We didn’t often have steak in the immediate post World War II years. Even in the mid-1950s, once in a while, we had a round or 7-bone steak, the cheaper cuts, but never a T-bone. In 1954, T-bones were selling for $1 a pound — that’s $11.36 in today’s dollars. H-E-B sells them today for $11.43. We pa...

Wine association hosts self-guided tours throughout October Texas Hill Country Wineries association is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a self-guided wine tour. Tickets are available for the Texas Wine Month passport in October, which is also in its 25th year. Passport tickets are $120/couple o...

Registration is open for the Texas Tech University wine making certificate program delivered online and at the hands-on training at the TTU small teaching winery located at the Hill Country University Center. Eighteen continuing education units (CEUs) must be completed for the Texas Winemaking Certi...

Outdoors On Edge He was a wr it er, soldier and scholar. He worshiped more than one god, smoked more than 80 to 100 cigarettes a day for over 30 years...

I used to wonder why TV’s “Jeopardy” had a Potpourri column. I now realize it was simply a place for the writing staff to dump all the question and an...

Iwas fortunate to attend two evening rehearsals last week as the artists worked through solo and duet arrangements of a variety of familiar hits from ...