Category: SXSW

The first ever 17th Street Party at the Rail was a huge success. We won’t have the final fundraising totals until later next week, but the turnout alone was awesome. However, we definitely could not have done it by ourselves. We had tons of help, so we’re sending a huge thank you…

The 17th Street Party at the Rail is almost here. T-minus 20 hours and counting. Here’s our last minute updates: There is a 20 percent chance of rain. In the event of light drizzle, we’ll keep going. If it starts downpouring  a la last weekend, we may reconsider. Be sure to check…

You’ve probably seen a short school bus trailer if you’ve been downtown at all this week. No, you didn’t just miss the J. Peterman Reality Tour. The trailer is Short Bus Subs and they’ve mastered the art of sandwich making. We consider ourselves sandwich aficionados and these are definitely top-notch. So we…

After spending last year reliving all of our SXSW memories and counting down the days, hours and minutes until this year’s festival, we’re so excited that SXSW 2012 is finally here. If you’re like any of us, then you’ve got nuisances guests crashing on your couch every night. Since they’ll probably be…

Woah! So much has happened in the last week and a half when we rolled out the promotion for our little get-together. We don’t really have a budget for promoting it other than trying to tweet and Facebook like crazy about it, so we weren’t sure what to expect. Turns out, tweeting…

Our friendly neighbor Center 61 has become quite the SXSW aficionado this year. Not only are they helping us out with our 17th Street Party, but they’re also hosting their own social entrepreneurship meetup on March 12 at 5 p.m. at the Center61 space. The event is a partnership with StartSomeGood.com, a…

Yes, this is our valentine to SnoBall. And not just because SnoBall is helping us out with our SXSW party. SnoBall is awesome for so many other reasons. They’re changing the way people support the causes and nonprofits they love by making giving a daily activity that you share with your friends….

We’re throwing a party! That’s right–we’re getting in on the unofficial SXSW action this year by throwing a party at our place.