Rambling Boy: Feasts and Fireman’s Frolics
One Saturday morning in May several years ago, I went to call on Otto Heinsohn, a blacksmith I knew in the little town...
Culture
Nancy Krause Knows Her Stuff
Nancy Krause, owner of Nancy’s Antiques in Brenham, knows her stuff. She can spot the nuanced distinctions that make one piece of Texas primitive...
Schneider Hall: Life’s Grand March
Life continues its grand march across the well-worn wooden floors of Schneider Hall thanks to Amber Burris Becerra’s passion for family, history and...
Shooting the Breeze with Gypsy Mama Janie Sikes
Janie Sikes Co-owner Junk Gypsy World Headquarters DOB: Jan. 7, 1947 HOMETOWN: Overton, Texas EDUCATION: East Texas State University One Sunday evening, while doing...
Texas Dance Hall Preservation: A Passion
The dance hall culture is alive and well around Round Top. Smoke still pours from barbecue pits, music wafts through open windows and...
Taylor Jacob: The Rush of It All
Perspectives change when people see their hometowns in their rearview mirrors. “When I was growing up in Carmine, I thought it was just okay...
On the Porch with Anita Joyce: Refreshing Tired Rooms
Anita Joyce has a city house in Houston, a country house near Shelby and a flair for French style. The former engineer is a...
Gary E. McKee Remembers….
Gary E. McKee attributes his love of road trips to the long treks his parents made between California and Texas on U.S. Highway...
McLaren’s Antiques & Interiors in Round Top
The Roundtopolis is home to a variety of businesses of all sizes. Through our “Talkin’ Shop” column, we’ll introduce you to the entrepreneurs you...
Sack Family Reunion Set for Round Top
Descendants of the Sack Family Foundation, founded in 1792, will gather in the Round Top Rifle Association Hall Oct. 14-16, 2016, to meet cousins...