5 Reasons To Support The Local Businesses of Galveston Island

Galveston Island is a unique community that is rich in arts and culture, family-friendly events, and local businesses that benefit from and...

The Boardwalk: Galveston’s Historic Pleasure Pier

By Kimber Fountain, Photographed by Christa Schreckengost The year is 1906. The citizens of Galveston have survived The Great Storm of 1900, which...

Smörgåsbord Is Ready!

By Gini Rainey I’m always on the lookout for good cookbooks that are either regional, ethnic or odd, and my sister scored...

Island Treasure Hunts: A Fun Time for All Ages

By Terry Card Texans who live close to the heady atmosphere of space technology at NASA and Johnson Space Center will appreciate...

Fall Reading

By Gini Rainey The Waiting Room by Emily Bleeker Written by the author of When I’m Gone, this book has just as...

Dash Beardsley Ghost Tours of Galveston

Join a haunted ghost tour like no other! Galveston’s oldest and longest-running ghost tour is owned and operated by Dash Beardsley, the...

Fall Reading At Its Best

By Gini Rainey The Day John Died by Christopher Anderson Who has not been fascinated by one of the most famous families...

“Angel Talk” by Cathy Catching

Author Cathy Catching has written three wonderful books.  The first book, “Angel Talk: A True Story of One Woman’s Miraculous Healing and...

Some Things to Think About

By Gini Rainey  “The Isle of Gold” by Seven Jane  If you like to read adventure books that have everything from swashbuckling...

Riondo’s Italian Ristorante: An Inspired Revival of Classic Dining

By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost For seventeen years, the lower west half of the historic and monumental Hutchings and Sealy...

The Art of Poetry with John Harn

Art of Poetry at GAC With Poet John Harn Every Thursday through-September 13th, 5:30-7pm, this ongoing workshop with poet John Harn is...

Zak Perry: A Gentle Soul with A Tough Determination to Succeed

Zak Perry started playing music when he was in high school, but this wasn’t exactly a new concept for him. Zak’s mother...

Little Jewford: The Colorful, Funny, Quick Wit, and Unusual Humor

  As Always, On Stage, Singing, and Playing His Heart Out The music talent in Galveston always astounds us. The variety is...

Kevin Anthony: “I’m as ‘Local’ as ‘Local’ Gets”

  Upcoming shows : Friday, December 9th – “Live at Old Quarter Acoustic Café” CD Release Party with Greg Ustinoff, Old Quarter...

Let’s Dance with Mickey Hobbs

  Written by Joanna Yates, Photo by Sharis DeJaynes On any given day there’s so much going on in Galveston that it’s...

The Ukuladies: An Organic Form of Music

By George Douglas Lee Certainly, one of the most unusual musical groups to appear anywhere in Galveston are the Ukuladies, featuring Catherine...

Hurricane Warning! Catch Coastal Fury

By Michael Alan Basham Recently I was able to catch Coastal Fury playing to a packed house at Crow’s Southwest Cantina, located...

Geoff Fish Turns Down The Volume

By George Douglas Lee If you’re a fan of the Galveston area music scene, you’ve seen or heard Geoff Fish. He’s played...

Old Quarter Acoustic Café: Only Real Music Need Apply

By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost Galveston has witnessed the burgeoning of quite an ample music scene over the past few...

“Made To Be Played:” A Seventies Vinyl Album by George Douglas Lee

James Phillips: Inshore Sculpture, Original Wood Carvings

By Kimber Fountain James Phillips was first introduced to the world of art by his mother, who taught him how to draw...

Robert Kuhn And the Album “Everybody Knows”

By Kimber Fountain Pick any decade. Pick any genre. Chances are, no matter which you choose, you will hear it reflected in...

Joe Pena: The Granddaddy Of Galveston Rock And Roll

By George Douglas Lee One night a few years ago, I dropped in at the late, lamented Bobbie’s House of Spirits to...

Getting Back to Our Roots: Galveston’s Own Farmers Market

By Kimber Fountain Although it is hard to believe now, in light of the emerging backlash against the corporate giants of the...