Cinematic Considerations Director Matt Shakman’s feature-film debut leans into vintage 1960s nostalgia that includes the early space race and a Brady Bunch-like drama into his two-hour movie. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is the 37th entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and first insta...

Outdoors On Edge Acadaverous gray dorsal fin cut through the storm cloud dark water. It sliced forward and through the glasssmooth surface, then slipped below and out of sight with barely a ripple to show for its existence. “Is that a shark?” my friend Will asked of Texas Bills and Gills Guide Servi...

The Hill Country SPCA (HCSPCA) is hosting The Great Helicopter Ball Drop at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course Driving Range on Saturday, Aug. 30. The animal shelter will be dropping 1,000 golf balls out of a helicopter, all numbered 1 to 1000. Participants will get tickets with corresponding numbers and...

Members of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Rocket Design Team made university history with the successful launch of their liquid-fuele...

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...

The next Fredericksburg Farmer’s Market (FFM) is scheduled for Thursday, July 24 at Marktplatz and will run weekly through mid-August. Shoppers can me...