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Getting Cheesy in ATX

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There's no better way to spend an incredible sunshine-filled Sunday afternoon in Mid-November in Austin, Texas, than sampling the ultimate comfort food brimming with cheesy goodness at the 8th Annual Austin Mac and Grilled Cheese Festival.  This year's Mardi Gras themed fest was held on a picture perfect November 17, 2024, at the beautiful Star Hill Ranch, a recreated pioneer town, located just outside of Austin in Bee Cave, Texas. This venue is popular as a wedding venue, but some of you might know it as the shooting location for the popular Food Network show, "Barbeque Brawl." This venue was definitely a step up from some past locations and made for an excellent setting for a fun food fest. The 2024 version of the Austin Mac and Grilled Cheese Fest found hundreds of Central Texas foodies indulging in bites of mouth-watering, creative takes on mac and cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches, and even sweet treats from 20+ local chefs, eateries, and caterers.  The Austin Ma...

Rock Royalty Celebrates 50 Heavy Metal Years at HEB Center

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After two years of concert cancellations, Judas Priest finally rocked the rafters at the HEB Center in Cedar Park, Texas on March 20, 2022. Judas Priest is back out on the roads of North America celebrating the anniversary of the bands founding with their 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour. The tour supports the release of their 50 Heavy Metal Years of Music anniversary box set of 42 CDs including all studio recordings as well as rare and previously unreleased live performances.  Richie Faulkner and Rob Halford of Judas Priest Rob Halford of Judas Priest One of the concerts chosen as part of the unreleased live performances was from the Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, Texas on June 6, 1981, when this long-time fan was in attendance.  Concert T and tickets from a few Judas Priest concerts attended by this fan  Judas Priest is a British Heavy Metal band originally formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England by vocalist Al Atkins and bassist Brian Stapenhill. Over their incredible 50 year...