The De La Cruz family can’t be sure when the madness started. One thing they are certain of is that scaring neighborhood children started on Halloween. Leandro De La Cruz Sr. said their “home haunt” began 20 years ago when his son, Leandro De La Cruz Jr. and his brother-in-law, Alfred Duque, hid und...

Songwriters will gather at Albert, Texas on Saturday, Oct. 28 to show off their chops at storytelling, performing and, of course, songwriting. The BMI Songwriter Showcase will feature three headlining songwriters. Josh Grider, David Lee and Monty Holmes are all experts in their craft, with similar, ...

He was the original untouchable, known as the man that put Al Capone in jail, and was the model for the Dick Tracy comic book character. But he died the helpless victim of everything he’d once fought against. Eliot Ness was born to Norwegian immigrants in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, Illino...

CULINARY ADVENTURE Peggy and Glen Treibs made promoting and saving Fredericksburg’s heritage their life’s goal. Glen recently came to me to ask about ...

PET OF THE WEEK Meet Mojave, a precious five-month-old puppy available for adoption at the Hill Country SPCA. Despite her tough start in life, being d...

Resurrection Lutheran Church will host a holiday bake sale on Saturday, Oct. 28. The church sale starts at 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 2215 North Llano...