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Above, a Bacon Cheeseburger from Highway 80 Feed Barn  — with bacon, pepper jack cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles and mustard. Highway 80 Feed Barn is located at 17033 State Highway 80 in Martindale. Daily Record photo by Nick Castillo & Lance Winter 

Foodie Friday: Best of 2021

On the final day of 2021, we look back on some of our favorite spots we visited for foodie Friday this year. 

 

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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 introduce weekly music programming

The Taproom & The Porch, two long-standing San Marcos and Texas State University institutions, came under new ownership.

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“Portrait of Bill Hutson Next to a Window,” c. 1981, sepia photograph, 11 x 14 inches. Artwork courtesy of the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College. All rights reserved. Photo by A. J. Meek

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Bill Hutson’s “Homestead” with signs, symbols and numbers, acrylic on canvas, 1979–1990, 83 ¾ x 113 ¾ inches. Artwork courtesy of the Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College. All rights reserved. Photo by Madelynn Mesa

Area galleries collaborate to honor lifetime achievements of Bill Hutson

The Art of Bill Hutson is a citywide exhibition celebrating the work of artist and San Marcos-native Bill Hutson. Five separate and overlapping gallery shows will serve as a homecoming of sorts for Hutson, born in 1936 and raised in the Dunbar neighborhood of San Marcos, who later became one of the most innovative artists of his generation.

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Melinda and Nick Fore transformed their love of plants and vintage travel trailers into a pop-up nursery that sells live plants at a variety of local events and markets.

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“You can just call us South Austin Succulents.” Leaf Porn has a plethora of succulents in stock. Photos by Melinda Fore

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“You can just call us South Austin Succulents.” Leaf Porn has a plethora of succulents in stock. Photos by Melinda Fore

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Don’t stop be-leafing

It’s a phrase that seems all-too-common these days: “When I lost my job due to COVID…” Yet for many people, Melinda and Nick Fore included, it presented an opportunity for new growth.

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A monarch butterfly samples the almond bush verbena's blooms.

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This scarlet-bodied wasp moth also enjoys taking a sip.

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A great purple hairstreak also loves the sweet nectar of the almond bush verbena. Photos by Norman Winter

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Love, fragrance & butterflies: Get the sweet almond bush verbena this spring

If you love flowers that are fragrant with non-stop bee and butterfly activity, then the sweet almond verbena or tree verbena is a must for your landscape. Those traits, coupled with drought tolerance and ease of growing, were just some of the reasons it was chosen as the Florida Plant of the Year in 2008 and will be a winner in San Marcos too.

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