ear Terese, I’m going to be listing my home over the holidays.  A friend has told me to spruce up the exterior of my home, specifically my siding.  Besides painting, what exterior treatments do you recommend? Mae Dear Mae, There are several items you can address on the exterior of your home to impro...

Small business is life for Wimberley resident and Dovetails owner Sheri Fowlie. Having grown up in a family that owned a small business in Maine, Fowlie believes small, local business is the “heartbeat of America.” As Small Business Saturday (SBS) approaches on Nov. 26,   Fowlie and many others cont...

It was while working at a marketing job several years ago that former Kyle resident and military veteran Christie Smith had enough with her authoritarian boss. Her former boss, who went too far one day, drove her over the edge and prompted her to quit her job. “I thought to myself, ‘screw this. I do...

The Kyle city council approved spending $270,000 on a preliminary engineering study to remove a railroad switch station, or rail siding, from the downtown sector. The scope of the study is to provide the city with an understanding of how much work will be required to move the siding from downtown Ky...

Texas state sales tax revenue topped $2.29 billion in October, which was a slight 0.2 percent increase from the same month in 2015, according to a press release.  Glenn Hegar, Texas comptroller, said opposing trends in consumer and business spending resulted in slight growth in revenue.  “Continued ...

After 36 years in business, the owners of Casa Alde restaurant earlier this year decided now was the time to pursue an alcohol sale permit By obtaining a beer and wine permit from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), Casa Alde got the green light to sell alcohol to patrons.   Remy Fallon,...

s an investor, your main goals will change at different times in your life. During your working years, you need to grow as many resources as possible for retirement. Once you retire, however, you will likely need to focus more on getting income from your investments. But what are your options? There...

By Moses Leos III Progress toward a 560-acre tract of land that will soon hold a new mixed-use development surrounding the Salt Lick restaurant in Driftwood continues to move forward. For Salt Lick owner Scott Roberts, whose family has owned the property for more than 100 years, ensuring development...