Castell News

Members of the Castellers de Sants build a tower during the 22nd Tarragona Castells competition Sunday in Tarragona, Spain.

Our first stop in the morning was the Mostra d'Associacions that takes place in Placa de Catalunya.

This was the final day of the Merc but also the day we were due to fly home - an unfortunate accident of timing caused by the difficulty of determining the actual dates in advance.

Last Saturday I had the opportunity to visit a small village named El Catllar near Tarragona .

Categories: Cameras , GPS , Software Metadata makes the difference between a shoebox full of unsorted photos and a nicely-organized album that lets you browse photos of your Paris vacation. via Wired News

A wide porch with a rocking chair, access to the river and some serious quiet - that's what I want when I head to the Hill Country. via Austin American-Statesman

Here are two great photos from two great friends of mine. First up is a photo taken this week by Ryan Opaz of Spains' greatest wine website, catavino.net . It shows the crazed Castellers in his home town ... via Notes from Spain

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“I get to pay a little bit of money to get a marvelous venue for many people to come see a local artist.”

Friday, April 18, 2008 Story last updated at 4/18/2008 - 2:07 am Lubbock, I love it, and the big blue skies above it," sang musician Shelley King as she performed Thursday for a crowd at the Lubbock Memorial ... via Lubbock Avalanche

“The best wines of Texas can stand with the best wines produced anywhere.”

At the recent Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival here, finding Texas wines was somewhat harder than usual. via MySanAntonio.com

“Our commitment is to give patients personalized healthcare where they want it and when they want it. We are changing health care in Central Texas”

'King's Daughters Clinic Monday became the latest area provider to join the Scott & White Health Plan, which means heath plan members may now use King's Daughters clinic and King's Daughter Hospital. via KWTX

Once the morning clouds finally broke up this afternoon, temperatures shot up into the 80s, with some low 90s reported in the Hill Country. via KEYE-TV Austin

“It's a way to conserve wetlands but also improve the area for the people who live here”

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Story last updated at 3/18/2008 - 1:25 am ave Haukos pushed through the dead salt marsh aster, waist-high plants common along the Texas coast that looked out of place in north central ... via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

A "Tornado Watch" has been issued for a BIG part of our viewing area. The Hill Country counties of Mason, Llano, Burnet, Gillespie and Blanco are under this Tornado Watch until 2 am tonight. via KEYE-TV Austin

“I just saw him last Thursday at the coffee shop and one of the things he told me was 'Nelson, did you get your income tax stuff together?' He was a brother and friend. I think we all are going to miss him”

Friends of an Austin man who died in a Central Texas plane crash are remembering him fondly. via KEYE-TV Austin

“We just hope we can do as well as Angelo's, Railhead, Riscky's -- we want to be part of it.”

The biggest name in Hill Country barbecue is coming to Fort Worth.

Cooper's Old-Time Pit Bar-B-Q, famous as a Texas Monthly barbecue favorite, will open a location by fall on Northwest 28th Street near the Stockyards.

It's one of three Texas locations that Llano-based Cooper's will add.

This Cooper's, on a hill in the parking lot north of Billy Bob's Texas, will have the same open pit and thick pork chops and sirloins as the original.

Plus -- unlike its neighbors -- it'll have 'more free parking than anyplace in Fort Worth,' said Barry Cooper, family member and owner of the Fort Worth location. Read more

Meteorologist Susan Vessell forecasts the weather for the CBS 42 Morning News. What a cold morning! All locations across South Central Texas dropped to freezing and most below freezing. via KEYE-TV Austin

Residents of Mason County were evacuated from their homes after a wildfire burned 500 acres Monday night. via KXAN-TV Austin

George Frank Berger, 90, a longtime resident of New Braunfels, gently passed away February 21, 2008 at the Frank M. Tejeda Veterans Home in Floresville, TX. via The New Braunfels Herald

“We are in a time of landmark change when it comes to transportation”

It's a come-to-transit moment. Before standing-room-only crowds, a historical brokering of a regional Central Texas transit system focused on rail, not roads has been taking fascinating shape at a series of ... via The Austin Chronicle