Kaitlynn Hutchins

For two hours on Monday, Aug. 3, several New Braunfels Police Department officers and school resource officers weren’t on patrol — they were playing with local children at Santikos during

On Friday, July 31, New Braunfels Parks and Recreation department closed out Park and Recreation Month with the annual Landa Park Food Truck Party, which featured appearances from local food trucks, yard games and booths from local businesses and organizations. This year, the party included Cool Beans Coffee, Peace. Love. Lumpia, The Dawg Haus, Kona Ice, Lemondoodle, Lyssie Lou's Cookie Co., Roadie's Burgers and Sandwiches, Dreamers on Wheels, Q's Place Creole Cooking & Seafood and Amorcito Corazón.

2026 Living Legends of New Braunfels Benno Engel (left), Teresa Johnson and David Lamon are pictured on Aug. 5, 2026.

For several years, Munchies Locos has been slinging treats and snacks out of its colorful trailer, which can often be found on Elliot Knox Boulevard near H-E-B in New Braunfels.

Almost four years ago, New Braunfels resident Jillian Bliss created an Instagram page for her beagle, Henry, after she said she inundated her own personal feed with photos of the

The Oscar at Veramendi staff pose for a photo at the grand opening celebration on Aug. 5, 2026.

Two years ago this month, I began working here at The Herald-Zeitung, which is crazy, because it feels like just yesterday that I was asking how to pronounce “zeitung.”

Wings and Rings General Manager Anthony Hill poses for a photo inside the restaurant on Aug. 12, 2026.

Maria's Closet volunteers Iris Sifuentes (left), Carolina Sifuentes and Blanca Sanchez bag clothes during the Maria's Closet open house on Aug. 13, 2026.

A Billy's Ice patron holds her dog during the One S Fest on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025.