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...

Tin Cup’s Caddy Shack

By Terry Card The two golfing buddies sat down at the bar to order their drinks. The bartender came over immediately and...

Jack’s Pub: Ever the Character

By Terry Card Jack was working behind the bar and it was hot in the lounge. An idea to keep cool hit...

Catherine Stroud: Beauty and the Brush

By Kimber Fountain Plato made the very wise realization that “Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.” Of course, on the...

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...

Mutts with Manners: A Passion for Animals For a Long Time

By Terry Card An unusual journey that started with marine animals and led to dogs does not seem as disjointed as might...

“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...

Yamato: The Other Side of Seafood

By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost There are sushi restaurants, and there are hibachi restaurants. And then there is Yamato, a...

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...

Robert Dampier: Illuminating the Shadows

By Kimber Fountain The relationship between darkness and light is one that has confounded the human race for the entirety of its...

Island Relics: A Sparkling Array of Sunshine

By Kimber Fountain Inside an unassuming little storefront off 22nd Street is a world of trinkets and treasures that sparkles with the...

Gino’s Italian: A Celebration of Family and 40 Years

By Kimber Fountain Siblings Josie Walker and Emanuele Mandini are at the helm of a restaurant that was owned by their father...

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...

Napolera Galveston: A Restaurant’s Homecoming

By Kimber Fountain, Photos by Christa Schreckengost Napolera Galveston is warm and authentic, a genuine reflection of its dedicated owners, and is...