Outdoors On Edge Following up on last week’s raccoon column… Raccoon was once considered for the main course for Thanksgiving Dinner at the White House. The First Lady intervened and made the trash panda a pet instead. Talk about playing with your food. Our story begins with the death of Horace Vose...

The Veterans Council of Gillespie County, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7105 and Fredericksburg’s three Rotary Clubs are teaming up to host a four-day event honoring the 50th anniversary of the ending of the Vietnam War. The anniversary events will run from Thursday, May 1 through Sunday, May 4, and...

If you are looking for a fresh way to celebrate the holidays in the Hill Country this year, think beyond a red-nosed reindeer and consider celebrating Mucky Duck style. McGonigel’s Mucky Duck is a popular Irish pub in Houston that serves as the inspiration for a new tradition unveiled at Arcadia Liv...

Tigerlily is a 4-year-old female cat looking for a forever home, according to an SPCA spokesperson. This cat and others can be adopted at Hill Country...

Texas Hill Country Wineries’ Christmas Wine Affair passport event begins Monday, Nov. 25, and runs through Friday, Dec. 20. During those 25 days, pass...

Texas singer-songwriter Bruce Robison is coming back to Mason’s Odeon Theater on Saturday, Dec. 7. Robison is known for writing intelligent, richly de...