Food + Beverage

Two Tables, One Vision

Local Sweethearts Bring Rich Hospitality to the Hill Country Article by Samantha Daviss | Photography by Twinty Photography and Taste on Main Long before Tamra and Travis Tindol shared restaurant kitchens, dining rooms and dreams, they shared history. They dated in junior high, reconnected 25 years later and married in 2011. Their partnership eventually became the foundation for two distinctive Hays County restaurants—and a hospitality story built on experience, instinct and grit. ...

Life + Culture

The Spirits of Buda

Local Liquor Business Values Faith and Community Article by Julie Fustanio Kling | Photography by Twinty Photography If you like buying beer at H-E-B, ordering a spicy margarita at a local restaurant, or bringing home a bottle of red wine for dinner when you stop for lunch, you can thank Rebecca and John Hatch, longtime Buda community activists and owners of Proof Liquor & Deli. The two began their love story as civil servants. Rebecca was working for the Texas General Land Office and John...

Life + Culture

Powering Central Texas

LZ Electrical Services builds its reputation through craftsmanship, timeliness, and personal Attention Article by Samantha Daviss | Photography by Twinty Photography For Mathew Ellzey, becoming a master electrician began with a simple introduction. At 21, his future brother-in-law was working in the electrical trade and encouraged him to give it a try. Ellzey quickly discovered that he enjoyed the work and began what would become a nearly 30-year career built around solving problems, serving...

Life + Culture

Built Here:The Legacy of CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright

Longtime School Leader Retires, Leaving the Schools Safer, More Scholarly Article by Julie Fustanio Kling | Photography by Moses Leos Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright rang the proverbial first day of school bell for the last time in his 9-year tenure as the second-longest serving superintendent of Hays CISD. His exceptional community-building skills and loyal service led Hays CISD through tough times – the pandemic, a fentanyl crisis, a fatal school bus accident and reading score deficiencies...