Find Everything from Fishing Tackle to Live Blues Music and Guest Cabins at the Bend General Store
In the decade he operated Bad Bob’s, Fullerton nurtured a reputation for eccentricity and eclectic tastes. With steady business from anglers and Hill Country campers, he avoided the fate of so many of Texas’ old-time general stores that fell victim to declining rural populations and competition from chain stores. Plenty of mom-and-pop shops have cleared their shelves of quotidian wares like canned vegetables and rolls of toilet paper to make room for antiques and tchotchkes meant to tempt tourists. But Fullerton got by selling a little bit of everything from his modest cinder-block store: minnows and worms, groceries, coffee, hamburgers, children’s toys, fishing tackle, camping gear, and other stuff he’d accrued over time. Read More »
Make a Date with Mother Nature on the Pecos River
For nearly a week, an unspooling ribbon of greenish-blue will carry you down frothy rapids, alongside towering escarpments, and into deep, fish-filled pools. You’ll tangle with tall reeds that line the banks, drag boats through a section of bony limestone channels called The Flutes, and camp on rocky riverbanks. Read More »
Where to Celebrate Fourth of July in Texas in 2018
Everything's bigger in Texas, and that’s certainly the case when it comes to celebrating our nation’s ... Read More »
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Texas Book Fest Announces Full Lineup of 2018 Authors
Readers rejoice: the Texas Book Festival has announced the full list of 250 authors for its 2018 event. The ... Read More »
Exhibition Coming to the African American Museum in Dallas Will View Jefferson’s Monticello Through the Eyes of Slaves
An upcoming museum exhibit in Dallas will explore life on one of the nation’s most historic plantations—from the perspective of slaves who lived there. Dallas’ African American Museum will debut the newly updated Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty in mid-September, the museum announced this week. The exhibition will feature more than 300 works of art, documents, and artifacts. Read More »
Irish Storybook Creator Oliver Jeffers Talks Children’s Books in Abilene
The 40-year-old Jeffers was the featured artist at this year’s Children’s Art and Literacy Festival, Abilene’s ... Read More »
Trails in Guadalupe Mountains and San Antonio Get Federal Recognition
The Department of the Interior has named 19 new national recreation trails, and Texas is home to two of them: ... Read More »
10 Things Dad Would Actually Want to Do on Father’s Day
Treat dad to a weekend of family fun and adventure with these Father's Day events across the state. Father’s Day Sunset Safari Dinner and Tour Read More »
Key Allegro Displays Hauntingly Beautiful Relics from Hurricane Harvey
Along the Texas coast, telltale signs of past storms endure in the occasional skeletal remains of piers jutting into the Gulf and bays. Until they are rebuilt, these structures on Key Allegro along Aransas Bay recall the impact of Hurricane Harvey, presenting a hauntingly beautiful scene in the wake of last August’s storm. Key Allegro—a resort community with residences, second homes, and rentals—is located on an approximately 200-acre island near the northernmost end of Broadway Street between Rockport and Fulton. Read More »
Kings and Queens of the Accordion Are Set to Play in Houston
Some of the best accordion players from across Texas and the region are set to perform at the 29th ... Read More »
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