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It Wouldn’t Be Wedding Season in Texas Without the Grand March

It Wouldn’t Be Wedding Season in Texas Without the Grand March

The dance starts with our elders. Two old-timers who know what it means to spend decades together in marriage ... Read More »

Cookbook Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Highlights the Contributions of Black Cooks in American Food History

Cookbook Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Highlights the Contributions of Black Cooks in American Food History

When speaking at events, Toni Tipton-Martin engages her audiences with historical images depicting African ... Read More »

See Texas’ First Airplane at Midland International Airport

See Texas’ First Airplane at Midland International Airport

The small crowd that witnessed the first flight of John Valentine Pliska’s airplane likely held its collective ... Read More »

A Road Trip Along the Rio Grande Invites Reflection on Grief and Family Bonds

A Road Trip Along the Rio Grande Invites Reflection on Grief and Family Bonds

I didn't plan to write about my cousin. I wanted to write about the history, culture, people, and places I saw ... Read More »

Texas Gardening Guru Neil Sperry Talks Growing Plants and Growing Old

Texas Gardening Guru Neil Sperry Talks Growing Plants and Growing Old

“I am just an average gardener,” says Neil Sperry, the McKinney resident who’s anything but average to ... Read More »

A Panhandle Native Returns Home to Investigate a Family Legend

A Panhandle Native Returns Home to Investigate a Family Legend

Open Road  | March 2022 Getaway Driver A grandpa's tall tale sends ... Read More »

Finding Community and Common Ground in a Small Town

Finding Community and Common Ground in a Small Town

Open Road  | February 2022 Past the Edges of Town An introvert and ... Read More »

Dallas Figure Skater Amber Glenn Talks Olympics and TikTok

Dallas Figure Skater Amber Glenn Talks Olympics and TikTok

When Amber Glenn performs her figure-skating routines, her face radiates with emotion. Her gestures are ... Read More »

An Okie Native Finds Belonging at Austin’s Broken Spoke

An Okie Native Finds Belonging at Austin’s Broken Spoke

Open Road  | January 2022 With Whomever Will Have Me An Okie makes ... Read More »

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