In 1916, Alfred Grobe opened his Chili Stand on Main Street. Michael Barr suggests he might have been inspired by San Antonio’s Chili Queens. Grobe’s chili sold well. By 1923, he’d added enchiladas to his menu. His recipe began appearing in the Fredericksburg PTA Cookbook by its fourth printing (194...

Cinematic Considerations Ayoung girl’s notebook filled with her bizarre, shocking and violent drawings is dropped into a mysterious pond that brings these drawings to life is the premise of “Sketch.” These drawings transformed into monsters that terrorize the town in physical and real manifestations...

Outdoors On Edge The idea was to find the perfect beach, one isolated with powdery sugar white sand, tranquil gin-clear waters, and a soft ocean breeze. The idea was also to find this beach somewhere within easy driving distance. Yeah, I never found that beach. But my wife and I came close. We drove...