by Josephine Stubblefield | May 10, 2021 | Lifestyle
BBQ on the Brazos serves tortas on Thursdays only. BBQ on the Brazos, the popular barbecue joint that resides in a Texaco gas station in Cresson, was one of the first local barbecue spots to introduce us to the wonders of barbecue breakfast, paving the way for other...
by Josephine Stubblefield | May 9, 2021 | Lifestyle
May is National Barbecue Month, and North Texas has plenty of spots that have what it takes to be considered top 50. DALLAS — In Texas, where there’s smoke, there’s Daniel Vaughn. As the barbecue editor for Texas Monthly, his job is to find the best barbecue in Texas....
by Harold Obrien | May 8, 2021 | Lifestyle
There were plenty of frowns on faces this time last year. For example, those in the tourism and travel industry. The nation had been locked down for weeks. No one was going anywhere, especially to where COVID-19 held its tightest grip. Think New York state. The...
by Josephine Stubblefield | May 7, 2021 | Business
The U.S. oil supermajors are leading by example what shale drilling discipline should look like. Neither ExxonMobil nor Chevron are rushing to boost production in the biggest American shale play, the Permian, despite the oil price rally this year that has sent WTI...
by Beverly Barney | May 7, 2021 | Lifestyle
What do non-Hispanics get wrong about Cinco de Mayo? The list is long, varied and frankly, embarrassing. DALLAS — Remain calm. Nothing bad will happen to you if you just observe Cinco de Mayo at home in Texas. Your Latino friends are used to you misunderstanding the...
by Harold Obrien | May 4, 2021 | Entertainment
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas country music legend Willie Nelson is celebrating his 88th birthday. Nelson was born on April 29, 1933, in the small town of Abbott, just north of Waco. According to the Willie Nelson and Friends Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, he graduated from...
by Beverly Barney | May 4, 2021 | Lifestyle
We suspected people were moving by the thousands to Texas and Florida. Now Washington has proof. The recent census results added two congressional seats to Texas and bolstered Florida’s representation by one seat, while California and New York each lost a seat....
by portsidemarketing | Apr 30, 2021 | Lifestyle
The first batch of once-every-decade data from the U.S. Census Bureaushows a United States that is growing less quickly but still seeing its population shift to the South and the West. The data released Monday was relatively basic — containing national and state-level...
by Beverly Barney | Apr 30, 2021 | Lifestyle
Not sure what to order when you get up to the barbecue counter? Kevin Kelly talked to over one hundred barbecue-joint owners in Texas who shared their advice on what to order at their restaurants. Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue was...
by portsidemarketing | Apr 28, 2021 | Entertainment
Granbury, Texas, is a come-as-you-are, kick-back-and-relax kind of town. With its charming historic square in full swing with historic buildings, boutique shops, restaurants, entertainment venues, and ice cream, you could easily plan a full weekend just hanging out in...
