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photo: Nick Simonite From left: Outdoor seating at Signor Vineyards; Jill Elliott at her shop, Blackchalk; a guest room at the Trueheart Hotel. On a freezing afternoon late last winter, I drove west on I-10, leaving my home in San Antonio for a yearlong sabbatical in Fredericksburg. Though only seventy miles away, the town couldn’t feel more removed from my life back home. Fredericksburg may be little, especially by Texas standards—population 12,135—but it boasts a big reputation. Known for its sweet summer peaches, a booming wine industry, and its German heritage, it will begin celebra...

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 These San Antonio eateries are offering New Year’s Eve meals to celebrate kicking 2020 to the curb Posted By Nina Rangel on Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 10:55 AM click to enlarge Courtesy Hotel Havana / Nick Simonite We don’t need much of a reason to celebrate the end of 2020, but some SA eateries have decided to pull out all the stops, offering special New Year’s Eve experien...

photo: Nick Simonite Hotel Magdalena. The city’s beloved Barton Springs and Lake Austin inspired the design of the central swimming pool overlooking downtown. Nearly thirty years ago in 1991, Austin earned its reputation as the Live Music Capital of the World. Today, that slogan takes center stage at the newly opened Hotel Magdalena, located on Music Lane just one block from the main drag of South Congress Avenue. “The story of the hotel is the story of Austin—of live music, the outdoors, and relishing hot summers in our beloved rivers and creeks,” says Tenaya Hills, the Vice Presiden...