Although Galveston Historical Foundation won’t be holding its annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour this year, the foundation isn’t leaving its annual celebration...
by Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau A Traveler’s Guide to Visiting Galveston while Social Distancing Imagine yourself coming over the causeway onto...
By Mary Beth Bassett For the past several years, the Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau has focused on things to...
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For more concerts, click Galveston Island Guide’s… Galveston hosts a ton of concerts from the small intimate settings in bars and...
April 2020 Treasure of the Month: During the early decades of the 20th century, several local political parties including the Popular Party,...
Do you love to sing? Well, Debbie “Kepi” Boyd, aka “Galveston’s Karaoke Queen” is soon to be your new best friend!...
The pop music world continues to reward spectacle and flashy production, but singer-songwriters who work in the acoustic realm and focus on...
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe is a music venue that supports live, original music. It is located at 413 20th St., in Downtown Galveston. For...
From book signings to Meet & Greet’s, Galveston offers every Book Lover a lot of fun things to do. Check out...
By Kimber Fountain For performance schedules check out our Gig Guide! Picture a young boy, six years old, singing on the steps of the...
Galveston Island State Park is located on the west end of the island at 14901 FM 3005, Galveston. For more info call...
By Gini Rainey I don’t know about the rest of the world, but 2019 proved to be very challenging for me...
The Galveston Art League Gallery is located at 2117A Postoffice St. in Galveston. For more info go to GalvestonArtLeague.com. The Galveston Art...
By Sissie Coomes Locals’ favorites! Rambling around the island you are sure to find a plethora of restaurants, bars and local hang outs but these three...
Halloween Offerings If you’ve spent much of any time here, you’ve no doubt already heard your fair share of Galveston’s haunted history....
Heather Little: Living A Real Life By Johnny Griffith Life is simultaneously many things at once: messy, beautiful, challenging, spontaneous, surprising. The...
Galveston Island Brewery (GIB) is a local brewery featuring an on-site taproom showcasing classic beer styles from around the world. The tap...
For more events, go to By Johnny Griffith Jason Crabtree grew up running around the hills and hollers of East Texas. It...
By Kimber Fountain Nothing beats a great breakfast, and not just to start your morning. The most versatile of mealtimes is delicious...
By Sissie Coomes Ahh, breakfast, our favorite meal of the day. Something about it brings a sense of satisfaction and a great...
Pizza is Our Favorite Food Group, No Really! Pizza. The one food that basically everyone on earth can agree is simply the...
By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost A very distinct level of sophistication is required to exude limitless elegance without careening down...
Schlitterbahn’s New 8-Story Water Slide, Babe’s Beach Expansion Among Reasons to Head to Galveston This Summer You don’t need a real reason to head...
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston features the most exciting collection of water rides in Texas. Your family will be thrilled by the large collection...
There’s a lot going on at the Galveston Naval Museum this month. When you visit the Galveston Naval Museum, you will be...
Galveston Island is a beautiful, historic beach destination known for its great weather all year round. But, if you’re not a sand-between-your-toes...
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island is adding a new multi-million dollar set of slides that are the first of its kind – they are...
By Rob Lucey More than 40 million Americans go camping in the United States each year. While campers still hope to...
Stuttgarden’s new coffee house opens at 7:30am Monday-Friday and 8am Saturday and Sunday, and offers hand-crafted espresso drinks until the restaurant closes...
Although strolling along the Seawall and lounging on a sandy beach are some of the best ways to enjoy Galveston’s coastal charm,...
Galveston Island is a unique community that is rich in arts and culture, family-friendly events, and local businesses that benefit from and...
By Terry Card When tourists indulge in conversations, whether it is while shopping, or talking to a local in a bar, one...
Written by Michael Alan Basham, Photographed by Sharis DeJaynes Forty years ago when things were just starting to coalesce on the Strand...
By Kimber Fountain, Photographed by Christa Schreckengost The year is 1906. The citizens of Galveston have survived The Great Storm of 1900, which...
By Gini Rainey Today’s blog entry was written by my “Guest Writer” who, every so often, sends something along to me that...
By Gini Rainey I’m always on the lookout for good cookbooks that are either regional, ethnic or odd, and my sister scored...
Written and Photographed by Michael Alan Basham One steps off of the warmer westward exposure of the more modern day Victorian Tremont...
By Gini Rainey I must apologize to any of my blog followers I might still have. With all of the life’s busyness...
By Terry Card Texans who live close to the heady atmosphere of space technology at NASA and Johnson Space Center will appreciate...
By Gini Rainey If you are anything like me, your life is so full of busy-ness that you pretty much need to...
By Terry Card Vincent Van Gogh/Ray Heard. How could those two names be linked in any way? What could they possibly have...
By Gini Rainey I just thought life couldn’t get more hectic last month. I was terribly wrong. So once again my Guest...
By Gini Rainey After what seems like a very long time, the weather in our neck of the woods has finally caught...
By Gini Rainey The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker Written by the author of When I’m Gone, this book has just as...
By Gini Rainey When life seems to get a bit overwhelming, it’s great to know that, number one – you are missed,...
Join a haunted ghost tour like no other! Galveston’s oldest and longest-running ghost tour is owned and operated by Dash Beardsley, the...
By Gini Rainey The Day John Died by Christopher Anderson Who has not been fascinated by one of the most famous families...