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Sleighing Holiday Cheer
With massive apologies to the Waitresses and their seminal end-of-year ode “Christmas Wrapping,” this is the time of year that’s a busy blur. You...
ATE DAY8 of Holiday Foodie Fun
New Year’s resolution time will be here soon enough. Meanwhile, the holidays are now, and with them comes ample opportunity to enjoy great food...
Helping Helpers
There are plenty of reasons to lose faith in humanity right now. Whether it’s our horrible county judge trying to defund a nonprofit that...
Holidays 2023
We get it. Not everyone digs the holidays. I kinda don’t. The biggest reason is probably that my family buried our 63-year-young father on...
Holiday Happenings
December 3-21, 2025
On Christmas Eve 1914 in the cold trenches of World War I, something miraculous happened. A lone soldier stepped into no man’s...
Holiday Book Guide
For us Black Friday holdouts and for the last-minute shoppers, choosing the right gift for the Holidays can be daunting as we draw closer...
Sounds of the Season
This time of year, it’s common to be spending your drive time dodging the crimson specter of Mariah Carey’s holiday anthem or the absolute...
Grief in the Gravy
Right around November, sadness creeps into our family, a collective feeling of grief that acts as a shroud over our hearts and keeps most...
ATE DAY8 of Easy Holiday Stuff(ing) to Make for Gatherings
If you had terrible dressing or awful sausage balls over Thanksgiving, whoever made them either isn’t from here or just can’t cook. Keep reading....
Crosstown Sounds Goes Cross-Country: Music & Magic Await in Gruene
This holiday season, the historic town of Gruene is transforming into a winter wonderland with an exciting lineup of events and activities for all...



















