What Happens When the “Port Aransas Sandcastle Guy” Can’t Go to the Beach?
For the past 13 years, Mark Landrum has been known as the “Port Aransas Sandcastle Guy.” The sand artist teaches lessons on how to build sandcastles, but is also commissioned to create custom works for marriage proposals, businesses openings, family greeting cards, and more. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Landrum has had to face the ultimate challenge to his way of life: How do you work with sand when you have limited access to the beach? Read More »
Recipe: Roasted Zucchini with Herbed Chèvre from Elm Creek Manor
Master chef Marcia Scarbrough of Elm Creek Manor near Muenster in North Texas has been serving guests out of her ... Read More »
Grammy-Winner Sarah Jarosz Reflects on the Influence of Texas Music and her Hill Country Upbringing
When she was a student at Wimberley High School, bluegrass prodigy Sarah Jarosz was already ... Read More »
Touchdown in These Four Lesser-Known Texas College Towns
Even though the state is still deadlocked in oppressive summer heat, something in the air changes in August. ... Read More »
A Beautiful Blend of Color and History in Brenham
During a 2018 trip to Brenham, photographer Tom McCarthy Jr. wanted to capture the “antiquing vibe” of the town. ... Read More »
Wenzel’s LoneStar Meat Co. in Hamilton Beckons You to Bite its (Pork) Butt
For the unhurried, US 281 is a popular north-south alternative to Interstate 35. Like pearls on a string, small ... Read More »
How Post Office Murals Lifted Spirits During the Great Depression
First-Class Murals Post office artworks lifted spirits during the Great Depression By Robyn Ross In the ... Read More »
The Reward is Worth the Work at Elm Creek Manor in Muenster
At Elm Creek Manor, an inn just outside the North Texas town of Muenster, guests have the opportunity to work ... Read More »
We All Live in Uncertain Now
“Think of Caddo as a maze of lakes within lakes,” says John Winn, proprietor of Caddo Outback Tours, as the ... Read More »
It’s a Small-Town World, After All
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A Small-Town Enthusiast Embarks on the Revitalization of Bartlett in Central Texas
Robert Zalkin dares to dream small. Beginning in mid-2019, the native of the small town of Liberty, New York, began buying 15 buildings in Bartlett, a once-thriving cotton center 50 miles north of Austin on State Highway 95. He was drawn to Texas because of the welcoming people and economic feasibility of such a project. He intends to enliven the small town by preserving and repurposing its downtown, which he’ll document on Instagram at @downtownbartlett. “I drove through quite a few Texas towns,” Zalkin said, “but when I stepped out onto the red brick streets of Bartlett, it was magical. I felt the old ghosts and knew immediately this was the one.” Read More »
The Daytripper Stops and Smells the Roses in Tyler
If you need a sweet-smelling escape, there is a place out east where flowers bloom and pines tell some of the ... Read More »
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