Best of Abilene

If you're needing some love, luck, or money for the coming year, you'd better check out this list of superstitious foods in Abilene and West Texas.

Abilenes' Rescue the Animals Fur Ball is back in 2022. The Fur Ball theme is a "Bow Wow Luau" and the Hawaiian-themed event is Saturday, February 19th.

Abilene is one city in Texas that won't let go of something. If it's about history it's all about Abilene, Texas. We tend to hang on to our heritage.

Abilene is not without its share of scary ghost stories or urban legends. Here are a few from around Abilene and the Lone Star State.

It's really pretty simple, I've learned it from my trainers that in order to maintain a healthy weight I need to burn more calories than I'm taking in.

For many people, becoming a "real" Texan is about the clothes and the culture as much as it's about residency. One popular milestone is owning a pair of cowboy boots — so look no further for a list of awesome Abilene/Big Country retailers for all your "new boot goofin'" needs. ...

If you grew up watching Western movies as I did, you’re familiar with the cowboy’s dastardly adversary — the cattle rustler. Turns out that the Wild West practice of swiping cattle (or money) from under somebody’s nose isn’t dying with the rest of the cowboy life. A Sweetwater man name...

Get your favorite coffee from one of these awesome coffee and/or donut shops. Abilene may have a lot of churches and convenience stores & now coffee shops too.

Scoot-a-boot into the New Year at the Boys & Girls Club of Clyde's new Years Eve Dinner, Dance and Champagne Toast Dec. 31st. Featuring the Doug Roysden Band.

The Annual "Winter Lightfest" that benefits all the agencies the United Way of Abilene supports, is open and ready for you to tour. Get dates & ticket info here.

Free adoptions on all animals from the Abilene Animal Shelter through this Saturday, December 12th during "Empty the Shelter Holiday Hope Event." Get more details here.

The annual Fall Mayor's Hike, is December 5th starting at 9 am. Mayor Williams will host the hike along the Cedar Creek Waterway in south-east Abilene.