by Phil Houseal | Mar 16, 2017 | All Articles, Events, Music, Venue
Mar 15, 2017–Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson calls them the “Carnegie Halls of western swing.” But if you are old enough to have waltzed across Texas, you know them as dance halls. When I wrote about these two-stepping temples in 2013, Stephen Dean of Texas Dancehall...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 1, 2017 | All Articles, Food, Venue
Feb 1, 2017–You couldn’t get much more “out of the box.” That overused phrase is the perfect description of the new Münch Food Park now open on Highway Street. “We’re not in a box,” said owner Justin Armes. “Heck, we’re not even square.” They’re more “tubular.” The...
by Phil Houseal | Aug 3, 2016 | All Articles, History, Music, Venue
Aug 3, 2016–Seems like many of the artists I interview these days are people that my dad wouldn’t believe I talked to and my kids wouldn’t care. Roy Clark falls into that category. Taking a risk, I told him that line when I had the opportunity to interview him...
by Phil Houseal | Aug 19, 2015 | All Articles, Education, History, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Aug 19, 2015–They found the sheep. They also discovered one of the most beautiful caves in the world. Mary McGrath Curry was around 6 years old when she and her two brothers, Harold and Jimmy, set off on their journey toward the center of the Earth. She is now 86 and...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 20, 2013 | All Articles, Education, History, Venue
Nov 20, 2013–Little Free Library is one of those ideas you wish you had thought of. The concept is simple: You set out a cute box full of books, and invite anyone to stop by and “take a book, return a book.” The execution, however, has turned into a national...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 31, 2013 | All Articles, Events, History, People of the Hill Country, Venue
July 31, 2013–So the Pastor was doing a sermon on the life of Jesus, and he asked what was the biggest festival of year. One youngster raised his hand, and said, “The Schuetzenfest.” “This actually happened at our church way back,” said Charles Feller, Secretary of...
