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Wild Petunia is a South Texas wildflower that blooms all summer and fall. It is as pretty as its relative, Mexican Petunia, but less likely to become invasive in our yards and gardens. Photo by Robert Benson.
Exotic, introduced or invasive?
Mexican Feathergrass, Mexican Oregano, Mexican Oleander, Mexican Honeysuckle, Mexican Petunia and Mexican Flame Vine: these are all plants found in the Beeville Butterfly Garden. They are also grow...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Send me your favorite recipes
I’ve got writer’s block this week. No topic is popping into my head. I’ve also got a cooking block. I didn’t make one new or interesting thing to eat this entire week. For some reason, I’ve just be...
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Normanna Volunteer Fire Department on path of recovery
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
After years of slow decline, the Normanna Volunteer Fire Department shows signs of recovery. Bee County firefighters were quick to point out during a fire school on April 20 that the department’s n...
The sport of fitness
by Paul Gonzales
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
When you walk into the BTX Fitness Studios located downtown Beeville, there’s a chance you’ll be intimidated. Quickly. But keep in mind that those people in there pouring sweat, gritting their teet...
This little piggie went to Cadiz
by Karen Benson
May 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
In my twenties I went camping in Big Bend National Park. It was a novel and beautiful place for a girl who had grown up on the upper Texas Coast. I couldn’t get enough of the sights and sounds of t...
Student art sale draws crowd of buyers for unique finds
by Jason Collins
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The young college artists meandered about the gallery at Coastal Bend College Wednesday morning. Each was smiling, hoping that one of the potential buyers would take a liking to their pieces. This...
Moreno artists go worldwide
by Bill Clough
Apr 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
SOMETIME THIS summer, an art project by sixth-grade gifted and talented students at Moreno Middle School is going to attract worldwide attention. The international spotlight will shine on the middl...
They’re back! Radar reveals arriving birds
by Karen Benson
Apr 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
If you are a birder, you know that the spring migration of birds is an exciting event. This is the time when all sorts of colorful and delightful birds come back north from their winter homes in th...