Helping small towns thrive through strategy, storytelling, and soul. Editor of The Townie.
May 28, 2026
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1 min read
Junction river outfitters, summer business math, fresh events, and Rhea.
May 21, 2026
2 min read
The Folk Festival opens tonight — here's to Mary.
May 14, 2026
The bleachers are full. The feelings are complicated.
May 7, 2026
21 min read
They don't wait for the funding, the recognition, or the title. They just show up — and they've been up since five.
May 5, 2026
13 min read
May 2026 | The Townie Business Circle
Apr 30, 2026
28 min read
Hidden gems, quiet heroes, and the Hill Country that doesn't show up on the map.
Apr 23, 2026
27 min read
Fresh eyes on a familiar place. This week's Townie is for locals — and for everyone who wishes they were one.
Apr 16, 2026
Llano's going all in. The rest of the Hill Country is keeping up.
Apr 9, 2026
32 min read
The wildflower window is narrow this year. But what Fredericksburg's moment means for the rest of us.
Apr 2, 2026
29 min read
Easter's Sunday. The tables are out. We're ready to feed people.
Apr 1, 2026
17 min read
April 2026 | The Numbers Nobody's Talking About
Mar 26, 2026
46 min read
What spring teaches us about starting before we're sure
Mar 19, 2026
37 min read
A town shaking off winter and getting to work
Mar 12, 2026
44 min read
Thirty events, spring frost wisdom from Hazel Mae, and why the most powerful thing you can do is pay attention.
Mar 10, 2026
12 min read
March 2026 | Where are all the people?
Mar 5, 2026
Mason's Cowgirls play for a state title tonight. And the rest of us? We're tending what's ours.
Feb 26, 2026
Events, insights, horoscopes, and a story about the conversations that hold us together.
Feb 19, 2026
42 min read
Plus: $200K raised at Boots & BBQ, drone surveys on the Guadalupe, and the steadiest business advice you'll read this week.
Feb 12, 2026
45 min read
Quiet decisions, baby blue eyes, and sheepdog trials this weekend.
Feb 8, 2026
February 2026 | Work That Lasts
Feb 5, 2026
31 min read
What makes a business last out here—and a few things worth showing up for this week.
Jan 29, 2026
The hinge week between rest and rush — plus Willis Alan Ramsey, chili cook-offs, and a scruffy terrier named Sam.
Jan 22, 2026
39 min read
Before the storm hits, a quiet invitation to set some things down.
Jan 15, 2026
Inside: Business insights for a steady January, a full Hill Country event calendar, and why ordinary moments are the glue that holds us together.
Jan 8, 2026
Choosing clarity over urgency — a quieter way to step into January.
