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Above, Brooklyn's Down South's red beans and rice — slow-cooked red beans cooked in spicy chicken broth served with bacon, andouille sausage and trinity topped with steamed white rice. Below, a sandwich and soup combo. Brooklyn's BLFGT — a bacon, lettuce and fried green tomato sandwich — and gumbo. Daily Record photos by Nick Castillo & Lance Winter

Foodie Friday: Brooklyn’s Down South

Thu, 11/18/2021 - 6:06pm

Sometimes our Foodie Friday series takes us across Hays County and all around San Marcos.

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San Marcos-based Big Day Pictures presents its feature documentary Nothing Stays The Same: The Story of the Saxon Pub this Friday at 730 p.m. in The Chambers Theater in Buda. Photo submitted by Jeffery Brown

Austin-area music documentary to screen Friday in Buda

Thu, 11/18/2021 - 5:59pm

San Marcos-based Big Day Pictures presents its feature documentary Nothing Stays The Same: The Story of the Saxon Pub this Friday at 7:30 p.m. in The Chambers Theater in Buda.

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M. Ray Perryman

The Economist: Missing Persons

Wed, 11/17/2021 - 6:35pm

The concept of a Census to identify and enumerate the population of an area dates back more than 5,000 years.

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The Journey Continues: Letting the Holy Spirit guide you through life

Sun, 11/14/2021 - 5:00am

My journey compels me to share the following story:

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Exploring Nature: Travel Tips

Sun, 11/14/2021 - 5:00am

Let me offer a bit of advice. Don’t wait too long to make trips to faraway places. True, you have to wait until you can afford the journey, but don’t put off traveling in the belief you can always go at a later date. That later date may never come – people die at all ages and there’s no guarantee you won’t be an early fatality.

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Peanut buttery pumpkin goodness. Photo from Metro Creative

Ladle up this warm and hearty pumpkin soup

Sun, 11/14/2021 - 5:00am

As the days cool, autumn cooking starts to heat up. If soup hasn’t yet been on the menu, then now is the time to explore new recipes that can warm us up from the inside out.

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‘When the River Speaks’ Poetry publication debuts first release

Sun, 11/14/2021 - 5:00am

Last week, San Marcos Public Library organizers invited guests to the San Marcos Cemetery for the launch of their new monthly poetry bulletin titled: “When the River Speaks.” They invite San Marcos area residents to submit their original poetry and the theme for their debut publication was “Everybody In!”

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Creating horse troughs of tantalizing texture

Late afternoon light casts a glow on the cool season horse troughs planted with Cool Wave pansies and an assortment of high contrast foliage like Queen of Hearts brunnera and Double Play Candy Corn spirea and Dolce heuchera.

The gentle cool season allows shade loving plants like Dolce Cherry Truffles heuchera and Queen of Hearts brunnera to be grown in full sun.

The horse troughs at Old Town in North Columbus GA are indicative of a trend sweeping the nations. These have been planted for cool season color and interest. Photos by Norman Winter

Creating horse troughs of tantalizing texture

Sun, 11/14/2021 - 5:00am

The Old Town Community of North Columbus is once again schooling us on the use of horse troughs for cool season color, and this year they are maximizing the use of texture. Since I retired from the University of Georgia, son James, the color design guru for Old Town, keeps me involved, making me feel as though this is my experiment station.

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Answers to Go

Sun, 11/14/2021 - 5:00am

Q. I’ve heard of Gary Air Force Base. Where is it located?

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Members of David Beck’s Tejano Weekend. Photo by Sam Siefert

David Beck’s Tejano Weekend to play Cheatham Street Warehouse Nov. 19

Sun, 11/14/2021 - 5:00am

David Beck grew up with the San Marcos River running through his childhood, Herbert’s tacos in his belly, and Texas music in his blood. His Dad, Bill Whitbeck, is a professional musician who has played for 30 years with Robert Earl Keen; you can hardly get more Texas than that.