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Foodie Friday: Durango's Mexican Restaurant

Foodie Friday: Durango's Mexican Restaurant

09/23/2021 06:47 PM

Exploring Nature

EXPLORING NATURE: HORNSBY BEND

Don’t turn up your nose at sewage pond birding. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Hays County Master Gardeners hosts annual plant and tree sale

Hays County Master Gardeners hosts annual plant and tree sale

Hays County Master Gardeners will hold its annual Fall Plant and Tree Sale online and in-person this year. The HCMGA members are putting their expertise to work to bring their finest plantings and transplants from their own home gardens. Texas Superstar, Texas native and adapted perennials, grasses, shrubs, trees and succulents will be for sale. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Belgian Mums thrill with fall performance

Belgian Mums thrill with fall performance

After a long, brutally hot summer, two tropical storms and a hurricane, one could use a little perk up and no plant brings cheer like the chrysanthemum. Cooler temperatures partnered with a few mum containers with flowers numbering in the thousands will boost your spirits like few other plants. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Bird to the Wise

Bird to the Wise

It was one of those perfect San Marcos Saturdays: cool and cloudless, with a light breeze stirring through the trees. At 7 a.m., a small crowd gathered in the Meadows Center parking lot — families with children, pairs and trios of college students, older couples and groups of friends. Some of them had field guides, some had binoculars; all were gathered to hear Texas State graduate Stephen Ramirez talk about birds. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Toasty Goodness

Toasty Goodness

A grilled cheese sandwich is a simple pleasure enjoyed by children and adults alike. Knowing how to create a delicious grilled cheese sandwich is a handy skill. Even though the sandwich may seem simple, there are some tricks to the trade to achieve a golden, crispy-on-the-outside, gooey-on-the-inside finished product. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

The Journey Continues

The Journey Continues: Spiritual Choice

My journey this week is about the role of spiritual choice in our lives. I found a news clipping saved years ago from The Baptist Standard. Dr. Foy Valentine, then executive director of the Christian Life Com mission of the Southern Baptist Convention, wrote: “We hear so much, it seems, about what religion is AGAINST. What we sometimes lose sight of is what religion should be FOR.” “Religion is a life-transforming relationship with the Lord God resulting in a life-expanding relationship of service to others following the example of Jesus, our Savior,” Valentine said. “For Christians,” he said, “pure religion is living in the conviction that: 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Old Settler’s Music Festival returns Oct. 21-24

Old Settler’s Music Festival returns Oct. 21-24

After canceling in 2020 and postponing April 2021’s reboot, Old Settler’s Music Festival planners will host their 34th annual gathering of roots-music artists and fans, now slated for Oct. 21-24. 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

Answers to Go

SAN MARCOS PUBLIC LIBRARY 625 E. HOPKINS ST. 512-393-8200 09/19/2021 05:00 AM

The Economist: Resilience

The Economist: Resilience

09/15/2021 06:10 PM

Luscious Citron Lantana soft-pedaling yellow into your heart

Luscious Citron Lantana soft-pedaling yellow into your heart

When I was asked to trial the new Luscious Citron lantana, my first thought was, “Why in the world do we need another yellow lantana?” But now, six months later, I know the answer. You’re thinking you know the answer, and it has to do with butterflies. I’ll get to that in a minute. 09/12/2021 05:00 AM

Canine Heroes

Canine Heroes: Fritz and his rescue dogs work together to make the world a better place

When San Marcos resident Christian Fritz returned stateside from his time as a U.S. Air Force Intelligence collector in Afghanistan, he missed having a mission on which he could focus. With the help of Saul and Starbuck, his two rescued search and rescue dogs, Fritz has found his calling. 09/12/2021 05:00 AM

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