An East Texas Tale Continues
From Big Bang to Young Sheldon, Now a Spinoff with Georgie and Mandy Houston born Jim Parsons won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy series four times for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper in the television sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The show ran...
Tamale Pie Recipe
By Lyndsay Caldwell I love tamales. No matter if I’m buying them for a dollar on the beach in Mexico, by the dozen from a friend’s mom, or randomly from the meat market in Mount Vernon, I love them. I do not have time to make them. They are truly a labor of love and...
Writing on the Wall
By Tom Geddie Bart Soutendijk saw the writing on the wall. And the pictures, too. The former technical writer retired from the fiber optics industry and moved from Fort Worth to Quitman about 25 years ago with his wife, Liz, to pursue art full time. Writing — and...
The Older, the Better
The Upper East Side of Texas is home to some of the oldest festivals and other special events in Texas. Long-standing car shows, holiday parades and events, rodeos, fishing tournaments, county fairs, and carnivals are too numerous to mention as are farmers’ markets,...
Farmers’ Markets Deliver Fresh Food and Fun
Living and playing in the Upper East Side of Texas for more than six months of the year means easy access to fresh, locally grown produce. Rural folks and small town leaders know how to make a party out of anything and their markets are no exception. Find delicious...
Ceremony Set This Week For Juneteenth Grandmother’s Home
Life is coming full circle for 97 year old "Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee this week with a ceremony for the building of a new home for her at 940 East Annie Street in Fort Worth. What's special about this property is that it is where her family's home used to be...
Three Quick and Delicious Healthy Bowl Meals
By Lauren Wacaser Sometimes I plan on making a salad for dinner but then the temperature drops just enough to make me want something warm. “Cooked salad” has become my new seasonal term. Saute mixed greens like spinach and kale, shredded carrots, lentils, red bell...
Paris, Texas is Always a Good Idea
By P.A. Geddie The second largest Paris in the world doesn’t officially share the same tag line as its “City of Love” sister city in France, but even so, expect a lovely time in Paris, Texas. Radio personality Paul Harvey once said it is a city “where tomorrow fell in...
Ceramics Art Space is Open for Makers, Visitors, and Shoppers
By P.A. Geddie A ceramics art space in downtown Winnsboro is a hot spot for seasoned and amateur artists from all over Northeast Texas and beyond who like to play in the mud and other earthy elements. Ceramic arts there include clay pottery, mosaic glass, and stained...
The Impactful Art of Terry Crum
Terry Crum’s interest in art began at a very young age. He recalls looking through the family book of American presidents and drawing each of them. In school he often created cartoons. Family vacations to Taos, New Mexico, solidified his deep passion. “I was really...
We All Belong: A Children’s Book about Diversity, Race and Empathy
We All Belong, by Nathalie Goss, with illustrations by Alex Goss, recognizes and celebrates the diversity in a caring group of children. It is set in a flowing, rhyming poem about respect for different cultures and skin colors. Multicultural representation include...
Cinema Therapy
By P.A. Geddie I did not completely avoid the end-of-year bombardment of sappy Hallmark movies but aside from a couple that were perfect background noise while I got in some cooking and jigsaw puzzle time, I managed to survive the holidays without them. At the other...
Coming Summer 2025
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