You have moved your family half way across the country and time has come for you 14 year old son to turn 15. He is a big sports fan, but not really in to any of the local teams that are in season. Has not really developed any close friends he wants to invite to
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a bunch of foodies and winos got together and 5k race broke out – 2016 Culinaria's 5K Wine and Beer Run
A couple of Saturdays ago (ok March 18th, more than a couple now) a bunch of foodies and winos got together and 5k race broke out. Ok, that’s not quite what happened, but it was a lot of fun. I have run many 5k races over the years, and written about a few of them
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Hippos, Giraffes and Snakes….Oh My, The San Antonio Zoo
It is Christmas break, the kids are out of school and thanks to El Nino the weather in Texas is near 80 in December. Right you go to the zoo. We packed up the car and headed off, I must say that for a change traffic was not bad on a Saturday afternoon for once.
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Beers of Texas Part 3
The Southern Star Brewing Company is not just any old brewery. For one thing, they are not some huge mid‑western beer empire out of Milwaukee, or the like. The Conroe brewers are Astros fans. They got started in 2007—four Texas families and six generations strong. Like many local brewers, Southern Star started out to make
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Beers of Texas Part 1
When we have visitors come from out of town, we always want to give them give them a true taste of what our local community’s food and drink is like. We introduce them to the nicest folks around; obviously feed them real beef barbecue; and of course you’d hand them an ice cold Texas beer.
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Casa Rio – First on the Riverwalk
Have you ever seen a picture of the San Antonio Rivewalk? The one of the restaurant with all the colorful umbrellas down by the water? That is Casa Rio. Casa Rio was the first San Antonio business to open its doors to the River and take advantage of the River’s setting. The restaurant sits on
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Orcas, Sharks and Steel Eels…Oh My! Sea World San Antonio
High on my families list of things to do after we arrived in the San Antonio area was a trip to Sea World. My children love the animals and for the older two hit the thrill rides. Sea World really is a place where there is something for our entire family. Even though we went
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The Little Museum That Could, The Texas Transportation Museum.
Opened in 1964 to help preserve artifacts and information about the varied elements of San Antonio’s fascinating transportation history. In 1967 the museum moved to is present location on 40 acres in McAllister Park, just north of the International Airport on Wetmore Road. The museum’s mission statement is “Texas Transportation Museum is a volunteer lead
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San Antonio Missions – The United States newest UNESCO World Heritage site
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and by sure luck the day before our visit the park became the newest USESCO world Heritage site in the United States. The group of former missions includes not just active churches, but also farmlands, living quarters, granaries,
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Firemans #4 from Real Ale Brewing
Firemans #4 is a blond ale brewed by the Real Ale Brewing Company. This beer gets it’s name from being the fourth year round beer from Real Ale and is named in honor of Firemans Texas Cruzer Bikes. Located in Blanco Texas, Real ale only distributes their products in Texas. The Real ale brewing philosophy
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