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Los Olivos Market, formerly Taste Buds Market, recently opened at 13904 Ranch Road 12 and has a wine tasting room that offers one of the state’s largest selections of Texas wines, with more than 40 vineyards and 200 varietals. Photos courtesy of Rebecca Varela

Wimberley market offers vast selection of Texas wines

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 12:00am

Los Olivos Market, formerly Taste Buds Market, which focuses on offering the finest Texas wines, craft beers, specialty foods and gifts in a fun, casual atmosphere true to its Hill Country Roots, r

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Heritage Association Guild hosts Cottage Kitchen Luncheon

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 12:00am

The Heritage Association Guild will host lunch at the Charles S. Cock House Museum, located at 400 W. Hopkins Street, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Oct. 19.

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AP-NORC Poll: Many caregivers neglecting their own health

Tue, 10/16/2018 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Skipping your checkup but not grandma’s? Caring for an older loved one is a balancing act, and a new poll shows that too often it’s the caregivers’ health that’s neglected.

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Answers to Go with Susan Smith

Sun, 10/14/2018 - 12:00am

San Marcos Public Library 625 E. Hopkins St. 512-393-8200 Q. I’m pleased to hear the plans for repairing the dam right below Spring Lake. Does the library have historical information

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A Word About Recycling with Ollie Maier

Sun, 10/14/2018 - 12:00am

Here’s our final article concerning the changing of the world’s largest landfill into a park. In our three previous articles, taken from a Waste Today newsletter, we covered 1) how

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The Journey Continues: Bruce Hinds

Sun, 10/14/2018 - 12:00am

My journey this week took me to meet Bruce Hinds because my friend, Stan Finch, had been on a mission trip with him to Belize and suggested a visit. Finch

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Dr. Erica Anderson

'Transgender in Texas' presentation at TXST

Sun, 10/14/2018 - 12:00am

Dr. Erica Anderson, a clinical psychologist and transgender woman, will speak on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. – doors open at 6:30 – at the Texas State University LBJ Teaching

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"The Play That Goes Wrong" is a play in a play. It's the opening night of "The Murder at Haversham Manor," where students of the Cornley University Drama Society are attempting to stage this 1920s production. However, everything that can go wrong is, and the opening night quickly goes from bad to disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can't play dead and actors who trip over everything, "The Play That Goes Wrong" goes quite right. Photos by Jeremy Daniel

'The Play That Goes Wrong' gets it right

Sun, 10/14/2018 - 12:00am

These days, everything has a message, a double meaning, a sneaky twist at the climax designed to make you think. This is important because it keeps us sharp and ready

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This month's featured artist Debra Hanson is an artisan jeweler that uses found and recycled objects to create her works. Submitted photo

Autumn & Art Squared are here

Fri, 10/12/2018 - 12:00am

Autumn is here and that means everyone can expect cooler weather for the Art Squared Arts Market on Saturday.

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Film crews shoot a scene on the Texas State University campus for Richard Linklater's 2016 film "Everybody Wants Some!!." Photo by Van Redin

Making San Marcos Film Friendly

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 12:00am

San Marcos has been a film-friendly city for some years now, with movies like “Boyhood” and “Everybody Wants Some!!,” shot here in recent years and movies like “The Getaway,” shot here in 1972.