Shilo Urban
Writer at Freelance
I write, wrestle wiener dogs, win big at skee-ball and wander at large on a world-size scale.
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1 week ago |
fwtx.com | Shilo Urban
Have you ever dreamed of singing cowboy songs around a campfire and sleeping under the stars on an honest-to-God cattle trail? Bandera is the place to do it. For all those should’ve-been-a-cowboys, this Hill Country escape lets you live out your Wild West ambitions with horseback riding, honky-tonks, and historic ranches.
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1 month ago |
fwtx.com | Shilo Urban
Whitewashed adobe walls whisper of a storied past in sleepy San Elizario, an age-old town on El Paso’s outskirts where the city gives way to cotton fields. But for 300 years, this village stood at the vibrant crossroads of a busy thoroughfare for missionaries, merchants, and militaries who spread Spanish culture from the heartland of Mexico to the American Southwest. And maybe — it was the actual site of the first Thanksgiving.
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1 month ago |
fwtx.com | Shilo Urban
The recent opening of the National Medal of Honor Museum marks a significant moment in the nation's history, bringing together stories of extraordinary courage and selflessness. Fort Worth is proud to be home to three men whose names are etched into the annals of this sacred institution — each of them embodying the highest ideals of valor. These three are the only recipients of the Medal of Honor from Fort Worth, and their bravery continues to inspire generations.
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1 month ago |
fortworthinc.com | Shilo Urban
They are ordinary people: part-time mail carriers, Eagle Scouts, and immigrants. They worked at insurance companies and nursing homes, gas stations, and department stores. Some played basketball in high school. Others grew up in foster care. One was a former “problem child” who was so disruptive in class that his parents moved him to multiple schools. They are career military men and draftees, migrant workers and graduates of Harvard Law. They are fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons.
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1 month ago |
fwtx.com | Shilo Urban
They are ordinary people: part-time mail carriers, Eagle Scouts, and immigrants. They worked at insurance companies and nursing homes, gas stations, and department stores. Some played basketball in high school. Others grew up in foster care. One was a former “problem child” who was so disruptive in class that his parents moved him to multiple schools. They are career military men and draftees, migrant workers and graduates of Harvard Law. They are fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons.
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For 300 years, this village was the crossroads of a busy thoroughfare for missionaries, merchants & militaries who spread Spanish culture from Mexico to the American Southwest. And maybe - it was the site of the actual first Thanksgiving. In @FWTXmag: https://t.co/Guw1DEPOaq https://t.co/Kjob53wLMa
Rediscovered after decades in obscurity, Mary Sully’s mesmerizing imagery fuses Native American traditions with bold modernist abstraction, challenging conventional art categories and redefining Indigenous visual expression - in @CI_Magazine: https://t.co/kaOpe2DrTX https://t.co/5WxUr38cfy
The new National Medal of Honor Museum is open now in Arlington, TX! Elevated high off the ground, this deeply symbolic structure holds inspiring stories of valor. Researching my article for @FWTXmag was truly inspiring! @MohMuseum @visit_arlington https://t.co/9pwIRRigM7