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Chef Todd J. “TJ” Rowe, of the Woodbine Inn and Restaurant.  

Woodbine restaurant opens with new Chef

3 years ago By Laura Ann Cannon
One of Madisonville’s newer residents, Todd J. Rowe, aka T.J., recently talked about why he is here and his work. He first stated, “I’m Italian. I’ve been cooking my whole life. When I was 15, I was cooking professionally at a pizza parlor. When I was 21, I studied at a culinary school in Colorado. Recently I worked in West Hollywood, California, as well as a head chef in Austin for two years before my parents approached me about assuming the same here in Madisonville. I’m just good at cooking; it comes naturally.”
Mrs. Ida Brown and the Madison Hotel  

Mrs. Ida Brown and the Madison Hotel

3 years ago By Museum Musings Laura Ann Cannon
Last week, Earl Wayne Parten came into the Museum carrying a tattered and yellowed newspaper article about the Madison Hotel and Mrs. Ida Brown. Ads on the back proved it came from an old Meteor. An accompanying photo includes Budgie Burke, Bonne Hendrix, Lynda Breeding, Patricia Stephenson, Mary Ann Caldwell, and Ann Richie, all holding signs that say “This building matters” and standing in front of the Madison Hotel, probably between 1995 and 2005. The caption states that group was with the Madison County Historical Commission at that time.
‘ROUND TOWN  

‘ROUND TOWN

3 years ago By Gala Nettles
As the heat climbs to double digits here in Texas, an Iowa friend messaged me that all entrances to Yellowstone National Park are closed temporarily due to “heavy flooding, rockslides s and extremely hazardous conditions.”