Dec 29, 2025 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT
By Ann Bush Citizens are invited to join the world in connecting to birds for four days each February, when people of all ages and backgrounds participate in one of the largest global citizen scientist projects in the world — all from the comfort of their backyard....
Dec 29, 2025 | ANNUAL EVENTS, LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT
Mark your calendars and plan your trips to catch these long-standing events in the Upper East Side of Texas this year. Some of them have been around more than 100 years. Others are relatively new as creative community leaders keep raising the bar. Be sure to check out...
Dec 29, 2025 | ARTS + CULTURE, LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT
While things slow down a bit in January, there’s still plenty to choose from to create warm and fuzzy memories. We’ve collected a few highlights here. Be sure to check the visitor pages of our thriving communities to find even more fun and reasons to smile during this...
Dec 29, 2025 | ARTS + CULTURE
Clad in colorful handmade bonnets and aprons, the Pleasant Hill Quilters of Linden, Texas, work to decode and preserve a cryptic fragment of history, explaining how multitudes of illiterate people escaped slavery. Through meticulous quilting patterns and robust song...
Dec 29, 2025 | LIFESTYLE + ENTERTAINMENT
Organizers in Upper East Side Texas are holding special events and sprucing up their annual July 4th celebrations to honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Created in 1776, the document declares freedom for the European...