The Devils River is no longer accessible via Lake Amistad. My wife, Cheryl, and I discovered this last weekend during a visit to the Lone Star State’s second largest reservoir. We put our boat in at Rough Canyon and headed north up the Devils River arm of the lake (No, there is no apostrophe in “Dev...

What single-purpose tools facilitate your daily living? That is, what is a tool that does only one thing, does it so well that you couldn’t function without it? You probably don’t even notice them. But here are some examples I came up with while sitting on my single-purpose chair. • Envelope slitter...

Heath Sparkling Wines and Invention Vineyards have announced guided tours at the Heath Family Brands’ new sparkling wine production facility at Invention Vineyards. This fullcommerical winery has the capacity to produce more than 25,000 cases annually using méthode champenoise, the traditional winem...

Todd Pribanic is the founder and owner of Croatian Mafia Cigars. I was fortunate to speak with him about cigars, the story behind his brand, his herit...

After seeing a Facebook ad for Variety’s “Baby of the Year” contest, Errica Williams-Henke decided to enter her son, Hayes, for a chance to win a cash...

The 66th annual Home Tour, sponsored by the Gillespie County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum, returns on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m...