“When you think about the dream experience, you drive up in a limo, board a climate controlled jet, pop open a bottle of champagne and you’re off the ground,” said Stephanie Forbes, Marketing Representative for Capital Wings. “That’s the essence of what Capital Wings is about – we make those dreams happen.”

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By the end of March, several Lakeway locals will find themselves feeling a little healthier and perhaps fitting a little bit looser in their clothing. The second week of January kicked off the city’s 2012 Buddy Weight Loss Challenge with couples, neighbors, BFFs, and other duos teaming up to compete.

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Anyone who has lived in New Braunfels for any significant period of time has heard of Wilbur Amacher. He moved to what was then a relatively small town in 1958 and later served on the city council and as mayor in 1979. Wilbur was married to his wife Doris, whom he met in school, for nearly 70 years when she passed in early 2012.

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Where a cozy cedar cabin on a ridge once stood, only blackened earth and a few scorched pine trees remain. “Three stories were reduced to 18 inches of ash,” says Amy Sanders of what was once her family’s home just southeast of Bastrop. “It’s astonishing how destructive and powerful the fire was."

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Nestled over 65 acres in the heart of New Braunfels stands what many believe is the world’s greatest water park, the third ever built. Situated along the tree-lined Comal River, the park offers family fun to over one million guests a year, who enjoy the beauty of the Texas Hill Country, along with countless rides and attractions.

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Did you ever dream of someday being an astronaut? Thousands, and probably millions, of young men and women dream that dream. That’s why it’s a little surprising to learn that Retired United States Air Force Colonel/former NASA astronaut Tom Henricks says he didn’t think that big at first.

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Do all people enjoy a glass a wine based on the aroma, taste and finish alone?  I think not, in fact there are some that would raise their noses up at any bottle of wine that has a price tag of less than $20.00.  What a shame!  I see these wine connoisseurs as missing out on a collection of flavors, aromas and of course price.

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At Noelke English Maples St. Leger Blair law firm, we counsel clients on how best to end their marriages.  In the process, we’ve learned a thing or two about why marriages fail.  So, from the front lines of marital failure, here is our best advice for staying married.

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It happened on a December morning amid the bluffs and ravines and backyard seeps while many Lakeway residents still lay asleep in their beds. One of only a handful of historical log cabins left in Texas moved from its original location, just off of the Colorado River, to its new home a mile away on a small island of land across from Lakeway City Hall.

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Sobani Restaurant & Wine Bar is proof that food can be sophisticated without being showy.  The West Austin restaurant is named after the Japanese word for “nearby” or “in the neighborhood”. Its vision has always been that of a relaxed neighborhood eatery in which people could get to know each other on a first name basis, with a goal of creating innovative American cuisine in an unpretentious environment. 

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If you ask Dallas Gorman, the newly renovated activity center in Lakeway has gone from “functional to feng shui-able.” Gorman, who is Program Coordinator at the center, described some of the changes with excitement.  “We went from formica to granite countertops in the lobby and fake granite to real granite in the bathrooms,” she said. “Now it’s luxurious and beautiful.”

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