For the better part of two years, leading the Chamber felt a bit like driving with a gal pal of mine who alternates jamming the gas pedal to the floorboard and slamming on the brakes in an alarming cadence of terror. Things at the Chamber were either full speed or full stop, compliments of the pande...

As a conversation starter, I like to ask people, “If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?” Most folks have to think for a moment. Not me. Since I first bit into a fresh, juicy lobster roll, nearly 10 years ago, it has been a persistent, even nagging, food fantasy....

Often people refer to a small community as a one-stop-light town when highlighting its quaint qualities. Stonewall, Texas, however, does not have a light. Two decades ago, the small community could barely be noticed due to its rural surroundings between its two larger neighbors of Johnson City and F...

In the high-traffic stretch of U.S. 290 east of Fredericksburg, it’s imperative to have a facility that stands out. The Resort at Fredericksburg is de...

I have often said the tourism industry is fragile, frequently affected by circumstances far outside the boundaries of Fredericksburg and Gillespie Cou...

At a doctor’s appointment a few years ago, the nurse asked my father, “Do you know what life has in common with a roll of toilet paper?” Dad grinned a...