Arts + Culture

Hill Country Hues

How Marcy Vreeland Brings the Hill Country to Life Article and Photography by Amy Tucker When artist Marcy Cook Vreeland relocated to the Texas Hill Country, she discovered a landscape that reshaped both her creative process and her connection to the Fredericksburg community.    Currently immersed in a love affair with the irises she cultivates in her artist’s garden, she continues to draw from the region’s flowers, grasses and wildflowers. These elements appear throughout her paintings...

Food + Beverage

Sparkling People

Couple brings bubbling businesses to town Article by Amie Nemec | Photography by Brent Ryan Burgess Sometimes a place conjures dreams of a new future. A town evokes the vision of a different lifestyle. Strangers eventually become friends, and a new place begins to feel like home. Fredericksburg had this effect on Melissa and Bobby Humphries.    The two met on eHarmony in 2008. A long, late-night phone call soon led to a hunt for the perfect wedding venue. As wine lovers, Fredericksburg’s...

Arts + Culture

Little Live Music Town

Locals enjoy a rich music culture Article by Brent Ryan Burgess Fredericksburg is a live music town. Just a short drive from Austin, a city nationally dubbed the “live music capital of the world,” Fredericksburg would rival the nearby metro with the vibrant sounds of singing and guitars ringing throughout downtown. Here we mention three local performers sure to entertain. Mike Blakely    Combination cowboy poet, novelist and songwriter, Mike Blakely has built himself a gathering family of...

Life + Culture

Two Locations, One Beautiful Vision

A local family venture Article by Andre Boada There is a new fold in Kerr County winery development pushing the throttle of excellence. Once, only known as Turtle Creek Olives and Vines in downtown Kerrville, Proprietors Dan and Sue Schulse have now unleashed a new working winery built around 17 acres of pristine terraced vineyards. The Winery Estate    Turtle Creek Vineyards, located on the edge of Kerrville, has been a work in progress since the purchase in 2015. The family vision now...