The Economist: Long-term economic forecast for Texas Metropolitan areas
Wed, 12/29/2021 - 3:51pm
Metropolitan areas across Texas have regained most of the jobs lost due to COVID-19.
Metropolitan areas across Texas have regained most of the jobs lost due to COVID-19.
Stocks were barely higher Wednesday, putting the S&P 500 slightly above the record closing high it set on Monday.
It is that time of year when we all think of resolutions that will jump-start our lives for the new year.
The Taproom & The Porch, two long-standing San Marcos and Texas State University institutions, came under new ownership. The eatery and bar, located at 129 E Hopkins St., Suites 120 & 110, was purchased by new owners Sara LeVine and Samantha Strahan (pictured above) who bought the businesses om Travis Kelsey and Kevin Shea, who have helmed the combined restaurant and bar spaces since 1998. Submitted photo
The Taproom & The Porch, two long-standing San Marcos and Texas State University institutions, came under new ownership.
The past two weeks I have used this column space for the Christmas script about the birth of Christ our Savior and the arrival of the Magi. Today, we will continue with the holy family’s journey — with the rest of the story.
Brewbike empowers the next generation of leaders through entrepreneurial experiences and delicious brew, and does so by giving them the keys to their own student-run coffee business. Photo courtesy of Brewbike
Brewbike, an Austin-based startup venture empowering the next generation of leaders through entrepreneurial experience, has announced the coffee company has recently raised more than $3 million in its latest bridge fund round. Funds from the bridge round will be applied towards Brewbike’s current campus and direct-to-consumer operations, as well as continued expansion into new markets in major college campuses across the country.
Dreamland offers a number of winter activities as part of its holiday event. Photos by Madi Telschow
While the weather in Texas might not always be cold, Hill Country residents and visitors alike can experience the fun of winter activities at Dreamland Dripping Springs.
This recipe for “Philly Cheesesteak Dumplings” from “Judy Joo’s Korean Soul Food” makes for a great addition to any game watch party table. Photo from Metro Creative
Each year, football fans gather to watch their favorite teams battle it out on the gridiron. Those battles can get pretty fierce, and football fans know they’re best watched with some delicious food on hand.
Currently, five million people have passed from COVID-19. Photo from Metro Creative
When I think of dangerous animals and life-threatening diseases, I tend to consider lions, tigers and sharks for the animals and cancer for the disease. In truth, it’s not big animals we need to fear most, it’s tiny ones, like ticks, fleas and mosquitoes. And various plagues down through the ages have killed more people than any other single cause. Back in 165 A. D., soldiers returning to Europe from the Near East carried a virus causing smallpox. It ravaged a generation and killed five million people. In 542, bubonic plague, carried by fleas on rats, killed about 20 million people in Asia, North Africa, Arabia and Europe.
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