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July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
What Do You Have to Do to Get Fired at the Texas Veterans Commission?
Allegations of bigotry in Texas Veterans Commission don't seem to be sparking change
"...Geller was attending a team lunch in the Texas Veterans Commission's former offices in Chase Park in late July..."
April 21, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher
Day Trips: Veterans Memorial Plaza, San Antonio
Small park in downtown San Antonio serves as a moving Memorial Day reminder
"...Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown San Antonio does not glorify..."
May 26, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Burn Survivors Speak in 'Present Day'
New charity documentary debuts in Hill Country
"...Country, stop by the Boerne Community Theatre for Present Day. That's the new fundraising documentary for the Moonlight Fund..."
Feb. 1, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup
From Día de los Muertos celebrations to holiday lights in November
"...For one day a year, pitmasters from Houston and Austin go pork..."
Nov. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Take a Journey With Healing Veterans in 'The Battle Back Home'
MSNBC to air Wounded Warrior Project docu-series
"...10 years ago. To celebrate WWP's decade of serving veterans, the group co-produced – together with Austin-based Flow Nonfiction..."
Nov. 9, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese
Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup
New year, new adventures
"...of pastries with counter and drive-through service. Order the Friday Special meal by Thursday at 4pm for pickup anytime..."
Jan. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: Mid-August Travel Updates
Foeder for thought and a beer for a good cause
"...If you’re out and about this Saturday, Aug. 15, on RR12 between San Marcos and Wimberley,..."
Aug. 14, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup
Pre-holiday travel tips
"...LocalSprout Food Hub east of downtown San Antonio. On Friday, Nov. 16, from 5-9pm they will celebrate their grand..."
Nov. 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Celebrate Memorial Day the Right Way
PBS concert honors fallen servicemen and women
"...We've joked a little on this blog that Memorial Day has been reduced to "beachside barbecue, naps, and mattress..."
May 26, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese
Lemonade Day Austin is Sunday May 5
Pint-size entrepreneurs at your service
"...On Sunday, May 5, Austin kids will experience the excitement and..."
May 4, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood
Don’t Take Valentine’s Day Too Seriously
New supper club celebrating the opposite of hearts and roses
"...themselves what kind of event to run for Valentine’s Day, the chef’s response was simply, “I’m going out of..."
Jan. 24, 2013 Food Post by Gracie Salem
Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup
Learn something new and explore what's out there this fall
"...means it’s time to celebrate chili, sausage, and the holidays...."
Nov. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Fantastic Arcade: Day 4
Donuts, a banana sing-along, and a Barfcade, naturally
"...The final day of the Fantastic Arcade did not disappoint. There were..."
Sept. 22, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch
SX Day One
A few brief snaps from the first day of the festival
"...As SXSW attendees bring their first day to an end, and ponder another week of quesadilla..."
March 13, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Letters at 3AM: About 18 a Day
About 18 U.S. veterans commit suicide on an average day
"..."About 18 veterans commit suicide on an average day" (The New York..."
July 1, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura
And Now Veterans: 'We Owe Them'
New veterans' court set to open later this spring
"...will establish, later this spring, the courthouse's newest addition: veterans' diversion court. The impetus for the court came nearly..."
March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Take Care of Veterans
"...the advancing age of our surviving World War II veterans, time is short for these particular victims of asbestos-related..."
May 25, 2005 Postmarks
Day Trips
"...living reminder of old Texas traditions. The last Confederate veterans reunion ground in the South still serves all Central..."
April 19, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Has Texas Observed Its Last Confederate Heroes Day?
Texas Lege considers bills to end the state holiday
"...Last month, the state of Texas observed Confederate Heroes Day for what many hope will be the last time...."
Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham
Again, the Veterans Get the Heat
"...Dear Mr. Black, The city fathers (and mothers) did veterans a great disservice by closing off Congress at 8am..."
Nov. 11, 2008 Postmarks
Day Trips
Abilene State Park is an oasis in the parched, red-dirt prairie
"...the dam of Lake Abilene. Between 1933 and 1935, veterans of World War I built a spring-fed swimming pool,..."
Sept. 3, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips: 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial, Grapevine
Poignant monument pays tribute to those who lost their lives
"...All day long, passenger jets fly over the bronze and stone..."
Sept. 10, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips
St. Mary's Grotto in Windthorst isn't your normal piece of modern sculpture
"...Our Lady of Perpetual Help in honor of 64 veterans of World War II. When the war started, 20%..."
June 4, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Warped and Bloodied: Two New Books by Drafthouse Veterans
Giving the forgotten children of horror and exploitation the analysis they deserve
"...from disappearing. Now two books by Drafthouse and AGFA veterans – Warped and Faded: Weird Wednesday and the Birth..."
Dec. 3, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker
Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup
Art festivals and dance halls liven up the landscape in September
"...On Memorial Day 1972, the first Texas Arts & Crafts Fair was..."
Sept. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup
Marfa Film Festival, a rare Al Pacino appearance, and more
"...The dog days of July are filled with fun and unusual things..."
July 6, 2016 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod
Lege Opening Day: Users and Abusers
Scenes from the floor of the Texas House and Senate
"...and no one throws a punch? You get opening day, Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Texas Legislature. They came,..."
Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Day Trips
The San Jacinto Monument has reopened its observation deck to the public, offering a beautiful view of the Houston skyline and the battlefield where Texas won its independence
"...a hiatus of nearly two years. On a clear day, the perch offers a bird's-eye view of the battlefield..."
Sept. 29, 2006 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Day Trips
"...church's founding on Aug. 15, 1855. It is a day of fun, fellowship, and remembrance, and everyone is invited...."
