Dr. Ray Perryman, one of the Lone Star State’s foremost economists, likes Fredericksburg. “I’ve been going through this place and stopping for peaches and wine most of my life,” Perryman told the crowd of about 150 on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Rockbox Theater. “Bottom line is this is a wonderful pla...

Fredericksburg and Gillespie County are still slow-growing, but ahead of the curve in some areas. Development, broadband, tourism and healthcare were all topics of discussion at the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Summit, held Oct. 18 at the Rockbox Theater. Tim Lehmberg, executive dir...

MY 2 CENTS If you found a caterpillar and glued a tiny set of wings to its body, could it fly? Of course not. But that same caterpillar has the ability to transform itself and soar high from the ground as a butterfly. This short anecdote is not my own, but rather from one of the pastors at my church...

“State of the Burg Economic Summit,” a new event launched by the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Oct. 18 at Rockbox Theater. “Hea...

Entries are now being accepted for the Light The Night Christmas Parade, presented by HE- B. The parade, which will take place at 6:30 p.m. F r i d a ...

MY 2 CENTS It took me a long time to learn how to skip a stone across the surface of water. Truth be told, I was lucky to get two to three bounces on ...