Round Top Art Festival: Weekend Art Crawl Culminates at The Compound
The Compound will host its second annual Round Top Art Festival May 16 – 18, and this time the entire town of Round Top is joining in on the fun.
November 2016
Nancy Lou Webster of Elgin: Never Cottoned to Dresses Nor Convention
Nancy Lou Webster of Elgin never cottoned to dresses nor convention. At age 86, the renowned craftsman still doesn’t. “The world is full of...
Lodging in the Roundtopolis
Lodging in the Roundtopolis Our very unscientific Internet search uncovered almost 350 lodging venues—and we know we didn’t find them all— in the eight...
A King and His Castle
Mike Newman of Bellville is king of his castle and a child at heart. “In the mid-‘90s, I purchased 20 acres of land just...
Shooting the Breeze with Totally Tikaa
I caught up with Totally Tikaa, as she’s known on her blog and social media channels, while she was being driven to Waco to...
On the Porch: The Family Visit
The Family Visit It’s strange how most of my memories of childhood are cloudy, like I’m looking through an ever-changing fog. I strain my...
McLaren’s Antiques and Interiors of Round Top Now Open Weekends
McLaren’s Antiques and Interiors of Round Top is now open on weekends to serve customers. As the temperatures drop and the carols play, Round...
Lucky Penny Ranch Down the Road from Round Top
The Lucky Penny Ranch Story — Just Down the Road from Round Top Growing up in Texas, Jim Howse liked the cowboy way of...
Newman’s Bakery in Bellville
A Taste of Newman’s Bakery in Bellville After graduating from Bellville High School, wanderlust took Mike Newman to Europe where he spent a year...
Burton Show Place Has Storied Past, Rose-Filled Future
Offered by Walter Bering of Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty. In 2000, Harley and Jayme Ponder were planning to tear down and burn...
The Round Top Girls Weekend Trip
In mid-October, the Round Top Register team, aka the Round Top Girls, descended on the area to participate in the first-ever Round Top Wedding...
