’m going to the beach for Thanksgiving. You’re welcome to join me there if you like,” is pretty much what I told my family this year. I have to say that my doing so worked out well. So much in fact that I think my trip to the coast will be a new holiday tradition. I started thinking about foregoing ...

DECEMBER 3, 1975 Santa Claus will make his annual swing through Fredericksburg Saturday morning as he rides down Main Street on a Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department truck. Afterward, he will be at the gazebo on the Courthouse Square to visit with his admirers. Children ages 3-8 are invited to ...

One of the liabilities of being a popular destination spot is its attraction to individuals or groups who wish to use our special events as opportunities to promote their personal agenda. The First Amendment guaranteeing free speech is the shield and defense used by people who see no problem with vi...

The first chicken tetrazzini recipe to appear in the Fredericksburg PTA’s cookbook showed up in the 10th edition, published in 1971 and was submitted ...

Cinematic Considerations The titular character in the movie “Jay Kelly” follows an older actor on the precipice of becoming an empty-nester. Oscar-win...

David Bowles didn’t dream of writing books, but he always wanted to tell stories. The McAllen native grew up sitting at the feet of his grandmother, h...