
The local edition of this publication, San Angelo LIVE!, officially turns 1 year old in a month. But its time in the womb, if you will, was long and tumultuous. Here is the whole story.

On the night of August 19, 2007, San Angelo Police Chief Tim Vasquez says he was confronted by a Hispanic female when walking out of the men’s room at The Oasis nightclub. She later alleged that Vasquez "pinched" her on the buttocks. And so goes the 2008 race for San Angelo's next police chief. What do we make of all of this?

What would you do if you were offered the challenge to revive two radio stations in a small market like San Angelo?

As with many Texans, Candyce Garrett has had her brush with the law in New Mexico, but she lives there happily nonetheless, working on monumental artforms when weather on the high desert permits. During the winter, Garrett sculpts massive granite pieces on the family ranch south of Sonora, keeping company with her mother, Rosemary Whitehead Jones.

Gold’s Gym offers 42,000 square feet of fitness training. It’s the largest gym in San Angelo. But before the facility was completed, the owners and staff endured the wrath of a town already snake-bitten by previous fly-by-night gym operators. Here is what they had to endure, and how well they overcame the “bad karma” to offer the largest fitness facility in San Angelo, open 24-hours-per-day.

Tom Green County hospitals (Community Medical Center, Shannon West Memorial, and Triumph) spent $53,044,336 on uncompensated care in 2006, according to statistics. How many living in this area can't afford adequate health insurance and how much is it costing you?
San Angelo’s original live music venue is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this weekend when the Steel Penny Pub brings in “The Garza Brothers” Friday night and Cruiserweight Saturday night with local favorites Some New Monster opening up. With Podcast!

The building in historic downtown San Angelo was built in 1889, and during the 1950s a dressmaker had moved the storefront back from the curb to install glass cases for his dresses. Rex and Lanie brought the storefront back to be level with the rest of the block and the creation became The Deadhorse Live Music Venue. Here is their story.

San Angelo lawyer Don Griffis is a Vietnam veteran. He was a Marine who wore two hats – one as a Legal Officer, the other as an Infantry Officer. While many served in Vietnam, only a few have written about their experiences. Don Griffis is one of those. His book is titled “Eagle Days,” and he agreed to talk with me about it and a little about himself.
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