HALLETTSVILLE – The thick wooden island with a butcher-block top situated behind the counter of Novosad’s BBQ & Sausage Market in Hallettsville has seen a lot of briskets, pork ribs and sausage during the past 60 years.

After more than a century of brewing beer, Spoetzl Brewery still shares its Bavarian roots with fans of Shiner beer around the U.S.

AUSTWELL – Since she was little, Laura Bonneau knew she wanted to dedicate her life to wildlife conservation.

Hadley Stauts, 4, fills her grocery cart with apples, lobster and green bell peppers at a food market. She goes to the cash register and her mom, Brittany Stauts, helps scan the different items she wants to buy.

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CUERO – Those looking to discover what life was like for 19th century Texans should consider visiting the Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum.

In the summer of 2018, Edwin Gregurek used a shovel to till the soil that will one day nourish fruit trees.

Honey perfume. Henry Fonda. Love and peace. Sheer bliss. Royal gold. White lightnin’. Sunsprite. And Joseph’s coat.

John Brackenridge moved to Jackson County in the 1850s, hoping to find a place to settle his family.

GOLIAD — Nestled within the beautiful and sprawling Goliad State Park lie myriad portals to the past.

PORT LAVACA — On Port Lavaca’s Main Street, Texas Traditions Grill & Bakery restaurant is nestled on a street corner.

Cuero resident Becky Dromgoole and her husband watched as their two daughters rushed toward the go-kart track at Outlaw Pass Family Fun Center on a hot Friday afternoon.

GOLIAD — Tucked just off the Goliad Courthouse Square, the Branch River Park is an oasis of soft grass, fresh air and recreation.

Visitors to the Texas Zoo are often greeted by an animal as well as a friendly zoo employee. 

When walking into this Victoria museum, art enthusiasts can always expect to see and learn something new about their community. And, evidently, the world around them.

Since the 1960s, Ted Staples has been a customer at Elder's Country Store and Market.

CUERO - When customers walk into Wagner's Hardware and Gifts they're in the atmosphere of an early 1900s hardware store.

Morales had been without a store or restaurant for three years when Diana McLennan decided to open the Morales Store  – the only business operating in the once thriving town.

Twenty years ago, John and Connie Pierce came up with a recipe for success.

PORT O’CONNOR — Umbrellas spread over the hot sand at King Fisher Beach with beach dwellers retreating from the sun underneath among them were Kay Henderson and her two friends.

Victoria East sophomore Donovan Gomez skates for more than landing new tricks or getting the most air when he shows up to the Victoria Skate Park with his friends. 

Riverside Golf Course is on the rebound.

Just north of the Victoria Mall, the Laser Tag complex attracts people from all over the Crossroads.

The Nave Museum sits ceremoniously on the corner of Moody and Commercial streets in downtown Victoria.

Junk sounds worthless, but, at Junktoria, refurbishers like Michelle Wagner show that it’s possible to turn junk into gold.

HALLETTSVILLE – The thick wooden island with a butcher-block top situated behind the counter of Novosad’s BBQ & Sausage Market in Hallettsville has seen a lot of briskets, pork ribs and sausage during the past 60 years.

GOLIAD — Standing among the centuries-old walls, it’s easy to get lost in imagination at Goliad’s Presidio La Bahia.

CUERO – The shelves of the middle room of Crafty Chics are lined with hundreds of paints of all colors, glitter, glue, stencils, paintbrushes, markers, stamps and more.

REFUGIO – When people walk into High-Falutin, a hip, fashionable boutique tucked off U.S. 77, it’s not rare that they feel the store is out of place in a quaint, small town.

Football coaches’ opinions on 7on7 range from full-fledged endorsements to downright contempt.

Ten years ago, Kurt Pratka decided to give handmade wooden cutting boards to his friends and family for Christmas.

When you walk in the door of Yummy Finds, the heart behind the operation is clear.

On a warm summer afternoon, the inside of Las Palmas Mexican Bar & Grill is cool. Frozen margaritas are poured, chips with queso abound and fresh Mexican dishes come out of the kitchen piping hot.

PORT LAVACA – There are several ways to tell whether your pizza is authentic Italian.