Perhaps nothing changed the way Americans ate in the 20th century more than television. It arrived in our home on Christmas Eve, 1954. Overnight, my parents’ evenings shifted from playing Canasta in the kitchen to sitting in the living room, watching every show from 7 to 10 p.m. Until then, the livi...

While a biting dramedy simply titled, “The Roses,” which released in theaters this weekend, is not a remake of the 1989 movie “The War of the Roses,” starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, although it does paint the razor thin line between love and hate with the same broad strokes as the orig...

A husband and wife team are leading nature hikes on trails near Live Oak Creek at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. Phil and Rebecca Stapleton are offering two hikes — on Saturdays, Sept. 6 and Oct. 18, from 9-10:30 a.m. The guided hikes are sponsored by the Friends of Fredericksburg Nature Center (...

Lawn & Garden Fall-planted springblooming flowers must have been the inspiration for the phrase “late bloomer”. After these seeds sprout, instead of d...

Gillespie Livestock Co., Inc. Market Report www.gillespielivestock.com Cattle – 836 head Cows and bulls .................. steady Steers ................

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering disaster assistance and low-interest loan programs to Gillespie and surrounding areas affected b...