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Brewing your own culture: Tyler couple considers, cultivates and cares for communities while roasting and delivering profoundly good coffee.

Brewing your own culture: Tyler couple considers, cultivates and cares for communities while  roasting and delivering  profoundly good coffee.

click image to view gallery.  By Andy Taylor | Photos by Chris Pound The idea of starting a business may have once been daunting for Jonathan and Shelly Ramm, but a three-month bike ride from Oregon to Virginia helped put ...

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Hospitality by the glassful: East Texas Vineyards

Hospitality by the glassful: East Texas Vineyards

click image to view gallery. By Danny Mogle | Photos by Sarah A. Miller On a country road just west of Athens, a white, two-story mansion — resting atop a rolling hill like a diamond in the rough —comes into ...

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Rising Again: An ambitious renovation project is pumping new life into Tyler’s original skyscraper.

Rising Again: An ambitious renovation project is pumping new life into Tyler’s original skyscraper.

click image to view gallery. By Casey Murphy & Danny Mogle  Photos by CJ White & Courtesy Photos  As the building rose higher into the sky from Tyler’s downtown square, crowds came from near and far to see it for ...

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The Fix Shop: Out with the new, In with the Old

The Fix Shop: Out with the new, In with the Old

    New East texas business owners encourage fixing broken items in the midst of a throw- away-society. By Andy Taylor | Photos by Chris Pound Mark and Laura Mroz aren’t pack rats, but they’re not fond of throwing things ...

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Grown up Tree House

Grown up Tree House

Click image to see Tree House Gallery Huntsville builder Dan  Phillips fuses ingenuity & recycled products to create a masterpiece. By Jordan Roquemore | Courtesy Photos  Imagine a walkway with tree-limb rails leading up to a small, odd house. The ...

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6 Stunning Entertainment Rooms

6 Stunning Entertainment Rooms

 By Lea Rittenhouse 6 Stunning Entertainment Rooms, Click image to see gallery.   

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A Hospital For Hearts

A Hospital For Hearts

  By Lea Rittenhouse | Photos by Sarah A. Miller & Courtesy of  Trinity Mother Frances As first stand-alone cardiovascular hospital in the region, the Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital, began serving patients in December, concluding the two-phase plan ...

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A Brave Little Heart

A Brave Little Heart

  Story by Lea Rittenhouse  | Photos by Rose Bailey Like most kindergartners, 5-year-old Sydney Mcglothlin loves dressing up and playing “princess” when she’s not at school or dance class — but she’s been through something that sets her apart ...

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Changing Directions: From Music to Marathons to Missions

Changing Directions: From Music to Marathons to Missions

  By Lea Rittenhouse | Photos by Chris Pound When a former band mate was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in fall 2010, Tyler native Dustin DeLong received a health wake up call that would ultimately change the direction of his ...

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Relearning Life With Alzheimer’s

Relearning Life With Alzheimer’s

  By Vanessa Curry | Courtesy photos by Vanessa Curry Gary Gilmore proposed to his wife Mary twice in 56 years. She accepted both times, but under quite different circumstances. His first proposal came within months after they met as college students living in ...

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