Beach the Old Bags Luncheon® is one of the hottest tickets of the season. The event started 23 years ago to benefit the Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County. The Center strives to preserve and strengthen individual and family life through professional, affordable counseling, early childhood education, and vital ancillary services. …
Heart of the City
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd Having one of the most beautiful urban parks in American is a claim St. Louis takes seriously. At approximately 1,300 acres, it is bigger than New York City’s Central Park and opened to the public in 1876. …