EXPLORING NATURE: OLD BIRD
Sun, 05/02/2021 - 5:00am
One of the best feel-good stories I know of concerns an aging albatross on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean.
One of the best feel-good stories I know of concerns an aging albatross on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean.
Above, Pho Tran88's Vermicelli Noodle Bowl with Grilled Shrimp and all the fixings. Below, Pho Nam with brisket and trimmings. Daily Record photos by Colton Ashabranner & Stephanie Gates
Have you been looking to satisfy a pho craving in San Marcos? A new Vietnamese restaurant just opened up downtown, just off of the square last week with a wide selection of authentic cuisine.
Jason Giulieitti
Last week, the Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) participated in two groundbreakings for innovative companies — Parallel and Iron Ox — who picked the Texas Innovation Corridor as their new home
M. Ray Perryman
Although the pandemic has spared no one, it has had a disproportionate impact on working women.
Last Thursday, our nation celebrated Earth Day… a day designed to reflect on how wonderful our earth is to have all the natural resources we have been blessed with to make our life just that much more comfortable. Unfortunately, we shouldn’t have to be reminded of this on just one day a year, but every day of the year.
The history of the Phillips family in Fredericksburg is fascinating – and very long. The roots of Dr. Paul Phillips III (B.S. ’77) go back to the Civil War years in this Hill Country town.
Houses on the San Blas Islands off Panama. Photo by Stan Shebs, Wikimedia Commons
On a long-ago trip to Peru, our tour group made a brief excursion to the San Blas Islands, just off the mainland of South America.
Ratatouille is a savory side dish that delivers a healthy dose of vitamins to your diet. Photo from Metro Creative
Vegetables are an important component of a nutritious diet because they are full of vitamins and minerals. According to the online medical resource Healthline, vegetables also are loaded with antioxidants and other plant compounds that help fight free radicals that damage cells.
Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos and five local restaurants have partnered to help celebrate the historic date of Cinco de Mayo — May 5. The event will be held this year once again, due to COVID, as a lunchtime curbside fundraiser to help boost the economic health of our local businesses and support Centro’s programs for children, summer camps and operational needs.
Heuchera varieties Dolce Spearmint and Primo Wild Rose show off their beauty in front of Double Play Candy Corn spirea at The Landings Shopping Center in Columbus, Ga.
The backlit mid-April blooms of Dolce Spearmint heuchera are showing the results of fall planting as a flowering kale substitute. Photos by Norman Winter
There are gardens of untold beauty ‘For Whom the Coral Bells Show’ and I know many of you in the San Marcos area desperately want them. Just think all of those pages of gorgeous Heuchera varieties (Coral Bells) have their DNA forever linked to natives in the United States.
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