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Old Town Second Saturdays in San Angelo, Texas
Old Town Second Saturdays in San Angelo, Texas

Come Visit Old Town Second Saturdays
San Angelo
Sep 9, 2011

San Angelo businesswoman Season Neucere has initiated a small entrepreneurial event called “Old Town Second Saturdays” held on (you guessed it!) the second Saturday of every month in the historic area around the...

Bass Chimes
Bass Chimes

Turning San Angelo City Park into Harmony Park
San Angelo
Sep 2, 2011

There is a push to improve the City Park in San Angelo by placing musical instruments there. The effort is a brainchild of Cynthia Jordan, San Angelo's most famous songwriter.

Jordan made her mark on the world...

The Outdoor Bar and Pool at Fiddlestrings
The Outdoor Bar and Pool at Fiddlestrings

Fiddlestrings Defends Title as the Top Bar in San Angelo in July '11
San Angelo
Aug 25, 2011

Downtown remains in third place, behind Sherwood Way and the Southwest areas for July 2011. The bar to beat has become Fiddlestrings, the locally owned neighborhood bar just off Sherwood Way. Three months in a row...

The King and I
The King and I

San Angelo Broadway Academy Holds Auditons
San Angelo
Aug 17, 2011

The San Angelo Broadway Academy will be holding auditions for the programs upcoming Fall tuition based production workshop on August 27th, 2011 at Sunset Mall next to Chick-fil-A. The Fall musical will be Rogers and...

Happy Hour San Angelo
Happy Hour San Angelo

Fiddlestrings Rules the San Angelo Bar Scene
San Angelo
Jul 29, 2011

Wow! That’s all I can think of when I saw Fiddlestrings at the top again, with a second six-figure month in a row. If you think of all the effort other venues in town leap to in order to attract a crowd, it is...

San Angelo Melon Fest
San Angelo Melon Fest

San Angelo Farmers Market hosts 2nd Melon Fest July 23

San Angelo
Jul 19, 2011

Last week’s Melon Fest went so well – and the bumper crop of watermelons and cantaloupes is so huge – that the Concho Valley Farmers Market will host a Melon Fest for a second straight Saturday from 7 a.m. until noon...

Top Bars in San Angelo, Texas in May 2011
Top Bars in San Angelo, Texas in May 2011

Top Bars in San Angelo for May 2011
San Angelo
Jul 6, 2011

Fiddlestrings is “crushing it.” The locally owned tavern just off Sherwood Way broke six figures in sales for the first time since we’ve been covering booze sales at San Angelo, Texas bars back in...

The new stage at The Penny
The new stage at The Penny

The Steel Penny 2.0
San Angelo
Jun 30, 2011

When Ed Fawcett shuttered The Steel Penny Pub in March 2011, San Angelo sighed that the end of an era had come. Downtown, with all of its buzz, had consumed its first casualty. Rumors and Evil Corporate Media...

San Angelo ISD
San Angelo ISD

San Angelo ISD Prepares to Jack-Up Your Taxes
San Angelo
Jun 9, 2011

Residents who own property inside the boundaries of the San Angelo Independent School District are about to see their property taxes increase.

The reason is that the State of Texas, suffering like we all...

Farmers Market in San Angelo, Texas
Farmers Market in San Angelo, Texas

The Farmers Market Celebrates Grand Opening
San Angelo
Jun 8, 2011

Homegrown tomatoes will be available for sale when the Concho Valley Farmers Market celebrates its 2011 grand opening from 7 a.m. until noon Saturday, June 18.

The vendors, who come from a 75-mile radius...

Ringling Brothers Circus to Benefit San Angelo Area Volunteer Fire Departments
Ringling Brothers Circus to Benefit San Angelo Area Volunteer Fire Departments

Ringling Brothers Circus to Benefit San Angelo Area Volunteer Fire Departments
San Angelo
Jun 2, 2011

Fun with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s® Zing Zang Zoom® Gold Edition circus will result in funds for San Angelo-area volunteer fire departments.

The City of San Angelo and Ringling...

San Angelo LIVE! image
San Angelo LIVE! Image

Top Bars in San Angelo for April 2011
San Angelo
May 25, 2011

Midnight Rodeo Slips

In April, Midnight Rodeo continued to slide, to $63k in gross sales, down from their highs of $86k in January. Meanwhile Graham Central Station remained flat at $53k, allowing more...

Water Valley (Texas) VFW Fire Chief J.C. Schovajsa
Water Valley (Texas) VFW Fire Chief J.C. Schovajsa

Fighting the Wildcat Fires, the Inside Story
San Angelo
May 25, 2011

Water Valley Volunteer Fire Department, who was at a time, the first line of defense between the Wildcat Fires and the City of San Angelo, has a really good article written about them in the Texas Farm Bureau’s ...

