How much do you let ritual and habit rule your life? What if you stopped all rituals? First, let’s define rituals. Familiar ones might include touching a sign for luck while running out of a football locker room, saying prayers before a meal or just making coffee. It can be big — How and who you wor...

Three two-year old female tabbies: Bella, Violet and Jacky, are available for adoption at the Fredericksburg Animal Shelter. “If you’re looking for a nice large lap kitty, these are for you,” an animal care specialist said. “They are all patiently awaiting adoption.” The City of Fredericksburg Anima...

Tickets for individual events at the 2025 Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival are now on sale. Grand Tasting Badges are now available for earlybird pricing. This year’s festival, taking place Tuesday through Sunday, Oct. 21-26, deepens its commitment to community by directing a portion of proceeds t...

The Grace Center of Fredericksburg ambassadors recently held a school supply drive to support the 14 children currently residing at The Grace Center. ...

The University of Arkansas honored its most recent graduating class with a series of spring commencement ceremonies in Fayetteville, Friday and Saturd...

If you are a regular reader of this column, you will remember my Uncle Ben Hahn. In the mid-1950s, he returned here for a while after rearing his chil...