Life + Culture

Alan Kirchoff Introduces Bariay 1492

The smoke that stays Article by Amy Tucker There's a ritual that happens on Friday afternoons in Fredericksburg. It doesn't have a formal name on a sign anywhere. Someone texts the group, people show up, and for a couple of hours the week exhales. Phones are set aside. Conversations take their place.    Alan Kirchoff started it alone. Just a man and a cigar on a Friday, making space to think. Then a friend joined. Then another. Now there are dozens: industry transplants and longtime locals...

Arts + Culture

Texas Treasure Sale

Keeping the legacy of the Texas Longhorn alive Article by Brent Ryan Burgess For men, there are few things more iconic than the idea of the American cowboy. John Hever, founder of Texas Treasure Sale, a premier Texas Longhorn cattle sale, encompasses that spirit. And though Texas ranching has changed, the legacy of the Texas Longhorn carries on.    Texas Longhorn cattle are a true symbol of the Lone Star State. But the origins of the breed tell a richer story. “They didn’t originate here,”...

Life + Culture

Gallant Gentlemen and Cowboy Culture

Dan Garrison shares the traditions carried on by friend Russell Hartmann Article by Dan Garrison Although I’m 61, I still don’t feel grown up. Yet every time I work closely with Garrison Brothers’ All-Around Cowboy Russell Hartmann, I find myself saying, “If I ever grow up, I want to be like that man.”    Russell is 6’8”, built like a linebacker and easily ten years my senior. If he’s ever been tired, felt pain or sadness, I’ve never seen anything on his weathered handsome face but a warm...

Local Services

Blue Ribbon Fits Fredericksburg

Greg Hayes and family found and build local screen printing and embroidery Article and Photography by Brent Ryan Burgess We live in an era where discussions on careers are accompanied by terms such as fulfillment, destiny and happiness. For men especially, work life often involves a need to build something of lasting purpose and value. Greg Hayes originally sought that in construction, but wanting something more, he found his purpose in building Blue Ribbon Co., Fredericksburg’s premier screen...