Category: Archive

A collection of past issues.

  • He’s Got Sole

    He’s Got Sole

    [slideshow_deploy id=’14607′]   From his upbringing to a lifelong passion, Greg Carmack creates masterful leather goods from the heart By Laura Beth Moore Inhale, as the whiff of leather seeps in deep, powerfully transporting one back in time to the days of saloons, gun smoke and back when the West was still wild. As the…

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  • Rouge Tunes

    Rouge Tunes

    [slideshow_deploy id=’14393′]   The shade and soul of Texas country music By James Herd Imagine a genre of music that didn’t identify with country but couldn’t really be defined as rock ’n’ roll, or any one genre in particular, for that matter. Such a genre exists, and it goes by the name of Texas music…

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  • Defending the Frontline

    Defending the Frontline

    [slideshow_deploy id=’14585′] Friday night high school football: As big time as small town gets By Shehan Jeyarajah From the boom of the opening kickoff to the final whistle’s shriek, time stops on Friday nights in towns across Texas. By this point, football is a way of life. But while financial and population behemoths like Lake…

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  • This Land

    This Land

    [slideshow_deploy id=’14596′]   A Photo Story by Constance Atton There are many people outside of Texas who envision ranching as a lifestyle only made up of baling hay and sipping sweet tea on a front porch swing. However, what they don’t see is the privilege that these families have.  While Texas continues to modernize and…

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  • The Wild Side | By Nicollette Niles

    The Wild Side | By Nicollette Niles

    In a small shopping center in Hewitt you can purchase coatimundis (members of the raccoon family,) micro mini pigs, chinchillas, sugar gliders, leopard geckos and many more exotic animals. Established in 2012, Critters Exotic Pets brings an animal experience to the region unlike any other. Owner Tierny Krueger wanted to open an exotic pet shop…

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  • Watching a Dream Take Shape | By Kyndall Jirasek

    Watching a Dream Take Shape | By Kyndall Jirasek

    Silver hair tied back in a loose ponytail, a few strands sweep across a woman’s face as she leans over the wheel. Wearing a red apron with the word “sister” stitched across the front, Titia Califano shares the journey of faith that led her to become a potter and an unexpected fudge maker. Califano’s passion…

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  • A Century of Barbecue | By Elizabeth Arnold

    A Century of Barbecue | By Elizabeth Arnold

    Nearly 100 years ago, Jasper DeMaria set up a fruit stand on the side of Waco’s interurban railway station, the last stop before Dallas. Weary travelers came to fill their hungry stomachs before continuing their long journeys. About three years after opening the fruit stand, Jasper expanded the business. He put up a building and…

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  • An Old-Fashioned Burger |By Ashlyn Thompson

    An Old-Fashioned Burger |By Ashlyn Thompson

    Hair pulled back into a John Deere cap, a busy woman hollers, “Mom, more buns!” as she throws fresh patties on a sizzling grill. Antique pallet-framed photos line the wood paneling and half-empty white trash bags find their home stuffed in corners. Six generations of grandkids are slapped unevenly across the back wall. Outside, a…

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