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After years of waiting, historic church gets a steeple

After 153 years of waiting, Leander Presbyterian Church finally had a steeple erected Feb. 17. more »

Mar 19, 2010 by in Cedar Park | Leander

Mansfield Dam

Since the 1830s, when the City of Austin was laid out as the capital of the Republic of Texas, the town suffered from periodic flooding of the Colorado River. more »

Mar 5, 2010 by in Lake Travis | Westlake

Mood Wiley—The man behind the name of Moody’s Café in Leander

Despite the name, there is nothing disgruntled about Moody’s Café in Leander or the restaurant’s namesake. more »

Jan 22, 2010 by in Cedar Park | Leander

Origin of Parmer name a result of misspelling

It’s one of those simple mistakes anyone could make while writing: transposing a letter or leaving one out or simply misspelling a word altogether. But could it be possible that a road, a school and a number of businesses were all victims of a simple more »

Dec 11, 2009 by in Cedar Park | Leander