Kids knew Popeye long before I came along. Olive Oyl was created by E.C. Segar in the 1920s. Popeye joined later. By 1933, his cartoons were played at Walter Knoche’s Palace Theatre. Through these cartoons, Popeye and spinach became synonymous, but spinach was not the favorite of many. Who would hav...

Texas Hill Country Wineries is launching a social media contest, where wine lovers are invited to share photos of their get-togethers featuring Texas wine during Texas Wine Month. “Come On Over Y’all” contest entries using the hashtags #ComeOverOctober and #ComeOverOctoberYall are eligible to win pr...

Nominations for Texas State Musician (classical and nonclassical), Poet Laureate and Visual Artist (2D and 3D) are open through Oct. 15. Any Texas citizen can nominate a living Texas artist for the Texas Legislature’s highest honor for artists. Artists will be selected for both 2025 and 2026, so mor...

Do you know anyone who shies away from going to parties and public events? Maybe you consider them to be aloof or distant. They seem not to be interes...

Fritz is the perfect German Katze, who loves to both play and relax. This four-month old black and grey striped tabby would be a great home protector....

The third annual Furr Fabulous Fashion show was held Monday, Sept. 16 at Swallows Eve, and brought in $14,000 in support of the Hill Country SPCA’s (H...