Tunes & Tales Last weekend, I was spending some time with my three-yearold daughter on a Sunday morning at the park. She wanted to see the nearby firetrucks, so we went on a short stroll across the lawn. But then she wanted to keep going. She started talking, chasing and laughing. Before I knew it, ...

While we share concern about our public school testing scores — essentially the Fredericksburg Independent School District went from a B to a high C — we have every confidence this district will rebound and has put measures in place to get back to prior levels. FISD and other districts were not rate...

The present and future of transportation mingled in plain sight along Fredericksburg’s Main Street in 1917. A customer in need of a new set of wheels had to decide between a Pekin Standard 2-horse wagon from Edward and Louis Oehler or walk a few doors down to Louis Kott’s Ford dealership and drive o...

Valentine’s Day is Tuesday. Men, this is your reminder to hit the local florist for flowers or retailer for candies. No doubt, there will be a line of...

Texas Type Our Fredericksburg Rotary Club had great success with its first-ever festival staged last summer during the sweltering heat. And this year’...

Guest column Groundhog Day cannot come soon enough. It’s the thick of winter. Cabin fever is setting in. Incivility is worse than ever. A delightful, ...