FOOD & DRINK
San Marcos adopts new incentives to attract more grocery stores
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Despite its size, the city of San Marcos has a shortage of grocery stores. On Tuesday night, city leaders approved new economic incentives to try and lure grocery stores to town. The incentives include property and sales tax rebates up to five years from the...
Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ to undergo new ownership after temporarily closing
BUDA, Texas — A once popular Central Texas restaurant will soon be under new ownership in Hays County. Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ, located in Buda, temporarily closed its doors last month after co-owner couple Miguel and Modesty Vidal made an announcement on social media. "We've been at this for...
Happy dog named Ocean seeks loving home! | Forgotten Friends
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Our "Forgotten Friends" series showcases a dog or cat each week that has spent time at an area shelter, just waiting for someone to notice them and bring them home to love. On this week’s Forgotten Friends we meet Ocean, a one-year-old terrier pitbull mix...
Written in The Stars: Shaheen leaves intentional impact
Growing up my father, Fady Shaheen, always said to me: “Remember you’re a Shaheen, you can fly high and soar low.”. This has become my mantra. A shaheen is a falcon, often described as majestic. While I’d love to say my time at The University Star has been majestic, it’s been more.
The late-spring flowers of the Hill Country
May is considered late spring, early summer in Central Texas. The spring Bluebonnets have been lovely this year and now we need to wait for the seeds to mature before we can mow down the wildflowers. With Bluebonnets, it is easy to tell when the seeds are mature because you can see when the seed pods have opened to release the seeds. If you mow before the seeds are mature you will not get new plants. Bluebonnets are annuals. That means the individual plants will not come back the following year, but if their seeds were allowed to mature and they fall to the ground, the seeds may germinate in the same general area.
Locally owned film lab changes name in downtown San Marcos
San Marcos Film Lab is located in downtown San Marcos near Cats Billiards. (Amira Van Leeuwen/Community Impact) Zablosky Film, a film-dedicated photo lab, changed its name to San Marcos Film Lab at the end of April. The name change comes after the photo lab changed ownership from Eli Zablosky to...
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