HOUSE As a Cicerone of Grandpeople, I have renewed my acquaintance with those waxy rainbows from childhood, Crayola-brand Crayons. No American kid will ever forget the excitement of opening a new 16-pack of crayons — the pointed tips, the pristine wrappers, that new-crayon smell, and our first encou...

The National Museum of the Pacific War held its fifth annual Operation Pacific Assault Robotics Contest on Saturday, May 4 in the Nimitz Gallery Ballroom. Ambleside School of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County 4-H entered eight teams into the contest. The first place team was comprised of Hudson Ta...

Astore that once was decorated with posters of half-naked ingenues in its windows in rapidly deteriorating shopping malls, was once the premier hunting and fishing outfitter in the world. The story of Abercrombie & Fitch began in 1892, when outdoor enthusiast David Abercrombie opened an upscale spor...

Thomas Michael Riley held his 17th Annual Music Festival Friday and Saturday at Luckenbach, Texas. The tall troubadour, a former Fredericksburg reside...

Three-year-old Elijah Feller won big at the Fredericksburg High School Band cakewalk last Thursday. The band boosters sold 150 cakes and baked goods d...