Stillwater Bar and Grill in San Angelo, Texas
Stillwater Bar and Grill in San Angelo, Texas

Stillwater on Lake Nasworthy
San Angelo
May 12, 2011

Until now, there wasn’t a place on Lake Nasworthy where boaters could dock and enjoy good food and drinks, unless you owned property adjoining the waters there.

Today, things at Lake Nasworthy are...

Top San Angelo, Texas bars by total alcohol sales
Top San Angelo, Texas bars by total alcohol sales

Top Bars in San Angelo for March 2011
San Angelo
Apr 27, 2011

San Angelo Prefers Smoking Over March Madness

The weather must be getting warmer in March, because Fiddlestrings, with its outdoor pool and outdoor smoking areas (reading this, Mr. Councilman?) was the...

Wilcat Fires near San Angelo, TX
Wilcat Fires near San Angelo, TX

Social Media Resources Covering the San Angelo Wildcat Fires
San Angelo
Apr 16, 2011

Wild fires, brush fires, have threatened ranches and communities north of the San Angelo area. The grass fires, at times ferocious and out-of-control, are located 10-20 miles north of the San Angelo metro area, north...

Chris Knight
Chris Knight

7 Best Moments at the Curing Cancer Music Fest 2011 on Video
San Angelo
Apr 11, 2011

The performances at the Curing Cancer Music Fest held last weekend (Apr 8-9, 2011) were strong. Saturday was the big day with full band performances, while Friday night was an informal acoustic jam session. I didn...

Sheila, a cute cat that needs a home
Sheila, a cute cat that needs a home

10 Kitty Cats That Need to be Saved Now
San Angelo
Apr 7, 2011

Are you thinking about buying a kitty cat to join your family? Before spending a fortune on an exotic breed, here is a way you can help save a San Angelo cat from certain death.

According to Jenie Wilson,...

Top 10 Most Expensive Homes for Sale in San Angelo, TX in April 2011
Top 10 Most Expensive Homes for Sale in San Angelo, TX in April 2011

Top 10 Most Expensive Homes for Sale in San Angelo in April 2011
San Angelo
Mar 31, 2011

There’s a recession and deep budget cuts and job layoffs pending from state agencies. But you’d never know that if you were looking at San Angelo’s residential real estate market. These are the Top...

Downtown Tourist District San Angelo, TX
Downtown Tourist District San Angelo, TX

San Angelo to Lift Open Container Ban Throughout Downtown
San Angelo
Mar 23, 2011

Tuesday, The San Angelo City Council, perhaps taking a clue that the downtown San Angelo area is thriving and growing with live entertainment, took the first steps towards repealing a part of an ordinance and will...

Top Bars in San Angelo
Top Bars in San Angelo, Texas

Top Bars in San Angelo for February 2011
San Angelo
Mar 23, 2011

The San Angelo Livestock Show and Rodeo clocked in as the highest-grossing alcohol sales event at $111.3k in sales. This activity at the north end of Chadbourne Street spilled into downtown and brought that area...

Top Bars in San Angelo for January 2011
Top Bars in San Angelo for January 2011

Top Bars in San Angelo for January 2011
San Angelo
Mar 2, 2011
Paducah, KY
Paducah, KY

Colorado Whines While San Angelo is Winning
San Angelo
Mar 1, 2011

Colorado Springs, CO is whining about losing the tourism race to Paducah, KY and (gasp!) San Angelo, TX.

Today’s Colorado Springs flagship newspaper, the evil corporate media-owned propaganda rag, named simply...

S. Chadbourne St., looking north from E. Concho Ave., during Christmas, 1949.
This photograph caused quote a stir with our readers. We incorrectly identified the year as 1943, but after further examination, determined that there were vehicles of the 1950 year model in it. The best we can determine is that this is a picture of S. Chadbourne St., looking north from E. Concho Ave., during Christmas, 1949. (contributed photo/West Texas Collection, Angelo State University)

Boomtown San Angelo
San Angelo
Feb 24, 2011

With the exception of the drought years of the mid-1950s and 1990s, at least for farmers and ranchers, San Angelo enjoyed a relatively healthy and stable economy.

Where San Angelo is concerned, the 1940s...

Wind Energy
Wind Energy

Wind Power Fabrication Plant to Hire 125 in San Angelo
San Angelo
Feb 23, 2011

Martifer-Hirschfeld Energy Systems LLC has announced that it will begin hiring approximately 125 additional workers in March to staff its San Angelo, Texas wind tower production plant based on several...