A food handlers’ course, accredited by the Texas Department of State Health Services, will be offered by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. “Food Safety: It’s In Your Hands” is being brought to the area by Texas AgriLife Extension, Gillespie County. The class will be offered from 2-4 p.m. Friday,...

One of my earliest memories is of my mother awakening me on a cold, dark winter morning in our little wooden house on East Austin Street. She lifted me out of bed and wrapped me up in my pink housecoat and slippers before having me stand on the grate of the floor furnace while she got the family’s b...

Any drive around Fredericksburg and the surrounding Hill Country, and one will likely pass a familiar orange sign saying Mini Mart. These little gas station and convenient stores are reliable landmarks in the area and are now celebrating 50 years of business. As a celebration for 50 years of success...

New data tools are coming to the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau in 2023. The FCVB recently signed contracts with three different entitie...

Bee, the tour manager on a recent trip to Vietnam, told us, “Life is a book. If you never travel, you only read the first chapter.” Seeing the world m...

For many years, the bright green yard signs with the white wide font spelling out, “Mustard Design,” have been a common sighting around Fredericksburg...