Independence Day in Round Top
For 166 years, Round Top has celebrated Independence Day with a bang. With a patriotic kick-off on the square, an All-American parade and a...
Culture
On the Porch: Making Your Porch a Destination
Country life was foreign to me, yet it drew me in. It imprinted my soul in a way I still don’t fully understand. My...
The Bald Eagle in Coastal Texas
The bald eagle, our national emblem, is one of the most charismatic birds in Texas. It’s a species that people will stop to watch;...
Junk Gypsy Launches Boot Line
Junk Gypsy Launches Boot Line Amie Sikes said that she’d always wanted to design boots so the dream has come true. Yesterday Amie and...
Tootsie Tomanetz: First Lady of Texas Barbecue
Barbecue aficionados around the world know Tootsie Tomanetz as “possibly the greatest female pitmaster in Texas history,” but she’ll always be Miss Tootsie to...
Jessica Robertson Visits Round Top
Jessica Robertson, one of the stars of A&E’s Duck Dynasty television show, signed copies of the book she co-authored with her husband Jep: The...
Stirring the Pot: Royers Cafe
Due to unforgiving schedules that come with running restaurants and magazines, the Royers Café family and I talked food over the phone. It was...
Recycling the Past in Round Top
Talkin’ Shop with Recycling the Past [left] The Roundtopolis is home to a variety of businesses of all sizes. Through our “Talkin’ Shop” column,...
Things to do in Fayetteville
Almost everyone has a things-to-do list. While grocery shopping and picking up the laundry are necessary, they’re not nearly as fun as exploring the...
Tipping Point of No Return
The Tipping Point of No Return I (Katie) admit that sometimes I find tipping to be challenge…Not doing it, but figuring out when/where/how. When...
