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Westbank boy turns love of music into hope for a cure

Thursday, February 2, 2012 | Esther Robards-Forbes | 3

Mark, Drew and Amy Karakourtis take a break from planning an upcoming benefit concert.

Remembering the goal

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 | Dane Anderson

James Baker and Sharad Sood met in the sixth grade on a club soccer team – one tall, blonde and intimidating, the other with dark hair, a brilliant smile and lightning speed.

Physician, heal thyself

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | Esther Robards-Forbes

A little more than three months ago, Dr. Eydi Bauer packed up her car, loaded up her dog and drove from chilly Northern California to Austin to start a new adventure and the next chapter of her life.

Life at cyber-speed

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 | Dane Anderson | 3

Rich Riley was born with the entrepreneurial spirit. By the time he was a senior at Westlake High School in 1992, the Chaps football team captain was making some pretty good pocket money mowing 30 yards in Bee Cave Woods.

Scooping into action

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 | Esther Robards-Forbes

When Westbank residents Brenda and George Salemie had their daughter and got a Great Pyrenees puppy around the same time, they realized they had a problem.

Fit for life

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 | Dane Anderson

If it turns out that keeping your abs ripped is the secret to life, then trainer Kristen Eilert Kay must be the guru of the Westbank.

Local doctor doctor gets kicks from sports car, Civil War reenactments

Thursday, December 29, 2011 | Esther Robards-Forbes

As Dr. Sam Bennett calmly assesses allergy cases and sprained ankles at Bee Cave Medical, most of his patients probably don’t realize that on the weekends he often trades those plain green scrubs and lab coat for a Civil War uniform.

Ho-ho-holiday wishes from the Westbank

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 | Dane Anderson

Regardless of how you spend your winter holidays, somewhere deep inside you there lurks a list.

River Hills artist Nina Beall adds human color to life’s canvas

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 | Dane Anderson

When Nina Beall was growing up in the small East Texas town of Grand Saline, her friends pegged her as the creative type. She saw things a little differently than the rest of the kids.

Silent Night… and let’s keep it that way

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 | Esther Robards-Forbes | 2

The last three months have been a bit of a whirlwind for Officer Margaret Egger of the West Lake Hills Police Department.

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