The backstory… I was conflicted as a child. Stranded somewhere between “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” and “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys.” Friday nights found me in front of our black and white TV, dressed in my horseshoe printed PJs, high-heeled, pointy toed boots, my Dad...

Mark Twain’s book “Roughing It” paints an ugly picture of travel by stagecoach. The ride was bumpy, dusty and claustrophobic. Passengers had no time to relax and enjoy the scenery. They were too busy holding on for dear life. Every bump in the road was a jolt to the kidneys. Riding on the tailgate o...

Wouldn’t it be fun to find a place away from the crowded downtown, where you can share a four-course fixed-menu meal with interesting companions, while listening to live acoustic music? Those are the reasons Joe and Sharon Grimes started their Second Saturday Series at Kairos-The Celebration Barn. “...

Whenever family from north of Willow Creek came to town looking for an authentic Fredericksburg Main Street experience, I took them to the Altdorf Res...

Oh my! I’m kind of in a kerfuffle! But not really. But, yes. Part of me is still a bit worried. About what, you ask? Well, it dawned on me Monday afte...

A shiny new Pierce Arrow thundered down Fredericksburg’s Main Street, shattering the silence of a quiet morning, scattering chickens like leaves in th...