If you are a regular reader of this column, you will remember my Uncle Ben Hahn. In the mid-1950s, he returned here for a while after rearing his children in the valley. I never learned why he came back, but we were happy to have him here. He was a butcher for H-E-B when the chain was then largely c...

Cinematic Considerations It’s an ambitious gamble to resurrect a beloved 1990s comedy for a sequel nearly three decades later. Netflix, in a decade long partnership with comedian Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison production company, has milked the family friendly actor for an assortment of marginal...

Outdoors On Edge Morning came far too early for my friends, Will Crowe, Joel O’Shoney and me. The day before we had collectively landed four blacktip sharks (and lost another three) and we’d spent that night at Mickey’s Bar and Grill in Aransas Pass celebrating. We’d eaten greasy bacon, jalapeño che...

Fredericksburg Community Orchestra will offer Orchestra Boot Camps to build a foundation for musical performance for students, director Theresa Britt ...

With the start of the 202526 school year fast approaching, Gillespie County schools have posted their school supply lists online. Supply lists for sch...

Deadline for applications to be part of the Hill Country Community Needs Council’s “Supplies for Success” program is Monday, Aug. 4. To register to be...