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More than 18 wineries dot the roadway between Fredericksburg and Stonewall, Texas. This stretch of highway is being dubbed, “The New Napa”. The soil and temperatures produce some award winning wine to challenge the Napa reputation.
Continue readingLabor Day has come and gone. Summer is officially over at South Padre Island, but the island never shuts down. The Texas heat drops from the century mark into reasonable double digits where it remains through the winter. Young people…
Continue readingFun with a good cause describes the Hill Country Wine & Music Festival, held at Wildseed Farms April 26-28, all proceeds went to the Texas Center for Wine and Culinary Arts. Ken Maxwell, festival chairman, spoke with me about the…
Continue readingSmithville, located between Houston and Austin; San Antonio and College Station, sits among the giant pecan trees that line the Colorado River. About 4,000 folks call Smithville home. Homes are majestic and ranches surround the community. Everyone knows your name….
Continue readingHouston and I have had this love affair since…well, most of my life. Yet, this was my first time to attend the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Makes me sad to think of all the fun I’ve missed over the…
Continue readingThis clever young man needed a “mask” for the annual Brazilian Carnival in Austin, Texas. What could be more up-to-the minute than an enlarged Facebook page (his Facebook page to be specific). He cut out a large rectangle to look…
Continue readingGrapevine is TRULY the Christmas Capital of Texas, officially designated so by the Texas Senate in 2009, and the season from mid-November till the first week of January is THE place
Continue readingAmerican Diving sponsored a fund-raiser for Air Warrior Courage Foundation hosting LCpl Tanner Ivie and Cpl Franklin Powell on a multi-day adventure off South Padre Island exploring the sunken Texas Clipper. Our two star divers, LCpl Ivie and Cpl Powell
Continue readingThe Fab Placez team is always trying something new. Mauricio Gonzalez and Ron Yakerson filmed this video at Annie’s Cafe on an iPhone. Since Annie’s Cafe has a casual dining feel, we wanted to mimic that same sensation. Let us know…
Continue readingWhether you’re a visitor to Houston or one of 2 million residents, Discovery Green Park (located across from the George Brown Convention Center,
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