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P is for pi[e]: Business celebrates March 14
Business, Community...
P is for pi[e]: Business celebrates March 14
March 22, 2023
KYLE — The city of Kyle takes Pi Day seriously, as the beloved Texas Pie Company sits in the heart of downtown. Pie Day is celebrated on March 14 around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant that is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to it...
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Kyle hosts Pie in the Sky
Community, Kyle...
Kyle hosts Pie in the Sky
September 7, 2022
By Amira Van Leeuwen KYLE — Kyle’s Pie in the Sky Festival returns after being canceled last year due to COVID-19.  This year, the family-friendly event took place at Gregg-Clarke Park near Ash Pavillion on Sept. 3 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Typically, the event is at Lake Kyle Park, but the park is cur...
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Easy as Pie: Kyle awaiting official designation
Community, Kyle...
Easy as Pie: Kyle awaiting official designation
April 21, 2021
By Megan Wehring KYLE — Pie Capital of Texas could be in the city of Kyle’s near future. Kyle City Council unanimously approved a resolution of support of bills HCR 12 and SCR 22 that will be presented at the 2021 Texas Legislature. If passed, the city will officially get to enjoy pie life. “This is...
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Bill filed in lege to make Kyle’s Pie Capital designation official
Community, Kyle...
Bill filed in lege to make Kyle’s Pie Capital designation official
December 9, 2020
By Megan Wehring KYLE — With the 87th Legislative Session slated to convene next month, Texas House Representative for District 45 Erin Zwiener filed House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 12 on Monday to designate the city of Kyle as the official Pie Capital of Texas. “Everybody celebrates Texas Pie Com...
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Kyle’s Queen of Pie earns another title
Business, Community...
Kyle’s Queen of Pie earns another title
September 16, 2020
by Anita Miller KYLE – Life sometimes comes at you in slices. Just like pie. On the same day last March that Texas Pie Company owner Julie Albertson learned she had been chosen as the Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year by the Small Business Administration, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered most of the st...
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Happy Birthday, Kyle!
Kyle, News
Happy Birthday, Kyle!
October 23, 2019
Kyle, the Pie Capital of Texas, celebrated its 139th birthday this past weekend. Spencer Thomas, co-owner of Texas Pie Company, helped celebrate in style by dressing as a pie in the parade that took place down Center Street. 
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Pie Society:  Kyle granted Pie Capital of Texas trademark
Community, Kyle...
Pie Society: Kyle granted Pie Capital of Texas trademark
February 6, 2019
It’s now official – Kyle is the Pie Capital of Texas. On Jan. 23, city officials celebrated National Pie Day by announcing it Kyle been granted the Pie Capital of Texas trademark from the U.S. Patent and Trade office. The journey toward the certification started around a year ago when the city of Ky...
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Top Hays Free Press Community Stories of 2017
Community
Top Hays Free Press Community Stories of 2017
January 3, 2018
Buda approves first east side park In April 2017, Buda city leaders earmarked $360,000 in monies from Proposition 5 of the 2014 bond for creation of a proposed splash pad in Green Meadows Park on the east side of Buda. The park is expected to be finished by summer of 2018. “It will be a different ty...
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The reddening of the cherries
Business
The reddening of the cherries
November 15, 2017
Great Big Signs owner Lynn Wilkerson, bottom left and production artist Mario Muñoz renew the color on Texas Pie Company’s cherry pie on top of their restaurant. Great Big Signs originally created the three dimensional sign as well as signage for other businesses such as Milt’s Barbecue and the Kyle...
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Pie in the Sky: A lot of hot air rises over Kyle in inaugural festival
Community
Pie in the Sky: A lot of hot air rises over Kyle in inaugural festival
September 6, 2017
mid the constant buzz of fans and the gush of propane igniting in the air, Josh Sneed walked the field at Lake Kyle Park Saturday, assessing the scene in front of him. All around the greenery were balloons starting to take shape. Large nylon structures rose high into the sky as revelers looked on in...
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Kyle mayor faces health scare
Kyle, Main...
Kyle mayor faces health scare
March 22, 2023
Mitchell acknowledges cannabis use to dispatch “My heart rate is really elevated. I’m worried that I might be having a heart attack,” the caller said,...
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Suspects arrested for slew of burglaries
Hays County, Kyle...
Suspects arrested for slew of burglaries
By Staff Report 
March 13, 2023
HAYS COUNTY — In a joint investigation with the Hays County Sheriff’s Office and the Kyle Police Department, four suspects have been arrested for mult...
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Costco to hold ribbon cutting celebration
Business, Kyle...
Costco to hold ribbon cutting celebration
March 22, 2023
Kyle — Costco will be opening soon in Kyle. A ribbon cutting will be held at the new 152,000-square-foot warehouse, located at 19086 I-35 in Kyle, at ...
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The face behind the bookshelves
Community, Kyle...
The face behind the bookshelves
March 15, 2023
'We are here to serve' KYLE — Books can be a comfort when craving an escape from reality. For Colleen Tierney, a combination of serving her community ...
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Children’s Lighthouse opening campus in Kyle
Education, Kyle...
Children’s Lighthouse opening campus in Kyle
By By Megan Navarro [email protected] 
March 8, 2023
KYLE — A new early learning school is coming to Kyle. Children’s Lighthouse was first opened in 1997 by brothers Mike and Pat Brown, who were parents ...
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