The proverbial red tape surrounding Deep Eddy Vodka’s expansion to Buda has officially been cut as an agreement for the new 194,000-square-foot distillery was finalized earlier this week. “Everything is a go at this point,” said Buda Mayor Todd Ruge. The city of Buda announced in September that Deep...

An applicant’s request for a special use permit (SUP) to construct a self-storage facility along east Main Street in Buda was tabled earlier this month after city leaders seeks more information. But for some city leaders, the applicant’s request to build a three-story climate controlled facility nea...

ear Terese, I like decorating for the holidays, but my home will be going on the market in the next week.   Should I not put out any decorations to celebrate the season? Janice Dear Janice, The principals for staging stay true all year round.   You want to make sure that every prospective buyer that...

A Dripping Springs area distilling company is trying its hand at brewing. Earlier this month, the Treaty Oak Brewing and Distilling Co. in Dripping Springs opened a brewery that is slated to produce 2,000 barrels, or roughly 27,500 cases of beer per year, according to a press release. Chris Lamb, fo...

Amid a throng of shoppers at Friday’s Goodwill grand opening in Kyle, residents Sharon Rushworth and Aimee Kalmus joined the fray as they compared neatly organized earrings on a rack. Rushworth, who has been waiting with “baited breath” for Goodwill’s opening, said having the store not only fills a ...

Overcoming growing pains is an experience some business owners face in an area that’s expanding as rapidly as Dripping Springs. When Mazama Coffee Company owner Vikki Lewis realized her business had outgrown its flagship location on Mercer Street, she decided it was time to expand. But opportunity s...

The Black Friday tradition continues locally as crowds of people camped out and stood in lines at some of their favorite retail stores in the area, including these people seen at Home Depot, Target and Cabelas.

Hays County area small business owners breathed a sigh of relief Nov. 22 when Texas Judge Amos Mezzant of the U.S. District Court of Eastern Texas filed an injunction against new overtime rules that were scheduled to go into effect Dec. 1. According to a press release, Mezzant filed the injunction b...

ith the Thanksgiving holiday hitting this week, local businesses in the area prepare for the coming of Small Business Saturday.  Wedged between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday promotes local businesses and encourages shoppers to spend their money locally during one of the busi...

T hanksgiving is almost here. Over the years, this holiday has taken on a variety of meanings, most of them centered on family, caring and sharing. You can carry these same values past Thanksgiving into your daily life – and you can certainly incorporate them into your financial strategies for takin...