What do you do when a blue whale gives you the stink eye? Read on to find out. (Spoiler Alert: It ain’t pleasant.) Our story began on a cold, windy Sunday morning in October 1865 when fisherman Olof Larsson was hunting small game on the outskirts of Näset, Sweden. He spotted something he took for a ...

The more I read, the more I struggle to find stuff I want to read. I’ve covered all the classics like “Catcher in the Rye,” assigned by earnest 11th-grade English teachers. I’ve consumed all the flavor-of-the-day non-fiction, even almost making it through Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time.”...

Halo, a five-year-old Bulldog mix, is available for adoption now at the Hill Country SPCA. “Halo is past the puppy phase and totally ready for the good life — belly rubs, leisurely walks and cozy evenings on the couch are her specialties,” an animal care specialist at HCSPCA said. “She’s the kind of...

The Texas Exes, Freder icksburg Chapter, announced multiple scholarship opportunities for Gillespie County high school students who plan to enroll at ...

Patriot Academy is hosting an open house of its campus from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9. The academy is located located at 1776 Patriot Way, on U....

The sixth edition of the Fredericksburg PTA Cookbook (1948) contained no dip recipes. There was no need for them in the immediate postwar era. A retur...