Philanthropy in the Roundtopolis™: The True Heart of Round Top
On many a night, the philanthropic heart of the Roundtopolis™ throbs strongly. Galas large, or soirees small are hosted to underwrite area non profits that serve the community.
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When it came time to launch a new business, David Feigleson searched broadly for the perfect piece of property in the Roundtopolis™.
Wassail! Greetings from Rohan Meadery
Wassail, an old English toast to good health and good times, reflects the character of Rohan Meadery.
“Our business is built on a hobby that got out of hand,” John Rohan, owner, said laughing. “We wanted to share our passion with other…
Round Top Festival Institute: No Ordinary Dream
Internationally acclaimed concert pianist James Dick asks: Why dream the ordinary?
Master carpenter Larry Birkelbach maintains: The impossible just takes longer.
Two men. Four hands. One goal: to build an inimitable institution that’s…
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; it gives people a sense of wilderness. It’s also a species that was almost eliminated as a breeder in Texas.…
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 of Oldenburg, which is near La Grange in Fayette County. When I knocked on the front door, his wife opened…
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 crowds of all ages still gather for special events at places such as the Round Top Rifle Hall…
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 90 in the throes of a corporate relocation in 1953. His mother was pregnant with him, so McKee…