May 2008 Issue

Del Rio’s fine dining choices are expanding, but The Herald Restaurant, 321 S. Main St., is smoking the competition with a penchant for creative, new menu choices. Carnivores rejoice! The buffalo is great, more meats and spicy sauces are on the way, and dessert lovers will anticipate a new cheesecake, coming soon.

Richard Holm lived in a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints community in Colorado City, Arizona, before the Eldorado compound was built in Texas. But in late 2003, Warren Jeffs, now serving jail time for being an accomplice to rape for arranging the marriage of a 14-year-old, took away Holm’s family in the span of a few days. His story shows the plight of men connected to the FLDS.

Randy Mankin says the last thing he could imagine is having throngs of corporate media descend on his little town of 3,000 inhabitants, chasing the story about the ongoing tragedy at the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (FLDS) compound just north of town.

Big Telecom and cable companies like AT&T and Time Warner cable have competition for high speed Internet in Del Rio and Eagle Pass.

Lt. Col. Ed Hanson (USAF, ret.) began his career as an ROTC graduate in the Pacific Northwest, and ended it as the man in charge of the Del Rio High School Junior ROTC. In the 30 years between the two assignments, Hanson trained hundreds of other Air Force pilots, showed bravery under fire in Vietnam, then later welcomed home compatriots shot down during hostilities.

Texas music has become popular in many areas of Texas—especially around college campuses from College Station to Lubbock. You have a unique opportunity to explore some of the top artists on the Texas and Red Dirt (Oklahoma) circuit today.

If you’re going on a trip this summer, why not make your destination one where there’s great food you can feel patriotic about? Some of the greatest chefs of the Lone Star State share a bit about our culinary history.

The Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica has announced that LIVE! Magazine is an award winner in the Association 19th Annual Graphic Excellence Awards Competition.

This group of Lubbock musicians are just getting their start with their first record, "17th and Chicago" released late last year. Charlie Shafter's songs and musicianship deserve consideration, whether you are a country music fan or rocker. With Podcast!

One of the most progressive treatment centers for Post Traumatic Stress Disorders in the country is coming to San Angelo, made possible by an $80,000 grant from the TRIAD Fund of Permian Basin Area Foundation.