Nov 4, 2021 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie In the 1950s most Americans weren’t familiar with a little country called Vietnam almost 9,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean from Texas. It borders China to the south, appearing on maps as a small slither of land with 2,140 coastal miles along the...
May 5, 2021 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie “I’ve got a woman I love, she’s crazy and paints like God She’s got a playground sense of justice, she don’t take odds I got a tattoo with her name right through my soul And I think everything she touches turns to gold.” Guy Clark, “Stuff That Works”...
Mar 5, 2021 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie Kris Hunt tells stories inspired by his colorful upbringing in the Upper East Side of Texas. He’s committed to changing long-outdated stereotypes of Southerners as rednecks, hicks, and hillbillies. People from our region, he says, are just as likely to...
Mar 1, 2021 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
March is Women’s History Month, a time dedicated to reflect on the often-overlooked contributions of women to history, culture, and society. Follow the links below to get to know a sampling of the women of the Upper East Side of Texas covered in the pages of County...
Mar 1, 2021 | ARTS + CULTURE, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
American concert pianist, music professor, and fashion model Lois Towles Caesar was born in Texarkana April 4, 1912. She obtained a degree at Wiley College, Marshall, in 1933, and then studied at Julliard School of Music in New York. Her musical accomplishments took...
Jan 4, 2021 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT, UPPER EAST SIDE TEXANS
By P.A. Geddie On January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III saved 155 lives when he successfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the cold waters of the Hudson River off midtown Manhattan. The event — called the “Miracle on the Hudson” — solidified...
