Gary Nicholson got his first solo spot under country music’s biggest spotlight at the age of 75. “How does it feel to take center stage at The Grand Ole Opry?” I asked him. “Well, it was wonderful,” he said. The Hall of Fame songwriter and Grammy Winner has more than 700 recording credits with 500 p...

The Speakeasy at Salvation Spirits has begun hosting weekend brunch meals. Staff at the facility’s kitchen, called Faith & Thyme, will serve up dishes from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The Speakeasy also has new brunch cocktails that will be available to guests. Indoor and outdoor seating i...

The September-October schedule for Texas Hill Country Wineries has been announced and includes a new all-day Wine Camp. The events include: • Fall Winemaker Dinner — Flat Creek Estate Winery & Vineyard is hosting a winemaker dinner on Friday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. The event is a seated dinner with loc...

No doubt Meusebach’s troopers were surprised to find apples growing here — Crab Apples! By late summer in 1846, red and yellow fruit was hanging in bu...

Cinematic Considerations The movie “Splitsville” with its quirky twist on the modern romantic comedy staggers onto the big screen with almost zero mar...

Outdoors On Edge It is widely regarded as the worst animal attack in Japanese history and today, more than 100 years later, the event is remembered, r...